http://www.voiptechchat.com Patrick and Fred Chat... sometimes about Voip Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When Michael Graves rants on VoIP, you should listen. An avid VoIP and Internet Telephone connoisseur, Mr. Graves’ voice often provides the needed pick-me up when frustrations occur. He’s quick to point out great features, new products, and speak optimistically about the benefits of VoIP. And, when Michael Graves provides criticism, ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/voip/118/michael-graves-rants-we-listen/ Quick post for all our geeky friends... First, Apple posted a new HD Star Trek trailer... the movie is looking pretty good so far. And lastly, Rafe Needleman wrote a nice post on cnet.com about testing network connectivity in Space. With those 2 links and a cup of Joe, any geek is ready ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/tech/117/star-trek-fans-get-your-geek-on/ BREAKING NEWS — Barack Obama elected President of United States. Ah yes, in case you’ve been living in a cave like our loyal listener Osama Bin Laden (who loves our Ben Affleck references) you most likely already know that there’s a new President-Elect in town. (Interestingly, Barack Obama will not ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/voip/116/world-leaders-use-phones/ Heard about Motrin Moms? So Motrin (yeah, the pain reliever) just a little headache today courtesy of Twitter. They launched a new ad campaign targeting the pains of moms... however... the campaign did not sit well. Not well at all. Mothers took offense to the add (perhaps the claims that carrying a ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/tech/115/motrin-moms-cause-motrin-pain/ The Wall Street Journal reports this morning the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has filed Insider Trading charges against Mark Cuban. The charges reportedly stem from unloading shares of Mamma.com (after learning of a private offering funding). The SEC believes that Cuban allegedly sold his 6% ownership just before a public ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/tech/114/insider-trading-charges-for-mark-cuban/ Sun Microsystems Inc., (NASDAQ: JAVA) announced today a “series of changes” in response to the changing economic climate. You have to love their NASDAQ ticker name, don’t you? In order to “accelerate the introduction of compelling open source innovations,” Sun will be restructuring the company into new business groups: Application Platform Software ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/random-chat/113/sun-restructures-lays-off-6000/ Ok, this blog does not deal with VoIP, but while we’re talking about security vulnerabilities... A University of Florida College of Dentistry server containing sensitive patient information was compromised; providing access to more than 344,000 current and former patient records. What type of information? Names, birthdays, social security numbers, addresses, were ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/tech/112/university-of-florida-fails-to-protect-personal-information-again/ VoIPShield, a VoIP security solutions company, announced new security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft VoIP Products. The vulnerabilities affect applications using media stream protocols, such as RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol). The products affected: Office Communications Server 2007 Office Communicator Windows Live Messenger These products deliver software-powered VoIP, presence, instant messaging and audio/video/Web conferencing functionality to end users. ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/voip/111/new-security-issues-for-microsoft-voip/ A new country code allows for a “global” exchange; meaning VoIP just got a little cooler. Launched as iNum (short for International Number), the iNum platform sells itself as providing a world wide, global presence. iNum stands for international Number. It is a new kind of global phone number for a ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/voip/110/inum-launches-e-pluribus-1-number/ snom introduced a new VoIP phone recently, the snom 820. We’re always excited to see new VoIP telephones enter the SIP market, especially ones that easily integrate with Asterisk and multiple VoIP solutions. And with built in WiFi, this phone looks to be a great addition to any deployment. snom markets ... http://www.voiptechchat.com/voip/108/new-voip-phone-snom-820/