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Thursday, October 18, 2007

InfoWorld Daily: VoIP: The lie that is Voice over IP

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

* VoIP: The lie that is Voice over IP
* InfoWorld Daily Podcast
* The Cold War takes tech turn, moves online

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VOIP: THE LIE THAT IS VOICE OVER IP

VoIP: What with Microsoft unveiling Office Communications Server 2007 and
its unified communications strategy, and "in light of the fact that the
backbone of any UC platform is VoIP, I just thought I'd inject a brief
note of realism into the discussion of the future of UC and the current
reality," Ephraim Schwartz explains in this Reality Check post. "VoIP is
not half as good as my old AT&T service. I not only speak for myself
here but friends and relatives who are using it as well." Several
readers posted comments agreeing with Schwartz's assertions. "I'm fairly
certain that some... ...

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Nokia unveils new Linux-based tablet, Washington State teen faces prison
term for hacking 911 system, Apple confirms iPhone SDK is on the way,
and more LISTEN!... ...

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THE COLD WAR TAKES TECH TURN, MOVES ONLINE

Notes from the field: An email security alert from a Thailand-based Web
host has Cringely a bit confused, not to mention a little jumpy. "Given
the current state of Net security -- a term that's rapidly becoming an
oxymoron -- I have good reasons to be nervous," he writes in The
gathering storm. Storm, as in the "insidious and scary nasty bit of
code," known as the Storm Worm. "The Cold War ain't over, it's just
moved online. This time it isn't about geopolitics, it's about money --
and so far, we're losing this war." Operating systems: When Apple
makes... ...

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