Google Puts Instant Message Service Inside E-mail (Reuters)

1. Google Puts Instant Message Service Inside E-mail (Reuters)

Google Inc. users will be able to conduct instant message chats from a Google Web browser window, alongside their e-mails, instead of requiring a separate application, the company said late Monday.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Feb 8 2006


2. Google: Firefox AdBlock Interferes With Gmail Chat

Google Inc. is advising users of Gmail Chat to disable the Firefox browser plug-in AdBlock when using the new instant messaging feature embedded within the search engine's Web mail service.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Feb 7 2006


3. Privacy Networks Launches Integrated E-mail Management Platform

Privacy Networks took the wraps off a new integrated e-mail management platform designed to replace multiple point solutions with a single system that combines spam and virus protection with e-mail archiving capabilities.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Feb 8 2006


4. US web phone firm Vonage to float

Vonage, the broadband phone company, is to float its shares in the US, the first big company of its kind to do so. The fast-growing but loss-making business hopes to raise up to $250m from the flotation (£142m) to win new customers and expand its services.

For more on this:
- read full story from BBC News, Feb 8 2006


5. Yahoo accused in jailing of 2nd China Internet user

Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news) provided evidence to Chinese authorities that led to the imprisonment of an Internet writer, lawyers and activists said on Thursday, the second such case involving the U.S. Internet giant.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Feb 9 2006


6. E-Mail, Blogs, Text Messages Propel Anger Over Images

Mohammad Fouad Barazi, a prominent Muslim cleric here, received a text message on his cell phone last week. It was a mass mailing from an anonymous sender, he said, warning that Danish people were planning to burn the Koran that Saturday in Copenhagen's City Hall Square out of anger over Muslim demonstrations against Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.

For more on this:
- read full story from washingtonpost.com, Feb 9 2006


7. AOL UK's email suffers collywobbles

AOL's email service in the UK appears to be up and running again after suffering the collywobbles earlier today. The ISP blamed essential maintenance work in the US for the problems, which left some users unable to send or receive email, while others temporarily "lost" emails in their inbox.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Feb 7 2006


8. SonicWall Strengthens E-Mail Security

Security gear maker SonicWall said Feb. 8 that it has acquired e-mail security vendor MailFrontier for $31 million in cash. The deal will add MailFrontier's messaging security software and hardware to SonicWall's portfolio of security hardware and software products for small and midsize businesses, according to a statement from SonicWall.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Feb 8 2006


9. Intel, Skype Making PCs Chattier

Skype Technologies and Intel are making good on a promise to work together to get people talking on their Intel-based computers. Skype said on Feb. 8 that it will offer a free voice conference calling feature for up to 10 people inside its Skype 2.0 VOIP (voice over IP) software.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Feb 8 2006