Ballmer ushers in the Vista era
Silicon.com [01/12/06]
Microsoft on Thursday said Vista, along with a revamped Office and new Exchange email server, is completed and is now available to business customers. The company will make its newest version of Windows and Office 2007 available to consumers worldwide on 30 January.

Christmas shopping crush stalls Walmart.com
zdnet [27/11/06]
A crush of online shoppers paralysed Walmart.com, the website of the nation's leading retailer, for long periods on Friday.

Top 50 online retailers in UK
netimperative [24/11/06]
The Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) has ranked the top 50 online retailers in the UK, in partnership with internet research firm Hitwise

M&S tops High Street web ranking
BBC News [24/11/06]
Marks & Spencer's website has topped a new ranking of user-friendly websites, with its fashion retailing rivals Next and Top Shop struggling at the bottom

Microsoft struggles to push out IE7
zdnet [14/11/06]
Microsoft is telling people that Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is a "high priority" update, but the company is taking longer than some expected to push the new web browser out.

The software maker said it doesn't plan to push the browser update out alongside the security patches slated for Tuesday. Instead, the browser update is being trickled out to hundreds of millions of users over a three-month period.

Websites face four-second cut-off
BBC News [09/11/06]
Shoppers are likely to abandon a website if it takes longer than four seconds to load, a survey suggests.

Asda weighs in to online shopping war
Silicon.com [06/11/06]
Asda has announced plans to expand its internet services in a bid to take on rivals Sainsbury's and Tesco, having originally been slow to embrace ecommerce.

Top firms' websites not ready for IE7
The Register [31/10/06]
A survey has found that 13 per cent of the UK's biggest companies did not have their websites ready for the launch of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), the first new version of Microsoft's market-leading browser since IE6 launched back in 2001.

UN proposes net governance changes
ZDNet UK [31/10/06]
A top United Nations official on Monday called for changes in the way the internet is operated, taking aim at "self-serving justifications" for permitting the United States to preserve its unique influence and authority online.

Google apologises for Blogger outages
ZDNet UK [27/10/06]

Firefox 2.0 to make its debut
WebUser [24/10/06]
Mozilla will today launch Firefox 2.0, the updated version of its browser software.

Firefox 3.0: Mozilla starts brainstorming
silicon.com [18/10/06]

Shoppers Seek Web 2.0 E-Commerce
clickz.com [02/10/06]

More cash pours into online ads
silicon.com [26/09/06]

Retail websites fail access test
BBC [20/09/06]

Europe nears broadband saturation
silicon.com [19/09/06]

Berners-Lee: Intelligent Web requires co-operation
ZDnet [19/09/06]
Creating a Semantic Web will need organisations to think beyond their own industries, according to W3C director Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Europe nears broadband saturation
silicon.com[19/09/06]
DSL connectivity across Europe remains on an upward trajectory, with broadband saturation soon to be reached, analyst reports suggest.

Online shoppers display greater confidence
ZDnet [05/09/06]
A survey conducted by eBay found that as consumer confidence improves, criminals are devising ever trickier methods to steal information

Near-final version of Vista announced
ZDnet [04/09/06]
Microsoft has issued Release Candidate 1 of the Windows operating system, with several improvements since the Beta 2 version

Online advertisers change tactics
BBC News [01/09/06]
Unlike TV or radio, the internet is a relatively new arena for advertisers.

Google loses ground in search battle, AOL continues to freefal l
The Register [21/08/06]
Google lost one per cent of its share of the US search market last month...

UK teens flock to gaming sites
Netimperative [16/08/06]
British kids and teenagers have a huge appetite for playing online games, with the sector experiencing rapid growth, according to new research.

Time lists 50 coolest websites
BBC News [15/08/06]
Video website YouTube and social networking site MySpace are among the 50 "coolest websites" of the year as chosen by US magazine Time.

Net neutrality 'weaklings' must answer to shareholders - FEAF
The Register [27/07/06]
Shareholder meetings look set to become the next battleground in tech and internet companies' fight with US politicians over net neutrality.

Online gambler makes more money
The Register [21/07/06]
Partygaming, the online poker and casino website, reported better off-season sales this year thanks to customers it picked up in Europe

Bogus clicks undermine online advertising
The Register [17/07/06]
More than one in ten clicks on internet ads are fraudulent, according to new data released on Monday.

The health of internet search engines' lucrative ad-based business models has been questioned with the release of a survey by Click Forensics. Based on responses from 1,300 online marketing experts, 14.1 per cent of recorded mouse clicks on ads are bogus.

Low ranked firm sues Google over zero score
Out-law [03/07/06]
Google has defended its right to rank web pages in any manner it likes in a groundbreaking court case over its search engine results.

Internet and TV shopping on the rise
Silicon.com [30/06/06]
But door-to-door salesmen lose out

Europeans slow to adopt online banking
Computing [27/06/06]
Despite moves to encourage customers to use ATMs and the Internet for transactional banking, 48 per cent of Europeans still visit a branch for routine transactions at least once a month according to analyst Forrester.

Online advertising spend closes in on direct mail
New Media Age [26/06/06}
Online advertising spend is the fourth largest media sector in the UK and is catching third placed direct mail fast according to new research.

Public sector websites to be accessible by 2010
Out.law.com [15/06/06]
Ministers of 34 European countries this week answered a call for all public sector websites to be made accessible to disabled users – four years after the call was made by the European Parliament.

Demand for next-gen web services on the rise
Net Imperative [15/06/06]
The majority of businesses plan to adopt next-generation Internet tools, such as RSS feeds, podcasting, ands user-generated content, over the next twelve months, according to the results of a new survey.

Wimbledon.org gets ace upgrade
Web User [15/06/06]
Wimbledon fans wanting point-by-point scoring updates, match statistics, and detailed player profiles can now get their tennis-fix at the tournament's official website.

Taking the sweat out of online shopping
BBC [14/06/06]
It's fair to say that the internet has revolutionised our shopping habits.

BBC gives tips on blocking BBC World Cup content
The Register [13/06/06]
The BBC has published advice explaining how to block access to one of its own heavily promoted services - live streaming video of World Cup matches.

World Cup puts sporting sites on the map
Computing [13/06/06]
Sports-related web pages have grown 17 per cent in the last 12 months thanks to World Cup fever.

Football fans flock to BBC site
BBC [13/06/06]
The BBC Sport website is the most popular online source for World Cup news in the UK, according to a study.

BBC site proves popular with football fans
New Media Age [12/06/06]
The BBC's screening of live World Cup matches on the Internet has proved popular with football fans, with 1.3m unique users logging on to BBC Sport in the first week of the tournament.

Craigslist suffers third outage in a week
ZD Net [12/06/06]
Craigslist.org, one of the Web's top classified sites, suffered its third outage in the last week on Monday.

E-tailers can still shop for best VAT regime
The Register [12/06/06]
A bid to stop eCommerce companies shopping around for the best VAT regime has failed to win support at European Union level.

Defeat for net neutrality backers
BBC [09/06/06]
US politicians have rejected attempts to enshrine the principle of net neutrality in legislation.

The Guardian puts greater focus on online news
New Media Age [08/06/06]
The Guardian will become the first UK national newspaper to offer a Web first service that will see selected news stories put online before they appear in print.

Vista Beta ready at last
The Register [08/06/06]
Last night Microsoft released the public beta, or test version, of Windows Vista. You can download it or order it on DVD.

MSN and Yahoo! tied for second place in UK search wars
Net Imperative [06/06/06]
MSN and Yahoo search are currently running neck-a-neck in the battle for the second most popular search engine in the UK behind Google, according to new research.

Critical flaws squashed in Firefox update
ZD Net [02/06/06]
Mozilla has released an update to its Firefox Web browser that repairs a dozen security vulnerabilities, five of which are deemed "critical."

AOL goes up for sale in UK
Net Imperative [02/06/06]
The UK arm of Internet service provider AOL is going up for sale, according to a news report on Friday.

Further growth forecast for internet retail sales
Computing [01/06/06]
One in 10 retail sales now takes place online, and £80bn is either spent on or influenced by the internet, according to research published last week.

Soccer sites fail accessibility tests
IT Week [01/06/06]
Web sites created to support the World Cup are not meeting recognised accessibility standards, and may face legal action as a result, according to disability charity AbilityNet.

What price a paid-for internet?
Computing [01/06/06]
A battle is brewing in the US over the future of the web, and the UK is joining the front line.

Criminal checks to go online
Computing [01/06/06]
Criminal records checks will be available online from next year and a web-based scheme to confirm job applicants’ suitability for work with vulnerable groups will be in place by 2008.

Beyond guidelines: Advanced accessibility techniques
Out-law.com [25/05/06]
In this article, Trenton Moss of Webcredible provides some tips for website operators to improve accessibility that are not featured in the de facto standard from W3C – from hidden text to visible font resizers.

Sites deny access to disabled
Computing [25/05/06]
Ninety per cent of UK voluntary sector web sites do not meet minimum standards of accessibility for disabled people, according to research from computing and disability specialist AbilityNet.

Semantic Web ready for mainstream use
ZD Net [24/05/06]
The Semantic Web, where machines are able to read the contents of documents as readily as people can, now has all the standards and technologies it needs to succeed, according to W3C director Tim Berners-Lee.

Silver surfers make up nearly one sixth of UK Web audience
Net Imperative [24/05/06]
Older people are flocking to the Web in growing numbers, with nearly one in every six UK Web users aged 55 or over, according to new data.

Online spending continues to increase
Computer Active [24/05/06]
Nearly £80-billion of annual consumer spending is either done online or influenced by the internet, and this figure is rising.

Web inventor warns of 'dark' net
BBC [23/05/06]
The web should remain neutral and resist attempts to fragment it into different services, web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has said.

National conference on public sector web accessibility
Out-law.com [22/05/06]
The Scottish Executive is supporting a conference on public sector web accessibility to educate public sector web professionals in the latest accessibility guidelines, including PAS 78 and the next version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Marketing of councils' online services
eGov Monitor [22/05/06]
The way councils are going about marketing their ‘e’ services is to be explored in a new piece of research announced this week by Socitm Insight, publisher of the annual Better connected survey of local authority websites.

The Da Vinci Code creates havoc online
Web User [19/05/06]
UK film fans are storming the internet for more information about The Da Vinci Code film - set to release today.

Charities failing on website accessibility
Out-law.com [19/05/06]
A survey of 10 voluntary sector websites has found only one – Cancer Research UK's – gaining a minimum standard of accessibility. The survey was carried out by another charity, computing and disability specialist AbilityNet.

Companies urged to register.mobi domains
Net Imperative [17/05/06]
The first pre-registration phase for the new mobile domain name, .mobi, is to start this Monday.

Odeon revamps site after UCI merger
Net Imperative [17/05/06]
Odeon Cinemas has revamped website following last year’s merger with rival chain UCI.

Half of all holidays to be booked online next year
New Media Age [17/05/06]
Half of all holidays are expected to be booked online next year, marking the first time Web sales have overtaken the high street.

Top sites failing to provide basic info
Net Imperative [17/05/06]
The Internet is lagging behind other channels at providing customer service, according to new research.

National Lottery shows bumper online sales
New Media Age [16/05/06]
The National Lottery has posted a bumper set of sales figures for the past 12 months with interactive play increasing in both numbers and revenues.

Visitscotland.com sees 76% increase in bookings
New Media Age [16/05/06]
Tourists holidaying in Scotland are increasingly turning to the Internet to book their trips, according to reports.

Yahoo homepage to get make-over
BBC [16/05/06]
Search site Yahoo is changing its main page to match the efforts of rivals to do more for visitors.

Guide for accessible sites
IT Week [15/05/06]
New guidelines will be published today providing information and resources to create more accessible web sites. The eAccessibility Charter was developed by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) and others on behalf of the Alliance for Digital Inclusion, a pan-industry business group.

EasyJet upgrades web platform
Computing [12/05/06]
EasyJet has upgraded its web architecture to achieve 100 per cent web site availability during high usage peaks.

Betinternet relaunches site ahead of World Cup
New Media Age [12/05/06]
Online gaming group Betinternet is relaunching its Web site to try and increase traffic during next month's World Cup. It's also opening its site up to customers in the US for the first time.

Comment: Web accessibility and the role of content management
Net Imperative [12/05/06]
The majority of websites suffer from a range of accessibility shortcomings, both practical and technical in order to meet their accessibility obligations.

Web sites need to raise their game
IT Week [11/05/06]
Web designers must change their working practices and respond to users' heightened expectations to make the most of Web 2.0 technologies and produce more attractive, usable web sites for firms, according to industry experts.

Silver surfers flock to cruise websites
Net Imperative [11/05/06]
Cruise websites appeal to older, well-off segments of the UK population, more than any other category of websites, according to new research.

BBC revamps website search system
BBC [11/05/06]
The BBC has updated the way net users can search across its news and sport websites and its programme webpages.

Flash to jump beyond the browser
ZD Net [11/05/06]
Adobe Systems is working on software meant to blur the line between the Web and desktop PCs.