VoIP gear highlighted at CES

1. VoIP gear highlighted at CES

Phone calls over the Internet, made using VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) technology, was popular at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, with a number of companies showing off handsets and other peripherals to make it easier for the average user to connect to low-cost or free voice calls.

For more on this:
- read full story from infoworld, Jan 11 2006


2. Linksys CIT200 Internet Telephony Kit

Review on this latest released internet telephony kit.

For more on this:
- read full review from pcmag.com, Jan 11 2006


3. VeriSign To Acquire CallVision

VeriSign a provider of SL certification, today said it is acquiring CallVision in a net cash deal worth $30 million. The Seattle-based CallVision offers Web-based billing and client-management software that consolidates billing data from multiple systems, products, languages and currencies and creates one view of multiple accounts.

For more on this:
- read full story from internetnews.com, Jan 11 2006


4. This mouse makes phone calls

It's an optical mouse. It's a phone. Wait, it's an optical mouse that doubles as a phone. The Sony VN-CX1, due out in February from Sony Japan, unfolds to become a fully functional VoIP phone that works with voice over Internet Protocol provider Skype.

For more on this:
- read full story from CNET news, Jan 11 2006


5. TV Coming to In-Flight Internet Service

Airline passengers will soon be able to watch live television on their laptops through Connexion by Boeing's in-flight Internet service. Beginning Jan. 23, passengers who buy blocks of Internet access on the nine foreign airlines that currently offer Connexion's service will also be able to watch programs broadcast on BBC World, CNBC, Eurosportnews, and either EuroNews or MSNBC.

For more on this:
- read full story from Yahoo! News, Jan 11 2006


6. Schools under attack from hackers

Almost 30 schools were asked by police to close down their computer servers in the past four months after they were invaded by hackers and used for internet fraud, telecommunications insiders say.
Meanwhile, Chinese University data shows that vulnerable school computer systems are being hacked up to 15,000 times a day.

For more on this:
- read full story from scmp.com, Jan 12 2006


7. Sky unveils VoD service

Sky has unveiled details of a video-on-demand (VoD) service which gives punters access to sport and movies via a broadband connection. The media giant reckons "Sky by broadband" gives customers greater choice to watch stuff when and where they like.

For more on this:
- read full story from theregister.com, Jan 11 2006


8. Microsoft Fixes Nasty Outlook, Exchange E-Mail Bug

Microsoft's security problems didn't improve much Tuesday, when it followed last week's out-of-cycle fix of a major bug with two more "Critical" vulnerabilities, including one that allows attackers to hack into any Exchange server or Outlook owner's PC just by sending a malformed e-mail message.

For more on this:
- read full story from messagingpipeline.com, Jan 10 2006