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Sizing The Opportunity: The Quality And Extent Of Online Education In The United States, 2002 And 2003
White Papers While there is now some statistical information available on distance education at higher education institutions in the United States, very few if any research surveys have focused on online education.
[April 17, 2005, 3:00]
Online Growth Plateaus
News The number of Internet users in the United States expanded much more slowly during the past two years compared with previous years, but many of the 126 million people who are online are becoming more attached to the Web.
[December 23, 2003, 13:35]
US Tops Phishing League
News The United States hosts more online scamming and identity theft Web sites than any other country, a leading security think tank has found. The spread [of Web sites] seems to be where more machine are online in the first place".
[February 28, 2005, 12:55]
Online Solution Built With Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers Boosts Campaign Results And Cuts Costs
White Papers When RedRiver Systems, LLC built a brand new online donation processing system for a group of United Ways to automate their workplace campaigns, donations went up and administration costs went down - more than 70,000 donors raised $20 million in...
[August 10, 2007, 11:08]
UN Proposes Net Governance Changes
News 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.
[October 31, 2006, 11:12]
Regulators Fear AOL-Time Warner Merger
News America Online and Time Warner must now persuade regulators in both the United States and Europe that their merger won't stifle broadband access and digital music. According to an EMI spokesman, EMI and Time Warner will tell the EC they are...
[September 5, 2000, 9:10]
British E-government Hailed By UN
News It was put together by United Nations Online Network in Public Administration and Finance (UNPAN), a division of the UN that details the public policies, administration and services of UN member states.
[January 12, 2005, 13:40]
AOL Claims Speed Crown
News This software is one technique that AOL is employing to boost subscriber loyalty and to attract new users, something EarthLink and United Online have already been doing. United Online said the study was a validation of accelerated dial-up Internet...
[August 19, 2003, 10:50]
Cisco CSS 11K Provides 100% Availability For Comic Relief
White Papers Comic Relief UK's Red Nose Day 2001 was not only the most successful Red Nose Day to date, it also broke all previous online fund raising records in the United Kingdom. Recognizing the value of online technology, Comic Relief UK leaders knew the...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Chatroom Danger: Britain Breaks UN Pledge To Protect Kids Online
News Britain is in breach of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the child by failing to provide proper protection to children online, according to legal experts. If the state isn't doing enough to protect children online, this is a potential...
[March 15, 2001, 12:40]
Record Labels Put The Brakes On CD Copy Locks
News Fearful of consumer backlash, major record labels in the United States have slowed controversial plans for making CDs more difficult to copy, even as tension over online music piracy mounts. Last year, news that record companies were planning to...
[September 3, 2002, 13:28]
Copyright Differences Brew P2P Clash
News Although it's still illegal to download the songs from the United States, it's much harder for copyright holders to find people who are downloading, as opposed to uploading, specific files online. If a Web-based service comes online, it might be...
[January 8, 2003, 9:22]
MSN UK Partners With Gambling Site
News Online gambling has caught the attention of everyone from Web users to legislators, especially in the United States. In contrast, the United Kingdom has welcomed online gambling. Microsoft's UK portal has inked a two-year marketing deal to provide...
[June 11, 2001, 9:32]
Yahoo! To Shut Down European Sites
News On 28 June, the online portal company plans to shut down the auction sites that serve the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as those that handle France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Generally determined by subtracting negative feedback comments from...
[June 14, 2002, 10:22]
US May Play Online Tax Man For EU
News The concessions illustrate the increasing pressure to tax online goods both in the United States and elsewhere. Some US online companies could soon be required to take on a new role: tax collectors for the European Union.
[December 27, 2001, 11:52]
EBay Says 'oui' To Purchase Of French Site
News In a widely expected move, giant online auctioneer eBay has agreed to buy French auction site iBazar for as much as $112m in stock. IBazar, based in Paris, has been providing its online auction service for customers since October 1998.
[February 22, 2001, 14:45]
MasterCard Fights Back Against Phishing
News Credit card giant MasterCard announced on Tuesday a new initiative aimed at fighting the growing problem of online fraud, specifically the emerging threat of phishing schemes. We need to protect consumer confidence in the payment systems being used...
[June 22, 2004, 16:35]
EBay Launches $100m Charity Auction
News In the latest online effort to raise money for disaster relief, eBay has launched a charity auction aimed at raising $100m in 100 days. EBay's charity auction is one of several online that are raising money for relief efforts in the wake of last...
[September 18, 2001, 10:28]
VeriSign Warns Of Organised Gangs Behind Net Crime
News The United States' favoured status among online criminals, however, underscores that the country has to do much more to protect its online citizens, Griffiths said. Organised gangs are more likely than ever to be behind online attacks, according to...
[November 17, 2004, 8:40]
AOL Quietly Shifts Staffing To India
News America Online is quietly laying the groundwork to hire software engineers in Bangalore, India -- a decision that is sparking some pointed criticism but also is becoming de rigueur among technology companies.
[December 23, 2003, 7:35]
