Nortel upgrades CS 1500; Legal spat pushes Ebay to develop new base for Skype

Legal spat pushes Ebay to develop new base for Skype; New features can open up Cisco IOS to hackers Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by HP - NWW IDC: Unifying the Data Center Whitepaper: The Business Case for a Unified Wired and Wireless Solution. Learn how bringing management tasks together under a unified network management software suite can benefit your needs. Spotlight Story Nortel upgrades CS 1500 Committed to delivering leading technologies to regional and rural local exchange carriers, Nortel recently announced enhancements to its Communications Server 1500, a product line targeted to serve regional and rural local exchange carriers. Read full story Related News: Legal spat pushes Ebay to develop new base for Skype Ebay has begun developing an alternative to the P2P technology used by Skype as a licensing dispute drags on and threatens to close the popular IP telephony service. New features can open up Cisco IOS to hackers New features embedded in Cisco IOS like VoIP and Web services -- which could be enabled by default -- can present an opportunity for hackers, according to this story in SearchSecurity.com. A security researcher at this week's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas delivered a presentation in which he outlined ways hackers can infiltrate Cisco routers through these new IOS features. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Black Hat's best How well you remember the Black Hat conference's most notorious incidents? Wireless burning questions How much longer are you going to hang onto that Ethernet cable? And other questions. Masters of Unified Communications This dynamic microsite is updated daily by Johna Till Johnson, President and Senior Founding Partner Nemertes Research. Bookmark this site and check back daily to read the latest news on UC and download relevant whitepapers, case studies, videos, and more. Masters of Unified Communications   August 03, 2009 TOP STORIES | MOST DUGG STORIES iPhone SMS attack to be unleashed at Black Hat Mystery solved: MS emergency patch precedes Black Hat session Clampi Trojan plunders financials for botnet CERT and ISC warn about BIND9 DNS vulnerability 5 technologies Iran is using to censor the Web Microsoft-Yahoo will change cloud computing Cloud computing confusion reigns in U.S. government Black Hat's most notorious incidents What business is Cisco in today? Cisco fixes critical WLAN flaws Unified Communications Information Kit Get the inside track on advanced communications and collaboration solutions from IBM with our complimentary Information Kit. Learn how to reduce your communication costs, consolidate servers, boost productivity and increase your competitive advantage. Learn More Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now   This email was sent to networking.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com