E-Mail Is So Five Minutes Ago

1. E-Mail Is So Five Minutes Ago

Darren Lennard is a managing director in the London offices of European-based investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He became something of a creative-class everyman a month ago when, after a long and onerous day at the office, he plucked his hyperactive BlackBerry from his silk-lined pocket and proceeded to smash it on the gleaming granite countertop of his London home.

For more on this:
- read full story from business week online, Nov 29 2005


2. Vodafone UK, Visto launch push email service

In a move to compete with Microsoft and a rattled RIM, Vodafone UK launched its own push email offering based on Visto's mobile email service. With the new service, elegantly dubbed "Vodafone Business Email," Vodafone becomes the first mobile operator to launch its own push email service in the UK.

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


3. Hello, this is Google, your operator, speaking

Google has begun testing a new click-to-call service that allows users of its search engine to speak with an advertiser on Google's search results page without having to pick up the phone and dial.

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


4. Deadline Passes for Internet Phone Service

Companies that provide Internet-based phone service may find themselves disconnected from new customers after missing a government deadline to provide reliable emergency 911 service.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 29 2005


5. 'Spam' e-mail filters getting better – FTC

E-mail "spammers" are aggressive as ever but Internet providers are getting better at blocking junk messages before they reach users' inboxes, according to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission study released on Monday.

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- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 28 2005


6. Internet Agency Considers Freeing Up Single-Letter Domains

Although Internet domain names may be getting longer or more complex as Web sites creatively squeeze into the crowded ".com" address space, most single-letter names like "a.com" and "b.com" remain unused.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonposts.com, Nov 29 2005


7. eBay Exec to Head Skype in N. America

Skype, the popular international Web-based calling service that eBay Inc. recently acquired, on Monday named eBay executive Henry Gomez to run its newly formed North American business.

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


8. Mirapoint Melds Mail, Security In One Appliance

Mirapoint's new M50 Message Server claims to be the first SMB appliance to offer mail, calendaring and scheduling along with integral antivirus and antispam.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Nov 28 2005