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30th January 2005 Archive

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  • Mobile operators need IT know-how

    Struggle to upsell mobile data

    Mobile operators attempts to increase revenues through corporate data services are doomed to failure unless they can provide more than just devices and airtime. This is according to a new report from research firm Datamonitor which looks at how mobile operators currently address the corporate data solutions market and examines …

    Mobile 30 Jan 2005, 21:56

  • Germany gets tough with spammers

    Strengthening law

    Germany's ruling coalition of Social Democrats and Greens will introduce tough laws to fine spammers. People sending junk email in Germany can expect fines of up €50,000, Reuters reports. The proposed law, which will have its first reading in the lower house next month, is an extension of the Tele-services Act (Gesetz über die …

    Spam 30 Jan 2005, 22:03

  • Classified Dutch military documents found on P2P site

    Human traffickers

    At least 75 pages of highly classified information about human traffickers from the Dutch Royal Marechaussee - a service of the Dutch armed forces that is responsible for guarding the Dutch borders - have been leaked to the controversial weblog Geen Stijl (No Style). The documents, whicn contain phone numbers and tapped …

    Security 30 Jan 2005, 22:16

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