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Next-Generation Unified Messaging
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For some, migration to unified messaging is a key component of VoIP plans. For others, voice messaging replacement has a new urgency and is being addressed separately. Many factors lead to this renewed interest: obsolescence of legacy voicemail systems, e-discovery and compliance rules, and the need for new capabilities to support remote workers. Finally, enterprises are looking to reduce the cost of managing complex disparate systems assembled by distributed purchasing or acquisition of other businesses.
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2008-07-25
Convicted penny stock e-mail hustler Eddie Davidson kills his wife and young daughter before taking his own life just days after escaping from a federal minimum security prison.
2008-07-25
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new technique using attack graphs and the National Vulnerability Database to help IT administrators gauge the security of their network.
2008-07-25
NebuAd hearings bring a lashing for Embarq, a Kansas-based ISP, from members of a House subcommittee investigating NebuAd's data gathering and Web privacy policies.
2008-07-25
Prosecutors are expected to ask that Google executives stand trial on charges of defamation and violation of privacy over a video on the company's Italian-language site.
2008-07-24
Since attack code for the DNS protocol flaw discovered by security researcher Dan Kaminsky is now public, patching is even more important.
2008-07-24
Johnson brings a new set of CEO skills from Microsoft to Juniper. Analysts say Juniper needs to be more aggressive in expanding its reach and growing its business. Johnson's Microsoft background matches those needs.
2008-07-23
The Oracle identity and access management bundle is a shot at securing Web-based cloud environments better than Oracle rivals Sun, CA, IBM and Novell.
2008-07-23
Nine days after locking down the city's IT system, a disgruntled network administrator invites Mayor Newsom to his cell and gives him the access codes.
2008-07-22
PhishMe, a new security SAAS offering from the Intrepidus Group, enables companies to launch mock phishing attacks against their own employees in the name of improving e-mail security.
2008-07-22
Technical details of a flaw in the Domain Name System that made headlines earlier in July were accidentally posted to a well-read security blog July 21. Dan Kaminsky advises immediate patching.
2008-07-21
A report sponsored by software security vendor Fortify Software accuses the open-source community of dropping the ball on security during the development process. But is open source really less secure? Not necessarily.
2008-07-18
“Here comes trouble,” say John Yun and Jay Kelley from Juniper Networks. Trouble in this case means social networking. Like instant messaging and e-mail before it, social networking can cause worries to companies that haven’t learned to adapt - and real trouble to companies that haven’t learned how to manage it.
2008-07-17
Intel Centrino 2 mobile platform for notebooks, released earlier this week, includes several updates to its vPro technology that should improve the way IT departments manage and secure business laptops.
2008-07-17
Administrators still cannot access San Francisco's main IT system, thanks to a now jailed employee who changed all the passwords and won't give them to authorities.
2008-07-17
DNSstuff has released a new tool to help organizations detect if their DNS servers are vulnerable to the DNS protocol flaw revealed last week.
2008-07-17
Some say a San Francisco network administrator charged with holding the city's FiberWAN hostage underscores the threat insiders can pose. But is the damage done by rogue employees more myth than reality?
2008-07-17
Security in the cloud, also called Security SAAS, is currently focused on messaging security, but expect the concept to include remote vulnerability testing, malware filtering, URL blocking, browser proxy security and other areas as the enterprise work force relies more on mobility and applications in the cloud.
2008-07-16
Symantec aims to boost its profit margin by allowing its largest customers to skip the distribution channel.
2008-07-15
The Oracle Patch Update includes 45 security fixes, including 11 for the Oracle Database. Also included are nine security fixes for Oracle Application Server, seven for Oracle WebLogic Server, two for Oracle Enterprise Manager, six for Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications, and seven for Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise products.
2008-07-15
Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009 betas reduce Norton's time and resource footprint. Norton Internet Security 2009 and Norton AntiVirus 2009, uses Norton Insight, which identifies trusted files via data from millions of Norton Community members. If the files are determined to be common and not harmful, the user can avoid including them in system scans.
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