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ASA rules against Internet directory
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Wednesday criticised GC Logic Ltd, a London-based company, for sending a mailing that misleadingly implied that companies owed money for having their details listed on the Internet.
[September 9, 2004, 17:20]
ASA calls McAfee ad "misleading"
News The ASA has asked McAfee to make changes to the ad which suggested that founder Alan Solomon no longer played an important role in the company. One line asked: "If Dr Solomon has the number one anti-virus software .then why did he sell his practice?
[May 14, 1997, 16:51]
ASA cautions Orange over 'unlimited' claims
News In an adjudication published on Wednesday, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Orange had been wrong to publish a magazine advertisement for its home broadband service in which it offered "unlimited UK and international calls to...
[June 13, 2007, 12:46]
The Cisco ASA 5500 as a Superior Firewall Solution
White Papers The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance provides leading-edge firewall capabilities and expands to support other security services. Firewalls provide the first line of defense in any organization's network security infrastructure.
[March 2, 2009, 19:16]
Freeserve ads 'misleading', says ASA
News The ASA claimed the offer is "misleading" -- some might say untruthful -- in that surfers were being disconnected after two hours online or ten minutes of inactivity, making a mockery of the "as long as you like" claim.
[September 11, 2002, 10:34]
Norsk Hydro ASA Secures Systems Access to 50,000 Users
White Papers Norsk Hydro ASA is Norway's second largest company, with operations including energy oil, gas, and aluminum production. Norsk Hydro ASA wanted to ensure consistency between central and local registers.
[December 22, 2006, 0:00]
Remote VPN Client Load Balancing on ASA 5500 Configuration Example
White Papers Load balancing is the ability to have Cisco VPN Clients shared across multiple Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) units without user intervention. For example, if the Cisco ASA that services the public IP address fails, another ASA in the cluster...
[July 10, 2008, 1:01]
Bulldog given ASA reprimand
News Bulldog's ads - which promised 8Mbps broadband for £9.75 per month "fixed for as long as you are with us" - drew complaints from BT and a member of the public, the ASA said. The ASA upheld the first complaints, saying the advertising had been...
[March 31, 2006, 17:15]
Hafslund ASA Improves Customer Management With a Single Source of Data
White Papers Hafslund wanted to centralize critical customer data spread across six different systems and integrate customer interaction, which was specific to each company and product. The challenge was to provide customer service center staff with a complete...
[July 1, 2008, 1:01]
Using SNMP With the Security Appliances PIX/ASA
White Papers One can monitor system events on the PIX using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This paper describes how to use SNMP with the PIX, which includes; Commands to run SNMP through the PIX or to the PIX; Sample PIX output; Management...
[February 22, 2007, 0:00]
Carphone Warehouse 'cleared' over free broadband claim
News Carphone Warehouse will be cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over its promotion of "free" broadband, the company's chief executive claimed on his blog on Thursday. Dunstone added that the company will be making "some small...
[July 14, 2006, 12:45]
BT hoovers up broadband punters with 'free' flights
Talkback Ten years after the Infamous Hoover Free Flight Fiasco & the ASA needs to wait for complaints to come in? The ASA should have things in place to stop this nonsence? AVON CALLING? Avon gets rapped over 27 complaints on it's Free phone offer?
[August 3, 2004, 12:09]
AOL taken to task over ad claim
News AOL has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over advertising claims it made about its one-megabit broadband service. The ASA said in its adjudication that the ad "exaggerated the likelihood of users achieving the maximum 1Mb...
[June 3, 2004, 14:45]
Advertising body slaps ntl
News Free ISP ntl is to be investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following nearly 50 complaints about adverts for its free service, ntlworld. According to the ASA ntl is now being formally investigated.
[June 30, 2000, 11:22]
O2 reprimanded for 'best network' claims
News O2 has found itself on the wrong end of an adjudication from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after Vodafone filed a complaint. The ASA also concluded that being the best network depended on more factors than call success, including...
[November 10, 2005, 8:15]
Advertising Standards Authority investigates breathe ad
News Following last week's decision to boot 500 customers from the breathe.net service, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received complaints from customers who were told they were "using the service too much".
[August 1, 2000, 10:08]
NTL 128Kbps product 'not broadband'
News The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against NTL for calling its 128Kbps Internet access service a "high-speed broadband product" -- a ruling that has left the cable firm furious.
[April 9, 2003, 12:00]
ISPs told 'Free' must mean free
News ISPs have been warned that "Free" must mean free by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and that promotional material must be clear about the availability of services. In its monthly report released Wednesday the ASA upheld complaints about...
[September 13, 2000, 7:48]
Car mag rebuked for 'perversion' email
News British car magazine MaxPower has received an official warning from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) for sending out a Big Brother promotional email that accused recipients of breaching the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA).
[August 17, 2001, 12:59]
BT's free flights offer hits turbulence
Talkback Somebody on the Holiday Truths web-site has just hinted that the ASA are going to uphold complaints about the Daily Express and Rise because of their combined handling of the £10 cruise offer. The findings will not be out until the first week in...
[March 31, 2005, 19:49]
