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Online advertising continues its strong growth with expenditure for the third quarter of 2007 totalling $A347.75 million, the largest quarter ever recorded. The results showed continued steady growth of 6.8 per cent over second quarter 2007 and an increase of 32.2 per cent from the third quarter of 2006.

Criminal charges for data security breaches like that at HM Revenue and Customs could be brought against both organizations and individuals, if new laws proposed by the data protection watchdog are introduced.

Security experts have criticized HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for creating fraud risks on several fronts when it lost 25 million child benefit records.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has blamed a breach of internal procedures at HM Revenue and Customs for the loss of 25 million child benefit records.

A look at the greatest all time Management controversies in the history of the networking industry.

Enterprise IT companies were conspicuously absent from the list of the 10 largest venture capital deals struck during the third quarter, as the growing market for alternative energy and other "clean tech" companies piqued investors' attention.

In the first half of 2007, corporate venture-capital groups -- those that are part of a larger corporation, not a private firm -- invested in start-up companies at levels rivaling those reached in 2001.

A recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers says a majority of senior operating executives will continue to outsource IT, HR and R&D functions, demonstrating that outsourcing remains a top strategy among companies looking to lower costs and optimize services.

While venture funding across industries broke out of its long-held range to top $US7 billion during the first quarter, investments in network-related companies are holding steady at the quarterly rate of roughly $US2 billion to $US3 billion.

Google has agreed to buy DoubleClick for $US3.1 billion in cash, an acquisition that strengthens Google's status as an online advertising powerhouse.

Online ad spending in the U.S. grew 34 percent in 2006, compared with 2005, as marketers continued expanding their use of the Internet to promote their products and services, according to a new study.