Internet Business News articles from July 2006

Internet Business News archives from July 2006

Point Topic reveals 'top ten' ISPs hold 88% of UK broadband market.
July 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD More than 88% of the broadband market in the UK is held by the 'top ten' ISPs, according to the UK Plus service from Point Topic, which surveys ISP numbers and market shares. ...

Verizon delivers FiOS broadband services to Bothell and Kirkland.(Verizon Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), a services provider, has announced it has expanded its Verizon FiOS suite of Internet services to the Bothell area and Kirkland, US. ...

New website from Sheraton Hotels.(Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc.)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, the largest brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE:HOT), on Friday (30 June) unveiled a new website that features user generated content....

Nominet and ICANN work to increase cooperation.(Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Nominet, the '.uk' domain name registry, have revealed that they are working together to increase cooperation...

Retail union Usdaw launches new website.(Union of shop, distributive and allied workers)(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK retail union Usdaw is launching a new website aimed at explaining how pensions work for British shopworkers. The new pension information centre, available at...

Babble.net expands networking capacity.(Babble.net Group plc signs contracts with Affiniti and DediPower)(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Babble.net Group plc (OFEX: BABO), a provider of Internet-based communication services and software, has signed contracts with communications integrator Affiniti, part of Kingston...

Foldermail announces launch of service.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Foldermail, a new managed Internet data delivery service, has launched. According to the company, Foldermail is a secure and traceable data delivery technology for sending and...

New website launched by Incentive Publications.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Incentive Publications (IP), an educational publisher that specialises in middle school educational resources and teaching strategies books, has announced the launch of its new...

Learning Light launches updated website for learning technologies.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The updated website of Learning Light, a non-profit organisation focused on learning technologies, has been launched at http://www.learninglight.com. According to Learning Light...

Crimestoppers selects Telstra Europe for 'Most Wanted' site's service availability.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telstra Europe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of telecomms company Telstra Corporation Limited (ASX:TLS), has been selected by Crimestoppers, an independent UK charity working to stop...

The IT Job Board launches skill-specific site for SAP community.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online recruitment company The IT Job Board has launched a new, skill-specific site to serve the SAP community. The SAP Job Board, available at http://www.thesapjobboard.com, is...

iBAHN provides wireless connectivity at Farnborough International Airshow 2006.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD iBAHN, a provider of secure, managed Internet connectivity, announced on Tuesday (4 July) it will be the official provider of public wireless connectivity for the week-long...

Flora pro.activ implements Multimap's Storefinder.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK heart health brand Flora pro.activ is using online mapping provider Multimap's Storefinder service on its web site. According to the company, the Storefinder service enables...

Equifax launches SecureMark Digital Certificate service.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Equifax, a consumer credit information and identity verification service provider, has launched its SecureMark Digital Certificate service for the online lending market. Recent...

TELUS provides Wireless High Speed service for Victoria, BC.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Wireless High Speed service of Canadian telecomms company TELUS has been expanded to Victoria, British Columbia, in Canada, providing service for business clients and consumers....

Ofcom survey reveals only 28% of those over 65 have home Internet access in the UK.(Office of Communications)(Survey)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey by a consumer panel at Ofcom, a telecomms regulator in the UK, has revealed that only 28% of people over the age of 65 have Internet access at home, compared to an average...

Wireless Internet access to be provided for Paris by end of 2007.(says Bertrand Delanoe)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A plan to provide blanket wireless Internet cover for Paris, France, by the end of 2007 has been unveiled by the city's Mayor Bertrand Delanoe. The city intends to establish 400...

iBAHN adds 150 French hotels to its connectivity portfolio.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Some 150 hotels in France have been added to the portfolio of iBAHN, a provider of secure, managed Internet connectivity for business travellers and meeting planners. iBAHN,...

AT&T to provide high-speed Internet access for TouchTunes Music's digital jukeboxes.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A three-year contract to provide high-speed Internet access to thousands of digital jukeboxes in the US has been awarded to telecomms holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) by TouchTunes...

Sophos claims Macs remain the safer option for computer users.(Mac OS X operating system)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security software company Sophos has revealed that the ten most commonly detected malicious software programs are all aimed at computers running the Windows operating system. ...

Actinic announces version 8 of its ecommerce software.(Actinic Software Ltd. introduced Actinic 8.0 )(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Actinic, a UK supplier of ecommerce solutions for small and medium businesses, has announced the release of version 8 of its desktop ecommerce range. According to the company,...

ZapMe selects TynTec for business card SMS.(short messaging service)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile multimedia business card service ZapMe! has selected SMS provider TynTec as an integral part of its new service. Under the terms of the agreement, TynTec will provide...

Amazon.com introduces new online Toy and Baby Stores.(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New online Toy and Baby Stores have been introduced by Internet retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN), featuring thousands of products including hard-to-find items from speciality...

TribalWeb introduces free peer-to-peer file sharing to UK market.(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TribalWeb, a free peer-to-peer file sharing service, has been introduced to the UK market. According to the company, TribalWeb enables friends, families and other groups and...

Domain reseller programme launched by RegisterFly.com.(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A domain reseller programme enabling customers to resell domain names for USD6.50 each has been launched by RegisterFly.com Inc, a provider of domain registration, web-hosting and...

JobsInTheUS.com to expand into Philadelphia and New Jersey.(introducing JobsInPA.com and JobsInNJ.com sites)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet recruiting company JobsInTheUS.com, a wholly owned company of the Journal Register Company (NYSE:JRC), announced on Friday (7 July) the scheduled launch of JobsInPA.com and...

Supportkids launches new website.(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Supportkids, a US private child support company working with families, has launched a redesigned website. According to the company, the enhancements to the site, available at...

Babble launches new FreeB service for free VoIP to landline calls.
July 10, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new service called FreeB has been launched by Babble.net, an Internet telephony service provider in the UK, enabling new and existing Babble users to make free phone calls from...

cScape creates website for the UK's Carbon Trust during first phase of web development.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A website has been created for the Carbon Trust, a government funded company which helps UK business and the public sector cut carbon emissions, by web agency cScape, as the first...

Immediacy improves website accessibility for Maidstone Borough Council.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Immediacy, a UK web content management provider, announced on Monday (10 July) that Maidstone Borough Council, UK, has improved website accessibility since it installed its Content...

Cisco Systems delivers NAC Appliance 4.0.(Network Admission Control)(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO), a provider of networking for the Internet, announced on Monday (10 July) the delivery of NAC Appliance 4.0, the latest edition of the company's...

About.com offers new "guide" sites.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD About.com, a publisher of original online sources for consumer information and advice and a division of media company The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), announced on Monday (10...

62% of Finnish households connected to the Internet.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Statistics Finland, the Finnish state statistics agency, said on Monday (10 July) that in February 2006 some 62% of households in Finland were connected to the Internet. In four...

BBC Sport website identified as most popular online source for World Cup news.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A study by Nielsen/NetRatings, an Internet research company, has revealed that the BBC Sport website was the most popular online source for news about the 2006 football World Cup....

BellSouth adds mid-band speed options to Metro Ethernet Service.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The BellSouth Metro Ethernet Service is being expanded by BellSouth (NYSE:BLS), a communications company, to include mid-band speed options for business customers. BellSouth...

Microsoft and MTN to offer less expensive Internet connections in South Africa.(Brief article)
July 11, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to offer less expensive Internet connections in South Africa have been unveiled by software company Microsoft and MTN, a mobile operator in South Africa. According to...

Dot TK registry launches auction domain.(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dot TK, the registry for .TK Internet Domain Names, a joint venture of the Government of Tokelau, its communication company Teletok and Taloha, Inc, announced on Tuesday (11 July)...

Microsoft plans to release web-based software for businesses.(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to release a web-based version of its sales and marketing software have been unveiled by software company Microsoft Corp, in an attempt to compete with companies such as Oracle...

Olista finds 44% of consumers using their first mobile data service during the World Cup, would not do so again.(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Almost 50% of the mobile data consumers who used a service during the 2006 football World Cup for the first time said they would not use it again, according to a new NOP survey...

Christie launches online real-time service for auctions.
July 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Auctioneer Christie has launched an online service, working with US online bidding company Auction Management Solutions, to develop technology to provide real-time sound and video...

Microsoft warns users of five 'critical' security flaws in Windows and Office.(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Microsoft Corp has warned users of five 'critical' security flaws in its Windows operating system and Office software, which might enable attackers to gain control...

Political Internet forum to be launched in the US.(Brief article)
July 12, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An Internet forum is being created by a team of political strategists in the US, to enable 'hot-button' issues to be debated, with advertising revenue expected to finance the...

Sanriotown announces upgrades.(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sanriotown, the official online home of Hello Kitty, announced on Wednesday (12 July) several service upgrades and enhancements. Sanriotown, http://www.sanriotown.com, is...

Google Video introduces new language versions.(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Google Inc (Nasdaq:GOOG) has launched Google Video in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Canada. According to the...

Scientific Games to offer new Internet lottery system to German state of Hessen.(Lotterie-Treuhandgesellschaft mit beschraenkter Haftung Hessen)(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scientific Games (Nasdaq:SGMS), an integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries, announced on Wednesday (12 July) that it has been awarded a contract to...

Daily Mail & General Trust acquires three further online properties.(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Some three online businesses specialising in autos and job searches have been acquired by publisher Daily Mail & General Trust, which also publishes the Daily Mail and London's...

Kingston Communications becomes a member of ICRA.(Kingston Communications (Hull) PLC, Internet Content Rating Association)(Brief article)
July 13, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications solutions provider Kingston Communications has revealed that it has joined the Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA), a non-profit organisation working to create...

Xerox announces enhancements to FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection.
July 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Imaging solutions company Xerox Corp (NYSE: XRX) has announced it has enhanced software tools within its FreeFlow Digital Workflow Collection. According to the company, one of...

Yahoo and Microsoft release software to connect instant messaging networks.(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software to enable users of the instant messaging programs from Internet company Yahoo and software company Microsoft, has been released by the two companies. The new trial...

United Airlines launches Mileage Plus Wireless online store.(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The launch of the Mileage Plus Wireless online wireless store has been announced by United Airlines. According to the airline, Mileage Plus Wireless is the first and only...

Commerce Bank unveils Virtual Private Bank.(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Commerce Bank (NYSE: CBH) on 13 July launched Virtual Private Bank, a free financial application. Virtual Private Bank allows customers to securely view all their financial and...

CBS News to sell archived content through Amazon.com and CustomFlix.(Brief article)
July 14, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Archives from news broadcaster CBS News are to be made available to the public online, through an agreement with Amazon.com and CustomFlix, two online retailers. Access will...

Epitiro's tests identify BT as UK's best performing ISP.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief article)
July 17, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications company British Telecom (BT) is the best performing Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the UK at present, according an Internet survey by Epitiro, an Internet testing...

Electronic Design acquires Web-EE.com.
July 17, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronic Design, a brand in the Electronics OEM Group at Penton Media Inc(OTCBB: PTON) and a provider of emerging technologies for design solutions, announced on Friday (14 July)...

GNER completes WiFi installation on its electric 'Mallard' train fleet.(Brief article)
July 17, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless Internet has been installed on board all 30 of the electric 'Mallard' trains from GNER, an east coast train operator in the UK. The wireless service enables GNER...

AT&T to upgrade network infrastructure for Internet Security Systems.(Brief article)
July 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) has signed a three year contract to upgrade the network infrastructure of enterprise security company Internet Security Systems Inc (ISS)....

Amazon.com launches new online grocery store.(Brief article)
July 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) announced on Monday (17 July) the launch of its new grocery store at http://www.amazon.com/grocery. The grocery store aims to offer...

Crisp Thinking introduces Child Protection Gateway for ISPs.(internet service providers)(Brief article)
July 18, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A system designed to provide Internet protection for children at the network layer has been introduced by Crisp Thinking Limited, a UK company developing solutions for the ISP...

The Home Depot to offer online advertising on its website.
July 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Home Depot (NYSE:HD), a home improvement retailer, announced on Tuesday (18 July) the launch of a programme to sell advertising on its website, http://www.homedepot.com. ...

Mintel reveals UK is Europe's biggest online shopping market.
July 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK accounts for the biggest online shopping market in Europe according to Mintel, a research company, with UK shoppers spending EUR9.79bn online last year. Mintel said the...

AT&T introduces Homezone service combining Internet and satellite tv.
July 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new AT&T Homezone service, which combines high-speed Internet and satellite television in a single set-top box, has been introduced by US telecomms holding company AT&T Inc. ...

Dutch city's broadband aid plan blocked by EU Commission.
July 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A decision to block a local subsidy for the installation of a broadband network to the municipality of Appingedam, in the Netherlands, has been blocked by European regulators. ...

CinemaNow introduces movie download-to-burn DVD service.
July 19, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new service which enables movies to be downloaded from the Internet and copied onto DVD, has been introduced by CinemaNow, an online movie seller. The company said the DVDs...

SwitchCore AB enters into volume purchasing agreement with World Wide Packets.(Brief article)
July 20, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish integrated network devices developer SwitchCore AB said on Thursday (20 July) that it had entered into a volume purchasing agreement with World Wide Packets, the Carrier...

Microsoft warns uses of 'zero day' virus using PowerPoint presentation.(Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2003)(Brief article)
July 20, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Windows users have been warned by software company Microsoft about a 'zero day' virus which uses the PowerPoint program to take over PCs. The company said a 'poisoned'...

etribes introduces online personal publishing and photo-sharing service.(Brief article)
July 20, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new, secure online personal publishing and photo-sharing service has been introduced by etribes, a UK software company, for adults who do not have the time to 'blog'. Users...

Biscit introduces freeMAX Office package for SMEs in the UK.(Small and medium sized companies)(Brief article)
July 21, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Biscit, a telecomms and broadband provider, has introduced freeMAX Office, the enterprise version of its voice and free broadband consumer package, for small and medium sized...

MySpace users exposed to spyware-installing banner advert.
July 21, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Over 1m users of online social networking site MySpace may have been exposed to a banner advertisement that uses a Windows bug to install spyware. The malicious software...

Verizon Wireless completes enhancements to online customer support.
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US wireless network operator Verizon Wireless has announced it has completed enhancements to the My Account and customer support sections at its website,...

Slingo.com launches social-networking community aimed at women.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Slingo, Inc, a provider of casual games, is launching an online social-networking community aimed at women. According to the company, the social networking community enables...

myPhotopipe.com announces online tools for digital photographers.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD myPhotopipe.com, an online service for ordering prints from digital photos, has unveiled a suite of online tools and resources for digital photographers. According to the...

Kaspersky Lab reveals ransomware becoming more complex.(introduced Ransomware)(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report by Kaspersky Lab, an anti-virus company, has revealed that ransomware may be made so complex in the future by hackers, that it will be beyond the decryption capabilities...

Tameside General Hospital implements Ascribe's web-based IT solution.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web-based IT solution has been implemented by Ascribe (AIM:ASP), a health IT Group, at the Pharmacy Department of Tameside General Hospital in the UK. The department will...

Babble introduces Web Calling toolbar.(Babble.net)(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The 'Web Calling' toolbar has been introduced by Babble.net, an Internet telephony service provider in the UK, providing a dedicated toolbar for Babble customers. The new...

MySpace site goes down after power outage.(Brief article)
July 24, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Parts of the online social networking website MySpace, which has over 2m visitors each month, went down for over half a day due to a power outage. While some parts of the...

aql introduces integrated 'Voice and Text over IP'.
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms and mobile messaging provider aql announced on Monday (24 July) that it is the UK's first VoIP infrastructure provider to allow customers to send and receive free text...

Vordel announces integration of Web Services security into CentraSite Community.
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vordel, a provider of XML Web Services security, announced on Monday (24 July) that its Web Services security products are available through the CentraSite Community, recently...

Roche launches new website for organ transplantation community.(Roche Holding Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Healthcare group Roche announced on Monday (24 July) the launch of a new web site designed for transplant professionals, patients and organizations. The site, available at...

EarthLink selects DragonWave's AirPair solution.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The AirPair solution from DragonWave Inc, a supplier of next-generation wireless networks, has been selected by EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK), an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in...

Yahoo and Symantec unveil joint consumer Internet security service.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A joint consumer Internet security service has been unveiled by Internet company Yahoo Inc and security solutions company Symantec Corp. The two companies will offer the Norton...

UK horse charity introduces first pod cast.(International League for the Protection of Horses)(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A pod cast has been introduced by the International League for the Protection of Horses (ILPH), a horse charity, to help horse welfare in the UK. The pod cast, which is the...

Google introduces Maps for Mobiles for US cities.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Google Maps for Mobiles has been introduced for mobile phone users in over 30 cities in the US by Internet search engine company Google Inc. According to Google the service...

Qwest Communications International Inc announces enhanced website.(Brief article)
July 25, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qwest Communications International Inc (NYSE:Q), a provider of high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services, has announced that it has launched an enhanced website. The...

Skybox Security introduces Skybox View 3.0.(Brief article)
July 26, 2006... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Skybox Security, Inc, a company specialising in Security Risk Management (SRM), launched on Tuesday (25 July) Skybox View Suite version 3.0. According to the company, Skybox...