UK online ads 'set to top £1bn'

1. UK online ads 'set to top £1bn'

The value of online advertising in the UK could top £1bn this year for the first time, an industry study has said.
Revenues from online adverts rose 62%, on a like-for-like basis, to £490m in the first half of 2005, outstripping growth in overall advertising of 3%.

For more on UK online ads:
- read full story from BBC News, Oct 4 2005


2. Solving VoIP's Outstanding Issues

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is an outstanding technology when it works. But whenever the power goes off or the broadband connection runs out of steam, an enterprise's voice links can come to a crashing halt. Moreover, placing emergency 911 calls using VoIP continues to be a nagging concern. What can I.T. managers do to overcome VoIP's outstanding issues?

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 4 2005


3. NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire

RSS platform company NewsGator Technologies on Tuesday announced the acquisition of popular Macintosh RSS reader NetNewsWire. Brent Simmons, the developer behind NetNewsWire, has also accepted a position at NewsGator.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 4 2005


4. Gordano Upgrades Security Features In Messaging Suite

Gordano Ltd., a U.K. developer of Web-based enterprise messaging products today brought out a new version of its Gordano Messaging Suite with new security features said to protect all points of access to the messaging server.

For more on Gordano:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 4 2005


5. Yahoo Inc. Acquires Upcoming.org

Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) has acquired Upcoming.org, an online event planning site that's expected to infuse the Internet powerhouse with more content about local communities.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 5 2005


6. eBay fraudster to repay £70k

A convicted eBay fraudster has been ordered to cough up £70,000 or face an extra two years behinds bars. Surrey-based key cutter and engraver Simon Hurley flogged counterfeit merchandise via the popular auction website. Investigators reckon that between March and December 2003 he flogged some 6,000 items pocketting almost £105,000.
For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.com, Oct 4 2005


7. Sun, Google to Push Java, Toolbar

Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy has pushed his company's vision of the network as the computer for many years. Now Google is onboard.

For more on this:
- read full story from theinternetnews.com, Oct 4 2005


8. NTL seals $6bn Telewest takeover

Britain's biggest cable company NTL is to take over rival operator Telewest for about $6bn (£3.4bn). The deal will create the UK's dominant cable TV company, enabling it to compete more effectively with market leading pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB.

For more on NTL:
- read full story from BBC News, Oct 3 2005