Internet advertising - Firefox browser nearing 10-percent market share (AFP)AFP - Upstart Internet

Internet advertising - Firefox browser nearing 10-percent market share (AFP)AFP - Upstart Internet

Upstart Firefox browser nearing 10-percent market share (AFP)
AFP - Upstart Internet browser Firefox has boosted its global market share to 8.71 percent in June, putting it on the verge of a milestone of 10 percent, a Web-monitoring firm said.

Microsoft Urges Developers to Prepare for IE 7 (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - The beta version of Internet Explorer 7 could cause compatibility problems, but many Web developers are reluctant to take advance action.

Internet's Yahoo teams up with university students in Berkeley (AFP)
AFP - US Internet powerhouse Yahoo.com is mining college brain power for technology innovations by setting up a university research laboratory, the company announced.

News Corp. forms Internet division (Reuters)
Reuters - Media conglomerate News Corp. Ltd.on Friday said it has formed a new Internet division tocreate an online hub for its Fox news, sports and entertainmentprograming.

Companies Experience Exponential Rise In Web Attacks: Survey (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Businesses often ignore the fact that their Web sites are the weakest link in their security efforts.

Surfing The Web At 125 MPH (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Internet access on airplanes, cellular signals in tunnels and elevators, next-generation Wi-Fi covering entire cities--what's next? How about surfing the Web on a fast-moving train, bus, or car.

Internet speed battle heats up (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Comcast, the Bay Area's dominant cable provider, said Tuesday that it will upgrade customers to a faster broadband Internet connection this summer -- up to 6 megabits a second for most subscribers.

VeriSign Acquires iDefense (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN) announced that it has acquired iDefense, a security-intelligence firm, for approximately US$40 million in cash.