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                    Azaleos aims to capitalize on the complexity of Exchange by offering an e-mail appliance and monitoring service that eases customer headaches.
                    
			            - By Paul  Desmond
 - December 01, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Unsolicited e-mails continue to plague Europeans and account for between 50 and 80 percent of all messages sent to mail inboxes, the European Commission said Monday. 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - November 27, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    EU report says that 50-80 percent of all e-mails are junk e-mails, with much of it coming from outside the EU nations.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - November 27, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    There's a new way to send large movie, music and other files without worrying about whether the e-mail systems can handle large attachments.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - November 22, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Right on the heels of the releases of Windows Vista and Office 2007 to manufacturing, Microsoft has released some details on its new-generation tracks for those software releases. 
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - November 15, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft follows product releases with new-generation certifications that focus more on job skills.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - November 15, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft will be announcing the volume license availability of Windows Vista on Nov. 30, along with availability of Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, a company spokesperson has confirmed. 
                    
			            - By Stuart J. Johnston
 - November 02, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The first company to be convicted under Australia's tough anti-spamming laws was fined Friday 5.5 million Australian dollars for sending 280 million advertising e-mails.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - October 27, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft today acknowledged that one of two IE7 security flaws alleged by Denmark-based security firm Secunia could leave systems vulnerable.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
 - October 26, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Eudora e-mail software has been around nearly 20 years, long before the Internet became a household word. Now, with its glory days behind, its owner is calling it quits.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - October 20, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An anti-spam group plans to appeal a federal court ruling that could jeopardize its domain name after ignoring a lawsuit earlier on jurisdictional grounds.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - October 18, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Anti-spam group facing possible loss of domain name plans to appeal $12M judgment.
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - October 18, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Hormel Foods loses bid to trademark the word known more commonly through frequent usage as "unsolicited e-mails." 
                    
			            - By The  Associated Press
 - October 12, 2006
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Long beta testing phases planned for exams aimed at Windows Mobile application developers.
                    
			            - By Michael  Domingo
 - October 12, 2006