In a break from tradition, we are excited to being you an extended and combined monthly newsletter this month. Why the break from tradition? Because we've been so busy, we have not had time to get an edition together since April!

This month, we cover a good mix of stories, ranging from new client welcomes, launch announcements and of course a number of helpful hints, tips and warnings. This month we also provide a security round-up, which answer the question "why did I get so much German email a while ago", provides an insight into the recent security breach that led to 40 million credit card numbers being exposed to hackers, and provides a handy tip about encrypting financial files before you send them to your accountant.

For those of us who marked the introduction of the anti-spam laws in a number of nations around the world with some skepticism, you'll be interested to find out that the Australian Communications Authority have taken an alleged global spammer, based in Australia to the Federal Court.

To all of the avid readers we caught up with at CeBIT in Sydney, CommunicAsia in Singapore, and our other globetrotting activities over the last few months, thanks for your great feedback on our newsletter, and to our dozens of new friends and associates receiving this email for the first time, we trust you'll find it helpful and entertaining.