News from SSIWEB

Yahoo unveils new advert system

Internet giant Yahoo is on Monday due to launch an upgrade to its web search advertising system, as it aims to catch up with market leader Google. Yahoo's new software system aims to let advertisers target potential customers more accurately based upon the words users type into the search box ... read more
Date - 08 May 2006
Category - Internet News

Kontrolit v2.03 Released

Version 2.03 of Kontrol it has lots more features and tools, including: Wysiwyg update - including form support, templates, hyperlink picker Image control update - including multi file upload, upload flash files, image editor Keyphrase Tracker Hyperlink Checker ... read more
Date - 01 May 2006
Category - SSIWeb

EU domain registry hijacked, claims GoDaddy

Europe's brand new .eu top level domain has been hijacked, according to one of the internet's leading registrars. GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons has laid into .eu registry owner EURid for approving hundreds of what he calls "phantom" registrars who have walked away with the bulk of th ... read more
Date - 11 April 2006
Category - Internet News

UK online net spending soars

The amount of cash spent on internet advertising in the UK soared last year, according to figures compiled by the World Advertising Research Centre (WARC) on behalf of the Advertising Association (AA). The trade group says spending on online advertising in the UK rose 73 per cent during 2005, ta ... read more
Date - 20 March 2006
Category - Internet News

MSN promises Google-beating search

Microsoft president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Neil Holloway last week promised that Microsoft's next search engine will be significantly better than Google. Holloway said Microsoft would launch the Google-beating search engine in the US and UK before a European rollout. He said: ... read more
Date - 06 March 2006
Category - Internet News

Nominet responds to rule-change concerns

Nominet's chairman and chief executive have hit back at claims that changes to the company's Memorandum and Articles of Association will over-commercialise the not-for-profit company. Chairman Bob Gilbert told us: "There is a lot of disinformation being peddled that is completely er ... read more
Date - 22 February 2006
Category - Internet News

Google move 'black day' for China

Google's launch of a new, self-censored search engine in China is a "black day" for freedom of expression, a leading international media watchdog says. Reporters Without Borders joined others in asking how Google could stand up for US users' freedoms while controlling what Chines ... read more
Date - 25 January 2006
Category - Internet News

Kontrolit v2.02 Released

Our latest version of our CMS system has been released - there are lots of new features including: Events plus - module Backup and restore function Management Information Show web space used Illegal scans Keyword searches Login to admin panel ... read more
Date - 16 January 2006
Category - SSIWeb

Sites exploit Windows image flaw

Computer users are being alerted to a new flaw in Microsoft Windows which can be used to attack a PC. The US net watchdog, the Computer Emergency Response Center (Cert), and security firms have issued warnings about certain types of image files called Windows Metafiles. Experts said numerous w ... read more
Date - 29 December 2005
Category - Internet News

Microsoft warns of latest flaws

Microsoft has warned Windows users of three critical flaws in its software and urged them to install patches. The security holes affect the way Windows handles certain graphic files. If left unplugged, they could allow hackers and virus writers to take control of personal computers remotely. ... read more
Date - 09 November 2005
Category - Internet News

Net users told to get safe online

Widespread ignorance about basic computer security is putting millions of people at risk from net-savvy criminals, a study suggests. It found 83% of 1,000 people questioned were not doing enough to protect themselves online, with 53% saying they did not know how to improve security. Some 42% r ... read more
Date - 27 October 2005
Category - Internet News

Spyware 'rampant' in UK computers

The UK has one of the highest rates of computers infected with secret programs that can track what people do with their machines, research shows. Only Thailand and the US had more infected PCs, found a study by security firm Webroot. It was released to coincide with a meeting in London of MPs ... read more
Date - 20 October 2005
Category - Internet News

Kontrolit v2.01 Released

Kontrol it v2.01 has been released - it contains a number of important updates on v2.00 including: New features Mailing list Content Control Set publish dates on documents Set expiry dates on documents Set review dates on documents P ... read more
Date - 12 September 2005
Category - SSIWeb

Microsoft Internet Security Flaw

Microsoft is investigating a new published flaw in the Internet Explorer browser, which reportedly allows hackers to take over users' machines. The security vulnerability has been reported by the French Security incident Response team (FrSIRT), which says the flaw is related to a piece of code ... read more
Date - 23 August 2005
Category - Internet News

Opera Security Update

Opera users are urged to update their browser software following the discovery of a security flaw that creates a means for hackers to read local files using a form of cross-site scripting attack. The vulnerability stems from a failure by Opera to restrict JavaScript privileges, for example, when ... read more
Date - 20 June 2005
Category - Internet News

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