Source: www.voip-news.com

Teltronics, Inc. is going to provide StarCall iPLUS, an IP-based, SIP-compliant multimedia platform to GE Security, Inc.

“This relationship not only provides an extra level of comfort in support of on-site safety for educational institutions but increases productivity and efficiency — saving time and money. We believe that Teltronics’ four decades of communications industry experience and the strength and reliability found in our Cerato voice communications solutions provide GE Security’s StarCall iPLUS a new level of sophistication and convenience to accommodate the required needs in a school setting,” said Teltronics’ Ewen Cameron.

“Collaboration with Teltronics has resulted in our StarCall iPLUS offering — the best-in-class solution for improving communications within educational facilities,” said Steve Hein, general manager, fire and life safety products, GE Security. “Teltronics’ industry knowledge and commitment to working with us has resulted in a solid, non-proprietary application that is fully integrated with our StarCall product.”

Source: www.voip-news.com

Sipera System’s Sipera IPCS security appliances  now have advance security for SIP trunking. Sipera VIPER Engine also has upgraded security as well.

“Many enterprises today are embracing Unified Communications because they see it playing a key role in increasing the productivity of their organization. What some overlook, however, are the security issues that arise any time an enterprise application is connected to the Internet,” said Matthias Machowinski, Infonetics Research Directing Analyst, Enterprise Voice & Data. “In order to realize the benefits of UC without increasing security risks, enterprises need to add security to their infrastructure that protects against threats in real-time.”

Sipera execs agree.

“As companies extend Unified Communications beyond the enterprise perimeter to allow SIP trunking and mobility solutions, they require sophisticated and comprehensive security from a dedicated UC security provider,” said Eric Winsborrow, Chief Marketing Officer for Sipera Systems. “Sipera’s comprehensive UC security provides threat protection, policy enforcement, access control, and privacy measures, along with the ability to simplify the deployment of SIP trunks and mobile workspaces. Sipera IPCS threat protection is backed by the expertise of and ongoing signature updates from Sipera VIPER Lab to ensure complete protection in real-time.”

Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

The "Curbside Prophet" has returned. After a year off, Jason Mraz is back with his new album, "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things." And, within a week of the record hitting store shelves, he’ll be offering fans a live webcast premiere via the AT&T blue room.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that the blue room will feature this exclusive webcast live from Los Angeles starting at 2 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 21. In addition, AT&T blue room and Southwest Airlines will give one lucky winner and a guest the chance to meet Mraz and attend the exclusive live concert webcast premiere in a Los Angeles recording studio. Fans can visit http://www.attblueroom.com/win to register.

Jason Mraz broke onto the music scene in 2002 with the Recording Industry Association of America platinum-certified breakthrough, "Waiting for My Rocket to Come." His current album, "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.," features the same engaging pop melodies that Mraz is known for while also capturing a renewed sense of self that the singer/songwriter experienced during the album-writing process. Mraz wrote and recorded the album after taking time off from relentless touring, recording and working. Said Mraz, "I was happy to write an album at the same time I was coming back to earth." For more information, visit http://www.jasonmraz.com.

Source: alanweinkrantz.typepad.com

Ever wonder which ringtones alert your favorite celebrities to a call from mom or management?

AT&T has announced the launch of the ‘Ringtone A-List’ - new Web site that unveils the sounds found on the wireless phones of today’s top stars.

From Lauren Conrad, Whitney Port and Audrina Patridge of MTV’s hit reality show "The Hills" to Panic at the Disco members to champion professional bull rider Justin McBride, the AT&T Ringtone A-List is the only place that fans will be able to learn which songs are blowin’ up the wireless phones of their favorite celebs.

Each month, the Ringtone A-List will feature a selection of stars from TV, film, music and sports. Fans will have the opportunity to learn which tones each celebrity has downloaded to his or her wireless phone, preview an audio clip and, if they wish, purchase1 the tone directly from the Web site.

Featured talent, which will be updated monthly, has included members of Panic at the Disco, Webbie, James Otto and Justin McBride. May’s featured celebrities consist of Conrad, Patridge and Port from "The Hills," Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor Mario and international pop vocalist Leona Lewis.

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Om woke me up with great news today when I checked GigaOm...

Camino has a new, faster and better version. As someone who converted to Camino before version 1 (thanks to Om) I’m even happier now with the new version.

Source: www.voip-news.com

British VoIP fans have a new and affordable option.

Sipgate has released a mobile VoIP phone at a bargain price of GBP59 (that’s British pounds). The Pirelli DP-L10, a dual mode mobile phone, runs on GSM and WiFi. It can also be used on any network due to a free SIM-lock.

The Pirelli DP L10 can run on either cellular service or as a VoIP telephone via a WLAN. Ithas a color display, a built-in VGA camera and a 500-entry phone book.

It can be ordered through Sipgate’s website.

Source: www.voip-news.com

Ahhh, finally. I knew it had to happen sometime: the New York Times talking about VoIP (or more specifically, VoIP security).

So, what do they have to say about VoIP? Well, for starters, it is just as vulnerable to attacks as computers. (Duh.) And there is an unprecedented number of vulnerability.

Here’s a snippet:

“Nobody takes VoIP security seriously enough,” contends Rick Dalmazzi, chief executive of Ottawa-based VoIPshield Systems, Inc., a VoIP security firm. Consumers who use telephone systems from companies like Vonage are using VoIP technology.

Mr. Dalmazzi’s contention that the VoIP industry is at serious risk may start to get more attention Tuesday, when the company releases a report that details a total of more than 100 security issues spread across the VoIP networks of three large VoIP business providers: Avaya, Cisco and Nortel. Hackers who know about these vulnerabilities can institute denial-of-service attacks, harvest customer data, record conversations and break into voice mailboxes.

Need help with your VoIP security? Click here to check out VoIP News’s Essential Guide to VoIP Security.

Source: www.voip-news.com

A new release of a solution from Critical Links for the SMB sector provides users with new levels of fault tolerance and security. The edgeBOX release 4.6 supports more hardware and simplifies provisioning. It is a less-complicated way of deploying a host of services including VoIP and IP-PBX.

“In order to compete effectively with larger rivals, SMBs need access to cutting edge capabilities at an affordable cost, and the edgeBOX™ aims to provide just that,” said Abdul Kasim, vice president of Critical Links. “With its newest release, edgeBOX™ not only continues to provide the broadest suite of voice/data networking and IT capabilities, but also augments the fault-tolerance and security increasingly necessary for continuous business operations.”

Among edgeBOX’s benefits is complete 1-on-1 redundancy, eliminating the threat of single points of failure. It also has numerous security features like full port-based authentications based on IEEE 802.1x.

Source: www.voip-news.com

Sipera Systems is hoping their recent appointment of John Lochow as president and CEO is going to do for that company what it did for his previous company, Syndesis Limited. Under Lochow’s leadership, Syndesis revenues grew tenfold from $6 million to $60 million. Lochow has experience in both small and large enterprise  and service provider technology solutions companies.

Sipera is growing and expanding its VoIP/UC security solutions business, which is crucial to the security of enterprise VoIP.

“With the growing awareness in the marketplace of the need for comprehensive VoIP/UC security, now is the time for Sipera to bring its VoIP security leadership to a new level.  John is the person to help Sipera accelerate its momentum,” said Ben Scott, chairman of the board for Sipera Systems.

Lochow said he’s excited to join the organization.

“Sipera is at an inflection point with the demand for comprehensive VoIP/UC security solutions expanding as enterprises and service providers seek to protect and control real-time unified communications,” said Lochow.

Source: snapvoip.blogspot.com

VOIP News reports that Rochester Institute of Technology will be offering a course in VOIP IP Telephony in their applied network and system administration, software engineering, information technology and computer science. Way t go VOIP, and way to go VOIP News.

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VOIP News reports that Rochester Institute of Technology will be offering a course in VOIP IP Telephony in their applied network and system administration, software engineering, information technology and computer science. Way t go VOIP, and way to go VOIP News.

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