General Dynamics Implements Jabber XCP For Homeland Security Applications

1. General Dynamics Implements Jabber XCP For Homeland Security Applications

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and Jabber, Inc. have created a partnership to provide the instant messaging company's product line of secure and scalable enterprise messaging and presence solutions to customers in the defense, intelligence and homeland security markets.

For more on Jabber XCP:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Sept 26 2005


2. China toughens rules on Internet news, targets civil society

New restrictions on Internet news content in China are aimed at controlling an increasingly independent society that is demanding more rights protections, reports and analysts said.

For more on China’s rules on Internet news:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Sept 26 2005


3. MSN Search Toolbar Gets Contextual Search Add-in

The Watson 2.0 contextual search software released by Intellext earlier this month is now available as an add-in package for Microsoft's MSN Search Toolbar application, Intellext announced Friday.

For more on MSN search toolbar:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Sept 23 2005


3. Symantec Lands Anti-Phish Firm

Security software giant Symantec is expanding its line of products with the acquisition of behavior-based security and anti-phishing firm WholeSecurity.

For more on symantec’s anti-phishing software:
- read full story from theinternetnews.com, Sept 23 2005


4. A Disconnect Between SMBs, VoIP

Voice over IP service providers big and small are in a full-court press to lure small and medium businesses (SMBs) to IP telephony.

For more on this:
- read full story from theinternetnews.com, Sept 23 2005


5. Amstrad pulls em@iler from shelves

Amstrad's integrated 'phone and email device is being withdrawn from retail sale after poor sales this year provoked the company to pull the emailer.

Amstrad shifted 61,000 units during the year - which Amstrad described as: "currently the worst high street retail market for many years". The board is writing off £5.7m to cover anticipated costs.

For more on Amstrad:
- read full story from channelregister.co.uk, Sept 26 2005


6. Be 24 meg broadband is go

'Be' - the local loop unbundling (LLU) broadband ISP - goes live today offering net access of speed of up to 24 megs for £24 a month.

The service is available in parts of London where the LLU operator has already installed its kit in BT exchanges.

For more on Be:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Sept 26 2005


7. Toolbar, search site aim to guard against phishers

A Massachusetts company on Monday plans to launch a search site and toolbar that will alert Internet users when they are visiting Web sites that are fraudulent or should not be trusted.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Sept 25 2005


8. Competitors to RIM Step Forward

Several mobile e-mail access companies this week will announce products and services designed to compete with Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry platform, but RIM continues to hold its own, with new carriers and device partnerships due by year's end.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Sept 26 2005