Search ads fire up Google profits, BBC News, 21 Apr 2005

“Google reported a net income of $369.2m (£282.7m), or $1.29 a share, in the first quarter, compared with $64m, or 24 cents a share a year ago. The key to the company's rapid profits growth has been the surge in revenue from adverts that are triggered when internet users type certain key words into Google's search engine.�

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4470747.stm


Google blows past estimates, Cnet News.com, 21 Apr 2005

“Google makes 99 percent of its money from advertisements that appear atop or adjacent to search results, as well as those on partner sites. The company is continually introducing new product and software in the effort to extend those ads into new realms, according to its management team.�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Google+blows+past+estimates/2100-1030_3-5680097.html?part=rss&tag=5680097&subj=news



File-sharers facing spam attacks, BBC News, 21 Apr 2005

“Research has revealed that peer-to-peer (P2P) networks are proving a lucrative hunting ground for spammers. Spammers are using the search tools built in to file-sharing systems to find archive files of popular e-mail programs such as Outlook or simply files that contain mail addresses.�

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4466509.stm



UK laws are failing to deter spam, BBC News, 21 Apr 2005

“Since the law came into force over a year ago no UK spammers have been fined or prosecuted. Internet service provider AOL is becoming frustrated by the lack of effective anti-spam laws in the UK………..the best example of effective spam law lies in Australia, where threats to impose huge fines on spammers have virtually eliminated Australian-originated junk mails.�

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4466053.stm



Yahoo releases e-mail of deceased Marine, Cnet News.com, 21 Apr 2005

“Yahoo complied with the mandate Thursday, despite the company's policy of not giving e-mail passwords to anyone other than the account holder. Some e-mail providers, such as America Online, allow next-of-kin to access e-mail accounts of the deceased by submitting documents proving the relationship and by faxing a copy of the death certificate.�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Yahoo+releases+e-mail+of+deceased+marine/2100-1038_3-5680025.html?part=rss&tag=5680025&subj=news



Vodafone pushing e-mail service, Infoworld.com, 21 Apr 2005

“In the past, users have had to check their mailbox periodically and then "pull" new mail from the server to their handset. In a "push" e-mail service, the server notifies the handset automatically as soon as new mail is available, and then pushes the message out to the handset.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/21/HNvodafonepushemail_1.html

AOL Begins Blocking Phishing Sites, eWeek.com, 20 April 2005

“AOL announced it will begin to work internally and with partners to identify and block member access to phishing sites. To keep its users protected from phishing, AOL is joining forces with Cyota, an anti-fraud and security solution provider for financial institutions. When a site is blocked, any AOL member who tries to visit the page will encounter a notice explaining the danger.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1788239,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



AOL Steps Up Effort to Fight Phishing Scams, Yahoo.com, 20 Apr 2005

“America Online Inc. is stepping up efforts to fight e-mail "phishing" scams by more aggressively blocking Web sites that masquerade as legitimate financial institutions requesting passwords and account information. To identify fraudulent sites on a 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week basis�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050421/ap_on_hi_te/aol_phishing



Microsoft Updates Windows Rights Management Services, eWeek.com, 18 Apr 2005

“Microsoft on Monday released a software update to its Windows Rights Management Services technology that it claims will make it easier for companies to guard access to documents and e-mail on corporate networks. Window RMS uses authentication and encryption to protect data stored in documents, such as e-mail messages or text documents created using Microsoft Word. The technology was first introduced at the RSA Conference in 2003.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1787733,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Microsoft Ready to Release Patching Tool, Yahoo.com, 20 Apr 2005

“Microsoft is set to deliver in June the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) patching tool and the Microsoft Update (MU) software patching service, a company executive says. Like MU, WSUS also offers patches for Windows operating systems as well as Office XP, Office 2003, SQL Server, MSDE (Microsoft Desktop Engine), Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 products.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20050420/tc_pcworld/120510



Vonage Sets $100 Price Point For VOIP Handset, eWeek.com,20 Apr 2005

“Vonage plans to bring to bring the handsets out in the U.S. at the end of the summer or early autumn. In addition, Boingo Wireless plans to bring out its own VOIP phone through a partnership with SK Telecom, the company's president told an audience at The Wireless LAN Event here.�
Full Story at http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1788185,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532

Vonage Sets $100 Price Point For VOIP Handset, PCMAG.com, 20 Apr 2005

“Vonage plans to bring to bring the handsets out in the U.S. at the end of the summer or early autumn. In addition, Boingo Wireless plans to bring out its own VOIP phone through a partnership with SK Telecom, the company's president told an audience at The Wireless LAN Event here.�

Full Story at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1788271,00.asp

Mail2World First to Launch Free Unlimited Email Storage for All Users, Mail2world.com, 18 Apr 2005

“ In a stunning pole vault over battling email storage goliaths Yahoo! Mail, Gmail and Hotmail, advanced messaging solutions provider Mail2World today announced free unlimited mailbox capacity for all new and existing Mail2World users. Existing users will be upgraded within weeks after the initial launch.�

Full Story at http://www.mail2world.net/net/company/pr04-8-2005.asp

Stalker Software Partners with Mexico’s Leading System Integrator to Provide VoIP Technologies

Stalker.com, 19 Apr 2005

“In the new 4.3 version, VoIP integration with email has been extended to allow users to initiate SIP calls directly from their address book, using either the CommuniGate Pro MAPI connector for Outlook or Web mail. In the near future, CommuniGate Pro will extend this capability to include messaging control such as VoIP call management at the mailbox and user-defined SIP filtering and spam prevention techniques.�

Full Story at http://www.stalker.com/content/news_article_04192005.html

Yahoo Profit Up, Stock Rises, eWeek.com, 19 Apr 2005 “Yahoo Inc. quarterly profit doubled on Web advertising growth and issued a strong forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares up almost 6 percent. Yahoo posted net income of $205 million, or 14 cents a share, in the first quarter, up from $101 million, or 7 cents a share, a year earlier.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1788056,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Yahoo's First-Quarter Profit Doubles, Washingston.com, 19 Apr 2005

“Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter profit doubled as the Internet powerhouse continued to ride a rising tide of online advertising. After subtracting the commissions paid to other Web sites in Yahoo's rapidly growing ad network, the company's revenue totaled $821 million, a 49 percent improvement from last year.�

Full Story at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1927-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_technology

Sober worm shakes Windows security, The register.com, April 19 2005

“A new variant of the Sober email worm series is spreading rapidly across the net. More than 86,700 emails containing the new Sober-N were sent to UK businesses since the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to email security company BlackSpider Technologies. Most anti-virus vendors rate Sober as a medium-risk worm.�

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/19/sober_worm_panic/

Sober worm makes a comeback, CnetNews.com, 19 Apr 2005

“Sophos said that the new Sober variant was the fifth most reported virus over the last 24 hours, closely followed by versions of Zafi and Netsky. It's thought that all the major antivirus companies are now offering protection against the worm, so users should update their virus protection.�

Full Story at

http://news.com.com/Sober+worm+makes+a+comeback/2100-7349_3-5676631.html?part=rss&tag=5676631&subj=news

Vonage cracks into market dominated by landlines, CnetNew.com, 19 Apr 2005

“Net phone operator Vonage has teamed up with Alarm.com to tackle a common problem that has kept some consumers with home alarm systems from subscribing to Internet phone services. The deal is a signal that Vonage, and presumably other VoIP operators, are continuing to focus on major issues with their services.�

Full Story at

http://news.com.com/Vonage+cracks+into+market+dominated+by+landlines/2100-7352_3-5676727.html?part=rss&tag=5676727&subj=news

Government talks up internet telephony for the public sector, SCMP.com, 19 Apr 2005

“Hong Kong is pushing for a steady adoption of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) communications in the public sector. The effort is spearheaded by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. It has invested about $1.7 million to set up the Hong Kong government's first VoIP-enabled offices and demonstration centre at Cyberport.�

Full Story at http://technology.scmp.com/techmain/ZZZ3C6VOY6E.html


ISP Steaming Over Coffee Spam, 18 Apr 2005

“Hypertouch, an ISP based in Foster City, Calif., sued Victor Th. Engwall & Co., owner of the Gevalia Coffee brand, and its parent company, Kraft Foods, for sending more than 8,500 unsolicited and unwanted e-mail advertisements for Gevalia.�

Full Story at: http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3498586


Save us from spam, the register, 18 Apr 2005

“A poll of UK residential email users and SMEs published Monday found 57 per cent have no anti-spam filtering installed. Most consumers (60 per cent) polled in the survey from email filtering outfit Checkbridge reckon that their ISP should be responsible for stopping viruses and spam. Only one in five (17 per cent) of consumers believe that it is their responsibility. A quarter (24 per cent) of people surveyed receive 50 or more spam emails a day.�

Full Story at: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/18/spam_survey_checkbridge/


Mobile email consolidation kicks off, the register, 18 Apr 2005

“The market for mobile email infrastructure suppliers is not just large, with email becoming a default application in high end handsets and PDAs, but one that can give successful players a strategic importance beyond their size or sophistication.�

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/18/mobile_email_consolidation/

Skype rolls out premium services, Cnet News.com, 15 Apr 2005

“Skype has enhanced its popular Net phone application with two new premium features: SkypeIn and Skype Voicemail. SkypeIn allows users to buy up to three phone numbers in eight countries. People can call them at those numbers from standard or mobile telephones. Skype Voicemail, as the name implies, records messages from callers.�

Full Story at
http://news.com.com/Skype+rolls+out+premium+services/2100-7352_3-5672713.html?part=rss&tag=5672713&subj=news


Skype Adds New Services for Internet Phoning, eWeek.com, 15 Apr 2005

“Skype launched on Friday a voice mail and phone access service in eight countries including the United States, stepping up competitive pressure on incumbent operators. Skype said its Internet telephony software passed the mark of 100 million downloads on Friday.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1787062,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



Microsoft, Yahoo Join Blogging Craze , Yahoo.com, 15 Apr 2005

“Yahoo and MSN both let you post from a mobile phone, but MSN lets you do it from any e-mail account by sending a message to an address only you know. MSN gives you a few features that most veteran blog services don't even offer. That includes Trackback, which lets you see what other blogs or Web sites link to your posts, and stats on traffic your blog gets.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050415/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_blogging



Battle Against Spam Shifts to Containment, Yahoo.com, 15 Apr 2005

“There's a new strategy in the spam battle: Call it containment. Filters for blocking junk e-mail from inboxes have improved to the point that doing much more will needlessly kill legitimate e-mail. EarthLink Inc., for instance, is phasing in a requirement that customers' mail programs submit passwords before it will send out their e-mail.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050415/ap_on_hi_te/new_spam_battleground



Deadly Duo: March 2005, Postini.com, 13, Apr 2005

“Spam volume in the month of March declined very slightly to 87 percent of all messages according to Postini Volume was 88 percent in February. On a year-over-year basis, March spam volume grew 10 percent. Despite spam's apparent growth, it isn't as "bad" this year as it was in 2004.�

Full Story at http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/email/article.php/3497256