(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday filed five civil lawsuits in Seattle, Washington against alleged "malvertisers."

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc announced a major overhaul of the DoubleClick ad exchange it acquired last year, an important step in the Internet search giant's plan to extend its advertising business into the market for graphical, display ads.

BANKS have won a respite from an urgent IT systems overhaul over Christmas due to new financial services legislation.

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In an effort to protect Windows users, Microsoft is suing unidentified scammers for distributing malware through online ads.

London (Reuters) - As the start of london Fashion Week reignites the debate over ultra-thin models, psychiatrists have called on the British government to act over the soaring numbers of pro-anorexia websites.

As the government moves to adopt cloud computing and considers limited use of free consumer services, Google is trying to address lingering concerns about security and control in the cloud.

(Telecompaper) European ethnic-focused MVNO Lycamobile and O2 have entered into a roaming contract for the UK market, in what Lycamobile called a "multimillion pound" deal. Lycamobile plans to launch a prepaid Sim card with O2 in the fourth quarter. the company recently announced the milestone of 1.2 million customers in its first year of operations in the UK. To date, Lycamobile has used the Orange UK network for its MVNO services. The company is developing a multi-network strategy, as earlier this year it added Vodafone to its existing network agreement with T-Mobile in the Netherlands. An Orange spokesman told Mobile News that the company will continue to work with Lycamobile, providing network access and other services.

(Telecompaper) Palm reported revenues for its fiscal first quarter to 28 August of USD 68.0 million, down from USD 366.9 million a year earlier. The gross profit was a loss of USD 2.8 million, versus a profit of USD 97.3 million, while the net loss widened to USD 164.5 million from USD 41.9 million a year ago. The smartphone maker noted that costs and revenues for its new Palm webOS products, such as the Palm Pre, are deferred and recognised over the product's estimated economic life. Excluding the impact of this accounting, as well as stock-based compensation and other one-time items, Palm reported revenues of USD 360.7 million and adjusted gross profit of USD 100.6 million. the company shipped a total of 823,000 smartphone units during the quarter, representing a 134 percent increase from the fiscal fourth quarter and a year-over-year decrease of 30 percent. Smartphone sell-through for the quarter was 810,000 units, up 76 percent from the fourth quarter and down 21 percent year-on-y

(Telecompaper) Austrian minister for infrastructure Doris Bures has unveiled new initiatives to expand broadband networks and broadband applications in Austria. The initiatives aim to support the deployment of superfast broadband in Austria, partnering with all stakeholders, the telecom industry and the Austrian telecommunications regulator RTR. The Austrian government wants to have nationwide coverage of broadband at up to 25 Mbps by the end of 2013. With the new telecom law, a judicial framework for the broadband expansion has been set and the minister has ordered a feasibility study for fibre-optic cadastre, results of which will be published in 2010. Bures also unveiled a support package of up to EUR 40 million for broadband deployment in rural regions and development of new services and applications. Earlier this year, Telekom Austria announced that will it invest up to EUR 1 billion in deploying fibre, replacing the old ADSL technology. The first pilot projects will start before