Zimbra open source mail client geeks it up

20 March 2007

Zimbra open source mail client geeks it up
iTnews , March 2007

Flashy features buy mindshare, but plain uptime brings in the revenues.
Open source collaboration and messaging service Zimbra is banking on geek features to create popularity, but enterprise sales are still driven by straightforward business demands.

A quick demonstration of Zimbra is bound to delight the average software enthusiast. The application is essentially Outlook on steroids.


Most Computer Attacks Originate in US
Forbes, NY – Mar 19, 2007

The United States generates more malicious computer activity than any other country, and sophisticated hackers worldwide are banding together in highly efficient crime rings, according to a new report.

Researchers at Cupertino-based Symantec Corp. (nasdaq: SYMC - news - people ) also found that fierce competition in the criminal underworld is driving down prices for stolen financial information.


Report: US most prolific source of online attacks
ZDNet Asia, Asia - Mar 19, 2007

U.S. networks pumped out the highest percentage of attacks during the second half of last year, with China running a distant second, according to a report released Monday by security firm Symantec.

The U.S. accounted for 31 percent of malicious activity originating from computer networks, while 10 percent came from China and 7 percent from Germany, Symantec said in its Internet Security Threat Report.


Yahoo! Reinvents Search for the Mobile Web
TMC Net, CT – Mar 19, 2007

SUNNYVALE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) has today expanded the reach of the popular new Yahoo! oneSearch service to the Mobile Web in the United States. Yahoo! oneSearch reinvents search to give consumers exactly what they want on their mobile device - instant answers. The innovative search service that initially launched in Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 is now accessible on more than 85 percent(1) of mobile phones through the mobile Web and is also available through the gamma version of Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0. The service leverages Yahoo!'s deep experience, investment and expertise in search on the desktop as well as relationships with leading content providers to deliver an un-matched search experience to consumers.

Yahoo jumps ahead of Google on mobile phone search
Reuters.uk, UK - Mar 19, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) introduced on Monday a new Internet search system for mobile phone users that delivers locally relevant answers, a move that vaults it ahead of what rival Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) now offers.

Starting in the United States, with international markets to follow later this year, the Sunnyvale, California-based company said it planned to take advantage of the inherently local nature of many Web searches performed on phones.

AIM Plug-in IDs Users' Locations
PC World - Mar 19, 2007

Users of AOL LLC's AIM instant messaging system now have access to a plug-in that identifies their geographic location in a more precise manner than a similar plug-in developed last year.

The new plug-in, created by AOL with technology licensed from Skyhook Wireless Inc., requires a Wi-Fi enabled PC, because it determines locations by identifying nearby hot spots. Skyhook calls this method its Wi-Fi Positioning System.


AOL to let you see where IM buddies are
MSNBC – Mar 19, 2007

NEW YORK - AOL is offering users of its AIM instant messaging service new capabilities to see where people on their buddy lists are physically located.

The first phase of this push is with an unusual software plug-in developed by Skyhook Wireless, whose backers include Intel Corp. Skyhook tracks locations by using the continuous wireless pulses emitted by all Wi-Fi transmitters and Wi-Fi-enabled computers, rather than more common satellite-based approach.