Two detained for US computer worm, BBC News, August 26, 2005

“Two men, one in Morocco and one in Turkey, have been arrested over the unleashing of a computer worm that affected US firms earlier this month. Moroccan authorities detained Farid Essebar, 18, while Atilla Ekici, 21, was arrested by Turkish authorities on Thursday, the FBI said.”

Full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4189996.stm



Search engines take on talk, BBC News, August 28, 2005

“In the third and final of Click Online’s series looking at competition amoung the big portals and search engines, Spencer Kelly reports on the move into messaging, photo-sharing and centralisation of information.”

Full story at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/4186954.stm



Yahoo Updates Its Small Biz E-Commerce Package, CIO Insights, August 26, 2005

“Yahoo Inc. has gone into beta on an enhanced version of its e-commerce hosting service, which is positioned for the small business that can’t justify its own Web team nor the time to outsouce it to programmers and Web designers.”

Full story at: http://www.cioinsight.com/article2/0,1397,1852904,00.asp?kc=CTRSS02129TX1K0000534



PayPal co-founder readies photo-sharing service, CNET News, August 26, 2005

“It’s been awhile since Max Levchin’s job forced him to pull and all-nighter. But the co-founder and former chief technology officer of PayPal has found himself working around the clock lately to launch his new Internet company, Slide. The San Francisco company, which he started last year, is Levchin’s first big plunge into an Internet start-up since cashing in on eBay’s $1.5 billion purchase of PayPal in 2002.”

Full story at: http://news.com.com/PayPal+co-founder+readies+photo-sharing+service/2100-1038_3-5843575.html?part=rss&tag=5843575&subj=news



Report: Vonage Preps for IPO, Internetnews, August 25, 2005

“Having won VoIP converts on Main Street, Vonage is reportedly aiming at Wall Street. The Edison, N.J., company will reportedly file paperwork for a $600 million IPO, a move that illustrates the rapid ascension of VoIP from niche to mainstream in just a few short years.”

Full story at: http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3530071


Another Tool for Phishing Fights, InternetNews, August 25, 2005

Microsoft plans to help users of its Internet Explorer browser slow down tricky “phishing” attacks by making a security tool available that warns about possible scams. The anti-phishing filter was originally slated to run exclusively with the Internet Explorer 7 browser. But with that version locked in beta, the tool is moving on its own track.”

Full story at: http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3530276



Hunting Down Spyware, InternetNews, August 26, 2005

“Targeting the specific threat of Spyware, Tenebril said it will release its SpyCatcher Enterprise on August 29. The company said its technology is unique in going beyond traditional signature and behavior-based antivirus solutions by incorporating contextual analysis for more comprehensive spyware detection and prevention.”

Full story at: http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3530346



Marketers spread word instantly, SCMP.com, August 29, 2005

“Instant messaging services such as AOL’s and ICQ and Microsoft’s MSN Messenger are becoming the new marketing tool for promotional campaigns by internet service providers and movie studios.”

Full story at: http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZWRVMPVCE.html