Readers weigh in on net neutrality; Overlooked VoIP security features

Overlooked VOIP Security Features; SIP in the big UC picture Convergence and VoIP Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Avaya Bolster your Unified Communications Know-How Do you know the business value of unified communications? Get the answer to this and many other UC questions at this Solution Center. Learn how your peers are lowering costs and improving collaboration. Get your most pressing UC queries answered from industry experts and read the very latest UC news. Access this site. Spotlight Story Readers weigh in on net neutrality Following up on our recent newsletter about rethinking net neutrality in a mobile broadband context, we heard from newsletter subscribers Paul and Phillip with their views on the issues. Paul wrote us saying, "If we want to protect the democratization of online content, we have to propose and support solutions for managing Internet congestion that doesn't discriminate by content." Read full story Related News: Overlooked VOIP Security Features I am wanker when it comes to VOIP. I am not a huge VOIP fan. Nope. Not much at all. When I was growing up, phracking never really appealed to me. I remember tripping my first 5ESS and not thinking "that's cool" but "so what". Kinda weird because VOIP possesses all the elements I like in engineering design. It has many parts, separate protocols, programming elements, high end user satisfaction, massive... SIP in the big UC picture So, how does SIP fit into the bigger picture? As a protocol it fits into the overall architecture as a vertical resource that supports the full range of UC functions: Communication enabled business processes (CEBP) to unified messaging (UM) to instant messaging (IM) to VoIP. In fact one of the great values of SIP is its universality and simplicity that supports all communication functions. Of course,... Companies, lawmakers tell FCC to dump net neutrality As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission moves toward developing formal net neutrality rules, some U.S. lawmakers and telecom-related companies have told the agency that new regulations will cause more problems than they're worth. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Cell towers in disguise Some of the cell towers that dwell among us are cleverly hidden; others, not so much. The ultimate smartphone What if you could combine the best parts of every phone out there? Capacity and Change Management Want to manage your data center's capacity like a pro? Then use real-time data to track your power and cooling uses. Learn more.   October 19, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES How to royally foul-up an IT outsourcing project Husband, wife team arrested for allegedly stealing from Cisco Missing dot drops Sweden off the Internet 15 genius algorithms that aren't boring NASA network security torched The Internet has shifted under our feet 10 great Google Apps add-ons for the enterprise He knows .Net and SQL ... not missile launchers Microsoft apologizes, recovers most Sidekick data Facebook applications at risk from attack The Power of Virtualized Web Application Delivery The increased dependency on Web applications has created greater complexity in the environment making availability, performance and security of Web applications an imperative. This white paper discusses how any size organization can tune its Web application delivery services with a virtualized solution that will meet the unique characteristics of each individual application. Read 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 | Forward this to a Friend >>>