Coupures de Presse [ le 1er mai ]

Articles à la "Une" : www.netsurf.ch

Combien sommes-nous en ligne? Près de 379 millions de personnes ont accès à l'internet dans le monde Près de 379 millions de personnes ont actuellement accès à l'internet dans le monde et sur ce total, deux tiers utilisent régulièrement ce moyen de communication, selon une étude publiée lundi. (Yahoo Actualités) CanalTalk CanalTalk vous met sur la " voix " CanalTalk permet d’accéder à Internet à partir de n’importe quel téléphone, et d’obtenir ainsi des informations (bourse, comptes, horoscope, météo, news, réservations...) par simples commandes vocales. Une alternative au WAP et l'introduction d'un nouveau business model pour les sites clients

Press clippings [ May 1st, 2001 ]

Featured Articles : www.netsurf.ch Hack Attacks Pro-Chinese and pro-U.S. hackers continue attacks With recent strains between the two countries, pro-China and pro-U.S. hackers dueled over the Internet on Monday, defacing dozens of Web sites but apparently leaving little permanent damage. (CNN) BBC site attacked The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has confirmed that hackers supporting the liberation of Kashmir have attempted to break into a server used to provide information to BBC staff around the world. (MSNBC)

IM Virus First MSN Messenger virus The first known virus that spreads by MSN's Messenger Service application has been discovered. W32/Hello, an Internet worm that affects Windows machines, arrives via MSN Messenger as a file called «Hello.exe». (The Register) «Hello» worm - Low risk rating by McAfee

eBay most visited site Online auctioneer eBay surpasses Amazon as most-visited e-commerce site According to a ratings study released Monday, online auctioneer eBay has eclipsed rival Amazon.com in the battle for e-commerce retail supremacy. (Nando Times)

Boo, back in the news Boo technology back up for sale The internet firm which bought Boo.com's technology platform for a fraction of its development cost last year is facing a cash crunch of its own. (BBC)

Hard Times Excite announces second round of major job cuts Excite@Home said it was cutting 13 per cent of its workforce as it continued to feel the pain of the shrinking online advertising market. The 380 layoffs were the second major round of job cuts this year at the internet access company. (FT)