FCC backs off on internet phone deadline

1. FCC backs off on internet phone deadline

The Federal Communications Commission backed off again Tuesday on enforcing a deadline for Internet phone service providers to disconnect all customers who haven't acknowledged that they understand it may be hard to reach a live emergency dispatcher when dialing 911.

For more on this:
- read full story from BusinessWeek Online, Sept 27 2005


2. Symantec and Microsoft Bring Down Pirate

Symantec Corp. announced on Wednesday that it was awarded more than $1 million in restitution from a Houston software counterfeiter.
A year-long investigation by the Houston Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation snagged Li Chen, proprietor of Microsource International in Houston.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Sept 28 2005


3. Yahoo Desktop Search Out of Beta

Yahoo has released its Desktop Search to the public. The product, which was released in beta in January, now includes LiveWords contextual search.

For more on Yahoo Desktop:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Sept 28 2005


4. Google to team with NASA in space research

Web search company Google Inc. said on Wednesday it plans to partner with U.S. space agency NASA on space research and to build a new campus at the agency's research center in the heart of Silicon Valley.

For more on Google and NASA:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Sept 29 2005


5. Japan's eAccess in talks with GS

Wholesale broadband provider eAccess Ltd. said on Thursday it is in talks with Goldman Sachs over a possible investment in a mobile phone service the Japanese firm aims to start next year.

For more on Japan’s eAccess:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Sept 29 2005

6. Google Ends Boycott of News.com

Google Inc.'s boycott of News.com appears to have ended quietly, less than three months after company executives told the technology news site that they would stop speaking with its reporters for a year.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Sept 28 2005


7. Phishers go after World Cup fans

The organization behind the World Cup soccer competition warned this week that Internet fraudsters are using its name in a global phishing scheme.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Sept 28 2005


8. Hackers Step Up Attacks on IM Networks

Instead of the usual Internet browser or e-mail targets, hackers may be taking aim first at instant messaging networks. One security research outfit on Wednesday reported the highest monthly total ever of new IM viruses.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Sept 28 2005


9. Blogbot Open-Sources Outlook Web Feed Aggregator

The code for Blogbot, an Outlook add-in that aggregates RSS and Atom feeds and delivers them into Outlook folders, has been open-sourced. Blogbot's domain is also up for sale, according to its Web site.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Sept 28 2005