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Microsoft to 'open the doors' of Linux labs
News The software giant will launch a Web site to communicate with customers who use Microsoft and open-source software.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open source
Asian surfers most active on the Net
News Internet users in Asia Pacific (including Japan) were the most active on the Web in April, according to a Nielsen//NetRatings Internet audience report.
Email a savior amid anthrax risk
News Use of email could skyrocket as an ever-widening anthrax investigation turns "snail mail" into a suspicious and potentially lethal form of communication.
Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout
News The mass-mailing MyDoom virus has become the fastest spreading program to date and the damage could continue for months or years.
Tags: Viruses and worms
Draft spam bill gives S'poreans right to sue
News Proposed spam control bill recommends that anyone suffering damages from non-complaint spam can take legal action against spammers, and also recognizes mobile devices as delivery platforms.
Tags: Spam filtering, Lawsuits
M'sia warns e-mail users of Net abuse
News Following the recent arrest of individuals suspected of circulating bomb threat on the Net, the Malaysian government urged users to be cautious when forwarding e-mails.
Palm may update operating system soon
News Several registered customers of the handheld maker report receiving an e-mail message advertising an upgrade to Palm OS 4.x for US$39.95.
SAP acquires two European software makers
News Company purchases enterprise communications software developer Wicom and plans to buy ID management app maker MaXware.
Tags: Business applications, Acquisitions
Promising antispam technique gets nod
News Internet Engineering Task Force approves a technique designed to put junk e-mailers out of business forever.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security implementation/standards
Lufthansa passengers to get broadband
News Broadband access will be the latest in-flight service for travelers on Lufthansa, coming after an agreement struck by the German airline and a Boeing subsidiary devoted to mobile communications.
Mobile calls allowed on half of all airlines by 2008
News Almost half of all airlines plan to offer in-flight mobile phone connectivity for passengers by the end of 2008.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Traveller
Spam filters may feed Web marketing
News Some popular free Web services are playing both sides of the fence when it comes to protecting consumers from pesky marketers, offering to block junk e-mail while they help advertisers push promotions into customers' in-boxes.
Mozilla tries Firefox recipe with Thunderbird
News The Mozilla Foundation is funding a subsidiary to improve the open-source e-mail software. Will more plug-ins and a universal mailbox come next?
Tags: Web browsers
Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers
News Entertainment companies are pushing new antipiracy technology that could make it easier to remove suspected pirates from campus networks.
Tags: Digital media, Piracy
E-mail: When E stands for embarrassing
News Embarrassing messages in the public spotlight force changes in handling policies.
