Aug

23

New war on spam

Filed Under Internet law

Internet service providers (ISPs) have declared war on e-commerce web sites run by spammers in a new ‘get tough’ policy on spam. Shutting down these web sites is intended to remove the financial incentive to send spam. The decision to extend the battle against spam onto web sites was taken by ISPs belonging to the […]

By Nick Holmes, 23 August 2004

Aug

19

The Law Society site revisited

Filed Under Law sites

The quiet holiday period has afforded time to revisit and review in more depth the new Law Society site.
Reading Room, the site developers, describe the Law Society project thus:
Reading Room are implementing a fully integrated internet, intranet and extranet solution, including the creation of a knowledge management portal powered by Autonomy. // Reading Room has […]

By Nick Holmes, 19 August 2004

Aug

10

e-Conveyancing plans approved

Filed Under Government

Land Registry’s latest plans for the development and delivery of its electronic conveyancing services have been approved and endorsed by David Lammy, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs. The key proposals are:

Land Registry will develop and operate the central e-conveyancing service which will link all participants in a conveyancing transaction, co-ordinating […]

By Nick Holmes, 10 August 2004

Aug

4

Browser Wars: Firefox trumps Internet Explorer

Filed Under Browsers

Fed up with your browser being hijacked at every turn? This alone is reason enough to switch from Internet Explorer now to Mozilla’s Firefox (formally known as Firebird). It’s a complete browser filled with tons of features. It’s not bloated like IE, and it loads sites more quickly. The interface is simpler and cleaner and […]

By Nick Holmes, 4 August 2004