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Skype security flaw exposes user identity and filesharing habits

A Skype vulnerability which can expose the location, identity and the content a user is downloading has been discovered by researchers. Microsoft, which owns Skype, said that they are working on the problem.
WAN optimisation could provide boost to cloud services

WAN optimisation could provide a fillip to organisations turning to cloud far ahead of any benefits for on-premise users
Sipgate launches low-cost business VoIP

German company sipgate has launched a business version of its VoIP service for UK SMEs willing to take the jump into using an Internet-based telephony system.
Avaya takes on Microsoft, Cisco

Avaya is poised to take over unified communications, but Cisco and Microsoft stand in the way.
SMBs look to VoIP deployment

Companies are beginning to turn to VoIP as they shrug off security concerns
Skype cuts company VoIP phone bills

Any business that has a corporate VoIP system can now use Skype's SIP trunking service as a way to cut the cost of corporate phone bills.
Encryption guru signs exclusive with gateway vendor

The innovative ZRTP Voice-over-IP encryption scheme invented by privacy guru Phil Zimmermann is to be used exclusively in the gateway products of only one company, UM Labs, the latter has announced.
UK VoIP users to get better connected

VoIP is about to get more attractive for UK businesses as a new registry service is set to go live. The UK ENUM registry will mean that businesses' VoIP information will be in the public domain meaning that better use could be made of lower-cost calls.
Criminals using VoIP system for phone scam

Criminals are taking advantage of a bug in the Asterisk Internet telephony system that lets them pump out thousands of scam phone calls in an hour, the FBI has warned
Enterprises to cut fixed-line in favour of mobile

The economic downturn means that businesses will spend less on fixed-line voice budgets, as enterprises look to mobile phones as a cheaper communications alternative, so according to telecoms analyst group Analysys Mason.

Latest Features

The perils of keeping a mobile workforce connected abroad

It's been a rough time of late for global business travellers who need to stay in touch.
VoIP is the next big hack

Peter Cox discusses his proof-of-concept VoIP hacking tool - and why people need to take the vulnerability of running phone calls over an IP network seriously.
Are unified communications here at last?

So far, IP communications that follow users across voice, IM, email and other media have benefitted a narrow group. That may be about to change.
Making sure of VoIP security

There are new ways to hack VoIP, but strict vigilance can defeat them.
Black Hat hackers party on security woe

If Las Vegas is a place to expose all, then that notion worked for the security experts who spent two days here at the Black Hat Conference laying bare the security weaknesses of everything from VoIP, to rootkits, and mobile phones.
Banking on voice over IP

Bank of America's Craig Hinkley walks us through their massive deployment and shares some lessons learned.
Testing VoIP for holes

VoIP is the security industry's next unexplored frontier, and it is the carriers and ISP who are its pioneers.
VoIP systems: More network support burdens

VoIP is more capable than TDM, and it makes many things easier to do and manage. The problem is the increased complexity it brings to the network.
Infosec: Keeping the VoIP house in order

The emergence of voice over IP as an affordable alternative to traditional telephony has ushered in a new wave of network security considerations.
Real-world lessons from VoIP

Fear of failure can be overcome with the right deployment strategy - just look to the early adopters

How-tos

How to DoS a federal wiretap

Case Study: A tailor-made VoIP system

Case Study: How to build a datacentre in six months for $800,000

Case Study: Hitachi Consulting learns the lessons of VoIP

Case Study: VoIP gives elevator-maker a lift

Cutting the costs of VoIP

Case Study: Wireless VoIP: the power of seven

When your dream job becomes a nightmare

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VoIP: Delivering the Competitive Advantage

After years of hype, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) has made the shift from an emerging technology to a viable business solution. Business VoIP deployments are accelerating because the technology provides a measurable cost savings, simplifies the delivery and management of communications, and facilitates convergence for more flexible business.
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Boardless Fax Servers in VoIP Environments

Companies today are seeing great value in converting to Voice over IP (VoIP) networks to significantly reduce telephony and fax infrastructure costs. As organizations decide to swap out old PBX systems for IP-enabled ones ? like Cisco, 3Com, Alcatel and Nortel IP systems ? demand for Fax over IP (FoIP) is ever increasing.
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