Google Readying Gmail Anti-Virus Utility

1. Google Readying Gmail Anti-Virus Utility

The search advertising company has been prepping anti-virus scanning for its web-based email client, a development sure to spur antacid sales at places like Symantec and McAfee.

For more on this:
- read full story from webpronews.com, Dec 1 2005


2. Microsoft To Update 'Windows Live' Web Mail Beta

Microsoft plans to release this week a new version of its Windows Live web mail that's currently in beta, the company said Wednesday.
The latest release, called "Milestone 4," includes better security against phishing and spam, as well as new features such as spell checking while a person types an email.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Nov 30 2005


3. Sober Attack Biggest Virus Outbreak Ever

Apparently, messages from the FBI and CIA are the way to spread worms, a security firm said Thursday as it tallied up Sober's wildfire spread during November and concluded that the outbreak was the biggest ever.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Dec 1 2005


4. In Brief: Google talks up future additions to Talk

San Francisco (InfoWorld) - Google has set up a blog to talk about future additions to its Google Talk VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application, promising that "exciting things" are in the pipeline.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Dec 1 2005


5. Skype adds in video to net calls

Popular internet phone service Skype is adding video calling to its software.
Skype's software lets computer users talk to each other for free and make cut-price calls to mobiles and landlines.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Dec 1 2005


6. Microsoft Research tool 'snarfs' up unwanted e-mail

Microsoft Corp.'s research arm Thursday released a free tool to help users slog through e-mail messages in their inbox in the order of importance, according to one of the researchers who developed the software.

For more on this:
- read full story from infoworld.com, Dec 1 2005


7. Microsoft launches anti-virus public beta

Microsoft has released a free beta of its upcoming anti-virus application.
According to Microsoft, the new anti-virus application known as Windows OneCare Live consumer beta is "like taking your PC in for a tune up at the service station".

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Dec 1 2005


8. Italy's Fastweb targeted by private equity funds

At least five private equity firms are studying a purchase of the Italian broadband company Fastweb, though any deal is very unlikely until next year.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Dec 1 2005


9. Your Communications up for sale

Your Communications - the telco that's part of United Utilities (UU) based in the North West of England - is definitely up for sale. Speculation about the future of the company has circulated for months. Last summer, for instance, it was linked to a possible take-over by The Carphone Warehouse.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Dec 1 2005


10. Adware maker sues over 'high risk' designation

Advertising software maker 180solutions has filed suit against security company Zone Labs for allegedly telling some of 180solutions' customers that its software products are "high risk."

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Dec 1 2005

IM Threats Skyrocket In November

1. IM Threats Skyrocket In November

Akonix Systems, the San Diego provider of instant messaging security systems, said that its Security Center team tracked 62 IM-based attacks in November, a 226-percent increase over last month.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Nov 30 2005


2. Internet Phone Providers Fall Short on 911

Vonage Holdings Corp., the nation's largest provider of Internet phone service, and several smaller companies could be barred from signing up new customers in many markets because they failed to meet a deadline to provide reliable emergency 911 service to all subscribers.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonpost.com, Nov 29 2005


3. Yahoo Will Add RSS to Mail Service

Aiming to drive RSS adoption to a broader market, Yahoo Inc. is adding an RSS reader to its forthcoming Yahoo Web mail service, currently in beta.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Nov 30 2005


4. Google exec: 2005 the turning point for online ads

Corporate marketers have made online advertising a standard part of media budgets as online spending looks set to accelerate further in 2006, Google's North American sales chief said late Tuesday.

For more on this:
- read from full story from CNET News.com, Nov 30 2005


5. Google sees advertisers devote more budget online

Corporate marketers have made online advertising a standard part in media budgets as online spending looks set to accelerate further in 2006, Google Inc.'s North American sales chief said late on Tuesday.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 30 2005


6. Phishers Play on IRS Web Site

Security firm Sophos is warning Internet users to be a little more wary of the IRS than usual this week after a slew of phishing e-mails disguised as refund notification from the agency were discovered.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Nov 30 2005


7. Skype 2.0 Offers Free Video Calling

Skype is upgrading its popular Internet telephone service to add video calling and a toolbar for Microsoft Outlook to find and dial contacts with a click.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! New, Dec 1 2005


8. FTC Touts Anti-Spam Technologies

Internet users can be spared up to 95 percent of the spam sent their way if their ISPs use anti-spam filters, according to a report released today by the Federal Trade Commission.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Nov 30 2005


9. Regulations Threaten Nomadic VOIP

Internet telephone providers love to flaunt subscriber mobility as a selling point. Dialing from any broadband connection is a key benefit their service has over traditional telephony, they say.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Nov 29 2005


10. GPL 3.0 Beckons Open-Source Community

The Free Software Foundation and the Software Freedom Law Center on Wednesday released the road map for the long-awaited revision of the GNU General Public License.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Nov 30 2005

E-Mail Is So Five Minutes Ago

1. E-Mail Is So Five Minutes Ago

Darren Lennard is a managing director in the London offices of European-based investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He became something of a creative-class everyman a month ago when, after a long and onerous day at the office, he plucked his hyperactive BlackBerry from his silk-lined pocket and proceeded to smash it on the gleaming granite countertop of his London home.

For more on this:
- read full story from business week online, Nov 29 2005


2. Vodafone UK, Visto launch push email service

In a move to compete with Microsoft and a rattled RIM, Vodafone UK launched its own push email offering based on Visto's mobile email service. With the new service, elegantly dubbed "Vodafone Business Email," Vodafone becomes the first mobile operator to launch its own push email service in the UK.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo News, Nov 28 2005


3. Hello, this is Google, your operator, speaking

Google has begun testing a new click-to-call service that allows users of its search engine to speak with an advertiser on Google's search results page without having to pick up the phone and dial.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news.com, Nov 28 2005


4. Deadline Passes for Internet Phone Service

Companies that provide Internet-based phone service may find themselves disconnected from new customers after missing a government deadline to provide reliable emergency 911 service.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 29 2005


5. 'Spam' e-mail filters getting better – FTC

E-mail "spammers" are aggressive as ever but Internet providers are getting better at blocking junk messages before they reach users' inboxes, according to a U.S. Federal Trade Commission study released on Monday.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 28 2005


6. Internet Agency Considers Freeing Up Single-Letter Domains

Although Internet domain names may be getting longer or more complex as Web sites creatively squeeze into the crowded ".com" address space, most single-letter names like "a.com" and "b.com" remain unused.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonposts.com, Nov 29 2005


7. eBay Exec to Head Skype in N. America

Skype, the popular international Web-based calling service that eBay Inc. recently acquired, on Monday named eBay executive Henry Gomez to run its newly formed North American business.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Nov 28 2005


8. Mirapoint Melds Mail, Security In One Appliance

Mirapoint's new M50 Message Server claims to be the first SMB appliance to offer mail, calendaring and scheduling along with integral antivirus and antispam.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Nov 28 2005

Reuters' IM Tool Plays Nice

1. Reuters' IM Tool Plays Nice

Instant messaging users in the financial industry have been among the more vocal advocates for interoperability among IM networks, and this week Reuters Group plc. gave those users another glimmer of hope when it announced that Version 5.0 of the Reuters Messaging service will federate with Microsoft Corp.'s and America Online Inc.'s consumer IM services.

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


2. Big Google Becomes Big Target

In 2001, about a dozen of Google's founding employees sat in a conference room trying to come up with a set of corporate values. After a while, one of them, an engineer, Paul Buchheit, said everything they were saying could be summed up by a simple phrase: "Don't Be Evil."

For more on this:
- read full story from New York Times, Nov 26 2005


3. Switching telcos/ISPs to get easier

Switching phone and internet providers needs to be made a lot easier if consumers and businesses are to benefit from increased competition in the UK's telco sector.

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


4. Ad dollars threaten bloggers' rebel reputations

When Anita Campbell started her Web log about small-business trends two years ago, she thought it would simply be a service for her clients and help her consulting business grow.

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


5. Sweden Aims to Bring Expo to Internet

There won't be any cotton candy, but most other treats of a world fair would be available in an Internet version of the global exposition being prepared in Sweden.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News ,Nov 25 2005


6. Swisscom's Eircom deal lies in tatters

Swisscom's plans to acquire Irish incumbent Eircom have been ripped to shreds after the Swiss government said it would not allow the telco to make overseas investments for at least the next 12 moths.

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


7. Kazaa gets stay; industry sees changes

The operator of the Kazaa file-sharing network on Friday said an Australian court would hear an appeal on a copyright case in late February conditional on Kazaa making some changes to its software in the mean time.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 25 2005


8. One in Six U.S. Web Users Sell Online

One in six U.S. Internet users have sold goods and services online and 2 percent do so on a given day, a new study found. Sales are typically done through such online classifed ads sites as Craigslist or through an auction like eBay, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said Sunday.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Nov 27 2005