Internet Business News articles from July 2007

Internet Business News archives from July 2007

Secure Computing reveals details of iPhone scam.
July 2, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secure Computing Corporation (Nasdaq:SCUR), an enterprise gateway security company, has revealed that e-mail spam which suggests the recipient has won a new iPhone, is sending users...

AT&T broadband users gain access to Wi-Fi network.
July 3, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) has revealed that millions of its broadband customers with higher speed plans can now access AT&T's nationwide Wi-Fi network free...

BT offers free Digital Vault to Total Broadband subscribers.
July 3, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications solutions and services provider BT has revealed that its BT Total Broadband customers can now benefit from BT Digital Vault free of charge, with 5GB storage and Auto...

AOL updates AOL Video portal and introduces Vista-ready sidebar gadget.
July 4, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An update to the AOL Video portal, which can be found at http://video.aol.com, has been launched by AOL, a global web services company, aimed at making it easier for users to find,...

New entries added to the Oxford English Dictionary Online.
July 4, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Oxford University Press has said that the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary Online have updated the Internet version of the 20-volume edition to include 2,700 new entries. ...

Finnish ISP to offer fast broadband with Nokia Siemens Networks VDSL2 solution.
July 4, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish telecomms infrastructure company Nokia Siemens Networks said on Wednesday (4 July) that the Finnish Internet Service Provider (ISP) Nebula is to offer its customers in the...

LG Electronics to provide YouTube services on mobile phones.
July 4, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronic products manufacturer LG Electronics and online video sharing site YouTube have established an agreement to provide YouTube services on LG mobile phones. The...

Baidu.com announces partnership with record label Rock Music.
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Baidu.com, Inc (Nasdaq: BIDU), a Chinese web search company, and Rock Music Group (RMG), an independent Chinese language record label, announced on Wednesday (4 July) that they have...

Redfin unveils Redfin Forums.(Brief article)
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online real estate broker Redfin Corporation launched on Wednesday (4 July) Redfin Forums, local message boards enabling consumers to communicate with one another. According to...

WPT Enterprises launches WorldPokerTour.com game site.(Brief article)
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WPT Enterprises Inc (WPTE) (Nasdaq: WPTE), a provider of branded entertainment and consumer products driven by televised programming based on gaming themes, announced today (5 July)...

Russian music download site shuts down.
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Russian music download site, which claimed to be the second biggest music download seller after computer company Apple's iTunes store, has shut down. The allofmp3.com website,...

Fotolia establishes partnership with everystockphoto.com.(Brief article)
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A partnership has been established between Fotolia, an online marketplace for digital stock images, and everystockphoto.com, a licence-specific search engine for free photos and a...

Austrian writer publishes novel on the Internet.
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Austrian writer and Nobel literature laureate Elfriede Jelinek has chosen to debut her most recent novel, entitled Neid, on the Internet. According to The Associated Press,...

Verizon provides Mobile E-mail for Get It Now-enabled phones.
July 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US wireless voice and data network operator Verizon Wireless (Verizon), a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD) (LSE:VOD), has revealed that...

Xinhua Finance Media signs exclusive partnership contract with China.com.cn.(House.china.cn)(Brief article)
July 6, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Xinhua Finance Media (XFMedia) (Nasdaq: XFML), a diversified financial and entertainment media company, announced on Thursday (5 July) that the company's Advertising group has signed...

Greener Offers launches new website for online shoppers.(Website overview)
July 6, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A website intended to help the user reduce CO2 while shopping online has been launched by Greener Offers, a wholly-owned subsidiary of marketing and communications agency Promodus....

AISO.Net selected to host Live Earth website.
July 6, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AISO.Net, a solar-powered hosting company, has revealed it has been selected to host the http://www.liveearth.org website by producers of Live Earth, a music event taking place...

Helio introduces direct YouTube video upload for users.
July 6, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Helio, a mobile brand and joint venture between wireless carrier SK Telecom and ISP EarthLink, has introduced the ability to upload video recorded with Helio devices to an account...

BT offers customers over 35,000 hot-spots globally - claim.
July 9, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications solutions and services provider BT has entered into a series of roaming agreements which give its customers access to the Internet over high-speed wireless broadband...

AT&T and MetroFi launch Wi-Fi broadband Internet service in Riverside.
July 9, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Wi-Fi wireless broadband Internet service is being launched in Riverside, California, USA by AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), a US communications holding company, confirming its decision to...

Last.fm signs agreement for access to Sony BMG's music catalogue.
July 9, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement has been signed by record label Sony BMG and Last.fm, a web 2.0 social music website that was purchased by CBS Corporation in May for USD280m. The companies said...

O2 Broadband service launched in Ireland.
July 10, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The O2 Broadband service has been launched in Ireland by mobile communications company O2 Ireland, providing wireless broadband speeds of up to 3.6Mb/s and offering a 75% population...

Online data back-up service introduced by Eclipse Internet.
July 10, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Eclipse Internet, an ISP and part of UK managed communications provider Kingston Communications Group, announced on Monday (9 July) its online 'Data Back Up' service, enabling...

DC Comics announces new web comics imprint and selects IBM to build site.
July 10, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Details of Zudacomics.com, a new web comics imprint, have been announced by comics publisher DC Comics, part of Warner Bros. Entertainment and home to characters such as Superman,...

Verizon expands High Speed Internet service in Illinois.
July 10, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD High Speed Internet service availability has been expanded in 13 cities in Illinois by Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), a broadband, wireline and wireless communications service...

Multimap Storefinder proximity search service implemented for Principles.
July 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Storefinder proximity search service from Multimap, an online mapping and location-based services provider, has been implemented by Fresca, an e-commerce solutions provider and...

Charity Commission launches redesigned website.(Website overview)
July 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website has been launched for the Charity Commission, the independent regulator for charitable activity in England and Wales, providing a simpler structure and a Google-based...

MySpace UK claims over 10m visitors each month.
July 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online social networking website MySpace has announced that over 10m users in the UK view its site every month. The page for Aids charity Project RED represents the most popular...

EarthLink introduces Freestanding DSL service.
July 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Freestanding DSL service has been introduced by EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK), an Internet service provider based in Atlanta, USA. According to EarthLink, Freestanding DSL enables...

American Airlines Vacations launches redesigned website.(Website overview)
July 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines Vacations, a division of American Airlines, has launched a new, redesigned website. American Airlines Vacations said the enhancements to the website...

American Airline launches website for China service bid.(Website overview)
July 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines has launched a special website to gain public support for its application to begin direct service to Beijing, China, from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on...

Google introduces Mapplets too for Google Maps.
July 12, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mapplets, a new feature of Google Maps, has been introduced by Internet search engine company Google, enabling users to layer third party information directly on Google Maps via a...

New online book club launched by former teacher.(Website overview)
July 12, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Internet-based book club has been launched by former teacher Maggie Humphreys and her business partner Les Snowdon to help children improve their literacy skills. The new...

New features introduced by Business.gov.(Brief article)
July 13, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business.gov website, a Presidential Initiative managed by the US Small Business Administration in partnership with 21 US federal government agencies, has added new features. ...

NTT DoCoMo introduces Napster over-the-air music subscription service.
July 13, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US digital music company Napster (NASDAQ: NAPS) confirmed on Thursday (12 July) that its unlimited over-the-air (OTA) music subscription service launched with Japanese mobile...

free-hotspot.com and MeshHopper launch free Wi-Fi access from Millbank to Greenwich.
July 13, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Free wireless network operator free-hotspot.com and MeshHopper, a wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP), have partnered to launch online-4-free.com, which will provide free Wi-Fi...

BT launches online Inclusive Design Toolkit.
July 14, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new online Inclusive Design Toolkit has been launched by communications solutions and services provider BT, developed to support designers and those working in product development...

Tribune Interactive expands Metromix.
July 14, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Plans to expand Metromix, a local entertainment website in Chicago, USA, across its newspaper markets, have been unveiled by Tribune Interactive, a division of Tribune Company...

Agency.com launches microsite for Energizer supporting breast cancer awareness.
July 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Agency.com, an interactive agency and part of Omnicom Group Inc (NYSE: OMC), announced on Friday (13 July) the launch of a new microsite created for Energizer Holdings, Inc (NYSE:...

NextWave signs agreement to acquire IPMobile shares.(NextWave Wireless Inc.)(Brief article)
July 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A definitive agreement to acquire all shares of IPMobile, a Tokyo-based telecomms company founded in 2002 and held by Mori Trust Co Ltd of Japan, has been signed by NextWave Wireless...

Cryptic Software introduces Online Aware monitoring solution.
July 17, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new Online Aware monitoring solution has been introduced by Cryptic Software, a software provider, aimed at informing parents of what their children are doing on the Internet....

Google cookies auto delete time reduced to two years.
July 17, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet search engine company Google has revealed that its cookies will automatically delete after two years, unless the user returns to a Google site within that period. ...

Symantec introduces Norton AntiBot.
July 18, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security solutions provider Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Tuesday (17 July) the release of Norton AntiBot, a targeted security solution to combat the current...

Google introduces Custom Search Business Edition.
July 18, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Google Custom Search Business Edition has been introduced by Internet search engine company Google Inc (Nasdaq:GOOG), enabling small businesses to add Google search to their...

Telefonica signs roaming agreement with Trustive.
July 18, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An international roaming agreement has been signed by Telefonica International Wholesale Services (Telefonica), a communications services provider, with European wireless hotspot...

Visto chosen by Vodafone Egypt.
July 19, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile e-mail company Visto Corp announced on Wednesday (18 July) that mobile operator Vodafone Egypt has selected Visto to power its Vodafone Business Email offering. According...

Monkrat introduces new download system for musicians.
July 19, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Monkrat, a new download system, has been introduced, enabling downloadable products to be sold online via the user's website. Monkrat said the new integrated e-shop solution...

AOL launches new Internet Security Central.(America Online Inc.)(Brief article)
July 19, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new AOL Internet Security Central has been launched by web services company AOL, providing a suite of free safety and security tools intended to ensure a safer and more secure...

Eclipse Internet introduces anti-virus/anti-spam solution from IronPort.
July 19, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new anti-virus, anti-spam solution has been implemented by Eclipse Internet, an ISP in the UK, across its network, to provide improved protection for customers against problems...

Ask.com to implement AskEraser for more user privacy control.
July 20, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new product called AskEraser is to be implemented by Ask.com, a search engine and wholly-owned businesses of IAC (Nasdaq:IACI), which it claimed will provide searchers with...

M2Z Networks pledges to introduce free wireless broadband in Jackson, USA.
July 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The CEO of M2Z Networks, a wireless broadband provider, joined the Jackson City Council, staff of the Mississippi Congressional Delegation, and state and local civic leaders to...

Equifax warns social networking site users of risk of identity theft.
July 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Equifax, a credit information group, has revealed that users of online social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook and Bebo, may be placing themselves at risk of identity...

BT introduces eSignature service for small and medium-sized businesses.
July 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The BT eSignature service has been introduced by communications solutions and services provider BT, intended to significantly reduce the time it takes small and medium-sized...

BT launches Tate Player for Tate Online.
July 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The BT Tate Player from communications solutions and services provider BT has gone live on Tate Online, intended to provide access to rare film and audio from the Tate archives for...

Multi-site IP VPN solution introduced by Zen Internet.
July 24, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK ISP Zen Internet launched on Monday (23 July) an IP VPN Wide Area Networking solution to meet the requirements of multi-site business customers. According to the company, Zen...

AT&T introduces My Internet Protect security service.
July 24, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD My Internet Protect, a security knowledge mining, alerting and notification service for identified threats entering a customer's network, has been introduced by US communications...

Farm Sanctuary launches new 'foie gras' website.(Website overview)
July 24, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new website has been launched by Farm Sanctuary, a US farm animal protection organisation, incorporating updated and expanded information on the production of the delicacy 'foie...

Vividas collaborates with HandMade Films International to build movie portal.(Brief article)
July 24, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A collaboration with HandMade Films International, a subsidiary of HandMade PLC, has been made by Vividas Group Plc, a video streaming technology company, to build an interactive...

Delta Air Lines selects Omniture to improve website.
July 24, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Omniture Inc (NasdaqGM: OMTR) has been selected by Delta Air Lines to enhance the airline's website. Omniture said that by using its SiteCatalyst web analytics the airline will...

Facebook founder faces legal action.
July 25, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online social networking site Facebook is facing legal action after the founders of ConnectU, a rival site, brought a suit against Mark Zuckerberg, Facebooks' founder. Cameron...

OAG Flights adds fare search and booking ability.
July 26, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Official Airline Guide (OAG), a global flight information authority, has announced the ability to search fares and make bookings on OAG Flights, its flight look-up service, following...

CA announces distribution agreement with Yahoo!
July 26, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Management software company CA, Inc (NYSE:CA) announced on Wednesday (25 July) a distribution agreement with Internet company Yahoo! Inc to deliver a co-branded version of its Yahoo!...

Poor weather in UK results in increased online shopping, Hitwise claims.
July 26, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hitwise, an online competitive intelligence service and a subsidiary of Experian (FTS: EXPN), has revealed that UK consumers are avoiding poor weather to shop online and Internet...

Local website franchise scheme introduced by Gemdate.
July 27, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Gemdate, a local directory franchise scheme, has announced it is offering individuals the chance to start their own local website. According to the company, Gemdate directories...

Ad-funded mobile website creation introduced by Wapple.
July 27, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wapple, a specialist in mobile Internet site creation, has announced it is offering a free way to design, host and manage a mobile website, funded by the inclusion of third-party...

New online travel tools launched by STA Travel.
July 27, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD STA Travel, a student and youth travel company, has released four new online tools that help travellers prepare for their trips. According to the company, the widgets, developed...

New e-commerce site introduced by Virgin Megastores.
July 30, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The new Virgin Megastores e-commerce website has launched following a re-design by web and eCRM agency Underwired. The new site, http://www.virginmegastores.co.uk, was reportedly...

Verizon adds two new cell sites in Essex County.
July 30, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two new cell sites have been added in Essex County, USA, by Verizon Wireless (Verizon), a US wireless voice and data network operator and joint venture of Verizon Communications...

Vodafone Germany unveils new At Home DSL packages.
July 30, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Four new 'At Home DSL packages' have been unveiled by mobile communications company Vodafone Germany, including a low-cost starter package and all-inclusive package and incorporating...