Monthly Archives: September 2006
VOIP Versus Net Security
There are no two ways about it: Network security complicates voice-over-IP implementations.
But in tests at eWEEK Labs, we have seen that it is possible...
Ready to Roll Your Own?
The Asterisk ecosystem has improved significantly in 2006, with a wide range of tools, modules and utilities coming to light that improve the open-source...
Things Are Looking Up for IT
CIOs and technology professionals, like the legendary groundhog, are starting to peer out of their burrows for signs of the end of ITs nuclear...
Dont Sell Tech Growth Short
I just ran across my charts from a talk that I gave in 1995 with the title "Futures of Computing." I was struck by...
Network General Branches Out
Network General, in conjunction with its 20th anniversary, revamped its products and architecture at Interop on Sept. 18 in a broad update to its...
Another Option: Virtual PBXes
Are you an IT manager at a small business who is looking to leverage VOIP benefits but doesnt want to go through a wholesale...
Not Your Fathers Network General
Network General, after coming out of a self-described seven-year hiatus under Network Associates, was spun out of the renamed McAfee and taken private by...
Switchvox SMB Has Goods—and Gaps
One of several asterisk-based appliances now available, Four Loop Technologies Switchvox SMB provides a good overall IP telephony experience. However, potential customers should evaluate...
D-Link Gear Is a Mixed Bag
D-Link has long provided affordable, relatively consumer-friendly network devices. Thats not necessarily the case with its new VOIP products aimed at the small-business market:...
Microsoft Pledge Is Right
Microsoft is continuing to take steps that recognize the new reality of the software industry. On Sept. 12, Microsoft issued an "Open Specification Promise,"...