[NWP] Networking Pipeline - 07.26.2005 - The Five Biggest VoIP 'Gotchas'

Networking Pipeline Newsletter www.NetworkingPipeline.com Tuesday, July 26, 2005 In This Issue: Editor's Note: All VoIP, All The Time Top Networking News     - VoIP Market To Hit $4 Billion By 2010: Report     - Search Engine Pioneer Raises $10 Million For Latest Quest     - Hosted IP Telephony Market May Hit $5.9 billion in 2010     - More News... Editor's Picks     - The Five Biggest VoIP 'Gotchas'     - Fight Back Against WiFi Bandwidth Vampires     - Do You Really Need A Super-Fast Network?     - More Picks... Voting Booth: Should the Feds Should Stop Telecom Mergers? Get More Out Of Networking Pipeline Manage Your Newsletter Subscription ------- Advertisement ------------------- This issue is sponsored by LANDesk(r) Software. Multiple management solutions can consume your time. LANDesk(r) Management Suite integrates your management tasks into a single console. One that supports any platform - giving you total control to protect and manage your IT assets. And your time. Learn more about LANDesk Management Suite at "http://www.techweb.com/pipelines/LANDesk051705" ----------------------------------------- Editor's Note: All VoIP, All The Time If there were any doubt that VoIP is the Next Big Thing, this week should have laid them to rest. For a start, Frost & Sullivan released a report saying that the consumer VoIP market revenues will reach $4.07 billion in 2010, up more than 1300% over $295.1 million last year. That growth will come largely from non-traditional telecommunications companies, including cable operators, Internet service provider (ISP), and non-telecom companies. Another survey later in the week came to a similar conclusion, but from a different angle. The National Consumers League found that 46% percent of people who have heard of VoIP would likely switch to the technology from traditional land lines. There was other VoIP news as well. On the consumer end of things, Vonage began offering a cordless VoIP handset , while at the enterprise end, a report by InfoTech found that U.S. enterprise purchases of hosted IP telephony could grow from $310 million in 2005 to $5.9 billion in 2010. All this means, of course, that VoIP is in your future. So check Networking Pipeline every week; we'll always have the latest for you. Preston Gralla Editor, Networking Pipeline preston@gralla.com www.NetworkingPipeline.com Keep Getting This Newsletter Don't let future editions of Networking Pipeline Newsletter go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: networed@techwire.com If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. Top Networking News VoIP Market To Hit $4 Billion By 2010: Report Phenomenal growth will be driven by the pervasive broadband Internet access and low-cost VoIP services. Hosted IP Telephony Market May Hit $5.9 billion in 2010: Report U.S. enterprise purchases of hosted IP telephony could grow from $310 million in 2005 to $5.9 billion in 2010, say a new study. Search Engine Pioneer Raises $10 Million For Latest Quest Entrepreneur Bill Gross hopes to shake up the search world with Snap.com, which promises to deliver more useful results than Google and Yahoo. Cisco Moves On Enterprise, Consumer WLANs Vendor announces acquisition of home entertainment networking devices and WLAN controllers for large enterprises. Marketers Gearing Up For Mobile Spam As companies build databases of millions of mobile phone numbers to use in sending advertisements, the jury is out about whether users will be able to protect themselves against the onslaught. Pittsburgh Area To Get Pilot Broadband Power Line Program The latest test pilot for broadband over power line is scheduled to roll out next month in Monroeville in suburban Pittsburgh. Report: Telecom Services Up, But Future 'Tepid' Research finds that just under half of the U.S. residential market has purchased multiple telecommunications services as a package from a single provider. Symantec: SQL Server Port Under Heavy Scanning Symantec issued an alert that it had detected unusual amounts of scanning of a port normally associated with Microsoft SQL Server, a possible precursor to an attack. Linksys Brews Up Hotspot To Go Travelers can now set up their own portable Internet cafes with an 802.11g travel router offered by Linksys. 3Com Lauds 'Responsible' Disclosure Of Security Flaws 3Com is planning to reward security researchers who reveal information on newly discovered vulnerabilities. Editor's Picks The Five Biggest VoIP 'Gotchas' Deploying VoIP on your network can be a tricky business. Take into account these big five dangers, though, and it should be smooth sailing. Fight Back Against WiFi Bandwidth Vampires Don't let WiFi bandwidth vampires steal your WiFi signal. Here's a few strategies on how to protect a small wireless network. Do You Really Need A Super-Fast Network? Building fast networks is easy. Building effective networks is hard. Too often, though, network architects confuse speed with efficiency, and the result is a money pit. VoIP Hits The SMB Market VoIP was originally targeted largely at the enterprise, but recent trends suggest it has traction at the lower end as well. A Lot's Cookin' In The VoIP Pot Recent product announcements and development plans illustrate how VoIP is expanding its capabilities and reach. ID Thefts Rising Identity theft isn't just a consumer concern. Do you have the right strategies, tools and policies in place to defend your network and data? Check out our Global Information Security Survey. Your completed survey also enters you in our $4,000 prize drawing for a laptop or iPods! Voting Booth: Should the Feds Should Stop Telecom Mergers? Cast Your Vote Now! The telecom landscape is about to change, with SBC set to acquire AT&T, and Verizon about to swallow MCI. Is this a good thing --- and should the government get involved? Should the feds step in to stop the buyouts on anti-competitive grounds, or should the market decide? Get More Out Of Networking Pipeline Try Networking Pipeline's RSS Feed Networking Pipeline's content is available via RSS feed: Get RSS link. The feed is also auto-discoverable to many RSS readers from the Networking Pipeline home page. Note: RSS feeds are not viewable in most Web browsers. You need an RSS reader, Web-based service, or plug-in to view RSS. Find out which RSS readers the Pipeline editors recommend. Discover All The Pipelines Networking Pipeline is part of a large series of specialized IT sites from the TechWeb Network. Find out more about the Pipelines on the TechWeb Network Pipeline Publications page. 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