Hotmail goes mobile in India, Cnet News.com, 13 Jan 2005

“Microsoft on Thursday signed deals with two Indian cell phone companies to deliver e-mail and instant messages via SMS. BPL Mobile, owned by Indian electronics maker BPL, offers cell phone services in five Southern and Western Indian states, and has around 2.4 million subscribers. Airtel, which has a presence in 20 Indian states, has around 9.5 million subscribers.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/Hotmail+goes+mobile+in+India/2100-1036_3-5535294.html?part=rss&tag=5535294&subj=news.1036.20

Airtel, MSN India, and Mobile 365 in Partnership to Redefine Mobile Communications With MSN Hotmail and Messenger Via Two-Way SMS, Mobile 365, 13 Jan

“Airtel, India's leading mobile service with a strong footprint in 20 states in the country, today forged a strategic mobile alliance with MSN India, a leading online destination featuring more than 360 million users worldwide, and Mobile 365 (newly merged Mobileway-InphoMatch), the global leader of mobile messaging services.�

Full story at http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050113/dcth025_1.html

NTL may chop off Irish arm for €200m, The Register, 13 Jan 2005

“The Irish Times reported on Thursday that the parent company of NTL Ireland is aiming to unload its Irish division sometime before April at a price of between €150m and €200m. At least one consortium of Irish investors is preparing a bid, while UGC Europe Communications - which purchased Ireland's Chorus Communications last month - is also expected to make an offer, the paper said.�

Full story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/13/ntl_sale_rumours/

NTL merger rumours intensify, Belfast Telegraph Digital, 12 Jan 2005

“Barry Elson has returned to work as chief executive of Telewest after a successful fight against cancer, adding to expectations that the cable company could announce merger talks with rival NTL in the near future.�

Full story at http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/business/story.jsp?story=600048

Texas Seeks Millions from Major 'Spam' Operation, Reuters, 14 Jan 2005

“Texas sued one of the world's largest "spam" e-mail operations on Thursday, seeking millions of dollars from two men it says are responsible for sending illegal messages on the Internet, the state's attorney general said. Greg Abbott said Texas filed the civil lawsuit in federal court in Austin against Ryan Samuel Pitylak, a University of Texas student, and Mark Stephen Trotter of California. The two are suspected of controlling companies -- PayPerAction L.L.C., Leadplex L.L.C. and Leadplex Inc. -- that sent millions of spam messages pitching fraudulent services.�

Full story at http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20050114/tc_nm/tech_spam_lawsuit_dc

Yahoo, Microsoft gaining ground on Google, Cnet News.com, 13 Jan 2005

“Google remains the favorite of search consumers, but Yahoo and Microsoft are closing the gap, according to a new survey. The survey of 2,000 consumers conducted by market researcher Keynote Systems ranked Ask Jeeves in the fourth place and Lycos in the fifth spot. Keynote ranked search engines based on consumer opinion and brand affinity, as well as on qualitative and behavioral data monitored as people performed tasks on these Web sites.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/Yahoo%2C+Microsoft+gaining+ground+on+Google/2100-1032_3-5535049.html?part=rss&tag=5535049&subj=news.1032.20

Cyberport agreement returns to haunt Tung, The Standard, 14 Jan 2005

“Legislators want Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa to put teeth into his pledge to eradicate collusion between business and government and they started Thursday by accusing the government of improper dealings with tycoon Li Ka-shing's family in the multi-billion-dollar Cyberport project.�

Full story at http://www.thestandard.com.hk/stdn/std/Front_Page/GA14Aa02.html

j2 Global to Host Q4 and Year-End 2004 Earnings Conference, j2 Global Communications, 13 Jan 2005

“j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and communications services, invites the public, members of the press, the financial community, stockholders and other interested parties to listen to a live audio Webcast of its fourth quarter and year-end 2004 earnings conference call over the Internet at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 3, 2005.�

Full story at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=85255&p=irol-newsArticle&t=Regular&id=662421&

Symantec: Spam growth slowing at last, ComputerWorld, 12 Jan 2005

“The volume of e-mail made up of spam has stabilized, according to figures from Symantec Corp.'s Brightmail unit. December's figures, culled from traffic traveling through Brightmail's servers, showed that 67% of e-mail is now spam, identical to the previous month. That was after three months when spam volumes were stable at 66%…The new figures are broadly consistent with those from rival antispam vendor MessageLabs Inc., which released figures for November showing a spam volume rate of almost 74%.�

Full story at http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/groupware/story/0,10801,98893,00.html?source=x10

State-run telecom giants host spammers in China, Kyodo News, 7 Jan 2005

“Chinese state-run telecom giants are hosting junk e-mail distributors from around the world to earn extra money, frustrating international pressure to reduce spam, industry analysts said Friday in response to a report that China has become the second largest source of spam after the United States.�

Full story at http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050107/kyodo/d87f83io0.html

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Universities get free ticket to Opera, Cnet News.com, 12 Jan 2005

“The browser wars have taken a new twist with Opera Software offering free software licenses to universities worldwide in an attempt to wean users off Internet Explorer. The company said Wednesday that its offer is being made to protect academia from some of the flaws in "more vulnerable browsers" and to ensure a more secure, personalized Web-surfing experience for future generations of decision makers.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/Opera+free+for+universities/2100-1032_3-5533666.html?part=rss&tag=5533666&subj=news.1032.20

MSN tests new blog, search features, Cnet News.com, 11 Jan 2005

“MSN on Tuesday evening is expected to quietly begin testing new features for searching and syndicating blogs, in a nod to the online publishing format. In partnership with Moreover Technologies, Microsoft's Internet division will add features to MyMSN, its personalized Web service, that will let users find blogs and syndicate content using the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) format, according to company representatives.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/MSN+tests+new+blog%2C+search+features/2100-1032_3-5532778.html?part=rss&tag=5532778&subj=news.1032.20

Go Daddy Certificate Authority Goes Global, Webhostdirectory, 12 Jan 2005

“The Go Daddy Group, Inc., parent company of GoDaddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of domain names, announced today that its customer base for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificates has grown dramatically, attracting a wide range of international customers...Go Daddy, recently ranked the fastest growing technology company (No. 8 overall) on the Inc. 500 list of America's Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies.�

Full story at http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=11350

Critical Path raises another $18M, The Deal, 10 Jan 2005

“Like dozens of other shooting stars that briefly shined during the technology boom, Critical Path Inc. should have flamed out long ago. Since going public in 1999, the San Francisco-based messaging software provider has racked up $2.3 billion in losses. After once trading at over $450 per share (on a split-adjusted basis), Critical Path's stock hovers in the death zone at roughly $1.50 per share. It has never turned a profit. In its latest round the company on Thursday, Jan. 7, announced a total of $18 million in new funding from venture capital firms General Atlantic Partners LLC of Greenwich, Conn., and Richmond Financial LLC of San Francisco and Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd., an affiliate of Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.�

Full story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/thedeal/20050110/bs_deal_thedeal/criticalpathraisesanother18m

Hong Kong Internet junkie fight to combat addiction, AFP, 12 Jan 2005

“In the neon-shiny future-world of Hong Kong, the computer is king and the Internet its kingdom. Some 90 percent of the population owns or has access to a computer and everyday an estimated 3.5 million of the territory's 6.8 million population logs onto the Net. Around Asia, the numbers logging on run into the hundreds of millions…But for some of the Net-generation, like Anthony, who have grown up surrounded by home computers, video games and the Internet, this strange new world has its dangers. A basic function the Net was invented to assist has been lost: the art of human communication.�

Full story at http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20050112/tc_afp/afplifestylehongkong

Gmail Bug Exposes E-mails to Hackers, BetaNews, 12 Jan 2005

“UNIX developers HBX Networks have stumbled upon a bug within Google's Gmail that allows access to other users' personal e-mails. By altering the "From" address field of an e-mail sent to the service, hackers could potentially find out a user's personal information, including passwords.�

Full story at http://www.betanews.com/article/Gmail_Bug_Exposes_Emails_to_Hackers/1105561408

Gmail glitch yields access to messages, Cnet News.com, 12 Jan 2005

“A problem with Google's e-mail service, Gmail, let any user query the company's servers for information on the last message sent, two hackers announced on Wednesday. The programmers, part of a community site dedicated to the Unix-like FreeBSD operating system, found that an improperly formatted address allowed Gmail users to retrieve the message body of the last HTML-formatted e-mail processed by the server.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/Gmail+glitch+yields+access+to+messages/2100-1029_3-5534210.html?tag=st_lh

Yahoo joins desktop-search fray, ZDNet, 10 Jan 2005

“Yahoo on Tuesday is expected to become the latest major Internet company to introduce consumer software for searching e-mail and other desktop files. In December, the Internet portal announced it would soon begin testing desktop-search technology, which it has licensed from Pasadena, Calif.-based X1 Technologies. On Tuesday, the company plans to officially enter the market with a free download at Desktop.Yahoo.com.�

Full story at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5521062.html?tag=zdnn.alert

Yahoo joins desktop-search fray, ZDNet, 10 Jan 2005

“Internet giant Yahoo has launched software to allow people to search e-mail and other files on their PCs. The firm is following in the footsteps of Microsoft, Google and Ask Jeeves, which have offered similar services. Search has become a lucrative and hotly-contested area of expansion for net firms, looking to extend loyalty beyond the web.�

Full story at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4164561.stm

Can China compete in IT services?, Cnet News.com, 11 Jan 2005

“China's spectacular economic success has prompted speculation that the country's software-outsourcing industry could soon compete with India's. A recent McKinsey study of China's software sector, however, shows that it will be many years before the country poses a threat to its continental rival in this arena.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/Can+China+compete+in+IT+services/2030-1069_3-5520233.html?part=rss&tag=5520233&subj=news.1069.20

Macworld Expo SF 2005 Keynote Coverage - Live Update, MacCentral, 11 Jan 2005

“Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs opened his keynote address for Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco talking about Apple's retail initiatives. Apple now has 101 stores hosting a million visitors a week -- 20 Macworld Expos' worth of visitors, Jobs commented.�

Full story at http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01/11/keynote/index.php?lsrc=mcrss-0105

How the Mac was born, and other tales, Cnet News.com, 11 Jan 2005

“Steve Jobs will be the star attraction when the Macworld Conference and Expo opens to the public Tuesday, but many Mac fans might be just as interested in hearing from one of the original Mac's creators.�

Full story at http://news.com.com/How+the+Mac+was+born%2C+and+other+tales/2008-1082_3-5529081.html?part=rss&tag=5529081&subj=news.1082.20

Who owns your e-mails?, BBC news, 11 Jan 2005

“When L/Cpl Justin Ellsworth was killed in Iraq, his father decided to create a memorial to his dead son using the e-mails he wrote and received while in the Middle East. But Yahoo! is refusing to release the messages. Who owns your e-mail after you die?�

Full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4164669.stm

E-mail archiving software business to grow to $180M, INQ7.net, 11 Jan 2005

“A REPORT from International Data Corp. predicts that the e-mail archiving business is expected to be worth 180 million dollars in 2005. IDC said revenues of e-mail archiving applications grew six-fold compared to 2004, which registered 33 million dollars in revenues. IDC also revealed that revenues from e-mail archiving applications will grow 50 percent annually until 2008, driven by the explosive growth of e-mail and new forms of electronic records.�

Full story at http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=23904

Korean company launches search tool, South China Morning Post, 11 Jan 2005

“NHN, the operator of South Korea's leading Internet search engine Naver, has launched a new desk-top search tool designed to crush competition from United States rivals. The new service allows personal-computer users to find files on their hard drives as well as the Web using free software launched from an icon on the task bar of Microsoft's Windows operating system.�

Full story at http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZMSI5HJ3E.html

Outlook merry as IT industry leaves long downturn behind, South China Morning Post, 11 Jan 2005

“Optimism levels are high, and market watchers are looking forward to better days after last year's economic recovery ended a three-year slump in technology-related businesses worldwide. Ten trends in IT investments, wireless communications, industry consolidation, network security, services, digital entertainment, storage and Linux are expected to help shape a positive result for the whole industry over the next 12 months. Research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said IT investments in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, would remain robust, and repeat last year's 10 per cent market growth.�

Full story at http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZRNV7HJ3E.html

EarthLink teams with X1, ZDNet, 10 Jan 2005

“Internet service provider EarthLink on Monday unveiled an updated e-mail program infused with faster search capabilities, in partnership with X1 Technologies, a Pasadena, Calif.-based desktop search company. Atlanta-based EarthLink, which has been testing X1's technology for several months, will allow its more than 5 million subscribers to download a free upgrade that makes searching e-mail and attachments near-instantaneous, the company said. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.�

Full story at http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9588_22-5519677.html?tag=zdnn.alert

Verizon's E-Mail Embargo Enrages, Wired News, 10 Jan 2005

“Verizon Communications customers expecting e-mail from across the pond may be in for a long wait. The internet service provider has been blocking e-mail originating from Great Britain and other parts of Europe for weeks, and customers are upset about having their communications disrupted without notice. Verizon began blocking ranges of IP addresses belonging to British and European ISPs on Dec. 22, according to the company.�

Full story at http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,66226,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

Report: Schools swamped by spam, ZDNet, 10 Jan 2005

“British students are being overwhelmed with increasing levels of spam, much of which carries potentially damaging attachments, according to a new report. Figures released by Email Systems, an e-mail management specialist, indicated that 60 percent of e-mails arriving in in-boxes at U.K. schools over the past six months are spam or contain viruses. Email Systems specializes in filtering e-mail for the academic sector, and in association with the London Grid for Learning, it filters mail for 1.1 million in-boxes in the United Kingdom.�

Full story at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5519509.html?tag=zdnn.alert

Stalker Software Continues to Build Momentum in Chinese Market and Offers New Localized Feature for CommuniGate Pro Users, Stalker Software Inc., 11 J

“Stalker Software, Inc., the technology leader in messaging and real-time application solutions, today announced that its flagship product, CommuniGate Pro Real-Time Communications, now includes customized skins in Chinese. CommuniGate Pro Real-Time Communications serves as a viable alternative to Microsoft Exchange and addresses the growing popularity of real-time communications applications such as instant messaging (IM) and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) in China.�

Full story at http://www.stalker.com/content/news_article_01112005.html

McAfee automates Google hacking, ZDNet, 10 Jan 2005

“McAfee has released an update to its tool that uses Google to automatically search for security holes in Web sites. SiteDigger 2.0, delivered on Monday, looks for information about a Web site's security by sending specific queries to Google's Web database. Known as Google hacking, such searches can turn up easily exploitable flaws and sensitive information, including credit card numbers and user account information. The free service should help Webmasters stay informed about what information is out there regarding their sites, said Chris Prosise, vice president of worldwide professional services for security technology company McAfee.�

Full story at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5519726.html?tag=zdnn.alert

S Korea's NHN to Halt Search Service in Japan Over Yahoo Rivalry, Asia Pulse, 11 Jan 2005

“NHN Corp. (KOSDAQ:035420), South Korea's largest Internet portal by sales, will stop offering its search service in Japan as it has been unable to dent Yahoo Japan Corp.'s dominance in the country, according to the company's Web site Tuesday. On its Japanese-language Web site, NHN told its visitors that it will halt the search option from Jan. 31, but portal, blog and other services will continue to be offered, it said.�

Full story at http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050111/16/3prr4.html

Strategists upbeat on technology rebound, South China Morning Post, 10 Jan 2005

“After a poor 2004, Asian technology stocks are in a good position to surprise on the upside this year, according to some investment banks which have also elevated the battered Taiwan market to among their favourite picks. "If we are right and the global growth cycle troughs sometime around the middle of this year, then tech is going to be the most attractive play on that theme," said Merrill Lynch's chief Asian strategist Spencer White.�

Full story at http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZD6T7HJ3E.html

Go Daddy Adds Simplicity and Convenience With New Fax Thru Email Service, PRNewswire, 7 Jan 2005

“The Go Daddy Group, Inc., parent company of Go Daddy.com, the No. 1 registrar of domain names, today announced the debut of its new Fax Thru Email service, allowing customers to send and receive faxes via any email client (e.g., WebMail, Outlook, Eudora, etc.) Already the leader in new domain name registrations, this introduction makes Go Daddy the first domain registrar to develop and offer this service to its customers.�

Full story at http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050107/laf011_1.html

Defining Google, CBS News.com, 10 Jan 2005

“Apparently, not everyone is a fan of Google. A recent 60 Minutes report on the search company, by Lesley Stahl, was mocked by both journalists and digerati for being a puff piece. The report even caught the eye of satellite radio aficionado Howard Stern, who, according to one transcript, made fun of the company's unique job hiring process, which requires employees to take a math test.�

Full story at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/60minutes/main664063.shtml?CMP=ILC-SearchStories
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Microsoft move sends shivers through antivirus market, ComputerWorld, 7 Jan 2005

“The stocks of major antivirus software vendors traded lower after Microsoft Corp. yesterday announced the release of beta antispyware technology it bought in December and said it would begin giving away an improved tool to remove worms and viruses from its customers' computers.�

Full story at http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,98802,00.html

Symantec Battles Skepticism of Investors, The New York Times, 7 Jan 2005

“Executives from Symantec and Veritas Software have been scrambling this week to persuade investors that their proposed $13.5 billion deal, the largest in the software industry, makes sense. But the share price of Symantec has continued to slide since word emerged on Dec. 14 that the company was in talks to acquire Veritas, making the sales pitch for the transaction, an all-stock deal, even more of a challenge. Investors' apparent lack of confidence in the deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, has prompted analysts to speculate that a rival bidder may swoop in with a counteroffer for Veritas.�

Full story at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/07/technology/07symantec.html?ex=1262926800&en=d81808fd59f353b4&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt

AOL testing free 100MB storage locker, ZDNet, 7 Jan 2005

“America Online on Friday confirmed that it plans to offer its subscribers 100MB of memory for storing digital files such as music, photos and documents. Called the service My Storage, AOL will give a 100MB digital locker to every subscriber and up to seven additional screen names that each account holder can create. Because the locker is accessible on the Web, subscribers will be able to retrieve files using any Web-enabled device. AOL will allow subscribers to place files in public storage and share with other users.�

Full story at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5517366.html?tag=zdnn.alert

Yahoo Japan To Take 36.9% Stake In Creo For Y1.6 Bln, iwon.com, 6 Jan 2005

“Yahoo Japan Corp. (4689.TO) said Thursday it will pay Y1.6345 billion for a 36.9% stake in mid-size Japanese software development firm Creo Co. Ltd. (9698.JA) as part of its efforts to introduce new services quickly to its users. In a private placement Jan. 26, Yahoo Japan will pay Y467 for each of Creo's 3.5 million shares, Yahoo Japan said in a statement. The move marks Yahoo Japan's first investment in Creo, known for its New Year's greeting card management software in Japan.�

Full story at http://money.iwon.com/jsp/nw/nwdt_rt.jsp?cat=USMARKET&src=704&feed=dji§ion=news&news_id=dji-00045720050106&date=20050106&alias=/alias/money/cm/nw