Study Finds Pervasive Chinese Internet Controls, Yahoo.com, 15 Apr 2005

“China is the world's leading censor of the Internet, filtering web sites, blogs, e-mail, and online forums for sensitive political content, according to a study released Thursday.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050414/wr_nm/internet_china_dc


Comcast Internet Clients Having Problems, Yahoo.com, 15 Apr 2005

“Comcast's high-speed Internet customers nationwide have suffered Web and e-mail problems since last week. The exact cause of the problem had not been determined, but the troubles related to Comcast's Domain Name Server system, which translates easy-to-remember domain names like "AP.org" into a Web site's actual numeric address.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050414/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_internet_problems


O2 becomes first UK Mobile operator to achieve group- Wide ISO 14001 certification, O2.com, 14 Apr, 2005

“O2 plc today revealed it has become the first UK-based mobile operator to gain ISO 14001 environmental certification group-wide. The certification was awarded to O2 after it implemented and demonstrated a company-wide environmental management system.�

Full Story at http://www.o2.com/media/pr_050414.asp


So Long to Clunky Web E-Mail, Businessweek Online, 14 Apr 2005

“The new Earthlink Web mail program, available to subscribers in June, takes a more dramatic step up. For example, the limitations of traditional Web programs often cause them to spawn multiple windows on your screen. With Earthlink mail, however, that doesn't happen.�

Full Story at http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2005/tc20050414_0844_tc081.htm?campaign_id=rss_techn


AOL launches VoIP service, The Register, 14 Apr 2005

The service is instigated in much the same as the original Vonage system, with a self installed adaptor for existing phones, which then plugs directly into a broadband line. Features include Call Waiting, Caller ID, Voicemail, Basic Call Forwarding, and 3-Way Calling, Sending Calls to Voicemail. There is web dashboard for call management where customers can manage account settings on call handling and call forwarding preferences, look up call logs as well as contact lists with click-to-dial function and an address book.
Customers can also pick up email messages by phone and phone messages via an internet attached PC.

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/14/aol_launches_voip_service/


Colt launches Europe-wide VOIP service, InfoWorld.com, 14 Apr 2005

“Colt Telecom Group launched on Thursday one of Europe's first Internet telephone services aimed at businesses. The VOIP service, now available in 13 European countries, costs €44.50 (US$57.50) per phone, per month. According to our market research, businesses can reduce their telephone costs by as much as 20 percent with our VOIP service. Not included in the VOIP service are calls made to mobile phones, premium rate numbers and countries outside those covered by Colt, such as the U.S., Japan and China.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/14/HNcoltvoip_1.html


Bogus blogs snare fresh victims, BBC News, 14 Apr 2005

“The bogus web journals are being used as traps that infect visitor's machines with keylogging software or viruses. In late March, Websense found a fake e-mail message that tried to direct people to a blog that was hosting keylogging software. Now it estimates that there could be more than 200 bogus blogs in existence that are being used to attack net users.�

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4441333.stm

Spammers cash in on pope's funeral, SCMP.com, 13 Apr 2005

“Spammers are using the pope's passing to entice the Roman Catholic faithful worldwide into a bogus moneymaking scheme by luring them with an offer of free books about the pontiff, a British-based computer security expert warned on Tuesday.�

Full Story at http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZVV5YQY6E.html


Here Comes E-Mail for Mobile Phones, Finally, Yahoo.com, 13 Apr 2005

“E-mail is widely used on certain smart phones. The time for widely available and useable e-mail on mobile devices is near. Carriers appear to be closer to getting the message -- certainly not by wireless e-mail though -- that users are not willing to pay premium rates for services they already have at home. All that e-mail data transfer is pricey. But if money were not an issue, more people would go for it.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nf/20050413/bs_nf/32790



Commtouch Reports March Spam Trends: Sharp Rise In Financial-Fraud Related Spam, Commtouch, 13 Apr 2005

“Financial fraud is becoming an increasingly significant aspect of global spam. The announcement was based on data from the Commtouch Spam Detection Center, which analyzed hundreds of millions of spam messages in the month of March 2005.�

Include statistics on: Top spam topics for March 2005
Geography of Spam in March 2005
Countries Hosting Spammers Websites
Domains Used by Spammers
Full Story at http://www.commtouch.com//Site/News_Events/pr_content.asp?news_id=346&cat_id=1

April 12, 2005

Seven Networks expands into Europe with buy, CNET News.com, 10 Apr 2005

“Seven Networks, a U.S.-based provider of corporate cell phone messaging services, is expanding into Europe by buying Finland-based Smartner Information Systems.�

Full Story at
http://news.com.com/Seven+Networks+expands+into+Europe+with+purchase/2100-1039_3-5661835.html?part=rss&tag=5661835&subj=news


Seven snaps up Smartner, The Register, 11 Apr 2005

“White-label mobile email vendor Seven has snapped up Smartner for an undisclosed sum. Seven provides middleware software that networks use to deliver email to mobile phones, although it also offers a consumer service. Customers include Vodafone, Cingular, DoCoMo and O2, and around half the Treos in the world use Seven software out of the box without most of the users even knowing it.�

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/11/seven_smartner/


Nice Office Brings Wireless CRM to BlackBerry, eWeek, 11 Apr 2005

“The version of Nice Office designed for Research in Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless solution will provide wireless sync capabilities, allowing subscribers to the BlackBerry messaging service to access and monitor contacts, sales, production and other business data without requiring the installation of a BES.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1784537,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594#talkback

April 11,2005

Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan, Cnet News.com, 8 Apr 2005
“The city of Philadelphia on Thursday unveiled a controversial plan to transform its streets and neighborhoods into a gigantic wireless Internet hotspot. If approved, the project will offer low-cost wireless broadband access throughout the city’s 135 –square-mile area. The city will build out the infrastructure and then sell wholesale access to internet service providers, telecommunications companies and nonprofit organizations. ISPs and other providers will handle all billing, marketing, customer service and the at-home equipment needed to pick up the signals.�
Full story at
http://news.com.com/Philadelphia+reveals+Wi-Fi+plan/2100-7351_3-5659252.html?part=rss&tag=5659252&subj=news



Philadelphia Turns to Cos. for Wireless Aid, Washingtonpost.com, 8 Apr 2005
“The city will tap the private sector to implement its plan for blanketing most of Philadelphia with cheap, high-speed wireless Internet access. Mayor John F. Street said the city would accept bids through next month to design and build a system that would mount Wi-Fi transmitters on city streetlights. Though Philadelphia is seeking help from private companies to build the system, a nonprofit organization would own it and sell wholesale access to Internet service providers, which would market it back to city residents and businesses at capped rates expected to run between $16 and $20 per month.�

Full Story at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36840-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_technology


Gates Wants to Can Spam—Fast, Internetnews.com, 9 Apr 2005

“Microsoft has been working on a number of anti-spam projects, including SmartScreen technology in Microsoft mail servers and the Sender ID program. In addition, the company has set up more than 100,000 MSN Hotmail "trap" accounts. These are accounts that the company monitors to draw in spam and follow the possible links to phishing scams.�

Full Story at http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3496551



Jet Setting With Broadband, Internetnews.com, 8 Apr 2005“Under a license granted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Annapolis, Md.-based Company’s SkyLink can service up to 1,000 private aircraft over the continental United States. Arinc anticipates the service will be available on North Atlantic routes and in Europe by next year.�
Full Story at http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3496166


Internet Users More Accepting of Spam, Yahoo, 10 Apr 2005
“Fifty-three percent of adult e-mail users in the United States now say they trust e-mail less because of spam, down from 62 percent a year ago and about the same as a June 2003 Pew survey. Pew also found that 22 percent of e-mail users say they are spending less time on e-mail because of spam, down from 29 percent last year. In 2003, it was 25 percent.�
Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050410/ap_on_hi_te/accepting_spam