Potential VoIP security pitfalls; Networked systems are putty in the hands of a good hacker

Convergence & VoIP News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Akamai Technologies Perk up apps with Web acceleration Discover why one enterprise made the decision to go with a managed Web application service provider to improve application performance. This IT shop decided that a distributed datacenter was too costly and is now reaping the benefits of outsourcing. Its once sluggish application is now chugging along. Network World's Convergence & VoIP News Alert, 08/08/07 Podcast: Potential VoIP security pitfalls, 08/06/07: One company that is looking to shed more light on the VoIP security issue is Sipera Systems and its VIPER Labs group. Jason Meserve talks with Sipera Systems' founder and CTO Krishna Kurapati about potential VoIP security pitfalls and what users can do to protect themselves. Black Hat: Networked systems are putty in the hands of a good hacker, 08/03/07: Security practitioners at Black Hat prove that the computer systems in use today are pretty much just putty in the hands of a good hacker. Network product bargains Where do you turn to for bargains? Are pricing structures from major vendors a nightmare? What's your best deal, ever? Join the discussion. Application Acceleration More companies today are taxed with supporting global business processes in real-time. Download this Webcast, Application Acceleration: Merits of Managed Services to learn how managed Web acceleration services might best support this goal. Click here to check it out! Editor's Note: Starting Monday some of the readers of this newsletter will begin receiving a redesigned version that we will be testing over the next few weeks. The redesign allows us to better integrate the convenience of e-mail newsletters with the immediacy of Network World online. The regular features will remain the same, the difference is that you'll be able to access the content in full online at NetworldWorld.com. We hope you enjoy the redesign. Please let us know what you think.

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