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News (18)

• Spammer settles suit for US$1 million

  A major spammer who was accused of sending up to 25 million e-mails per day has settled a lawsuit with Microsoft and the state of Texas.

• Researcher's anti-spam tech in HIV fight

  Researchers working with Microsoft Research arm (MSR) have found a way to use software techniques to break down the HIV genetic pattern that will help analyse the patients' immune system to fight the deadly virus.

• Microsoft puts its stamp on e-mail security

  Microsoft is expected to launch updated and renamed Antigen e-mail security products, nearly a year after completing the takeover of their maker, Sybari.

• Microsoft fires off spam lawsuits

  Microsoft has filed seven lawsuits against unnamed defendants who it believes sent spam that violated the US anti-spam law CAN-SPAM.

• Why Bill Gates' anti-spam plan won't work

  News flash from Davos, Switzerland: The end of spam is near! And it's going to come, Bill Gates predicted at the World Economic Forum, because we're going to make it unprofitable to send. Taken another way: Accepting unsolicited commerical e-mail could become a small source of added income for us all.

Features and Case Studies (8)

• Why Bill Gates' anti-spam plan won't work

  The end of spam is near! And it's going to come, Bill Gates predicted at the World Economic Forum, because we're going to make it unprofitable to send. Is he for real?

• Microsoft's role in ID theft

  Peter Cullen, the company's chief privacy strategist, explains how Sender ID can take a bite out of spam and phishing.

• Should you outsource your antivirus/antispam systems?

  MSBlast has reaffirmed the importance of virus control. The option of outsourcing your AS/AV systems is getting stronger as the complexity and severity of spam and virus problems grow.

• Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID

  The Apache Foundation pulls support for the anti-spam technology because of Microsoft's licence requirements.

• Messagelabs: Clean up Net effluent now

  Messagelabs CTO Mark Sunner claims that ISPs allowing unfiltered traffic to flow to customers is like a water authority pumping out raw sewage. Additional reading: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

Reviews (3)

• Office Professional 2003 Beta 2

  Corporate buyers should test this beta -- we suspect you'll love Office 2003's integrated XML. Home users: Office 2003 hasn't been enhanced enough to merit a test. Wait for the final release, and then check our review.

• Eight e-mail virus scanners tested

  We look at eight mail-server plugins designed to make sure your servers don't take a beating the next time one comes along.

• MS and IBM get caring and sharing

  Both IBM/Lotus and Microsoft have recently released new versions of their groupware suites--Notes/Domino and Exchange--with an emphasis on collaboration. We take them both through their paces.

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