NetFlash: Making VoIP cool

Jeff Pulver yesterday told the crowd at the Voice on the Net conference that VoIP just isn’t hip enough. But there is definitely a certain energy emanating from the technology – and from Santa Clara, where the conference is still going on. Our man at the scene is Tim Greene, and he is rapidly relaying the latest developments from the show – including residential VoIP announcements from AT&T and Level 3, a consensus that session border controllers will shortly cease to be, and of course, Pulver’s comments. Keep checking our VON page for today’s latest. VON coverage http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/von2004.html?net

Jeff Pulver yesterday told the crowd at the Voice on the Net conference that VoIP just isn’t hip enough. But there is definitely a certain energy emanating from the technology – and from Santa Clara, where the conference is still going on. Our man at the scene is Tim Greene, and he is rapidly relaying the latest developments from the show – including residential VoIP announcements from AT&T and Level 3, a consensus that session border controllers will shortly cease to be, and of course, Pulver’s comments. Keep checking our VON page for today’s latest.

VON coverage

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/von2004.html?net

Face-off: Is patch mgmt. the best protection against vulnerabilities?

The plethora of patches in recent years, particularly for Microsoft software, would be comical if so much were not at stake. Because a security vulnerability can be devastating to a corporate network, it’s imperative that software be patched – but the management of patches in itself has become an onerous task. In this week’s Face-off, Eric Schultze says patches are still the best way to protect systems, while Steven Hofmeyr argues that there is another way.

Schultze: Yes

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329faceoffyes.html?net

Hofmeyr: No

https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2004/0329faceoffno.html?net

Study: Offshore outsourcing helps U.S. economy

The outsourcing of U.S. IT jobs to foreign workers is good for the U.S. economy and will result in the creation of twice as many jobs as are displaced, according to a study released Tuesday by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA).

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0330studyoff.html?net

Engim touts test results for its WLAN chips

Wireless chip vendor Engim is releasing test results that show dramatic improvements in WLAN throughput using Engim’s chipset.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0330engim.html?net

Today at “Layer 8,” in desperate need of peanuts and Cracker Jacks:

True Must-See TV; AOL does something right; World Pong Championships start today; researchers study the Homer J. Simpson diet; all that and more today at your home for not-just-networking news.

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