Cisco plans to offer virtual voice service
Cisco Systems will be making aspects of its IP voice technology available virtually and selling them as a service as part of a continuing set of improvements to its cloud computing strategy, the company's CTO said. Read more...

Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence

Survey casts doubt on widespread cloud adoption

Networks will offer '48/7' service by 2013, says Cisco

HP ProCurve converges wireless and wired network access

Videoconferencing hits the big time … for real

Interop: Skype calls for interoperability

Microsoft, HP expand unified communications push

Making a PBX 'botnet' out of Skype or Google Voice?

Q&A: MagicJack is an invention suited for the phone-bill weary

More VoIP Stories

Google voice to set standard in business telephony
If you haven't heard about Google Voice, you will. If you're not excited about it, you should be. This new Internet phone service offers a number of features that will change how both businesses and consumers view voice communications.

Hands on with Google Voice
The long-awaited Google Voice phone management service finally became available this week to a lucky few. Is it worth trying? Absolutely.

Oprah Calling: Skype Video Chat on a Plane?
By now, you probably know that Oprah Winfrey loves Skype (not to mention Twitter). A few weeks ago, in fact, Oprah did a Skype video chat on her TV show with Virgin America's Mandalay Roberts, while Roberts was airborne on a Virgin America plane.

Migrating to all-IP video surveillance
IP video surveillance is becoming the security solution of choice due to the latest H.264 compression technology and declining prices for IP cameras. The converged world of voice, video and data has officially arrived.

Managing mobility requires casting a wide net
Mobility represents one of the fastest-growing line items in most IT budgets as an increasing number of employees request and receive mobile services. Yet most companies don't even have a mobility strategy: Only 40% of the IT pros I work with have deployed one (though another 40% say they're developing one).

Skype for iPhone
In the days before cell phones and applications like the new Skype for iPhone, there was this thing called the hotel room telephone.

UC security: When the shoe won't fit, compress the foot
If your security model is location-centric and depends on keeping things separate, how do you respond to a disruptive technology like unified communications? This is a pattern that keeps repeating in many different areas: the security paradigm looked good until a technology comes along, changes the assumptions and reveals the inadequacy of the model.

The Internet Kill Switch
"To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making."

LG Electronics HBS-250 Headphones
Earbuds are a frequent stereo headset style--for example on the Sony Ericsson HBH-IS800 and the Altec Lansing BackBeat 906--but they're not everybody's choice. If you want to avoid inserting doodads in your ears, check out the US$80 (as of March 22, 2009) HBS-250 from LG Electronics. The headset consists of two ear muffs and an adjustable wire connecting them. The muffs lie against your ears, secured in place with ear loops.

Next-Generation Stereo Bluetooth Headsets
Imagine a world where you can listen to music and make calls with a set of luxurious wireless headphones that fit your ears perfectly. You encounter astounding audio quality, intuitive controls, and seamless switching between music and calls. And you can wear your headphones all day without feeling as though your ears are getting stretched to Easter Island statue proportions.

Editors' Picks

Don't trash your tired old desktop PC -- pump it up with a few inexpensive upgrades. Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing plans may derail efforts to make users move away from XP and forget Vista. Also see Preston Gralla: Don't believe the $120 Windows 7 pricetag. Trademark owners say cybersquatting on the Web has gone too far -- and they're pushing back. The goal is to have all the original Lunar Orbiter image files processed by February, producing a moon atlas with a resolution higher than anything previously seen.

hot topics

Get the latest news, reviews and more about Microsoft's newest desktop operating system.

• Windows 7
• Voting Technology
• Google's Chrome browser
• Economy in turmoil: Latest news and tips
• iPhone 3G
• Bill Gates moves on
• Windows Vista A to Z
• Mac A to Z

special report topics

General Mills, Genentech, San Diego Gas & Electric, University of Pennsylvania and Monsanto top the list.

Accelerate SSL Encrypted Applications The amount of SSL traffic is growing in the enterprise. Because it is encrypted, it cannot be properly controlled and accelerated. Blue Coat SG appliances with MACH5 technology provides complete visibility into SSL application sessions, making it easy to apply appropriate acceleration and security controls to all SSL traffic. The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure 2007 Gartner Magic Quadrant Report Extreme Savings: Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization An In-Depth Look at ROI The True ROI behind WAN Optimization Forrester Consulting - Optimizing Users and Applications in a Mobile World Case Study - Psomas Centralized Data Backup and Your WAN IBM Lotus Notes Performance Brief MarketVibe: Communications and Collaboration Needs at Business Organizations Shape Your Apps Strategy to Reflect New SaaS Licensing and Pricing Trends Natural User Interface for Enterprise Applications A Truly Global HCM System Craft a Strategy to Lower Your Total Cost of Ownership Moving Beyond Monolithic - What's Next for Enterprise Application Architectures? Differentiating With Technical Support: JBoss Customer Support Study The JBoss SOA Assessment Tool: Spend Less, Do More The Value of Network and Application Visibility by Aberdeen ESG Lab Field Audit The Shortcut Guide to Managing Certificate Lifecycles More White Papers

E-mail Address: (Required)  Networking  Networking Security  Wireless Networking  Networking Hardware & Devices

"Part 2 of defensively installing a VoIP telephone adapter. Debating with Robert L. Mitchell about whether a VoIP box should..." Read more "Usenet.com has lost its copyright lawsuit vs. the RIAA over MP3 filesharing. In..." Read more "I followed the manufacturer's recommendations. Fellow blogger Michael Horowitz did not. Which way is better?..." Read more "Mythbuster Adam Savage just got socked with an enormous AT&T (T) bill: $11,000 for roaming in Canada. In..." Read more More Networking Blogs See all Computerworld Blogs

Accelerate your pursuit of perfection For almost 80 years, Kodak has been helping banks, insurance companies, healthcare providers, government agencies and other businesses produce billions of document images. So Kodak is uniquely positioned to know and deliver–what customers want: easy-to-use scanners that output the best possible image quality. Download this white paper now!

Fired up about IT? Join Sharkbait and share your true tales of IT. SharkBait is the place for you to sound off about everything IT – the good, the bad, and the rest of the weird stuff you deal with every day. New baits

Linux, Apple, Microsoft, SaaS, Web 2.0, Security, Mobile. If it's tech, it's in our blogs.