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Update: BBC's iPlayer multimedia player causes row over bandwidth The British Broadcasting Corporation is under fire from Internet service providers over how its new multimedia player may cause an increase in demand for bandwidth, placing greater stresses on the infrastructure of ISPs. Belgian ISP appeals content-filtering mandate A Belgian Internet service provider has appealed a ruling that it must block illegal file-sharing on its network in a case that tests two European Union directives concerning copyright and the extent of responsibility that ISPs have for transmitted content. July 23, 7:12 a.m. PDT AOL to refund customers for unauthorized charges AOL will pay more than $3 million to settle complaints that it charged customers for unauthorized services. July 11, 12:28 p.m. PDT Court holds Belgian ISP responsible for file-sharing A court has ruled that the Belgian ISP Scarlet Extended is responsible for blocking illegal file-sharing on its network, setting a precedent that could affect other ISPs in Europe, according to a recording industry group. One legal expert doubted that claim, however. July 5, 5:25 a.m. PDT ICANN mulls registrar changes after RegisterFly debacle The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is seeking ideas and opinions on ways to modify the agreement terms it enters into with Internet registrars to protect individuals and organizations that do business with them. June 26, 4:54 a.m. PDT ICANN to tackle transparency The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers opened a week-long meeting on Monday where it will address critical issues like new generic top level domains, internationalized domain names and the organization's efforts to become more accountable and transparent. June 25, 9:43 a.m. PDT U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline U.S. broadband and VOIP providers on Monday hit a deadline to prove they could accommodate law-enforcement wiretaps. May 15, 5:05 a.m. PDT Gartner analyst warns of IT irrelevance At the Gartner Symposium ITXPO 2007, Peter Sondergaard, senor vice president of global research, gave a keynote address on emerging IT trends and how they will affect IT on a personal and professional level.  April 25, 4:03 p.m. PDT IBM lands HR outsourcing deal with American IBM reported on Mar. 2 that it has signed American Airlines as its latest major human resources outsourcing customer, announcing a $217 million deal to take over much of the airline's personnel operations. March 2, 2:25 p.m. PST European registrars gain new tool to fight spam Under a new rule that will come into force next month, European registrars for the ".eu" domain will be able to immediately stop the transfer of ownership of a domain name if it's suspected of abuse. January 18, 6:23 a.m. PST AOL scraps Music Now in favor of Napster AOL has named Napster the exclusive supplier of subscription music for its AOL Music site, and plans to migrate all 350,000 paid accounts away from the existing service, AOL Music Now, over the next 60 days. January 12, 5:59 a.m. PST Earthlink CEO Betty dead at 49 The Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta-based ISP Earthlink, Garry Betty, died on Tuesday due to complications from cancer, a statement on Earthlink's Web page says. January 3, 10:26 a.m. PST Update: Earthquake disrupts Internet access in Asia A pair of powerful earthquakes off the coast of Taiwan damaged undersea cables and disrupted telephone and Internet access in Asia on Wednesday. December 27, 4:35 a.m. PST AOL names Ron Grant president, COO AOL has named Ron Grant president and chief operating officer (COO). November 22, 10:47 a.m. PST Update: Microsoft enters domain name registration game Microsoft Corp. can now register top-level Internet domains. November 7, 3:55 p.m. PST Skirting Microsoft's Maginot Line As Microsoft’s Vista operating system slouches toward completion, there’s been a rising chorus of criticism from independent software vendors about Vista’s supposed strong suit: security. PatchGuard, a kernel-protection technology, is a favorite target. Aside from blocking access to the kernel for third-party products, some security firms are raising questions about whether the kernel-protection feature will even work. Latest among them is Authentium, a provider of security SaaS (software as a service) products, which said recently that a new product, VirtualATM, can shut off PatchGuard so the company could secure online banking transactions, even on infected PCs. InfoWorld Senior Editor Paul F. Roberts caught up with Authentium CEO John Sharp last week to talk about the controversy. November 6, 3:00 a.m. PST AOL sells AOL France for $366M AOL continued its strategy of separating its Internet access and content businesses in Europe, with the sale of its France Internet access business to Neuf Cegetel. September 22, 7:15 a.m. PDT IT consultant addiction The 12-step program has become a fixture of American life. In fact, there are now so many recognized addictions — with 12-step programs to match — that you’d think we’d run out of new ones to treat. August 28, 3:00 a.m. PDT 'Demon Wave' brings broadband to a crawl in Shanghai Shanghai government officials last week warned ADSL users to install a Microsoft Corp. security patch after Worm.Mocbot.A, called "Demon Wave" in Chinese, caused system failures and disrupted broadband Internet access across the city. August 21, 11:55 p.m. PDT AOL offers free personalized e-mail domains AOL will offer personalized e-mail domains free to all Web users starting in September, the company announced Wednesday. August 9, 9:37 a.m. PDT Update: AOL reportedly released search data AOL has apparently released details of Internet searches performed over a period of three months by hundreds of thousands of its subscribers, raising privacy concerns. August 7, 9:39 a.m. PDT AOL considers offering services for free AOL is looking at offering its services, including e-mail, for free to customers with a broadband Internet connection, according to a news report. July 6, 7:59 a.m. PDT AOL tests search-enhanced Webmail AOL is now publicly testing an enhanced Webmail service for its subscribers and instant messaging users. June 12, 1:56 p.m. PDT AOL subscribers up in arms over e-mail ads Millions have canceled their AOL LLC subscriptions in recent years, but Barbara Borchers has remained a loyal paying member of the Internet service provider since 1997. June 7, 2:46 p.m. PDT AOL users: You've got e-mail ads For the first time in its history, AOL is displaying ads along with e-mail messages to its paying subscribers, to increase the delivery mechanisms of its online ad inventory, an AOL spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday. June 6, 4:31 p.m. PDT AOL e-mail addresses get personal AOL is testing a program to let its members customize their AOL Mail address by using a domain name of their choice instead of the default aol.com, the Dulles, Virginia, Internet service provider and Web portal announced Thursday. May 19, 9:59 a.m. PDT Keeping Internet pipes free As U.S. Congress debates on major telecommunications legislation, lawmakers are considering proposals that would prohibit large telecom providers from charging fees to online content companies that use their broadband networks. April 19, 12:37 p.m. PDT Australia clamps down on spam Australia has increased efforts to battle unsolicited commercial e-mail, or spam, by introducing a code of practice for companies providing or enabling e-mail services. March 29, 4:54 a.m. PST Microsoft cuts MSN dial-up price to woo AOL customers Microsoft Corp. is offering an almost 20 percent discount on its MSN Dial-Up service's regular price, plus a free month of service, partly to nab America Online Inc. dial-up subscribers unhappy with a recent price hike, Microsoft announced Tuesday. March 28, 3:15 p.m. PST > Professional services > Hosted services |
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