Stories about: Asterisk

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    Defcon: VoIP makes a good platform for controlling botnets 10/08/2011 07:49:00

    LAS VEGAS -- Botnets and their masters can communicate with each other by calling into the same VoIP conference call and swapping data using touch tones, researchers demonstrated at Defcon.
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    Microsoft seen not to blame for Skype rejecting open source company 28/05/2011 00:33:00

    Microsoft, long the enemy of open source software, announces a pending deal to buy Skype and Skype promptly ditches a partnership with an open source company. Those two things have to be related, right?
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    Skype's asterisk move begins its closed future 26/05/2011 03:26:00

    When Microsoft announced its purchase of Skype earlier this month, it took great pains to affirm its commitment to continuing support for the technology on platforms other than Windows.
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    Skype kills integration with open source PBX Asterisk 25/05/2011 23:24:30

    Skype has decided not to renew an agreement that allows open-source telephony system Asterisk to be integrated with the service using software developed with Digium.
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    Microsoft Lync 2010: Unified communications comes of age 21/04/2011 01:27:00

    Every once in a very long while, I get to review a product that strikes me as a stepping stone toward the future. Microsoft Lync 2010 combines instant messaging, VoIP calling, live meetings, and videoconferencing, but it's more than the sum of these parts. Although Lync integrates with almost any PBX, it puts the PC at the center of communications so effectively that it could send your current phone system packing.
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    Superior storage for small networks 16/03/2011 00:24:00

    The Netgear ReadyNAS series of network attached storage units serve as a prime example of how the industry has changed over the years. They were originally a product of Infrant Technologies, a veteran of mainframe disk subsystems that poured decades of serious storage experience into the small drive system for SMBs. Nearly four years into Infrant's acquisition by Netgear in May 2007, the ReadyNAS line now stretches from SOHO to enterprise NAS.
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    Top 10 free open source tools for network admins 02/02/2011 22:11:00

    Routing issues, slow network applications, DNS resolution problems -- a network administrator has to deal with a host of network nuisances on a daily basis. How do you survive when you're constantly under the gun to fix the problems? Like any other professional, you need a solid set of tools.
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    Simple fixes for a problematic PC 23/11/2010 03:05:00

    Figuring out what's wrong with a balky computer takes a bit of detective work -- but with our advice, you can solve the mystery in no time at all.
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    Fedora gets new leader 01/07/2010 06:37:00

    The Fedora Project will be getting a new leader next month, as Jared Smith takes over the helm from current head Paul Frields, Frields announced Tuesday on the Fedora mailing list.
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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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