Internet Business News articles from October 2007

Internet Business News archives from October 2007

'Shifting Careers' blog launched by NYTimes.com.
October 1, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NYTimes.com, a website of The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), on Friday (28 September) announced the introduction of a new blog, 'Shifting Careers'...

USA leads in spam production, according to Network Box.
October 2, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The USA was the main source of spam for September 2007, according to managed security company Network Box. During the month, the company's security responses blocked over 4m...

Motorola launches 5.4Ghz Canopy PMP and PTP solutions.
October 2, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT), a wireless and broadband communications company, announced on Monday (1 October) the launch of its 5.4GHz Canopy Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) and Point-to-Point...

Mirror Group selects Vio Worldwide for new online delivery service for print advertising.
October 3, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vio Worldwide Limited (Vio), a provider of solutions to streamline and brand digital supply chains and part of LMS Capital plc, has been selected by Mirror Group, Trinity Mirror's...

Eclipse Internet announces new Managed Server offering.
October 3, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Eclipse Internet, an ISP in the UK, announced on Tuesday (2 October) its new Managed Server offering for businesses looking for dedicated, more reliable and fully supported server...

Symantec integrates new bot intelligence into Managed Security Service.
October 4, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security solutions provider Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC) announced on Wednesday (3 October) that its Managed Security Service (MSS) customers are protected against the...

Netvibes announces beta launch of Netvibes Premium Universe.(Brief article)
October 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Netvibes, a personalized start page service, announced on Thursday (4 October) the beta launch of Netvibes Premium Universe. According to the company, Netvibes Premium Universe...

BT and FON annouce launch of Wi-Fi community.
October 5, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications solutions and services provider BT and Wi-Fi company FON promised on Thursday (4 October) to transform the UK's market for wireless broadband by launching BT FON, the...

Go Communications unveils new Cisco products information website.(Website overview)
October 8, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cisco Registered Reseller Go Communications Systems Ltd announced on Friday (5 October) the launch of its new information website on networking solutions provider Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO)...

PayPal and eBay partner with Yahoo! to enhance anti-phishing protection.
October 8, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PayPal, a secure online payments system from online auction company eBay, and eBay Inc (Nasdaq:EBAY) have announced a collaborative effort with Internet company Yahoo! to use the...

Marshal warns of spammers exploiting YouTube servers.
October 8, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Spammers are using online video sharing site YouTube servers to send out massive quantities of spam, reported integrated e-mail and Internet content security provider Marshal. ...

New Borders site ready for feedback from customers.(Brief article)
October 8, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Bookseller Borders has announced that its new e-commerce site can now be viewed by consumers at http://beta.BordersStores.com. Consumers are also able to offer feedback on the...

Nortel's mobile broadband solution selected by PEOPLEnet.
October 8, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An advanced mobile broadband solution from Nortel (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT), a communications solutions provider, has been selected by PEOPLEnet, the first nationwide 3G mobile operator in...

Vodafone agrees to acquire Tele2 Italy and Tele2 Spain for EUR775m.
October 8, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile communications company Vodafone Group plc (Vodafone) (NYSE:VOD) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Tele2 Italia SpA (Tele2 Italy) and Tele2 Telecommunication Services...

Marshal launches MailMarshal e10000.
October 9, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Integrated e-mail and Internet content security provider Marshal announced on Monday (8 October) the availability of its new security appliance MailMarshal e10000. According to...

Pirelli unveils Discus DSBG Series of business class routers.
October 9, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Discus DSBG Series of business class routers is being unveiled by Pirelli Broadband Solutions (Pirelli), the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, at...

Business Line telephone services launched by Bresnan Communications.
October 9, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Primal Solutions (OTC BB:PSOL.OB), a provider of IP transaction management platforms, announced on Tuesday (9 October) that Bresnan Communications, a broadband communications...

Three new gateways introduced by Thomson.
October 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453) (NYSE: TMS), a provider of services, systems and technology, has announced that at the Broadband World Forum it will launch new broadband gateways,...

eBay launches new Neighborhoods feature for community members.
October 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new feature called eBay Neighborhoods has been launched on eBay.com by online auction site eBay Inc (Nasdaq:EBAY), extending the ability of its community members to connect through...

Radiohead lets fans choose price of new In Rainbows album download.(Brief article)
October 11, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alternative rock group Radiohead has released its seventh studio album, In Rainbows, which is available for download from its official website, with the price paid to be determined...

Motorola announces seven new W Series handsets.
October 12, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless and broadband company Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) has announced seven new W Series handsets: the W156, W160, W175, W180, W206, W213 and W377, which are intended to provide...

Google adds YouTube feature to Google Earth.
October 12, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new feature added to the Google Earth program from Internet search engine company Google, will enable users to find and watch videos from online video content site YouTube,...

Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies to launch online magazine.
October 15, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, in the US, is launching an online magazine that aims to provide authoritative opinion, commentary and in-depth reporting on the...

MovieTickets.com launches two new mobile web applications.
October 15, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MovieTickets.com, an Internet movie ticketing service, has launched two new mobile web applications. According to the company, the new solutions enable moviegoers to search for...

Brett Lay named as CFO at Pacific Internet.
October 15, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pacific Internet Limited (PacNet) (Nasdaq: PCNTF), a telco-independent Internet Communications Service Provider in Asia, announced on Friday (12 October) that Brett Lay has been...

UK Rugby Football Union partners with WebTrends.
October 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Rugby Football Union (RFU), the governing body of English rugby, has selected WebTrends Inc, a web analytics and marketing performance management solutions provider, to measure...

The Bon-Ton Stores launches e-commerce platform.
October 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Bon-Ton Stores Inc (Nasdaq:BONT), an operator of stores and furniture galleries, announced on Monday (15 October) the launch of the company's new e-commerce business, accessible...

Eagle Broadband completes sale of set-top box business.
October 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Eagle Broadband Inc (OTCBB: EAGB), a provider of IP products and services, announced on Monday (15 October) that the company has completed the sale of its set-top business to...

Pacific Internet to voluntarily delist and deregister stock.
October 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pacific Internet Limited (Nasdaq: PCNTF), a telco-independent Internet communications service provider in Asia Pacific, announced on Monday 915 October) that the company intends to...

BBC makes online content available, for free, via The Cloud network.
October 16, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadcasting company the BBC has announced that it has become the first UK broadcaster to make all its online content available for free, via Wi-Fi. The BBC has established a...

Cogenta NetPrice chosen by Dixons.co.uk.
October 17, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dixons.co.uk, an online retailer of consumer electronics, has subscribed to NetPrice, a competitive intelligence service from UK-based software applications provider Cogenta. ...

Yahoo! enters into multi-year agreements with Cars.com, Forbes.com and Ziff-Davis Media.
October 17, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced on Tuesday (16 October) that it has entered into significant display advertising agreements with Cars.com, Forbes.com and...

Yahoo! and WebMD enter into advertising distribution agreement.
October 17, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet company Yahoo! Inc (Nasdaq:YHOO) and WebMD (Nasdaq:WBMD), online health information, announced on Tuesday (16 October) that the companies have entered into exclusive,...

MySpace and Skype announce voice communications partnership.
October 18, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A partnership to provide voice communications for online social networking website MySpace, which has 110m monthly active users, has been established with Skype, an Internet...

AT&T expands 3G service to Florida Keys, US.(Brief article)
October 18, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) announced on Wednesday (17 October) the expansion of the company's 3G services and network to the Florida Keys, South Florida,...

Wapple powers MTV EMA mobile Internet site.
October 19, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The mobile Internet site for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 (MTV EMA) is being powered by Wapple, a mobile Internet site creation, management, billing integration and solutions...

Motorola deploys WiMAX pilot in France for Bollore Telecom.
October 19, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A WiMAX pilot has been deployed in Paris by wireless and broadband communications company Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) with Bollore Telecom, a communications provider and a holder of 12...

Alltel introduces Motorola's MOTOROKR Z6m with XM Radio Mobile cell.
October 22, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The MOTOROKR Z6m from wireless and broadband communications company Motorola Inc (NYSE:MOT) has been introduced by Alltel Wireless (Alltel) (NYSE:AT), the owner and operator of a US...

Email System reports global outbreak of MP3 attachment spam.
October 22, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Email Systems, an e-mail management company, has noted a global outbreak of MP3 attachment spam, which began on Wednesday (17 October) and has subsequently been responsible for...

Verizon unveils UM150 USB wireless modem.
October 22, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UM150 USB wireless modem has been unveiled by Verizon Wireless (Verizon), a US wireless voice and data network operator and joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and...

KINX selects Alcatel-Lucent's IP service routers.
October 22, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a communications solutions provider, has revealed it has been selected to provide high capacity IP service routers to KINX (Korea...

American Airlines launches new AAdvantage MileFinder SM map.
October 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines (NYSE: AMR) has announced that it is to launch a new AAdvantage MileFinder SM map at http://www.aa.com/milefinder. The airline said that the new application is...

Southwest Airlines partners with NBC Weather Plus to provide website weather forecasts.
October 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Southwest Airlines has partnered with NBC Weather Plus, an all-digital broadcast network and online weather property, to offer its customers accurate video weather forecasts and maps...

Apple makes The Complete Led Zeppelin available for pre-order on iTunes.
October 23, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Computer company Apple has revealed that a special digital box set containing the entire discography 'The Complete Led Zeppelin' from rock band Led Zeppellin, is available for...

AOL launches redesigned AOL Latino website.(Website overview)
October 24, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Global web services company AOL has launched its redesigned AOL Latino website, a bilingual portal for users in the US, including new features aimed at expanding the community...

American Express ' Membership Rewards programme adds Virgin Atlantic and Hawaiian Airlines.
October 25, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Express' Membership Rewards programme has added Virgin Atlantic and Hawaiian Airlines to its Flight Finder feature. The Flight Finder is an online booking tool for...

NYTimes.com launches new on-line forum of Book Section.
October 29, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Media company The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) announced on Friday (26 October) that the company's website has launched a new, online forum of the Book Section called the...

Launch of new website announced by Oasis Online Technologies Corp.(Website overview)
October 29, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Oasis Online Technologies Corp (OTCBB: OOLN), a company that has no significant operations, announced on Friday (26 October) that it has launched its new corporate website at...

C3 adds SIP interface to its system.(Brief article)
October 29, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD C3 Ltd, a provider of call handling systems for value-added services, is adding a SIP interface to its system so that its customers can accept calls over IP networks. According...

BT Openzone introduces international Wi-Fi travel vouchers.
October 30, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD International Wi-Fi travel vouchers have been introduced by BT Openzone, a provider of wireless Internet access from communications company BT, enabling travellers to access data and...

BelAir selected to provide wireless broadband network in Town of Addison.
October 30, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Infrastructure equipment from BelAir Networks (BelAir), a provider of mobile broadband multi-service wireless mesh network solutions, has been selected to create a wireless broadband...

Sunwing Resort selects Telkonet iWire system.
October 31, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telkonet Inc (AMEX: TKO), a US technology solutions provider for broadband networking, end-to-end service support and energy management, has announced that its Telkonet iWire System...

dotMobi announces second monthly domain name auction.
October 31, 2007... INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The second of three monthly online auctions for domain names has been announced by dotMobi (mTLD Top Level Domain Ltd), the company providing Internet addresses for mobile phones,...