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VoIP hacker talks; Skype comes to iPhone via IM+

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VoIP hacker talks: Service provider nets easy pickings, 08/10/07
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By Tim Greene
A combination of simple dictionary and brute-force attacks in combination with Google hacking enabled a criminal pair to break into VoIP-provider networks and steal $1 million worth of voice minutes, says one of the duo who has pleaded guilty to his crimes. Read full story


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Skype comes to iPhone via IM+, 08/13/07: Shape Services on Monday announced IM+ for Skype for iPhone, a Web application that enables iPhone users to access the Skype messaging and VoIP network.

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DePaul University opts for a multivendor IP telephony system, 08/13/07: About two years ago, DePaul University's IT staff began plans to replace its Nortel 81 and Meridian Mail PBX communications systems that serve some 4,500 users at the university. Like many conversions, the shift to IP telephony (IPT) was designed to take several years and was going to be phased in by user-group. The new messaging system needed to provide interworking between the new IPT system and the legacy TDM PBX and it needed to provide full integration with Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory.

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Skype comes to iPhone via IM+

How Cisco's convergence system for small businesses tested in the real world

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