Stories about: Asterisk

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    Internet phone systems become the fraudster's tool 28/10/2009 16:36:00

    Cybercriminals have found a new launching pad for their scams: the phone systems of small and medium-sized businesses across the U.S.
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    Skype for Business too risky? 27/10/2009 09:05:00

    If you're thinking about using Skype for Business as a way to save money you might want to put it off until the courts settle lawsuits that swirl around plans to sell the company.
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    The greatest open source software of all time 17/08/2009 20:11:00

    Every year InfoWorld painstakingly selects its Bossie Award winners -- the best open source software for business -- and every year we have shamefully neglected the very cream of the open source crop. While we've awarded the Dojos, Xens, and SugarCRMs, we've ignored Linux, GNU, and the *BSDs -- because, well, don't their excellence and importance go without saying? In other cases, where open source giants did receive our award (Snort and Wireshark come to mind), a "mere" Bossie almost seems like faint praise.
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    Hackers dissect Palm Pre, webOS 17/06/2009 00:50:00

    A week after the release of the Palm Pre, hackers are eagerly dissecting and sifting through the webOS software that powers it.
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    Skype urges interoperability at Interop 21/05/2009 08:20:00

    Peer-to-peer communications vendor Skype used its Interop keynote slot today to put out a call to traditional PBX vendors, inviting them to make their gear interoperable as the company tries to make inroads with businesses.
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    Business-Ready Skype Tools Slash VOIP Costs 15/04/2009 09:49:00

    VoIP (voice over IP) calls cost less than traditional phone systems, while adding additional features. Skype says that about 35 percent of its customers are using the service at work, so the company has tailored features to help that audience manage Skype and save money. Especially with the recent iPhone and BlackBerry clients, Skype could cut your business costs.
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    Making a PBX 'botnet' out of Skype or Google Voice? 11/04/2009 10:39:00

    Flaws in popular Internet-based telephony systems could be exploited to create a network of hacked phone accounts, somewhat like the botnets that have been wreaking havoc with PCs for the past few years.
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    Skype gives away high-quality audio codec 04/03/2009 13:19:00

    Skype will license a high-quality audio codec in its latest VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) software to any developer or vendor free of charge, the eBay subsidiary announced Tuesday.
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    Open source PBXs make corporate gains; how much is a debate 02/03/2009 07:58:00

    The bad economy may be a boon to relatively inexpensive open-source IP PBXs, which one study says already account for nearly 18% of all PBXs installed last year in North American business networks.
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    Feds issue confusing warning about Asterisk 09/12/2008 08:44:00

    The FBI has left users of Asterisk open source IP PBX products guessing whether the version they are using is vulnerable to a mysterious "new technique" that can be exploited by vishers - people who use VoIP to spoof caller ID numbers so victims will believe they are talking to legitimate businesses and give up valuable personal information.
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    FTC has a message for vishing victims 08/12/2008 09:56:00

    The e-mail looks important: "National 1st Credit Union temporarily suspended your account. Reason: Billing failure." Further down, it tells you to call this number to reactivate: 201-621-5813.
 
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