Startup applies P-to-P to calendar scheduling

26 March 2007

Startup applies P-to-P to calendar schedulingComputerworld Australia, Australia – Mar 26, 2007

Tungle will deliver on Friday a beta version of a plug-in application designed to let users create a peer-to-peer network of people for the sole purpose of simplifying the process of scheduling meetings.
Tungle, which plugs into calendar applications, allows users to view blocks of time their contacts are free in order to schedule meetings. That can help cut down on the back-and-forth that often happens when people try to coordinate meetings.


Tungle attacks the calendar coordination problemZDNet - Mar 23, 2007

At the Under the Radar event, Tungle introduced a beta version what it describes as a peer-to-peer meeting coordinator. Users with different calendaring solutions can coordinate meetings independent of application or platform, according to the company. Tungle uses a proprietary, secure and enterprise-friendly P2P network and requires a download plug in.


NBC.com To Offer Social Networking FunctionsInformationWeek, NY – Mar 25, 2007

BC.com users will be able to share NBC videos with friends and post them on other
blogs or social networking sites\.
NEW YORK - Media company NBC Universal said Thursday it would introduce social networking and video sharing functions to its NBC.com Internet site in another move to compete for viewers with the likes of YouTube and MySpace.


Verizon logs win in VoIP battleAustralian IT – Mar 26, 2007

A FEDERAL judge dealt a blow to Vonage Holdings that sent its stock reeling on, when he agreed to bar the company from using internet phone call technology patented by Verizon Communications.

Vonage said it was confident its customers would not experience service interruptions, but investors sent its shares down nearly 26 per cent.


Judge Rules Against Vonage on PatentsForbes, NY - Mar 23, 2007

A federal judge on Friday ordered a permanent injunction against Internet phone carrier Vonage for use of rival Verizon Communications Inc.'s patents. But the injunction, which could potentially cause major disruptions to the service provided by Vonage to its 2 million customers, will not take effect for at least two weeks. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton said he will wait two weeks to officially enter the injunction while he considers Vonage's request for an extended stay.


Start-up Zimbra takes Web e-mail offlineZDNet – Mar 25, 2007

E-mail software company Zimbra on Sunday is set to release an early version of Zimbra Desktop, Web e-mail software that will run online and offline.

The company has built an open-source, Web-based alternative to existing mail servers and clients such as Microsoft Exchange and Outlook. Zimbra uses Ajax, a Web development technique that runs across browsers and operating systems.


Windows Mail bug may expose Vista usersZDNet - Mar 23, 2007

A possible security vulnerability in Windows Mail could let attackers run applications on PCs running Vista.
An attacker could send an e-mail with a malicious link that, when clicked on, would execute a program on the PC without warning, according to a description of the problem published Friday on a widely read security mailing list called Full Disclosure. Windows Mail is the successor to Outlook Express, Microsoft's free e-mail client, and ships with Vista.

Exploit-for-sale hacker pins bug on Vista's e-mail appComputerworld Australia – Mar 26, 2007

A just-disclosed bug in Windows Vista's built-in e-mail program can be used by hackers to run malicious code on a victimized PC, said a researcher Friday who two weeks ago touted an exploit-for-sale service.

Microsoft acknowledged the report, and said it is investigating the vulnerability.