VoIP hacker talks; Skype comes to iPhone via IM+

Convergence & VoIP News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent Special Report: Managing VoIP with a Lean Staff Discover how IT executives are managing the riding tide of VoIP and collaborative applications rollouts and operation despite lean network staffs with Network World's latest Special Report "VoIP and Beyond". Click here to download this Special Report. Network World's Convergence & VoIP News Alert, 08/15/07 VoIP hacker talks: Service provider nets easy pickings, 08/10/07: 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. 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. How Cisco's convergence system for small businesses tested in the real world: Independent reviewers put Cisco's Small Business Communications System through its paces, testing the product at the Syracuse University Real-World Labs. Get Up to Speed on the Latest in WLANs Easily stay on top of the latest developments and issues in WLAN technology, standards, security, telephony, management and more with Network World's latest Executive Guide, "Keeping Up With the Wireless Whirlwind." Click here to download! 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. What's the best bargain on enterprise network products you've ever gotten? Bought a bunch of Cisco routers for a song? Nabbed Windows Vista (legally) for a great price? We know people love to brag about saving money. Here's your chance to show your peers just how smart or lucky you've been. And if there are lessons to be learned here, all the better. We plan to write a story based on the best stuff. Join the discussion.

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