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Convicted spammer gets nine-year sentence

April 11, 2005 Jeremy Jaynes is the first person in the U.S. to face prison time for spamming. TAGS: spamming, spammer, Virginia, sentence, e-mail address, U.S., e-mail

Comcast matches Verizon Fios speeds

March 28, 2006 Cable operator doubles download speeds of its fastest broadband service in four cities. TAGS: broadband service, Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications, broadband, cable company, Virginia, spokeswoman, city

Va. proposal would track sex offenders by e-mail, IM

December 12, 2006 Backed by MySpace, attorney general to propose law next year that would make his state first to require registration of online aliases. TAGS: MySpace, Virginia, proposal, attorney general, legislator, News Corp., e-mail address, Republican, registry, database, e-mail, IM

Tech lobbyist plans Virginia Senate bid

January 10, 2006 As head of a tech industry group, Harris Miller spent a decade lobbying Congress. Now he hopes to try out the other side. TAGS: Virginia, lobbyist, Sen., Governor, small business, Oracle Corp., president, U.S.

Microsoft slaps firms with piracy lawsuits

June 15, 2005 Files suits accusing companies in two states of selling counterfeit copies of Windows and related products. TAGS: suit, Virginia, California, supplier, state, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

AOL lays off 750 employees

December 8, 2004 Job losses come mostly from company's Dulles, Va., headquarters, as part of an overall restructuring of the business. TAGS: online advertising, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Virginia, Google Inc.

Googling state government documents

April 30, 2007 The search giant helps four states get online data indexed and helps create custom search engines for government Web sites. TAGS: Needham, Utah, Virginia, search engine, index, Arizona, Google Inc., state, database

Virginia is for longer data retention

December 21, 2006 Task force led by commonwealth's attorney general says ISPs should aid police by keeping e-mails, customer information. TAGS: Virginia, attorney general, Internet company, Time Warner Inc., Internet service, Internet Service Provider, police, representative, service provider, attorney, agency, America Online Inc., Adobe PDF

Samsung eyes bright future for mobile screens

November 12, 2005 Interactive LCD technologies, better high definition for handhelds in the works, executive says. TAGS: Virginia, Samsung Electronics, pixel, manufacturing, handheld, sensor, touch screen, LCD, TV, conference, camera

Patent spat costs RIM millions

June 29, 2005 BlackBerry maker spent $6.5 million on its impasse with NTP in the first quarter--but signed up a hefty squadron of new members. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., NTP, Virginia, RIM BlackBerry

Democrats seize control of House, Senate

November 8, 2006 Minority party now can claim an enviable majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate. TAGS: e-voting, Montana, Democrat, vote, Virginia, Republican, blogger, Rep., hiring, blog

Vonage to pay $58 million in Verizon patent case

March 9, 2007 Vonage takes another blow when a Virginia jury found the IP telephony provider infringed on three Verizon patents. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., injunction, patent, jury, Research In Motion Ltd., Verizon Communications, NTP, Internet phone, damage, IP telephony, Virginia, VoIP, service provider, IP

Hackers steal ID info from Virginia university

January 10, 2005 Thousands of students, faculty and staff at George Mason University have personal information downloaded by online intruders in a major security breach. TAGS: faculty, social security number, identity fraud, Virginia, university, Social Security, intruder, ID card, personal information, staff, student, server, security, e-mail

Hacker worries raise hackles

January 10, 2005 Virginia school says intruders stole personal data of thousands. Also: Tool could make Google hacking easier. Critical Windows fix on the way TAGS: hacking, Virginia, intruder, phishing, flaw, Symbian Inc., Google Inc., trojan horse, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, cell phone, Firefox, server

Police blotter: Florida judges target Net sex

November 17, 2006 In this week's installment, state's supreme court says IMs are "e-mail" and upholds ban on "harmful" messages to minors. TAGS: minor, Police Blotter, Florida, law, statute, Virginia, New Mexico, New York, IM, Adobe PDF, e-mail

America's most digital cities? Think Sun Belt

November 30, 2006 Center for Digital Government study looks at which regions are doing the most to enhance local technology. The list might surprise you. TAGS: Digital City, municipality, Virginia, city, region, resident, Sun Microsystems Inc., Colorado, category, Florida, government, America, information technology

Obstacles ahead for Amazon's 1-Click checkout?

October 4, 2005 Net retail giant faces off in court over patent that might be covered by a Virginia company. TAGS: Amazon.com Inc., patent, Virginia, attorney, Judge, payment, court

A peek at next-gen military hardware

May 9, 2007 Contractors at a high-tech Navy conference in Arlington, Va., show off prototypes for the latest battlefield devices. TAGS: defense contractor, small business, Virginia, conference

Virginia court upholds antispam law

September 6, 2006 Court denies convicted spammer's appeal, rejects argument that the state law is unconstitutional. TAGS: antispam law, anti-spam, appeal, Virginia, America Online Inc., U.S., e-mail

NORAD orders Web deletion of transcript

March 10, 2006 In latest move to clamp down on Web, a transcript of a public hearing in Virginia about airspace restrictions vanishes. Image: Air Defense Identification Zone TAGS: transcript, deletion, Transportation Security Administration, restriction, Virginia, security
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