Network World on ConvergenceThe latest convergence news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com.Avaya, Cisco address VoIP vulnerabilities- June 26, 2008 Avaya and Cisco have addressed a VoIPshield Laboratories report that their VoIP gear is vulnerable to a variety of attacks. The vulnerabilities also impact certain Nortel gear.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062608-avaya-cisco-voip-vulnerabilities.html?fsrc=rs... Unified communications and security- June 26, 2008 Unified communications and unified messaging provide a number of advantages for organizations of all sizes: users will be more productive through the consolidation of various communication types; IT departments will become more efficient by integrating management of e-mail, voice, instant messaging and fax into a single system; decision-making will be faster; and companies will save money.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/gwm/2008/062308msg2.html?fsrc=rss-convergence VoIP and IP Telephony pass the 'tipping point'- June 25, 2008 We believe that VoIP and IP Telephony have passed the "tipping point" so that the key question now is no longer whetherwhen to install, but how to manage what you have installed. So today we'd like to direct our readers to a continuation of a great tutorial series that discusses the myriad factors that affect VoIP call quality performance (e.g., MOS, latency, packet loss, jitter buffer loss and ACOM), and troubleshooting methods.http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2008/062308converge2.html?fsrc=rss-converg... Avaya, Cisco and Nortel face VoIP vulnerabilities- June 24, 2008 VoIP customers of Avaya, Cisco and Nortel should look Wednesday for patches that correct newly found vulnerabilities that, if exploited, can result in remote code execution; unauthorized access; denial of service; and information harvesting.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062408-voip-vulnerabilities.html?fsrc=rss-convergenc... Does an employer have the right to view employee text messages- June 24, 2008 Last week, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an employer does not have the right to view employees' text messages without a warrant. The ruling is based primarily on who pays for the storage of the content. For e-mail stored on company's servers, U.S. law is quite clear that employers own the content because they pay for the storage. The Court, however, does not view text messaging in the same way: because employers do not pay for the storage, but instead pay only for the...http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/gwm/2008/062308msg1.html?fsrc=rss-convergence Is fixed-mobile convergence worth the bother- June 23, 2008 Most companies seem in no hurry to adopt fixed-mobile convergence, which is seen by some as potentially expensive and complicatedhttp://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-wireless-questions-2.html?fsrc=rss-convergenc... Is fixed-mobile convergence worth the bother- June 23, 2008 Most companies seem in no hurry to adopt fixed-mobile convergence, which is seen by some as potentially expensive and complicatedhttp://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/copy1of062308-wireless-questions-2.html?fsrc=rss-con... Vendors tout unified communications and FMC advances- June 23, 2008 Today we'll highlight a few announcements made at NXTcomm 2008 which wrapped up last week in Las Vegas. The news comes in separate announcements about unified communications advances from Verizon, Microsoft and Nortel, while the next two items come from NextPoint and Taqua (on fixed-mobile convergence).http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2008/062308converge1.html?fsrc=rss-converg... Five burning wireless questions- June 23, 2008 Is wireless technology moving faster than you can keep up with at your company Here's our reality check on how soon some of the most talked about issues - from smartphone malware to Google's Android to WiMAX - will likely affect your network.http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/062308-wireless-questions.html?fsrc=rss-convergence Infineon introduces a new family of next-gen VoIP access apps- June 18, 2008 The NXTcomm 2008 Show opened this week in Las Vegas and today we'll highlight some of the early VoIP and convergence related announcements from the conference provided by Infineon Technologies (new chip-level advances); Acme Packet (network management enhancements); and Tekelec (an ENUM-based solution for Cable Operators).http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2008/061608converge2.html?fsrc=rss-converg... |