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WASHINGTON — Government officials from both the U.K. and the U.S. warned Tuesday anti-spam legislation will be largely ineffective without international cooperation. Britain has already passed legislation aimed at stopping the flood of unsolicited e-mail while several bills are currently being debated in Congress. Speaking at a luncheon sponsored by the Forum on Technology & […]

The Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC), the nation’s first incubator dedicated to homeland security technology solutions, has opened in Annapolis, Md., with 80 percent of its space already leased. The seven companies’ industry expertise includes biodefense, communication and information technology solutions. The companies were competitively selected from more than 100 applicants from across the country. CIC […]

Michael Copps, one of two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and frequently at odds with FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, said Thursday the agency is pursuing an “ill-advised” policy for the future of the Internet, favoring closed networks over its traditional open nature. According to Copps, “This Internet may be dying. It may […]

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a temporary restraining order to close eight Internet sites allegedly misleading consumers into believing the sites, for a fee, could help consumers register for the State Department’s annual Diversity Visa (DV) lottery for a chance to apply […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says Rambus’ Supreme Court victory earlier this week shouldn’t be a factor in the agency’s antitrust suit against the memory chip designer. On Monday, the court declined to hear Infineon’s appeal of a lower court decision dismissing the German-based semiconductor maker’s fraud case against Rambus. In a separate action involving […]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved Wednesday the transfer of bankrupt telecom Global Crossing’s FCC authorizations and licenses to Singapore-based ST Telemedia (STT). With the approval, a newly constituted Global Crossing is expected to shortly emerge from bankruptcy. STT is the majority owner of Starhub, Singapore’s second largest telecom firm, and Indonesia’s Indosat. STT is […]

The technology industry is poised to create more than 1.5 million new jobs worldwide and generate $290 billion in tax benefits over the next four years according to a survey of IT CEOs released Thursday by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The survey, conducted by research firm IDC, highlights the views and opinions of technology […]

The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday that requires federal agencies to develop and implement security plans to protect their network systems from the risks posed by peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. No comparable legislation has been introduced in the Senate. Both the House and the Senate have already implemented security measures against P2P security […]

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has completed its first version of an enterprise architecture (EA) plan although, according to DHS CIO Steven I. Cooper, it will take another 12-24 months to completely stabilize the infrastructure of the massive new government bureaucracy. Cooper told the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Information […]

VeriSign says its Site Finder service, which it “temporarily” closed over the weekend, did not “in any manner compromise” the stability, security or performance of the Internet. Launched on Sept. 15, Site Finder directed Internet users who mistyped domain names to a VeriSign managed search site instead of the traditional error response. The Site Finder […]

The promoters of a Web-based pre-approved credit card scam agreed Monday to pay $815,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges of deceptive trade practices. Texas-based ClickForMail.com, Inc., doing business as AllPreApproved.com, and Harvey B. Vaughn, III, were part of the FTC’s Southwest Netforce May dragnet that targeted Internet scammers and deceptive spammers. In addition […]

WASHINGTON — VeriSign says it will hold the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) “fully accountable” for its actions in forcing the .com and .net registrar to close its controversial Site Finder service. Launched on Sept. 15, Site Finder directed Internet users who mistyped domain names to a VeriSign managed site instead of […]