Microsoft Opens Hotmail Kahuna Beta

1. Microsoft Opens Hotmail Kahuna Beta

Microsoft on Monday expanded the beta test program for its revamped Hotmail service, code named "Kahuna," to the general public.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 10 2005


2. Sources: Microsoft, Yahoo Reach IM Deal

Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) have agreed to make their two instant-messaging programs work together, a partnership that could threaten market leader America Online, people familiar with the situation said.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 11 2005


3. AT&T Internet call service to require location

AT&T Corp. said on Tuesday it would suspend Internet phone service for subscribers who fail to keep their location up to date when they move around with the mobile service.

For more on AT&T:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 11 2005


4. Yahoo expands news searches to include blogs

Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) said on Monday it will begin featuring the work of self-published Web bloggers side-by-side with the work of professional journalists, leveling distinctions between the two.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 11 2005


5. Oracle buys open-source database firm

Database heavyweight Oracle has acquired Innobase Oy, a privately held Finnish company with close ties to open-source database company MySQL.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 10 2005


6. CipherTrust Tackles IM Security

As IT administrators start to pay more heed to instant messaging usage in the enterprise, vendors in the e-mail security space are extending their technologies to IM.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 10 2005


7. Data on Billions of Web Pages Made Available

Amazon.com's Alexa Internet division has launched a service for developers today that offers over a hundred terabytes (define) of Web site information. Alexa Internet, which has been crawling the Web since 1996, said it has data on some 4.5 billion Web pages covering 16 million sites.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 11 2005


8. Cyber-Catharsis: Bloggers Use Web Sites as Therapy

Walker White never kept a diary, but when his wife, Lindsay, was diagnosed with lymphoma in April, he started a Web log.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonpost.com, Oct 12 2005