Internet Board Again Delays Ruling on XXX Pornography (Web promotion) Domain (TechWeb)TechWeb

Internet Board Again Delays Ruling on XXX Pornography (Web promotion) Domain (TechWeb)TechWeb

Internet Board Again Delays Ruling on XXX Pornography Domain (TechWeb)
TechWeb - For the second time in two months, the Internet's key oversight agency deferred final action on creating a red-light district on the Internet through a ``.xxx''suffix.

Gartner: VoIP Security Uncertain in EBay/Skype Deal (TechWeb)
TechWeb - In another twist on the eBay/Skype deal, a research firm cautions big businesses should steer clear of the combined companies'technology. The problem: lackluster VoIP security.

ICANN Defers On'Adult'Web Suffix (TechWeb)
TechWeb - The oversight board approved a domain name for the Catalan language but decided to hold off on the".xxx"idea. There's a debate over whether the notion will actually help reduce Internet porn or spread it faster.

BSkyB moving toward hybrid Internet platform (Reuters)
Reuters - UK satellite TV company BSkyB isadding a range of new features to its pay-TV service, a topexecutive said, and it may eventually move to a hybrid platformof satellite and broadband delivery.

AOL, Microsoft talk alliance, reports say (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Reports of an alliance between Microsoft and AOL shook up the Internet world Thursday.

PluggedIn: Technology that took on a hurricane (Reuters)
Reuters - While big media covered the massdestruction brought by Hurricane Katrina with helicopter imagesand satellite weather maps, blogs have been telling storieswith similar force, but on a much more personal level.

New York Times Charges For Online Access To Columnists (TechWeb)
TechWeb - People who don't subscribe to the print version will need to pay$49.95 yearly as part of the new TimesSelect service to read op-ed and other columns; other content is included too.

New IE Bug Opens XP SP2 To Attack (TechWeb)
TechWeb - Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser sports a flaw that hackers could use to launch a remote attack on Windows XP SP2.