Metric: Most corporate telephony to be VoIP

1. Metric: Most corporate telephony to be VoIP

According to a study by the Radicati Group, three-fourths of corporate telephony systems will be VoIP systems by 2009. A majority of medium to large-sized companies are in the process of upgrading their PBX's to hybrid IP PBX's.

For more on these VoIP studies:
- read this article from vnunet, Sept 22 2005


2. Thunderbird E-Mail Suffers Similar Security Problem As Firefox

A bug -- like the one disclosed Tuesday in the Linux edition of Firefox -- relates to how the software processes URLs. It was rated as "extremely critical" by a security vendor.

For more this:
- read the full story from messagingpipeline.com, Sept 22 2005


3. Spam Rate Declines As Volume Increases

Spam's slice of the e-mail pie has dropped by 12 percent so far this year, indicating that defensive strategies and technologies, and perhaps high-profile prosecutions of big-time spammers are having an affect, a message filtering firm announced Thursday.

For more on Spam:
- read the full story from messagingpipeline.com, Sept 22 2005


4. Voice Over Internet Both Simple, Complex

We have more ways than ever of communicating, but trying to keep up with family and friends can be exasperating. Our overlapping free time seems to shrink. We constantly play phone and voice mail tag. And e-mail, in its tone-deaf impersonality, barely helps.

For more on VoIP:
- read the full story from Yahoo! News, Sept 22 2005


5. Beware eBay bearing Skype

One of my stranger hobbies is collecting interesting and weird anecdotes I find in the news. I have a few areas that always fascinate me, such as finding people who miraculously escape certain death, or items about human memory and cognition, or eccentric individuals who embody some strange aspect of the human condition.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.co.uk, Sept 23 2005


6. Move over Google Sidebar

A Chicago-based company is set to launch on Friday technology that will compete with Google Desktop Search and its Sidebar customization feature.

For more on Google:
- read full story from cnet news, Sept 22 2005


7. Keeping Skype @Bay

Atlanta-based Verso Technologies last week announced the introduction of a carrier grade tool or 'application filter' designed to let cable operators and other IP service providers "selectively disable undesirable network traffic and improve service levels on their networks," according to a press release.

For more on Skype:
- read full story from theinternetnews.com, Sept 22 2005


8. Actiontec Internet Phone Wizard

If you're a Skype user, you know how annoying it can be to fumble around for your headset when you receive an incoming Skype call. The Internet Phone Wizard from Actiontec solves this problem. At just under $70, this small (1.1 by 4.6 by 3.4 inches, HWD) USB-powered appliance lets you connect an analog phone to your computer as another means of interfacing with Skype.

For more on Actiontec:
- read full story from PC magazine, Sept 22 2005