Martyn Williams

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Address space gives IPv6 service cutting edge

NTT Communications Corp. has begun offering a consumer IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6) connection service that runs across any standard Internet access line and costs

Global DSL subscriptions up 40M in year, says survey

The number of people connecting to the Internet via a broadband DSL (digital subscriber line) connection jumped by almost 40 million in the twelve months to the end of September 2005, according to a survey conducted by the DSL Forum.

Sun offers 60-day Niagara server trial

Sun Microsystems Inc. is offering users the chance to try out one of its Sun Fire T2000 "Niagara" servers for 60 days at no cost. The offer is shorter than the 90-day "Try It Before You Buy It" promotion the company originally proposed earlier this month when it launched the servers.

Bare Intel’s trade practices, Court orders Japan FTC

The Tokyo District Court ruled Friday that evidence collected by the Fair Trade Commission of Japan (JFTC) as part of a year-long investigation into Intel Corp.'s business practices in Japan should be disclosed, Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said.

Gates, wife and Bono named Time’s persons of the year

Time Magazine has named Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, his wife Melinda and musician Bono as its "Persons of the year" for their charitable work, it said over the weekend. The three grace the cover of the Dec. 26 edition of Time Magazine, which goes on wide sale from Monday.

Hong Kong’s New World extends talks with Telstra

Australia's Telstra Corp. Ltd. and Hong Kong's New World Development Co. Ltd. have agreed to extend by two weeks talks that could see them merging their affiliated wireless carriers in Hong Kong, they said Friday.

Sony strikes deal to develop OLED

Sony Corp. is planning to work with Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. on the development of luminous materials for future OLED displays, the two companies said.

Security concerns dog online shoppers, says survey

Despite the increasing size of the online shopping market, one in four U.S. consumers won't shop online during the upcoming holiday season because of concerns over buying goods online, according to the results of a survey published on Tuesday. A separate survey revealed, however, that while Canadian consumers are concerned about the privacy of their personal information, they hold companies responsible for ensuring the security and integrity of their online information.

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