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March 8, 2005:
Identity thief gets 5-1/2 years in prison

February 2, 2005:
Warning: Brace yourself for a large increase in spam

January 24, 2005:
Users can't tell the difference between natural search results and paid ads

January 21, 2005:
Rank for $ales proudly launches its new SEO Help Forum

January 19, 2005:
New York ISP suffers domain hijacking

January 18, 2005:
New click fraud detection service launches

January 13, 2005:
Potential Gmail security flaw opens up access to others' emails

January 5, 2005:
Spam King ordered to cease and desist by the FTC

December 21, 2004:
Online CPG advertising up 25 percent

December 16, 2004:
E-retailers fighting online fraud

December 13, 2004:
Canada is a leader in Internet services and eCommerce

December 10, 2004:
On Google, the average cost per click is 54 cents

December 2, 2004:
Phishers setting up fake e-commerce sites

November 30, 2004:
The Register serves banner malware

November 26, 2004:
Is it safe to use a desktop search engine?

November 25, 2004:
Kids view 106 percent more Web sites

November 22, 2004:
Applications to become more vulnerable in 2005

November 19, 2004:
Can rich media overtake search before 2010?

November 15, 2004:
Search engine marketing to reach $9.4 billion in 2004

November 10, 2004:
31.5 million households are currently banking online

November 4, 2004:
40% of people begin their holiday shopping before Thanksgiving

November 2, 2004:
Online sales to reach $21.6 billion this Christmas

October 27, 2004:
PostNuke website attacked by hackers

October 27, 2004:
Getting ready for the next-generation Internet

October 26, 2004:
AMD winning customers in the corporate world

October 19, 2004:
Number of Canadians banking online grew 36 percent

October 18, 2004:
Survey shows people prefer doing product research online

October 13, 2004:
Twenty two new security flaws discovered in Windows products

October 4, 2004:
Network news anchors criticize bloggers

September 29, 2004:
Microsoft and Amazon sue phishers and spammers

September 28, 2004:
Green marketing the Internet

September 26, 2004:
Microsoft to start shipping its new set-top box Web TV

September 22, 2004:
Google toolbar causes various Internet security problems

September 14, 2004:
Security experts: More viruses expected

September 2, 2004:
Critical security flaws found in Kerberos

September 1, 2004:
Tableau makes interpreting databases easier

August 31, 2004:
Another phishing attack for Deutsche Bank

August 31, 2004:
Sendmail to authenticate source of e-mail messages

August 27, 2004:
Worldwide server market up 6.9 percent

August 26, 2004:
People strongly integrating the Internet into their daily lives

August 26, 2004:
Microsoft drawing mainframe customers to Windows

August 18, 2004:
Microsoft delaying distribution of Windows XP SP2

August 10, 2004:
Demand for 64-bit chips to rise

August 4, 2004:
Oracle to make patches available for 31 security flaws

July 29, 2004:
Is Bangalore overtaking Silicon Valley?

July 26, 2004:
Amazon opening up its API to other companies and developers

July 20, 2004:
IT outsourcing deals steadily increasing

July 17, 2004:
Broadband helps boost the Internet

July 15, 2004:
Business Week interviews SEO expert Serge Thibodeau on search engine optimization

July 15, 2004:
Power lines to deliver high-speed Internet access

July 6, 2004:
Top 5 Internet Trends shaping up 2004

June 28, 2004:
Open source to rekindle e-commerce?

June 25, 2004:
Sophisticated Web attack could steal financial information

June 17, 2004:
New security vulnarabilities in CVS open source tool

June 16, 2004:
Survey: Blog readers are more mature and affluent

June 16, 2004:
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft affected by Akamai DNS disruption

June 15, 2004:
Updated version of Windows XP SP 2 to be ready in Q3

June 14, 2004:
Texas Instruments to adopt a unified DSL standard

June 9, 2004:
Sun Hosting launches new data center

June 9, 2004:
XML and Web services emerging as SOA platform

June 7, 2004:
Plexus and Explet.A virus threaten Windows machines

June 7, 2004:
Proxy enables companies to block inappropriate content

June 3, 2004:
RegistryPro launches .pro domain

June 2, 2004:
Web services spending to rise to $11 billion in 2008

June 1, 2004:
Engineer arrested for writing Trojan horse

May 31, 2004:
64-bit Windows virus spotted for the first time

May 26, 2004:
Code-checking tools for better Internet security

May 25, 2004:
Microsoft updates Web services enhancements

May 25, 2004:
Tim Berners-Lee critical of sponsored top-level domain names

May 19, 2004:
Security flaws discovered in open-source databases

May 18, 2004:
Global Business Listing reduces its annual paid-inclusion fees

May 17, 2004:
Intel's Prescott will end buffer overflow security problems

May 14, 2004:
Important security flaws found in Symantec Firewalls

May 14, 2004:
Critical security vulnerability in the 802.11 wireless protocol

May 11, 2004:
Second person arrested in Sasser worm case

May 10, 2004:
Sasser virus author arrested

May 5, 2004:
Microsoft increasing investments in Web services

May 4, 2004:
PayPal now offering Web services APIs

April 30, 2004:
Try the Viewpoint Toolbar for IE

April 29, 2004:
Google files for $2.7 billion IPO

April 29, 2004:
A new operating system for companies and individuals

April 27, 2004:
MySQL now offers database clustering technology

April 21, 2004:
Cisco releases fix to a very critical protocol flaw

April 20, 2004:
The bond between an advertiser and his client is changing

April 14, 2004:
MySQL applications grew 30 percent in 2003

April 9, 2004:
The new “G” operating system

April 6, 2004:
Microsoft launches new blog site

March 24, 2004:
Google developing voice search technology

March 12, 2004:
Spammers getting sued by 4 major US Internet Service Providers

March 4, 2004:
Online staging match for nasty virus writers

March 1st, 2004:
Online payment industry to grow to $12.5 billion in the US

February 10, 2004:
MyDoom virus reappears as a new version

February 9, 2004:
Microsoft in no rush to go to war with Google

February 5, 2004:
IBM progressing on its search engine R&D

January 26, 2004:
Microsoft will have its own toolbar

January 20, 2004:
Web services in a state of flux

January 20, 2004:
Marketers investing more in Web marketing

January 15, 2004:
Yahoo confirms it is cancelling its contract with Google

January 15, 2004:
Still puzzled why e-Commerce shoppers abandon their shopping carts?

January 12, 2004:
New Trojan horse program spreading

January 8, 2004:
Forrester predicts higher spending in the e-commerce industry

January 6, 2004:
Linux kernel upgrade needed because of security flaws

January 6, 2004:
Online retail experienced significant growth in 2003

December 22, 2003:
US $2.11 billion in online sales in one week

December 15, 2003:
Canadians to spend average of $575 each this Christmas

December 10, 2003:
US holiday shoppers spent $8.5 billion online in November

December 9, 2003:
Congress finally OKs antispam legislation

December 2, 2003:
Micropayments idea making a comeback

December 1st, 2003:
Sobig virus still rampaging around the Web

November 27, 2003:
Serge Thibodeau of Rank for $ales is quoted in today's New York Post edition

November 26, 2003:
Serge Thibodeau of Rank for $ales to be quoted in the New York Post

November 25, 2003:
November 2003 Google Update & Dance Discussion

November 24, 2003:
Online retail sales up 27 percent in Q3 2003

November 22, 2003:
House passes antispam bill

November 10, 2003:
Computer viruses celebrate 20 years

October 30, 2003:
Internet security gets root-level boost

October 29, 2003:
87% of Web applications yield positive ROI results for most companies

October 16, 2003:
DoS attack warning for Windows 2000 / XP

October 7, 2003:
Blog marketing: it's all about your brand

October 1st, 2003:
Online paid content grows over 300%

September 23, 2003:
35% of Canadians use the Web for travel information

September 7, 2003:
Happy Birthday Google!

August 21, 2003:
Sobig-F Overruns Networks, Email Traffic

August 15, 2003:
Microsoft Tries to Keep Patch Available

August 15, 2003:
Wal-Mart's massive IT initiative could force the way global suppliers do business

August 12, 2003:
Blaster/Lovsan worm spreading rapidly

August 6, 2003:
Press Announcement: GCIS launches Internet Security.ca & Proxy Sentinel™

August 6, 2003:
IBM, Sun, HP support open security standard

August 6, 2003:
Online sales to grow, but more slowly

August 4th, 2003:
B2B E-Commerce Continues With Steady Growth

August 1st, 2003:
Canadian eCommerce industry growing fast

July 31, 2003:
Experts anxious over possible Web attack

July 28, 2003:
Computer security in the business world: The Pros and Cons of Automatic Updates

July 25, 2003:
eCommerce on a hyperactive dose

July 25, 2003:
Smart marketers will use the Web

July 24, 2003:
Connect Ontario: Partnering for Smart Communities

July 23, 2003:
Top 100 Web Sites Invisible to Search Engines

July 19, 2003:
Smart people starting to recognize the value of business blogs

July 18, 2003:
New worm poses as Microsoft patch

July 15, 2003:
Yahoo drafts allies for portal tool

July 15, 2003:
Yahoo Declares War On Google

July 10, 2003:
Online Ad Spending to Hit $6.3B This Year

July 3, 2003:
Europe E-Commerce to Grow Fourfold to 2006

June 30, 2003:
Bugbear, Sobigs Lead Infusion of New Viruses

June 27, 2003:
Michigan Senate passes tough antispam bill

June 26, 2003:
Internet Security Warning: IE flaw could unearth worm

June 22, 2003:
A new Web search engine has been discovered

June 20, 2003:
GCIS announces the successful deployment of its new web search engine

June 18, 2003:
Survey: email makes workers much more efficient

June 18, 2003:
Spam Replaces Security as Top Messaging Priority

June 12, 2003:
Net Users Spend 7.6 Hours per Week Online

June 6, 2003:
Virus could make for a freaky Friday

June 6, 2003:
Finland to use digital signatures in national ID cards

June 4, 2003:
Web retailers will have to upgrade their Web sites

June 3rd, 2003:
Sobig.C virus getting bigger

May 30, 2003:
Internet use is skyrocketing in Russia

May 27, 2003:
World record for overt digital attacks in one year broken

May 27, 2003:
E-Mail Prevails As Preferred Biz Communication

May 25, 2003:
Online Ads Finally Click

May 24, 2003:
E-Commerce Sales Rise Nearly 26 Percent

May 23, 2003:
Gartner urges banks to prepare for Check 21 legislation

May 23, 2003:
E-Commerce Wholesalers Show Healthy Growth

May 20, 2003:
The My Web Services™ Platform now supports ACORD XML transactions

May 19, 2003:
New Worm Cloaked in Microsoft Disguise

May 19, 2003:
Making Sense of US B2C E-Commerce Findings

May 16, 2003:
Survey: E-commerce sales soaring 48 percent

May 15, 2003:
Report: Canadian financial institutions not using basic security

May 15, 2003:
Fizzer worm may be fizzling

May 9, 2003:
Canada’s laws regarding spam are lax and ineffective

May 5, 2003:
Microsoft plugs BizTalk Server holes

May 1st, 2003:
US B2C E-Commerce Tops $90B This Year

April 30, 2003:
Manitoba opens it’s 600th Community Connections site

April 29, 2003:
Measuring B2C E-Commerce Activity

April 26, 2003:
B2C e-commerce market will reach $90 billion in 2003

April 23, 2003:
Study Finds Email Easily Beats Out the Phone

April 22, 2003:
UBL infrastructure levels playing field for small companies

April 21, 2003:
Banks cash in as more bills are paid online

April 21, 2003:
Web services standards pick up momentum

April 21, 2003:
The ligitimate volume of e-mail has risen by over 50% in corporate America

April 18, 2003:
Survey: Most e-commerce merchants lack measurement and ROI verification

April 17, 2003:
Beware That Windows Error Message

April 17, 2003:
In this rare paper, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page explain
the anatomy of a large-scale hypertextual web search engine and its main functions

April 17, 2003:
Dial-up Internet service gets a strong boost

April 16, 2003:
The Internet could be the only way to access certain government services in New Zealand

April 16, 2003:
Lawyers say Internet security could be the next big area of cyber law

April 15, 2003:
AOL Sues Spammers, Blocks Some Broadband Accounts

April 14, 2003:
Special Report: The Future of Outsourcing may lie on the Internet Grid

April 11, 2003:
Internet Service Providers Strongly Back New Antispam Bill in Senate (djones)

April 11, 2003:
Tax sites brace for rush over the weekend

April 11, 2003:
U.S. Senators introduces bill designed to crack down on unsolicited bulk e-mail

April 10, 2003:
Canadian government on top when developing e-government service

April 9, 2003:
Future of Outsourcing May Lie On the Grid

April 8, 2003:
Study: Internet, e-mail driving thirst for paper

April 3rd, 2003:
Canadian sales on the Internet: 95% were to other businesses, hence B2B

April 2nd, 2003:
The Internet creates value by decoupling different types of systems

March 28, 2003:
Internet domain names set to go multilingual

March 26, 2003:
Standards development would be better or different in XML

March 21, 2003:
Worldwide B2B E-Commerce to Surpass $1T in 2003

March 20, 2003:
Microsoft patch causes system failure

March 14, 2003:
UPDATE: Vendors publish two new Web services specs

March 13, 2003:
Yellow alert called for Code Red II worm

March 10, 2003:
Doing more with less, thanks to information technology

March 7, 2003:
Scientists: Internet speed record smashed

March 5, 2003:
GCIS launches Web Store™, an innovative and integrated B2C e-tailer solution

March 5, 2003:
Tax payers are increasingly turning to the Net to file their returns

February 28, 2003:
EDI over the Web ready for heavy-duty corporate use after years of development

February 27, 2003:
Number of Internet users in Europe will climb to 196.2 million by the end of 2003

February 27, 2003:
Customer satisfaction growing rapidly in e-commerce sales

February 26, 2003:
Electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) benefit both the sellers and the buyers

February 25, 2003:
LoveGate worm's compromised a moderate number of PCs worldwide

February 20, 2003:
White House issues cybersecurity draft

February 20, 2003:
Japan mobile Internet subscriptions hit 60 million

February 20, 2003:
Teleworking an essential part of IT strategy in 2003

February 20, 2003:
The Internet now helping the RCMP in booking and arresting wanted criminals

February 19, 2003:
Ipsos-Reid reports that 62% of Web users have purchased a product or service online

February 18, 2003:
Computer viruses will create US $28 billion worth of damages worldwide IN 2003

February 18, 2003:
74% of US Internet users favor making mass spamming illegal

February 18, 2003:
B2B Exchanges' Transaction Activity for 2003

February 18, 2003:
Hacker accesses 2.2 million credit cards

February 18, 2003:
British scientists will have access to a national e-science-computing grid

February 17, 2003:
Global Positioning System (GPS) will now help people find local businesses thanks to the Web

February 14, 2003:
Bush administration releases national plan to secure cyberspace

February 12, 2003:
.Net patent could stifle standards effort

February 12, 2003:
Kawasaki uses Web Services & e-business system to bypass distributors

February 10, 2003:
IT security has jumped to the top of the list of priorities for CIOs

February 7, 2003:
GCIS has completed the development of the My Web Services™ Platform

February 6, 2003:
Japan wants to be the most advanced IT country by 2005

February 5th, 2003:
Jupiter Survey: An online US sales tax will not impede the growth of e-commerce

February 5th, 2003:
Internet security market to reach US $45 Billion by 2006

February 4th, 2003:
Attacks on corporate networks by online vandals fell in the second half of 2002

February 3rd, 2003:
The Internet has affected how people in the US shop

February 1st, 2003:
Experts: Microsoft security gets an 'F'



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