GeneralSMEs turn to the web for better business

52% of the UK’s SMEs use the internet as the primary channel to promote their company and to communicate with partners, better business

InternetMicrosoft, Ask.com pressure Google on privacy (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Microsoft is joining Ask.com in offering new privacy features for Web searchers, and the two companies are now calling on the search and online advertising industry to develop a common set of privacy practices.

GeneralIntel Network Chips Get up to Speed

Intel will help server network interfaces take advantage of major recent advances: multiprocessor systems, multicore processors, and virtualization.

GeneralRussian internet attacks against UK unlikely, analyst says

Internet attacks originating from Russia against the UK are unlikely to occur as the row between Moscow and London continues, a security expert has said.

InternetAsk, Microsoft Talk Search Privacy

The two search rivals ask Google and others to join their commitment to develop global privacy principles.

GeneralPlus Markets technology upgrade vital as exchange is granted new status

Share trading centre Plus Markets will be able to fully utilise its latest trading platform after being granted recognised investment exchange status.

InternetMicrosoft and Ask call for heightened Internet privacy (AFP)

AFP - Microsoft and Internet search rival Ask.com are bolstering online privacy and calling for a tech industry summit devoted to that goal, they said Monday.

InternetMicrosoft, Yahoo tweak privacy policies (AP)

AP - Hopping on the privacy-protection bandwagon, Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are limiting how long their Internet search engines retain potentially sensitive data about their users.

GeneralNAC growth sluggish as companies consider network security options

Companies are taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping the technology's maturity will make it more cost effective.

InternetResearchers hack into iPhone via Web (AP)

AP - Hackers could take control of an iPhone if its owner visits a doctored Web site or Internet hotspot, security researchers reported Monday.