Study Finds Pervasive Chinese Internet Controls, Yahoo.com, 15 Apr 2005

“China is the world's leading censor of the Internet, filtering web sites, blogs, e-mail, and online forums for sensitive political content, according to a study released Thursday.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050414/wr_nm/internet_china_dc


Comcast Internet Clients Having Problems, Yahoo.com, 15 Apr 2005

“Comcast's high-speed Internet customers nationwide have suffered Web and e-mail problems since last week. The exact cause of the problem had not been determined, but the troubles related to Comcast's Domain Name Server system, which translates easy-to-remember domain names like "AP.org" into a Web site's actual numeric address.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050414/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_internet_problems


O2 becomes first UK Mobile operator to achieve group- Wide ISO 14001 certification, O2.com, 14 Apr, 2005

“O2 plc today revealed it has become the first UK-based mobile operator to gain ISO 14001 environmental certification group-wide. The certification was awarded to O2 after it implemented and demonstrated a company-wide environmental management system.�

Full Story at http://www.o2.com/media/pr_050414.asp


So Long to Clunky Web E-Mail, Businessweek Online, 14 Apr 2005

“The new Earthlink Web mail program, available to subscribers in June, takes a more dramatic step up. For example, the limitations of traditional Web programs often cause them to spawn multiple windows on your screen. With Earthlink mail, however, that doesn't happen.�

Full Story at http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2005/tc20050414_0844_tc081.htm?campaign_id=rss_techn


AOL launches VoIP service, The Register, 14 Apr 2005

The service is instigated in much the same as the original Vonage system, with a self installed adaptor for existing phones, which then plugs directly into a broadband line. Features include Call Waiting, Caller ID, Voicemail, Basic Call Forwarding, and 3-Way Calling, Sending Calls to Voicemail. There is web dashboard for call management where customers can manage account settings on call handling and call forwarding preferences, look up call logs as well as contact lists with click-to-dial function and an address book.
Customers can also pick up email messages by phone and phone messages via an internet attached PC.

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/14/aol_launches_voip_service/


Colt launches Europe-wide VOIP service, InfoWorld.com, 14 Apr 2005

“Colt Telecom Group launched on Thursday one of Europe's first Internet telephone services aimed at businesses. The VOIP service, now available in 13 European countries, costs €44.50 (US$57.50) per phone, per month. According to our market research, businesses can reduce their telephone costs by as much as 20 percent with our VOIP service. Not included in the VOIP service are calls made to mobile phones, premium rate numbers and countries outside those covered by Colt, such as the U.S., Japan and China.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/14/HNcoltvoip_1.html


Bogus blogs snare fresh victims, BBC News, 14 Apr 2005

“The bogus web journals are being used as traps that infect visitor's machines with keylogging software or viruses. In late March, Websense found a fake e-mail message that tried to direct people to a blog that was hosting keylogging software. Now it estimates that there could be more than 200 bogus blogs in existence that are being used to attack net users.�

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4441333.stm