UK open source email firm bags VC funding, the register, 23 June 2005

“Scottish email management vendor Logicalware claims to be the first UK open source developer to grab a slice of venture capital funding. The Sigma Innovation Fund and former Demon Internet director and entrepreneur Bill Dobbie have pumped £300,000 into Logicalware.”

Full story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/23/logicalware_vc/



DoubleClick Q1 2005 Email Trend Report Highlights Strong Quarter For Retailers, Yahoo.com, 23 June 2005

“The data also shows continuing stability in email marketing performance with bounce rates at an all time low, and stable click rates over the past three years of tracking despite a recent decline in open rates. The declining trend in open rates coincides with, and seems to reflect, the adoption of image filtering by various ISPs. This overall strength in email productivity reflects improved list management and data collection practices, as evidenced by the reduced bounce rates, as well as improved relevancy in content, reflected in the increased click rates and conversion rates.”

Full story at http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050623/nyth064.html?.v=16



IE pop-up spoof won't get patch, CnetNews.com, 23 June 2005

IE pop-up spoof won't get patch, Zdnet.com, 23 June 2005

“Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack. In the attack, JavaScript is used to display a pop-up window in front of a trusted Web site. The pop-up appears to be part of the legitimate site, but actually is linked to a different, malicious site. A user might be fooled into sending personal information to the scammers.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/IE+pop-up+spoof+wont+get+patch/2100-1002_3-5759894.html?tag=nefd.top

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5759894.html



MCI launches trial of consumer VOIP service, Yahoo.com, 23 June 2005
“MCI Inc. which has agreed to be bought by Verizon Communications Inc. for $8.6 billion, has quietly launched a trial of an Internet-based telephone service for consumers. The service mimics those of several other voice-over-Internet Protocol providers, offering unlimited calling for $29.99 per month and 500 minutes per month for $19.99.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050623/wr_nm/telecoms_mci_voip_dc



Data breaches dent consumer confidence in Internet: studies, 23 June 2005

“Nearly 70 percent of online users have installed additional security software on their PCs, and 54 percent now "opt-out" of special offers; 41 percent are purchasing less online, the survey by the business research firm showed. A separate survey by market research firm Gartner of 5,000 US adults showed growing concerns about "phishing," in which fake e-mails are disguised to look like legitimate requests from banks or credit cards firms, a technique used in identity theft schemes.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050623/tc_afp/usconsumersfraud



IronPort claims anti-spam first, Techworld.com, 23 June 2005

“IronPort has produced what it claims is the first e-mail security app to supports Yahoo's anti-spam DomainKeys technology. The X1000 is one of a new class of devices which aim to block unwanted email at the network edge, before it gets anywhere near a mail server - hence the reduced mail server loading. It uses a variety of techniques to analyse e-mail, including reputation checks and now DomainKeys.”

Full Story at http://www.techworld.com/networking/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3909

Microsoft Pushing Spam-Fighting System, Yahoo.com, 22 June 2005

“By the end of the year, Microsoft's Hotmail and MSN services will get more aggressive at rejecting mail sent through companies or service providers that do not register their domain names with the Sender ID system. The system calls for Internet service providers, companies and other domain name holders to submit lists of their mail servers' unique numeric addresses. On the receiving end, software polls a database to verify that a message was actually processed by one of those servers.”

Full story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050622/ap_on_hi_te/microsoft_spam



Microsoft pushes spam-filtering technology, CnetNews.com, 22 June 2005

“Microsoft's move increases pressure on e-mail senders to adopt Sender ID. The technology requires Internet service providers, companies and other Internet domain holders to publish so-called SPF, or Sender Policy Framework, records to identify their mail servers. About 1 million domains currently publish SPF records. That's a far from the 71.4 million registered domains worldwide at the end of last year. Experts say one of the problems with Sender ID is that it doesn't work with e-mail forwarding services. The basic premise of Sender ID is to check if an e-mail that claims to be coming from a certain Internet domain is really being sent from the e-mail servers associated with that domain.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Microsoft+pushes+spam-filtering+technology/2100-7355_3-5758365.html?tag=nefd.top



Yahoo! shuts door on dodgy chatrooms, The register, 22 June 2005

“Yahoo! stopped users from creating their own chat rooms. A statement on the site said the service was unavailable while Yahoo! worked on improvements and on making it compliant with Yahoo's terms of service. The change of heart came after an exposé by a Houston TV station which revealed Yahoo! was hosting chat rooms with titles including Girls 13 And Under for Older Guys and 9-17-Year Olds Wantin' Sex. Yahoo has been criticised for failing to take action on this issue before. The combination of lost advertising revenue and a $10m lawsuit.”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/22/yahoo_shuts_chatrooms/



Yahoo Closes Chat Rooms Over Sex Content, yahoo.com, 23 Jun. 05

“Yahoo Inc. has pulled the plug on perhaps hundreds of chat rooms operating on its site after a media report revealed that some of the rooms were used to promote sex with minors. How long the chat rooms that allegedly promoted sex with minors have operated is unclear. Yahoo does not monitor the content in the chat rooms, but will close a room if it receives complaints”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050623/ap_on_hi_te/yahoo_chat_rooms



India portal Rediff.com branches out, CnetNews.com, 22 June 2005

“Rediff.com, based in Mumbai, is expanding its offerings to include voice over instant messenger geared for low bandwidth connections, a social networking site, and a news site with computer and human-generated listings. Rediff.com offers e-mail in English, Hindi and a dozen other major regional languages, as well as news, blogs, shopping, radio, information on jobs, movies and sports, and its own matchmaking services. Eventually, e-mail users will be able to search their messages for specific keywords.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/India+portal+Rediff.com+branches+out+-+page+2/2100-1038_3-5757820-2.html?tag=st.next



India portal Rediff.com branches out, Zdenet.com, 22 June 2005

“Rediff.com, based in Mumbai, is expanding its offerings to include voice over instant messenger geared for low bandwidth connections, a social networking site, and a news site with computer and human-generated listings. Rediff.com offers e-mail in English, Hindi and a dozen other major regional languages, as well as news, blogs, shopping, radio, information on jobs, movies and sports, and its own matchmaking services. Eventually, e-mail users will be able to search their messages for specific keywords.”

Full Story at http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5757820.html



VOIP Regulations Enter a Perfect Storm, eWeek.com, 22 June 2005

“Upcoming legislative action and an impending Supreme Court decision are reawakening the prospect of Internet regulation, and this time around, policy experts are warning that applications such as voice over IP could get caught in the crosshairs. On the legislative front, one of the most important issues facing lawmakers will be how to tax emerging Internet telephony service. But the issue of regulation and taxation extends beyond the rise of voice traveling the IP networks. Voice is just one of an ever-growing number of applications depending on the Internet and the broadband connections into homes and business”

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1830705,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



BlackBerry service interrupted again: RIM, Yahoo.com, 22 June 2005

“BlackBerry said on Wednesday its popular wireless e-mail service was interrupted for some users for the second time in a week because of a hardware problem. The latest interruption followed a similar service glitch on Friday, when some customers suffered outages lasting two minutes to two hours. The spokeswoman said the latest problem was unrelated to the Friday outages.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050622/bs_nm/tech_rim_dc

Microsoft sues German spammer, The register, 21 June 2005

“The company has not been named but it is based in North Rhine-Westphalia. Microsoft accuses it, and its managing director, of sending millions of spam emails advertising web design companies, online casinos and porn sites. Some Hotmail addresses received thousands of mails traceable to the Westphalia firm. The owner has denied the charges, blaming partners, who he declined to name.”

Full Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/21/microsoft_sues_spammer/



Microsoft sues German firm over spam, CnetNews.com, 21 June 2005

“The software maker's legal complaint was lodged against an unnamed company in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany and its managing director, according to a statement on the Microsoft Germany Web site. Microsoft alleges that the company sent out millions of spam e-mail messages advertising Web site design services, online casinos and pornography.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Microsoft+sues+German+firm+over+spam/2100-7350_3-5755968.html?part=rss&tag=5755968&subj=news



Microsoft seeks testers for antivirus service, CnetNews.com, 20 June 2005

“OneCare is set to combine the anti-spyware software that Microsoft has already been publicly testing along with antivirus and firewall software. Microsoft has not announced pricing for OneCare.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Microsoft+seeks+testers+for+antivirus+service/2100-7355_3-5754653.html?part=rss&tag=5754653&subj=news




Microsoft to sell antivirus software separately, InfoWorld.com, 21 June 2005

“Microsoft will offer a host of Sybari products for Windows, including Antigen for Microsoft Exchange, Antigen for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server and Windows SharePoint Services, Antigen for Instant Messaging and Antigen for SMTP Gateways. Microsoft will discontinue selling versions of Antigen for Lotus Domino running on Unix and Linux platforms. In addition to antivirus and antispam software, Sybari also offers Enterprise Management, software that allows administrators to manage and monitor multiple Sybari technologies running in a system. Microsoft originally announced its intention to acquire Sybari in February to provide server-level antivirus security in light of numerous virus attacks against its Exchange e-mail server.”

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/21/HNmsantivirus_1.html



Register.com Announces Consideration of Strategic Alternatives to Maximize
Shareholder Value; Company Appoints David L. Moore Interim Chief Executive Officer; Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held September 8th, Register.com, 20 June 2005

“Register.com announced that the Board of Directors, by the unanimous vote of all directors not associated with RCM Acquisition Co. LLC, has rejected the proposal from RCM Acquisition to purchase the Company for $7.10 per share in cash as inadequate. Register.com also announced that David L. Moore has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Peter A. Forman, who, as previously announced, is leaving the Company at the end of his two-year term contract, which expired June 16th. Register.com is continuing its search for a permanent CEO. The Company also announced that the Board, by unanimous vote, has set the Company's 2005 annual meeting of stockholders for September 8th to be held in New York, NY at 10 AM.”

Full Story at http://pressroom.register.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=166478



Openwave Releases Openwave Mobile Browser Supporting the Kddi Common Platform, Openwave.com, 20 June 2005

“The mobile browser's advanced customization capabilities have contributed to Openwave's success in the Japanese market. The KDDI Common Platform is a mobile-device software platform for WIN handsets and is based on BREW® technology developed by Qualcomm Inc. This common development platform contributes to software portability to different device makes and models, reducing integration costs, shortening development lead times, and improving quality. Now Openwave Systems has ported its Openwave Mobile Browser-already used as the standard browser for KDDI's EZweb services-to the KDDI Common Platform.”

Full Story at http://www.openwave.com/us/news_room/press_releases/2005/20050620_opwv_kddi_0620.htm



Postini Announces Interface Localization in 12 Languages Worldwide, Postini.com, 20 June 2005

“The new interface makes it easy for Postini’s end users to view their Actionable Quarantine Summary email notifications in their native languages. Postini’s group level administration capability also allows IT administrators in multi-national organizations dealing with many different languages to segregate users into separate language groups. This allows end users within the same organization to view email notification messages in their native languages.”

Full Story at http://www.postini.com/news_events/pr/pr062005.php

China's Tom Online Signs Distribution Deal, Yahoo.com, 20 June 2005

“Tom Online Inc. will be the sole wireless distributor for Warner Brothers in China — offering the U.S. movie studio's games and animation to Chinese cell-phone users. Tom Online's Web portal will now include an official Warner Brothers Studios site, and the two companies will work together to create and distribute Warner products in advanced wireless formats.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050620/ap_on_hi_te/china_tom_online



Tom Online Reaches China Deal With Warner Bros., WSJ.com, 21 June 2005

“Chinese wireless-Internet company Tom Online Inc., seeking to diversify its revenue stream and beef up its content offerings, said it signed an exclusive deal with the online arm of Warner Bros. to distribute the Hollywood movie studio's Web content to China's vast base of mobile-phone users. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Through the deal, Tom Online, based in Beijing, hopes to give its 60 million wireless users access to services such as ring tones, animation and online games involving Warner Bros. movies and cartoon characters”

Full Story at
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111927024799164041,00.html?mod=technology_main_whats_news




CA Aims to Help SMBs Protect, Secure and Migrate, internetnews.com, 20 June 2005

“The products incorporate several of the company's well-regarded software programs. eTrust Antivirus is designed to help you eliminate virus infections, facilitate administration and automate virus signature updates. BrightStor
ARCserve handles the backup and data restore functions, while eTrust PestPatrol
Anti-Spyware is on board to find and remove spyware, adware and other forms of malware.”

Full Story at http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3513846




CA Introduces Attractively Priced Protection Suites for Small and Medium Business, CA.com, 20 June 2005

“Computer Associates International, Inc. introduced five attractively priced Protection Suites that meet security, storage and data migration needs of small and medium businesses (SMBs) and provide simplified technology acquisition, deployment and ownership. Offered in 17 languages, CA's Protection Suites incorporate award-winning antivirus and anti-spyware technology, state-of-the-art automated data backup and restore functions, and advanced system migration technology that reduces the total cost of ownership of PCs.”

Full Story at http://www3.ca.com/press/PressRelease.aspx?CID=70535



Hackers score big by thinking small, experts say, Reuters, 20 June 2005

“MessageLabs has seen a 150 percent increase in attacks that only target one or two companies. There are a number of reasons behind the shift. Playful hackers looking for kicks could write viruses that plagued companies and computers around the world but brought them no financial return. They have been elbowed aside by organized criminals, often based in Eastern Europe, who are motivated by profit and willing to launch a sustained, sophisticated assault. Targeted attacks have another key advantage: they are usually small enough to stay off the radar of Internet security firms that are looking for broader attacks. That gives the high-tech criminals the time to research a company thoroughly before trying to penetrate it.”

Full Story at http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=8843109&src=rss/technologyNews



Hackers score big by thinking small, experts say, eWeek.com, 20 June 2005

““MessageLabs has seen a 150 percent increase in attacks that only target one or two companies. There are a number of reasons behind the shift. Playful hackers looking for kicks could write viruses that plagued companies and computers around the world but brought them no financial return. They have been elbowed aside by organized criminals, often based in Eastern Europe, who are motivated by profit and willing to launch a sustained, sophisticated assault. Targeted attacks have another key advantage: they are usually small enough to stay off the radar of Internet security firms that are looking for broader attacks. That gives the high-tech criminals the time to research a company thoroughly before trying to penetrate it.”

Full story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1829860,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594



MasterCard: 40M Credit Card Accounts Exposed, internetnews.com, 20 Jun. 05

“Exposed data included holder names, banks and account numbers. No Social Security numbers, birth dates or other personal information were stored on the accounts. Mastercard spokesperson Jessica Antle said 68,000 Mastercard account numbers were especially at risk because they were in a file found to have been exported from CardSystems' database.”

Full Story at http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3513866

Online calendars make a comeback, Cnetnews.com, 18 June 2005

“With more people connecting to the Web via high-speed broadband, wireless technology and mobile phones, online calendars are getting an update. The Internet could well be the perfect platform for turning calendars into virtual "life organizers." Trumba isn't the only company eyeing online calendars as a potentially important market. Industry observers say it is only a matter of time until Web search leader Google of Mountain View, Calif., adds online calendar services to its online search, e-mail, calendar, blogging and shopping services.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Online+calendars+make+a+comeback/2100-1041_3-5752551.html?tag=nefd.top



PluggedIn: Online calendars make appt with Web, Yahoo.com, 17 June 2005

“With more people connecting to the Web via high-speed broadband, wireless technology and mobile phones, online calendars are getting an update. The Internet could well be the perfect platform for turning calendars into virtual "life organizers." Trumba isn't the only company eyeing online calendars as a potentially important market. Industry observers say it is only a matter of time until Web search leader Google of Mountain View, Calif., adds online calendar services to its online search, e-mail, calendar, blogging and shopping services.”

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050618/tc_nm/column_pluggedin_dc



Microsoft working on file-sharing application, CnetNews.com, 17 June 2005

“Microsoft is working on its own file-sharing application, code-named Avalanche. While Avalanche is based on a different system than BitTorrent, both are essentially used for the same purpose--to distribute large files between a number of users.”

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Microsoft+working+on+file-sharing+application/2100-1038_3-5751857.html?part=rss&tag=5751857&subj=news



Up to 40m credit cards 'hacked', BBC News.com, 18 June 2005

“A computer hacker may have broken into more than 40 million credit card accounts. said 14 million of its customers may have been exposed to fraud. Another 22 million were Visa cards. In its own press release, CardSystems Solutions said it had identified a "potential security incident" on 22 May and contacted the FBI a day later. The company said it was installing extra security procedures”

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4107236.stm



Security breach may have exposed 40M credit cards, InfoWorld.com, 17 June 2005

“A hacker was able to access potentially 40 million credit card numbers by infiltrating the network of a company that processed payment data for MasterCard International and other companies. Security breaches don't always happen through hacking into a company's network. Citigroup recently notified customers that the credit information of 3.9 million customers was inside a package that disappeared while in transit from New Jersey to Texas in the care of United Parcel Service.”

Full story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/17/HNmastercard_1.html



Network Trouble Disrupts BlackBerry Email Service, WSJ.com, 17 June 2005

“Some BlackBerry devices across the country were unable to send or receive emails for nearly four hours Friday. The network disruptions started around 8:15 a.m. EDT and lasted until about noon. They were related to issues at Research in Motion Ltd., the Waterloo, Ontario-based company that makes the popular wireless device”

Full Story at http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111903813048362899,00.html?mod=technology%5Fmain%5Fwhats%5Fnews



RIM confirms BlackBerry service outage, InfoWorld.com, 17 June 2005

“Users of Research In Motion's BlackBerry service experienced an outage Friday morning that caused delays in sending and receiving e-mail, a RIM spokeswoman confirmed Friday. The BlackBerry service and devices allow users to access their corporate e-mail over wireless networks. The service can be reached via the Waterloo, Ontario, company's devices, which are sold by carriers such as T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile customers experienced delays and stoppages in service from about 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time Friday to around 12:00 p.m.”

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/06/17/HNrimoutage_1.html



E-Mail Embarrasses 119 Failing Students, Yahoo.com, 18 June 2005

“The school's Office of Student Financial Aid sent an e-mail to 119 students Monday notifying them that they were in jeopardy of having their aid revoked. But the names of the students were included on the e-mail address list — meaning everyone who got the e-mail could see the names of all the other recipients.”

Full Story at
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050618/ap_on_fe_st/e_mail_mistake