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Semantec has completed acquisition of BindView Development Corporation, a global provider of agent-less IT security compliance software. [Read more]  [Read more]

IM and P2P network threats had increased 2,200% in 2005 compared to 2004. Most alarming trends in 2005 were threats targeting multiple networks, IRC controlled botnets, and IM-borne rootkits. [Read more]  [Read more]

93% Europeans have accessed the Internet from home. 47% have accessed Internet from work, 26% from educational institutions and 19% from Internet cafes. [Read more]  [Read more]

Yahoo has bought Webjay, a website which allows users to create and publish playlists for music, audio or video online. Webjay will be integrated into the Y! Music engine. [Read more]  [Read more]

AOL has acquired Truveo, a video search engine. Truveo will be integrated into AOL’s existing Video and Search teams. [Read more]  [Read more]

Yahoo is going to launch Yahoo Link @ Sheraton for Sheraton Hotel and Starwood Hotel guests. Yahoo Link @ Sheraton will allow hotel guests to surf the Internet, access email, and print boarding passes. [Read more]  [Read more]

Advertisers in the U.S and Canada have spent $5.75 billion on Search Engine Marketing in 2005. This is a 44% increase from 2004 spending. [Read more]  [Read more]

Google has launched Google Pack, a one-stop software package that helps ‘discover, install, and maintain a wide range of essential PC programs’. Google has also announced Google Updater that keeps all the software in the Google Pack updated and current. [Read more]  [Read more]

A new worm has been identified that affects AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) applications. The worm targets PCs that are infected with lockx.exe or palsp.exe. [Read more]  [Read more]

Google sites held the top position in the qsearch analysis conducted by comScore Media Metrix with 39.8% of the internet population visiting the site. Yahoo held the second position with 29.5% visiting the site. [Read more]  [Read more]

Google and Intel are going to partner on video search. Customers will be able to search for internet video using Google Search on Intel Viiv technology platform. [Read more]  [Read more]

D-Link has launched the SecureSpot Internet Security Device for home and small office networks. ISD protects computers against viruses, spam, spyware, pop-ups and hackers. [Read more]  [Read more]