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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
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
The Taliban embraces technology to promote its exploits and lambast Afghan and Western enemies, according to a think tank.
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
Surprise! The nation's wireless carriers, including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, and their primary trade association and Republican leaders in Congress are all opposing an FCC proposal that would put free wireless broadband in the hands of consumers.
2008-07-23
Rear projection, front projection, short throw, ultrashort throw, touch-screen whiteboards and LCD screens. Business projectors are more than just the home theater of the office and conference room. A little know-how and a few tricks enable more than presentations and make the projector a business tool. Knowing your options can prove valuable the next time someone asks you to review or recommend a projector or large-screen display.
2008-07-23
The New York Civil Liberties Union says it will challenge the new law, which mandates that video games sold in New York clearly label ratings for violent content.
2008-07-23
The German court becomes the third to rule in favor of Nokia in the 11 lawsuits filed by Qualcomm alleging patent infringement.
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
The Beijing Games give human rights groups a new platform for targeting Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and other IT companies that do business with China. Amnesty International launches a social media campaign defending human rights in the run up to the China Olympics.
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?
2008-07-16
Microsoft, Google, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other tech powers hope testing on Motorola and Phillips devices will lead to unlicensed use of television interference buffer zones for the delivery of wireless broadband. The earliest white spaces devices could be used is February 2009, when broadcasters are scheduled to abandon their analog signals as part of the digital television transition.
2008-07-16
The new antitrust charges would expand the case against Intel. European regulators say Intel's antitrust actions hurt AMD.
2008-07-16
The Hewlett-Packard Performance Optimized Data Center, or POD, is HP’s latest attempt to help businesses build out a dense computing infrastructure for Web 2.0 applications or cloud computing, or to provide additional capacity for disaster recovery or high-performance computing.
2008-07-15
Google claims the deal with Yahoo will not increase the company's search traffic share, though Microsoft warns of anticompetitive behavior. The Google-Yahoo deal also faces scrutingy from the DOJ.
2008-07-15
Microsoft claims Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang told Microsoft officials that the Google-Yahoo partnership would eliminate both Yahoo and Microsoft as serious players in the online advertising market. Jerry Yang's comments then were about eliminating competition, Microsoft told a Senate hearing examining the anti-competitive nature of the Google-Yahoo deal.
2008-07-11
The FCC chief says Comcast is arbitrarily blocking customers' open access to the Internet. Comcast faces sanctions for failing to disclose network management practices for handling P2P applications such as BitTorrent.
2008-07-10
Barack Obama taking the heat on telco immunity support. Hillary Clinton earns chops for opposing amnesty for AT&T, Verizon and other carriers. John McCain remains AWOL in aftermath of Senate vote.
2008-07-10
The Intel Health Guide, which includes a small touch-screen PC and online interface to connect patients to doctors, has won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Intel plans to start selling the PC and health care services later in 2008.
2008-07-10
IBM will install a supercomputer for the military, the water-cooled Power 575 Hydro-Cluster, which uses IBM Power6 processors. HP will develop a cloud computing infrastructure for the Department of Defense.
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