Critical Path Announces 2005 Second Quarter Results; Company Continues Consumer Strategy Momentum; Q2 Revenue in Line with Guidance; Gross Margins Up; Expenses Down, Critical Path, 28 July 2005

“For the second quarter of 2005, revenues were $17.1 million, compared to $17.4 million in the first quarter of 2005 and $17.0 million in the second quarter of 2004. Critical Path was able to meet revenue expectations again this quarter due to revenue from core consumer messaging solutions for service providers. Significant deals in the quarter included Swisscom's purchase of Memova(TM) Messaging (see today's separate announcement) and T-System's purchase of Memova Anti-Abuse. Memova(TM) Mobile in Asia -- China, India and Southeast Asia are expected to provide a significant opportunity for Critical Path.”

Full Story at http://www.criticalpath.net/en/76/news/?news=736965




Microsoft cooking up more features for Hotmail, CnetNews, 28 July 2005

“The software maker on Thursday showed a version of Hotmail that works a lot more like desktop e-mail programs such as Outlook or Outlook Express, offering options such as a preview of incoming e-mails, antiphishing features and the ability to block or unblock specific senders. Microsoft also showed potential new features for its MSN Messenger instant-messaging service. These include a shared file folder that is available to buddies and an indicator that shows the virus condition of another user's PC, provided that buddy is using Microsoft's OneCare subscription antivirus service.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Microsoft+cooking+up+more+features+for+Hotmail/2100-1032_3-5809250.html?part=rss&tag=5809250&subj=news




Finally, the Convergence of File Transfer and Email; BeeMail Enables Any Email Client to Securely, Attach Very Large Files, Yahoo.com, 28 July 2005-07-29

“BeeMail turbo-charges file transfers for ANY email system. BeeMail speeds the transfer with "On-the-Fly" streaming compression, BeeMail secures the transmission with the Https-SSL secure protocol and BeeMail provides new control to the recipient who now can determine when they want to download the attachment.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/prweb/20050728/bs_prweb/prweb266061_1


Flaw found in Sophos antivirus, CnetNews, 28 July 2005

“Sophos Anti-Virus can potentially be attacked by a buffer overflow, which knocks out a program by flooding it with data. A patch has already been created for Sophos Antivirus 4.5.4 and for most versions of Sophos Antivirus 3.96.0. An update for Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition will be released on Friday, and all other versions will be fixed within two weeks.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Flaw+found+in+Sophos+antivirus/2100-1002_3-5809172.html?part=rss&tag=5809172&subj=news




Scalix Extends Clients of Choice Offering With Wireless Email and PIM Solution That Gives Customers Freedom to Use the Devices and Carriers of Their Choice, Yahoo.com, 28 July 2005

“The Scalix Wireless Solution provides wireless access and synchronization of all email, calendar, address book and PIM data. The Scalix Wireless Solution supports all leading wireless devices and carriers. The benefit to customers is greater flexibility and choice, while simplifying their IT wireless infrastructure and reducing costs. The wireless solution supports all BlackBerry and wireless PalmOS devices.”

Full Story at http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050728/285243.html?.v=1




VoIP security prototype gets an airing, CnetNews, 28 July 2005

“Zimmermann has developed a prototype of an Internet telephony application that encrypts calls, preventing anyone from eavesdropping. VoIP is increasingly popular because it is cheaper than traditional phone service and in some cases free. Organizations can run their own VoIP service using products from vendors such as Cisco Systems. One problem for the encryption technology could be wiretap requirements set by the government.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/VoIP+security+prototype+gets+an+airing/2100-1029_3-5809328.html?part=rss&tag=5809328&subj=news



Lighten up: spam should be a game, Register, 28 July 2005

“A team of researchers at Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece, led by Ion Androutsopoulos, says that by taking this approach, ISPs and businesses can improve their spam filters - finding the perfect balance between false positives and false negatives in spam identification. each legitimate email that is delivered successfully is counted as a benefit, while each real mail eaten by the filter (a false positive) gets marked as a cost. Similarly, each email sent by the bulk-mailer is counted as a cost, with a benefit being recorded each time an unsolicited mail sneaks through (a false negative).”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/28/spam_filter_game/