Email authentication the key to fighting spam, claims security vendor

Security vendor Tumbleweed's CEO Jeff Smith said that while email authentication is not a solution to spam in itself, without it current alternative technologies simply don't work. Back in August, email security company Ciphertrust published a report that found spammers are actively using the latest authentication techniques to ensure spam gets through - simply by complying with the new protocols. So successful were they at this that spam was three times more likely to get through such systems than legitimate email. ...more

EU states agree on rules for VoIP services

Telecoms regulators from all the EU member states have agreed new rules for Internet telephony that will enable VoIP services to compete on a level playing field with land-based and mobile services. The 25 regulators have agreed to apply the same rules to Internet services as they do to others, providing, for instance, equal access to non-Internet networks. They also agreed to look into issues of concern for VoIP operators. ...more

TUC turns to the Web to battle 'unpaid overtime culture'

The TUC has launched a website designed to tackle the UK's unpaid overtime culture. It says that over five million people in the UK are contributing ?23bn in free time to their employers each year. www. ...more

Office XP shot Clippy

Part of Microsoft's marketing campaign for its Office XP suite will include a tacit admission of the years of annoyance caused by the Office Assistant paper clip. Long-derided for programs weighed down by too many features, Microsoft will now use the demise of Clippy to persuade people that upgrading to Office XP will bring an end to "It looks like you're writing a letter.. ...more

Napster shifts UK sales and marketing to Frankfurt

Napster is moving large parts of its UK operation to Frankfurt in a bid to cut costs. Sales, marketing and management for the digital music service will be relocated to Germany, with UK general manager Leanne Sharman leaving the company. She follows Jeff Smith, the director of UK and International programming at Napster who left last week to take over as Radio 2's head of music. ...more