Editor's note: We will be changing how we send out Network World newsletters over the next few weeks. To ensure future delivery of your newsletters, please add nww_newsletters@newsletters.networkworld.com to your e-mail address book or 66.186.127.216 to your white-list file. Thank you. The implications of Skype's free software application for the iPhone and iPod touch This week we'll wrap up our highlights from the recent industry conferences NCTA Cable Show, VoiceCon 2009, and CTIA. Today we'll cover announcements from Sprint's VoIP upgrades benefiting its wholesale cable customers and we'll discuss the implications of Skype's free software application for the iPhone and iPod touch. Skype to generate billions for eBay Today, we highlight two company announcements: Verizon Business is now offering a new managed service based on the recently released Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 platform and Skype is expected to ... eBay to spin off Skype by mid-2010 EBay announced today that it is planning to spin off Skype, despite the fact that the Internet phone company's revenues are expected to top $1 billion in 2011. How the Skype spinoff could change the market Now that eBay has set a tentative timetable for spinning off Skype, the question becomes whether the Internet phone company can become a legitimate force as a voice service provider. PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010 Microsoft will ship a new version of its Office Communications Server in 2010 and another in the following year or more, according to its TechNet Web site. Star Trek lite: Can telepresence save the universe? Can the technologies that make up telepresence have a societal impact that could change everything from space exploration to telecommuting? Experts say advanced telepresence technology could change the way people remotely communicate with work, run factories and boldly explore distant solar systems. Cisco IOS dial-peers in H.323 and SIP gateways Cisco Subnet blogger Dennis Hartmann explores configurations of a North American numbering plan that can be used on H.323 and SIP gateways. UC security: When the shoe doesn't fit - compress the foot If your security model is location-centric and depends on keeping things separate, how do you respond to a disruptive technology like unified communications? This is a pattern that keeps repeating in many different areas: the security paradigm looked good until a technology comes along, changes the assumptions and reveals the inadequacy of the model. Cellcrypt secure VoIP heading to BlackBerry Cellcrypt, a British vendor of software for encrypting cell phone calls, has set up shop in Silicon Valley and is getting a product ready for North America's beloved BlackBerry. April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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