Headsup: Down the E-Mail Drain

1. Headsup: Down the E-Mail Drain

How much time do employees waste handling e-mail? Two recent surveys attempt to quantify the "why" and "how much" of e-mail dillydallying.

For more on this:
- read full story form messagingpipeline.com, Feb 1 2006


2. Microsoft Outlines Blog Policy

Microsoft Corp., stung by criticism for taking down the blog of outspoken Chinese journalist Zhao Jing, unveiled on Tuesday its policy for accessing content on its blogging service MSN Spaces.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Jan 31 2006


3. Bundled VoIP overtaking Skype?

Internet telephony products bundled with broadband services have become more popular than third-party products, according to a report published by Sandvine, a broadband network-monitoring company.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Feb 1 2006


4. Bulldog to launch 20Mb broadband

Bulldog is to begin offering broadband at speeds of around 20Mbps from spring once it has completed trials of its ADSL2+ service. The broadband operator, which provides services direct to end users by installing its kit in BT exchanges (aka local loop unbundling or LLU), has been carrying out trials of the service since September.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Feb 1 2006


5. Politicos attack tech firms over China

Politicians on Wednesday attacked Google, Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Yahoo for declining to appear at a briefing about China's Internet censorship and called for a new law to outlaw compliance with such requirements.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET News.com, Feb 1 2006


6. Gates Speaks Out Against Net Censorship

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday that attempts by governments to censor Web site contents were doomed, because banned information can seep out despite official injunctions.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Feb 1 2006


7. Microsoft Warns of File-Trashing Worm

Microsoft has published a security advisory warning Windows users of a file-trashing worm that has been circulating via e-mail for several weeks. The worm, which is programmed to destroy a wide variety of files on the third day of every month, has been circulating since mid-January, and is estimated to have infected between 250,000 and 300,000 systems worldwide.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 31 2006


8. eBay's PayPal to collect fee on deposits

eBay Inc., the online auction house, will start collecting a fee to manage money deposited in its PayPal Money Market Fund, the company said.

For more on this:
- read full story from reuters.com, Jan 31 2006


9. Is Google Going Commercial with VOIP?

An Internet phone operator's latest financial filing has set off speculation that Google has begun selling a commercial version of its Internet phone service.
Given Google's rock star status in the technology world, the potential move is sure to enliven the market for VOIP (voice over IP), which is freely available software to make calls using an Internet connection.

For more on this:
- read full story from eweek.com, Jan 31 2006


10. 3 Phone Companies to Offer AOL's Broadband Services

In an effort to curtail the steady loss of dial-up customers, AOL announced yesterday that it would sell high-speed Internet services through AT&T, BellSouth and Qwest Communications.

For more on this:
- read full story from New York Times, Jan 28 2006