Group pitches anti-spyware guidelines

1. Group pitches anti-spyware guidelines

The Anti-Spyware Coalition offered up standard guidelines on Thursday for detecting, rating and protecting against unwelcome programs that have plagued Internet users in recent years.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Oct 27 2005


2. VOIP Firms, Privacy Pros Spar with FCC Over Wiretaps

With a deadline looming in November for emergency 911 services for VOIP service providers, an alliance of civil liberties groups and technology companies recently filed a petition seeking a court ruling that the Federal Communications Commission "exceeded its statutory authority" when it adopted rules to ensure that law enforcement can tap Internet phone calls.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 27 2005


3. German Web Hosting Provider Plans Significant U.S. Expansion

KARLSRUHE, Germany—International Web hosting provider 1&1, based here, plans significant expansion over the next 18 months in both the United States and around the world.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 27 2005


4. BBC suspends Blackberry network after mixed-up emails

The BBC has suspended its Blackberry email service after a bug in Research In Motion's server software mixed together snippets from different messages between senior executives.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Oct 27 2005


5. AOL and Yahoo! To Deploy Goodmail's CertifiedEmail Service

Goodmail Systems, Mountain View, CA, yesterday said that America Online and Yahoo! will deploy the Goodmail CertifiedEmail service to help shield messages from spam, fraud and phishing scams.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 27 2005


6. Google targets Craigslist, eBay for destruction

Internet advertising has taken a $2bn chunk out of the $19bn classified advertising business in the US, and Google wants in. Screenshots of the company's secret weapon to achieve this goal, Google Base, finally surfaced this week.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Oct 27 2005


7. Microsoft aims to trounce Google

People are underestimating what Microsoft is doing with search technology, says Bill Gates. The head of the software giant told the BBC that its ambition is to be bigger than Google in search.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Oct 27 2005


8. Internet use up, but so is user concern

Computer and Internet use is up but so are concerns about identity theft and other online dangers. Fifty-five per cent of American households had access to the Internet at home in 2003, more than triple the percentage in 1997, according to a report released on Thursday by the Census Bureau.

For more on this:
- read full story from scmp.com, Oct 28 2005


9. School orders students to remove blogs

A Roman Catholic high school has ordered its students to remove their online diaries from the Internet, citing a threat from cyberpredators.
Students at Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta appear to be heeding a directive from the principal, the Reverend Kieran McHugh.

For more on this:
- read full story from scmp.com, Oct 27 2005

MSN Mail Beta Preview

1. MSN Mail Beta Preview

After several years of virtual stagnation, Web-based email solutions jumped to life again last year when Google announced that its free GMail service would offer users 2 GB of email storage space.

For more on this:
- read full story from Windows IT Pro


2. Cell Journalist gets into spam game

Yesterday we revealed that Spy Media had accidentally exposed all its customers' email addresses by sending a welcome message with all addresses visible in the To: field.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Oct 26 2005


3. Will Microsoft, Yahoo Find IM Harmony?

Now that Yahoo (Quote, Chart) and Microsoft (Quote, Chart) have taken the plunge into instant messaging (IM) interoperability, the next step is getting it to work.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 26 2005


4. Google and Open Source, the Real Story

Google Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. will release a Web-based StarOffice desktop suite. Google will soon announce a new operating system. The truth isn't anything as dramatic, but it does show a company that not only supports open source, but relies on it every day to keep the best-known search engine and allied businesses running.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 26 2005


5. eBay launches national TV ad campaign

No matter what holiday product is hot--whether it's the Xbox 360 or iPod Nano--eBay wants people to know it's for sale at eBay, a site better known for hard-to-find collectibles and flea-market sales.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Oct 26 2005


6. Once again, it's Microsoft vs. Google

Is it just us, or is Microsoft vs. Google starting to resemble Yankees vs. Red Sox these days? The two are increasingly competitive-- at least when it comes to Web search, mapping, instant messaging and other areas. And money is no object.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Oct 26 2005


7. Flickr clicks with Target for photo printing

The new printing service, which Yahoo launched on Wednesday, will allow Flickr users in the United States to order prints online and pick them up at Target stores nationwide or have them home-delivered. The company notified Flickr members of the service on its blog.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Oct 26 2005


8. Google tests flea market feature

Internet search giant Google is encroaching on online auctioneer eBay's territory. Google confirmed Tuesday that it is testing an online marketplace where people could sell products. Photos of Google's planned program, Google Base, began appearing on blogs in the morning.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 26 2005

SMBs Have Messaging Issues, Too

1. SMBs Have Messaging Issues, Too

Slightly more than a quarter of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)have installed an e-mail archiving system, according to the Radicati Group, which just released a new study on messaging trends for businesses with less than 500 users.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 26 2005


2. VOIP Providers Ask FCC to Stay E911 Order

An alliance of Internet telephony providers Tuesday petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for an administrative delay of an order requiring that providers furnish 911 service for all Internet phone users by Nov. 28.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 25 2005


3. Scramble to fix Skype security bug

Security researchers have identified two groups of potentially serious security vulnerabilities involving Skype, the popular VoIP client software. Both create a means for hackers to run hostile code on systems running vulnerable versions of Skype. Skype has issued patches for the "critical" security bugs.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Oct 25 2005


4. Windows OneCare Refresh Adds MSN Messenger Scanning

Microsoft Corp. plans to roll out a minor refresh of its Windows OneCare PC security bundle to add new features for file scanning and data backup.

In a note to beta testers, Microsoft said the refresh will be shipped automatically Tuesday as part of a plan to push out continuous feature updates to keep PCs secure from emerging threats.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Oct 25 2005

5. VoIP Wiretap Order Heads to Court

Civil liberties, privacy and high-tech industry advocates went to court today to block the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) pending rule to impose wiretapping standards on Voice over IP (define) systems.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 25 2005


6. Asia: Spam Factory of the World

In the fight against spam, Asia seems to be losing. Over the past few years,
servers based in China and South Korea have become major sources of unwanted e-mail as spammers take advantage of loose regulation, low costs, and lax security.

For more on this:
- read full story from Business week online, Oct 25 2005


7. AIM's New-Look IM Campaign

America Online (Quote, Chart) has rolled out a national advertising campaign dubbed "I AM" for its updated AIM service.

The campaign, created by New York-based ad agency ATTIK, highlights AOL's next-generation AIM service called "AIM Triton" and is geared to create a buzz among the collegiate set.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 25 2005


8. Consumers ready to ditch landlines

By 2009, between 23 percent and 37 percent of wireless subscribers will use a cell phone as their primary telephone, market researcher In-Stat said in a report published Tuesday. Already, nearly 9.4 percent of wireless subscribers use mobile phones as their primary phone.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Oct 25 2005

Got E-Mail Archiving? CA Does

1. Got E-Mail Archiving? CA Does

Swooping into the exploding e-mail archiving business, Computer Associates International last week acquired iLumin Software Services.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 21 2005


2. Get The Message Out

One repository for E-mail, fax, voice mail, even instant messaging and Short Message Service, is something business users can really rally around. Yes, unified messaging can still be expensive and complex to build from the ground up, but that's changing as Session Initiation Protocol gains traction.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 24 2005


3. A Voice Platform That Welcomes All Networks

In most cases, public agencies including state, local, federal, fire, police, ambulance and military all use different voice radio networks to communicate.

Similar disparities also exist in commercial environments as well. Cisco's latest IP Interoperability and Collaboration Systems (IPICS) platform, announced today, introduces a new paradigm and allows disparate voice networks to talk to each other.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 24 2005


4. VeriSign to control ".com" domain until 2012

VeriSign Inc. said on Monday it would maintain control of the lucrative ".com" Internet domain until 2012 in return for dropping an antitrust lawsuit against the nonprofit body that oversees the Internet's addressing system.

For more on this:- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 24 2005

5. Alliance Tackles VOIP Security Threats

As the volume of phone calls carried over IP grows, so does the threat of voice spam. From the perspective of those who hold a stake in voice over IP, however, "social irritations" such as spam are the least of their worries.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com ,Oct 24 2005


6. Open-Xchange plans expanded e-mail option

Open-Xchange--server software for handling e-mail and calendars--is expected to announce on Tuesday an open-source project called Intelligent Design that will permit communications with the Evolution desktop software.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Oct 24 2005


7. Skype targets businesses as growth accelerates

Internet telephony firm Skype, which is being bought by eBay (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , reported accelerating subscriber growth on Tuesday and said it is adding a new service that makes it easier for employees to make all calls over Skype.

For more on this:
- read full story from Reuters, Oct 25 2005

8. iiNet upgrade leads to email horrors

Helpdesk support lines at Australia's number-three ISP, WA-based iiNet, approached meltdown last week as angry customers rang to complain of internet outages and lost emails following the company's upgrading of its servers.

For more on this:
- read full story from Fairfax digital, Oct 25 2005

E-mail Archives Get "Day Jobs"

1. E-mail Archives Get "Day Jobs"

AfterMail, the Wellington, New Zealand e-mail management vendor has released the AfterMail Developer’s Kit, a Web Services-based application programming interface (API) that provides developers with programmatic access to the content and functionality in the AfterMail management platform,

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 21 2005


2. Interactive Networks Unveils Chat Add-On For Outlook

Interactive Networks Inc. has brought out a free add-on for Outlook and Outlook Express that allows e-mail recipients to start a voice, video and text chat conversation instantly with an e-mail sender.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Oct 21 2005


3. Spam Slayer: Fear of Phishing Hurts Banks

Are you a Google Gmail junkie? To learn how to access your Gmail account using desktop e-mail software programs like Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, Eudora, and Apple Mail, go to the Gmail Help Center.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 24 2005


4. Cingular Introduces E-Mail Access on Cells

NEW YORK - Cingular Wireless is introducing a service for nonbusiness users to get BlackBerry-like mobile access to their personal e-mail accounts from AOL, Yahoo and MSN Hotmail on a cell phone.

For more on Cingular:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Oct 24 2005


5. Yahoo Readies Mail Update

When you finally get a chance to see the new Yahoo Mail in action and say, "Boy, this looks a lot like like my desktop e-mail," you're going to make a lot of company officials smile.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 21 2005


6. Yahoo fixes Web mail security flaw

Yahoo has fixed a security flaw in its free Web-based e-mail service that opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Oct 21 2005


7. ISPs Back After Network Outages

Reports this morning indicate a software upgrade gone awry is responsible for a widespread network outage at Level 3 (Quote, Chart) early this morning.


For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Oct 21 2005


8. Update on Nasdaq Listing; Meeting Held with Listing Qualifications Panel on October 6; Letter Regarding Bid Price Compliance Received as Expected

Critical Path, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that, as expected, it received a letter from the staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market on October 12, 2005, notifying the company that its failure to comply with the Minimum Bid Price requirement, as detailed in Marketplace Rules 4450(b)(4) and 4450(e)(2), serves as a basis for the delisting of the company's common stock from the Nasdaq National Market.

For more on this:
- read full story from criticalpath.net


9. E-mail encryption tool set to debut

Essential Security Software plans to announce on Monday the release of Taceo, an e-mail encryption and rights-management product aimed at small businesses. Taceo lets users encrypt e-mail and restrict the recipient by blocking the ability to print, forward, take screenshots or cut information to the clipboard, Essential said in a statement. An e-mail can also be set to be unreadable until a certain date and time, or set to expire.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Oct 21 2005