Spyware, adware and malware are all similar to each other, with
each one attacking user's privacy in a different way and with
varying purposes. Spyware is used by different intruders to
either track internet usage information for advertising or to
steal personal information and sell it which could lead to
identity theft.
In a study done in an IDC based out of Massachusetts it was
predicted that money spent on internet security from spyware
will jump from $12 million in the U.S. during 2003 to ...
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Las Vegas, NV May 11, 2005 Lasvegas.net now introduces a voice
over internet protocol (VoIP) for your home or office.
VoIP is the ability to convert voice or fax calls into data
packets for transmission over the Internet or other IP-based
networks. Unlike traditional phone calls, where the conversation
is converted into electronic signals that traverse an elaborate
network of switches, in a dedicated circuit that lasts the
duration of a call. VoIP works by converting the conversation
into ...
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IKANO Attributes its 1,253 Percent Revenue Growth to a
Philosophy of Innovation
Salt Lake City ' IKANO Communications, the nation's largest
provider of private-label Internet services, today announced
that it ranked 175th on the 2004 Deloitte Technology Fast 500
listing of the fastest growing technology companies in North
America. Highlighting both established and emerging technology
companies, the rankings are based on percentage revenue growth
over five years, from 1999'2003. IKANO grew ...
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If a new webcam technology from Microsoft get the go-ahead, then
instant messaging could get a whole lot more interesting.
Currently under development at the Microsoft research labs in
Cambridge, England, the new webcam, i2i consists of two lenses,
which carefully follows an individual's movement. Using an
exclusively developed algorithm to cleverly blend what each lens
is seeing, resulting in the creation of an accurate stereo
"cylopean" image.
All very technical, but for the 18.5 million ...
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The face of technology users continues to change. According to
the Pew Internet & American Life study, "a greater portion of
enthusiastic tech users find it more difficult to do without
their computer, cell phone and internet than their television
and landline telephone". Thirty one percent of the population
are considered heavy technology users.
Many of this "tech elite" access the internet wirelessly and pay
for online content. For this group, email is as important as the
telephone.
Here is ...
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