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In a move that both validates the technology underlying Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and promises to help advance it, especially in terms of security, the Department of Defense (DoD) has taken a step toward developing its own, privately managed VoIP system. The DoD said it had awarded Nortel ...

When a company or even a not-for-profit organization collects, uses and/or deals with personal information, it might be legally required to immediately notify individuals whose information it is handling if there is a security breach relating to that information. Apart from specific local laws that ...

Even before the news was officially announced by Hewlett-Packard yesterday, the speculation had begun on the wisdom of the company's choice of NCR's Mark Hurd as its new CEO. Hurd, 48, who resigned his position has president and CEO after a 25-year career at NCR, will take over the spot Carly Fiorin...

EBay has moved closer to scoring a major victory in a long-running legal case after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a finding that patents the auction giant has been found guilty of violating should be revoked. The Patent Office issued a preliminary finding suggesting that patents previo...

Google raised eyebrows again with its latest acquisition, the purchase of a privately held software firm that specializes in Web analytics. The search engine giant said it bought San Diego, California-based Urchin Software for an undisclosed sum and said it would make the firm's analytical and on-de...

Possibly putting an end to a closely watched drama in the telecommunications space, MCI has accepted a sweetened takeover offer from Verizon Communications, a bid worth nearly US$1 billion more than an earlier offer but still well below the present value of what Qwest International is offering to ac...

There are four lessons for U.S. firms setting up operations offshore, beginning with the need for good market positioning, having enough American trainers on the ground, emphasizing quality over quantity, and the need to export American corporate culture overseas rather than have offshore facilities...

Regional phone carriers saw their stocks rise today as investors cheered the prospects for their long-range strategy of selling more bundled services following a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling that freed them from having to offer high-speed Internet access to non-phone customers. The...

Users of Yahoo's free instant messaging service have been targeted by a phishing attack, one of the first widespread attempts to use the messaging medium to pilfer personal information. Targets of the scam are sent a link that, when clicked, takes users to what appears to be a Yahoo site that asks f...

In an atmosphere where Internet users are bombarded with pop-up advertisements and "in-your-face" sales techniques, marketers need to re-examine how they use the Internet to target customers with valuable messages, not infuriate them with intrusive or irrelevant information. In order to be successf...

The fallout from the dot-com collapse a few years ago might be fueling a new rush for businesses to build a presence on the World Wide Web. Network Solutions CEO Champ Mitchell sees small businesses setting up shop on the Internet in record numbers. As storefront welcome signs announce a growing gat...

The entertainment industry's aggressive legal campaign against illegal file swappers has dramatically reduced the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks but might also be pushing the development of alternative "privatized" approaches to sharing music and video. The Pew Internet & American Life Proje...

Endwave, a provider of subsystems for broadband wireless networks that specializes in telecommunications, defense and homeland security, today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of 5 million shares of its common stock. Of the...

The Canadian government has proposed several copyright amendments that would serve to crack down on file sharing, preventing Internet users from freely swapping music, books and movies online. "This is terrific news," said Canadian Recording Industry Association President Graham Henderson. "Canada i...

Bidding to lay an early claim to an offbeat category of vertical search, Yahoo has launched a test version of a tool to help users find creative works that can be licensed through nontraditional means. Yahoo released a beta version of a search engine that seeks pictures, writings and other creative ...