VoIP vendors pushing mobility, interoperabilityVendors at this week’s VoiceCon Spring 2007 conference say they want to extend the reach of corporate VoIP technology to mobile users, while making VoIP a more integral part of other corporate applications. Here’s a preview of what vendors are planning to announce at the show.Microsoft video gives first glimpse of Longhorn virtualization technology
Despite the fact that the first public beta of Microsoft’s new Windows Server Virtualization technology is not due out until this summer, corporate users can get a glimpse of things to come via an online demo.
Tool cracks Vista activation for the ultrapatient
A Web site posted a tool Thursday that can apparently crack Windows Vista’s activation process by applying brute force — and lots of time — to come up with valid product keys, circumventing one of Microsoft’s most important antipiracy methods.
Oracle purchase of Hyperion may lead to more acquisitions of BI vendors
Analysts expect Oracle’s purchase of business intelligence software vendor Hyperion Solutions will lead to more takeovers in this space, with Business Objects and Cognos the most likely targets of companies looking to expand through acquisition.
FCC: Local telephone carriers must connect to VoIP
The FCC has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VoIP services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.
Researchers say they peeled The Onion Router
Researchers in the United States say they’ve successfully shown how attackers could compromise a network designed to make it harder to trace Internet surfers and the Web sites they are viewing.
Italian minister buys Second Life island
His main political rival controls three national television networks, a newspaper, a weekly magazine and a publishing house, so an Italian minister has decided to try and level the propaganda playing field by buying himself an island in Second Life.
European retailer embeds RFID chips in shoes
One of Europe’s largest shoe companies plans to embed wireless chips in shoes sold at hundreds of stores across the continent.
Start-up couples desktop virtualization with security and manageability
Desktop virtualization start-up Kidaro says its software can not only deliver corporate applications to remote desktops and laptops, but can also help customers better secure and manage data on distributed remote devices.
One Alcatel-Lucent claim against Microsoft dismissed
A judge in a San Diego court late Thursday dismissed one of several patent claims Alcatel-Lucent has made against Microsoft in several high-profile cases against the vendor, but that does not mean the software company is out of the woods yet.
Buzzblog: How the Web is leveling the “paying field”
Only those holdout professional athletes can say “it’s not about the money” and keep a straight face. The rest of us want to know if we’re earning what we deserve, or at least that we’re making what others who do similar jobs make. That’s why sites that provide pay-scale information and salary calculators are becoming all the more popular.
From Cisco Subnet: Getting your Cisco nets ready for Daylight Saving Time
Cisco has some useful resources to help you ensure your networks continue to operate without impact throught the DST date transition, including a list of configurations and workarounds.
