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Fake safety browser worm strikes

A self-propagating worm that installs a fake internet browser on users PCs has hit the Yahoo! Messenger instant messaging network, security experts have warned.

Your shout: convergence costs, shared services, IT value

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  • Date: 23 May 2006
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Skype warns of security flaw

Voice over IP firm Skype has warned of a security bug in versions of its product for Windows that could give an attacker access to the user’s files.

Large Avaya IP telephony users face price hikes

Large companies that use IP telephony systems from Avaya may face price increases, following the introdcution of a new licensing system by the company at the beginning of the year.

Sainsbury’s signs Skype deal to offer VoIP pre-pay vouchers

Skype has announced a deal with Sainsbury’s that will allow consumers to buy the voice over IP firm’s eVouchers – credits for calls to landlines or mobiles – in more than 500 UK stores.

Skype puts interpreter on hand for foreign VoIP calls

Skype is offering an interpreter service in more than 150 languages to users of its voice over IP (VoIP) phone service.

BT targets 2007 for enterprise fixed mobile convergence product

BT is to offer a fixed mobile convergence (FMC) solution to large enterprises, allowing the deployment of telephony networks with support for both Wi-Fi and GSM mobile phones.

IP acts as catalyst for unified communications

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  • Date: 03 May 2006
Revenues for unified messaging and communications will jump from €613.3m in 2005 to €1,539.5m in 2012, according to Frost & Sullivan.

VoIP ‘not secure enough’, warn bank chiefs

Voice over IP technology is too insecure to replace traditional business telephone networks, the chief security officers of two City banks warned last week.
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