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EXCLUSIVE: 1995 Newsgroup posting proposing VoIP predates Verizon, Sprint patents

This ones quite a story. I am not a patent attorney, but I would think that this info would be useful to all the players involved in the VoIP patent infringement cases between Vonage and Verizon, and Vonage and Sprint. Dan Connor, who runs the Vonage Forum, has just found...

Tags: patents, Regulatory, General

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Complete Verizon-Vonage patent analysis Part One: 6,282,574

My interpretation: I agree with Om that the technology described here is so generic that a claim for infringement is highly unlikely. Entitled Method, server and telecommunications system for name translation on a conditional basis and/or to a telephone number, Verizons U.S. Patent 6,282,574 refers to:An enhanced name translation...

Tags: Vonage, Regulatory, General

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Why don't our cell phones have call timers, better Bluetooth? Here's why

Why dont all of our cellular phones show us the elapsed time of our phone conversations during our conversations? Or why dont these same phones utitlize Bluetooth for more than just voice connections between headsets and handset?Its all because the carriers dont want that to happen.Thats the assertion of Tim...

Tags: Research, Regulatory, General

Blog posts 2007-03-06

Number 4 Most-Read Post in 2006: These photos illustrate AT&T's phone, Internet tracking activities for NSA

What diligent counterterrorism efforts are to some, serious civil liberties violations are to others.Entitled "These photos illustrate AT&Ts phone, Internet tracking activities for NSA," this post encompassed controversies surrounding the unmasking of several facilities that have been said to be of several rooms in protected AT&T facilities where phone...

Tags: Regulatory, Security, General, telephone, NSA

Blog posts 2006-12-21

Getting paid to endorse stuff on your MySpace page? New edict may mandate disclosure

Youve heard of Big Brother right?Well, hes here and his name is the Federal Trade Commission.In a move that the agency says is aimed to crack down on deceptive, word-of-mouth marketing, the consumer protection agency will start to insist that online peer-to-peer communication in which a marketer is paying...

Tags: MySpace, telephone

Blog posts 2006-12-13

Comcast VoIP 1, Dave "Grandfather of Internet" Farber, 0

And so, as Rich Tehrani reports, it played out in a Texas courtroom yesterday when Comcast successfully defended itself against a $2.2 billion lawsuit filed by Caritas Techologies.Dave Farber, who is often cited as the "grandfather of the Internet," holds a series of VoIP-related patents. That was, and is,...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Internet, Comcast Corp., conferee, telephone, Caritas Techologies.Dave Farber, patent, VoIP, in-charge conferee, PSTN, network

Blog posts 2006-11-14

Additional Resources

WebAlive: A Virtual World that Means Business

The campus with its tapered lawns, water fountains, and post-modern styled buildings, were typical of any professional campus. Only this wasn't just any campus. It was Nortel's virtual online campus in WebAlive, its new virtual world service. I was just given...

Tags: Virtual World, Nortel Networks Corp., WebAlive, Altadyn, LDAP Integration, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Information Agenda: A strategy shift from applications to information

Stuck between business challenges on the one hand, and information management systems on the other hand which simply limit your ability to respond. IBM's Tom Inman wants an easy way to spread your information across the board. Commentary--As the CIO of a flourishing business, you are happy to report...

Tags: Information Management, Business, Information, Information Agenda, IL&P, Competency Center, Strategy, Management, customer relations, IBM, application agenda, IT, Tom Inman IBM, Special to ZDNet, Tom Inman IBM Information Management division, Special to ZDNet

News items 2008-12-04

IPod shortage for the holidays?

Now now. There's no need to panic. And we certainly don't want any shopping mall stampedes. But, just between us, word is that there may be a shortage of iPods this holiday season - not that anyone out there is trying to fuel a buying frenzy to ensure that little...

Tags: Apple iPod, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Avira AntiVir Personal 8

Avira's AntiVir Personal 8 comes highly rated by independent third-party antivirus experts, so we were eager to compare it with other antivirus products. While we can't complain about its high level of protection, there were several nitpicks about the application itself that set us back. For one thing, you pay...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, AntiVir, AntiVir Personal 8

Product reviews 2008-12-02

UTStarcom XV6800 (Verizon Wireless)

UTStarcom XV6800 Verizon WirelessThe Dark Side of TechnologyThis is a gadget that looks great in a feature matrix. However, it is an unbelievable pain to actually use as a telephone, a stark testament to technology done badly from a user's standpoint.This is a two hands, full attention device to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, UTStarcom Inc., Verizon Wireless

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?

Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?Plus, we're also now in a period where......people are looking to cut superfluous expenses from their lives. High capital-startup costs combined with high overhead, a requirement that users purchase additional hardware, and a monthly fee for something that for a critical mass of potential...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Network technology, radio, satellite radio, satellite, Sirius, Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

'Dumbing down' the security profession

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Shyama Rose The market for the development and implementation of source code analysis static and dynamic tools is swelling. Companies are increasingly relying on source code analysis tools to identify security-related vulnerabilities. The demand and reliance...

Tags: Analysis Tool, Vulnerability, Analysis, Tool, Productivity, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-01

CA Internet Security Suite 2009

CA Internet Security Suite 2009 will probably have some admirers, but we're not among them. If you are a network administrator, you'll appreciate the long and torturous installation path; however, the average person will grow frustrated at how many times you have to enter your personal information, create passwords, or...

Tags: Construction, Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, CA Internet Security, Computer Associates International Inc., CA Internet Security Suite, personal firewall, window

Product reviews 2008-11-24

App Store developers stuffing the ballot box (again)

App Store developers stuffing the ballot box againJerks like that should be banned altogether... and really the community of programmers should step up and denounce him.Apple should make any manipulation of application ratings or rankings a license violation, punishable by a 6 month ban of all that developer's apps from...

Tags: American Automobile Association, developer, App Store, App Store developer, ballot box, AAA

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gearPowerlineToo expensive. I would buy it in a heartbeat at 1/2 that cost.HomePlug Powerline EthernetI have to agree - too expensive, and then I have several concerns:1) Power line spikes happen all the time. All it would take is one spike to...

Tags: Home networking, powerline, HomePlug Powerline Ethernet, new Netgear Powerline, Netgear Powerline gear, Netgear Powerline, NetGear

Discussion threads 2008-11-19

Members of right-wing UK party exposed

There's turmoil at the right-wing British National Party today after personal information on 10,000 members was published on the Web, The Times reports. Names, addresses, telephone numbers and professions were published. The members include teachers, scientists, a government employee and at least one...

Tags: Officer, Member, Telecom & Utilities, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again

Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up againRE:Microsoft vs. Google Web-based office battle heats up again"Corporate users: Are you interested in test-driving web-based productivity solutions from Microsoft and/or Google?"No i am not really interested by such solutions currently." What are your must-haves before you deploy these kinds of services?"First...

Tags: OpenOffice, Channel management, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web, Google Web

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Net neutrality battle will restart in January

The battle over net neutrality is back on. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) will introduce a bill in January to preserve neutrality, Reuters reports. Dorgan feels legislation is "definitely necessary," said Frannie Wellings, telecom counsel to Dorgan. But others think the matter could be effectively handled by the FCC. The...

Tags: Byron Dorgan, Net Neutrality, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Adventures in CA support

I received an Email notice this morning that my support agreement with CA for their Internet Security Suite was ending and that I should pay for an update. Since I'm well aware of how long a Windows XP system will survive on the network without a security breach, I dutifully...

Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., File Servers, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-13