IT security expert: VoIP is open to voice mail bombingIt's just a matter of time before a large number of VoIP systems will be exploited by hackers and spammers.Speaking at Ziff Davis Media's Virtual Tradeshow on security the other day,Dimension Data Holdings national practice leader Chris Thatcher hammered the point home:"There's been a lack of security in the design and deployment of VoIP, and buyers aren't taking security concerns into consideration," Thatcher said.December 4, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Minnesota telcom regulator tells me: we want our fair shareJust got an e-mail from Chris Wilkins, who sits on the Telecomm Commission in Burnsville, Mn. This fast-growing suburb of Minneapolis-St.December 2, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Mobility
Cisco's MeetingPlace lets you see them sweatThose of us who "do" conference calls would agree that voice-only calls come up short on conveying the mood and intent of our fellow participants. After all, an involuntary condescending shrug orturned eyebrowis not detectable over the phone.December 2, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Cisco
Don't overlook supporting software featuresVoIP is a services business. Not only in the broader view, but in the feature set for supporting software.December 2, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Minnesota PUC calls "time out," but they are still chomping at the bitOn Tuesday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission temporarily suspended its effort to regulate Internet phone service in the state.But that doesn't mean the PUC has done a 180 on their thinking.December 2, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
SunRocket CEO: those "1% exploiters" are out thereLast night I received a verythought-provking e-mail from SunRocket CEO Paul Erickson.He wrote with some thoughts on my post, in which I commented on the company's SunRocket Annual Edition.December 2, 2004 by Russell Shaw in CXO
Think twice before deleting that Kazaa-Skype spywareThe late, great Warren Zevon's "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money" epitomized his view of the roots and exercise of power.So when someone who knows a good bit about this nexus speaks, I for one, have a tendency to listen.December 1, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Legal
I've just installed Kazaa-Skype, and I've got 2,509 adware filesAfter temporarily disarming my PestPatrol anti-spyware program, I downloaded and installed the free version of the new Kazaa-Skype package today.Then, around 10 a.November 30, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Legal
My NORA "jones"No, I am not talking about the lady with the soothing, beautiful voice.Come to think of it though, I am.November 30, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Security
IP Solutions Vendors RankedSynergy Research Group is out with Q3 2004 US Enterprise Telephony Market Share, a new report thatranks the best selling and most frequently used IP Telephonysolutions in the U.S.November 30, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Cisco
All You Can Eat VoIP For 12 Months? I've Read The Fine Print For YouA new VoIP phone company known as SunRocket is offering about the sweetest-sounding services package I've seen. They call it SunRocket Annual Edition.November 30, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Skype and Kazaa: This Is A Marriage With ProblemsAs I've said before, I am dubious about thebundling of Skype's free VoIP capability into the newest version of the Kazaa file-downloading software.Today, Red Herring is out with their own take on what the bundling means.November 29, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Legal
Making Friends, The VoIP WayFriendster is a cool social networking Web site that lets you build online networks of friends, exchange messages with them, and broaden your circle to friends of your friends.Now, wouldn't it be nice if a Web and PC-based VoIP service let you contact your friends via IP?November 29, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Study Says IP and VPN Is An Ideal MatchTechnology research firm In-Stat/MDR is enthusiastic about network-based IP solutions for Virtual Private Networks.In a just-released study, the firm pegs total worldwide sales revenues for network based IP VPN equipment as $267 million in 2003.November 29, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking
Dilbert, Can You VoIP Me?The link is behind a firewall, but I'm reading a press release about an interesting study that positions VoIP as a solution that "improves worker collaborations."Thetreatise is called "Siemens LifeWorksCom Study: Communication Challenges of Enterprise Workers.November 29, 2004 by Russell Shaw in Networking