Time Warner to drop AOL from name

AOL Time Warner is to drop the 'AOL' part of its name and revert to the pre-merger name of Time Warner. It is also to change its stock ticker back to TWX. The changes reflect the feeling in the company that the name AOL Time Warner has become synonymous with the dot com madness of the late 1990s. ...more

UK broadband users rate ISP customer service poorly

Broadband customers are finding poor customer service an increasing problem, according to research from Point Topic. Recent analysis from the group shows that users who reported being 'very' or 'fairly' dissatisfied with the 'after sales support' rose from 7 per cent in February 2006 to 18.3 per cent in December 2006. ...more

Australia introduces first anti-spam code

Australia has become the first country to lay down a code of practice to deal with spam. ISPs and other email service providers are now required to give adequate spam filters to their customers or face fines of up to A$10 million. The new Australian code, the 'Internet Industry Spam Code Of Practice - A Code For Internet And Email Service Providers' has been introduced by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). ...more

Expensive IP pursuit pushes SCO $2 million into the red in Q1

SCO has reported a net loss of $2,253,000 for the first quarter of 2004, stumping up $3,440,000 to pull in just $20,000 from its initiatives to licence Unix intellectual property. The company made $11,392,000 on its core Unix business, compared to $13,540,000 in the same quarter of 2003. 'Our revenue and results of operations for the first quarter were consistent with our expectations,' said Darl McBRide, President and CEO. ...more

Lower cost Linux proves irresistable

The latest study commissioned by OpenForum Europe shows that directors are increasingly confident of deploying open-source software throughout public and commercial organisations. As ever, it's the financials that prove the most persuasive, with the lower licence costs and total cost of ownership (TCO) major factors. And with Microsoft's Licensing 6 program introduced last year most businesses who signed up have found their software costs increasing. ...more