Vonage loses Sprint-Nextel patent suit, plans appeal; Skype: The new worm-delivery system

Convergence & VoIP News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Pingtel - A Bluesocket Company Open Source IP Communication Whitepaper Proprietary voice solutions are expensive. Businesses looking for next generation phone systems find that there are few truly open solutions, as equipment prices and ongoing fees lock in proprietary products. Open source VoIP sets a new trend that includes vendor choice, rapid technology development, and lower up-front and ongoing costs. Network World's Convergence & VoIP News Alert, 09/26/07 Vonage loses Sprint-Nextel patent suit, plans appeal, 09/25/07: A federal court ruled on Tuesday that struggling VoIP provider Vonage infringed on patents owned by Sprint Nextel. Not so dim: Start-up Dimdim challenges Cisco WebEx. Skype: The new worm-delivery system, 09/17/07: A few weeks ago, Skype, IMO, gained eternal notoriety when executives of that firm, through mouthpieces, and the power of the internet, tried to convince users/subscribers into believing that a service outage which came suspiciously after a (Microsoft) Windows update was Redmond’s fault. Nowhere in their press releases was the fact that they, Skype, had just pushed out a software update as well! Network World VoIP and Convergence Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. Our extensive database of detailed product information will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you need to build out a converged voice and data network. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. ITExpo 2007 recap: Announcements from Clarus, Comverse, Contactual, Paraxip, 09/24/07: At the Internet Telephony Expo held earlier this month, several companies announced new products.

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Contact the author: Senior Editor Tim Greene covers VoIP carrier issues for Network World. This newsletter is sponsored by Pingtel - A Bluesocket Company Open Source IP Communication Whitepaper Proprietary voice solutions are expensive. Businesses looking for next generation phone systems find that there are few truly open solutions, as equipment prices and ongoing fees lock in proprietary products. Open source VoIP sets a new trend that includes vendor choice, rapid technology development, and lower up-front and ongoing costs. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007