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Voice networking and VoIP

  • August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06

    VoIP outsourcing: Save money while gaining flexibility

    VoIP outsourcing is the way to go for firms looking to deploy voice services quickly and flexibly without a major investment in skills and upkeep.

  • August 29, 2006 29 Aug'06

    AT&T breach affects 19,000 customers

    Online outlaws hacked into an AT&T computer system and stole credit card data on thousands of customers. AT&T has offered to pay for credit monitoring services for those affected.

  • August 22, 2006 22 Aug'06

    Column: VoIP applications fuel the next wave of VoIP innovation

    The first phase of VoIP is nearing the end and corporations will soon find a variety of third-party desktop applications that run on VoIP. Has VoIP improved the day-to-day for end users?

  • August 21, 2006 21 Aug'06

    Briefs: VoiceCon in the news

    This week at VoiceCon we saw everything from managed VoIP services to IP phones made to make mobile workers right at home, wherever they are.

  • August 16, 2006 16 Aug'06

    Cisco struggles with SIP firewall flaw

    Cisco admits it can't reproduce a SIP security flaw in its PIX firewall that was first identified by a researcher at Black Hat.

  • August 16, 2006 16 Aug'06

    Briefs: VoIP in the news

    Asterisk maker Digium gets major funding; Quintum's VoIP switch offers backup option for branch office; The Cisco Store makes the case for unified communications.

  • August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

    Cisco says it can't reproduce PIX flaw

    Ever since a researcher at Black Hat outlined a flaw in the PIX firewall, Cisco has been trying to reproduce the security hole. So far, the company has been unsuccessful.

  • August 15, 2006 15 Aug'06

    Cisco boosts VoIP certification

    The upgraded CCNP midlevel Cisco certification now incorporates VoIP, security and wireless to boost converged network skills among enterprise professionals.

  • August 06, 2006 06 Aug'06

    VoIP call quality on the decline

    Advances in technology have made VoIP more common, but that hasn't stopped VoIP call quality from dropping steadily over the last 18 months, according to a recent study by Brix Networks.

  • August 03, 2006 03 Aug'06

    Vendors reject preferential knowledge sharing

    While Cisco continues to investigate a potential PIX firewall flaw, it and other vendors say sharing security information quickly and indiscriminately is always the best policy.