Symantec acquired Mi5 Networks

MIAMI, USA: Symantec acquired Mi5 Networks, for an undisclosed amount, in a move meant to bolster its web security portfolio, says a report from eweek.

Mi5 specializes in web gateway security products. At the centre of its technology is its S2 Streaming Engine, which examines web inbound and outbound traffic for threats. The company [...]

5 Super Easy Email Apps You Should Check

Here is a compiled list containing 5 free clever email applications that will save you time, work, and the possibility of you smashing your computer to bits.

Choose which of these applications benefits you the most and begin to simplify your email usage.

(1) SimpleMail (Firefox Extension)

The first email application is called SimpleMail. [...]

Libraries Square Off Against Google's Book Deal

Libraries Square Off Against Google’s Book Deal

The groups are asking the courts to prevent making Google the sole provider of the digital form of many books and research materials.

By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek May 5, 2009

Library groups on Monday asked a federal court judge to exercise “vigorous oversight” of a settlement between [...]

Swedish Pirate Party may get seat in EU Parliament

Swedish Pirate Party may get seat in EU Parliament Posted on – Tue May 5, 2009 10:05AM EDT

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Pirate Party, which wants to reform copyright law, could ride a wave of discontent over tighter control of computer file-sharing all the way into the European Parliament in June.

The jail sentences [...]