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US Justice Department probes secret wiretap leak
Bush had authorised a secret government wiretap program an official source said. "We have opened an investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of classified information related to the NSA (National Security Agency) " said a Justice Department official who requested anonymity.
Yearly rerun: Cable rates up again
Starting today Chicago area customers will pay more to see old sitcoms new cartoons and U.S. Senate hearings as the price of cable goes up again.
Adult Video News to sex up US electronics show
SAN FRANCISCO: A dozen industries will cram into the annual consumer electronics jamboree in Las Vegas next week to clamor for attention in the equally crowded digital media market. With entertainment being cut loose from the living room as never before the challenge is to offer the products and software that consumers will want as the next badge of cool and convenience.
South Wales pioneers the switch to a new phone era
He said 'Who would have thought this time last year that a little company by the name of Skype would be sold for $2.5bn? Forecasting the future is one hell of a difficult prospect but Skype sold for that sum of money because VoIP is rapidly becoming a mainstream technology. 'This year will see the onward march of VoIP as more and more big telephone companies like BT have to catch up with what companies ...
ABI Research Documents Enterprises? IP Telephony Strategies
The demand for equipment to enable VOIP services for enterprises is growing strongly and a new study from ABI Research "Enterprise IP Telephony: Premises and Hosted-Service Equipment and Trends" provides forecast details for all regions of the world. It also includes a Vendor Matrix comparing IP-PBX solutions from 18 vendors and a SWOT analysis of end-to-end solutions for enterprise VOIP from eleven vendors.
Technology News: Best of ECT News: SMBs Hesitant When it Comes to VoIP
Business Search vs. Consumer Search: Five Differences Your Company Can't Afford to Ignore . A guide to finding the right search engine for your enterprise: Specialized Search Requirements for Business A Business Search and Consumer Search Bake-off Two Stories Benefits of Business Search.
Wireless Phone delivers conferencing via VoIP. (ThomasNet)
BTC phone, compatible with SIP IP phones and mobile phones, is operated via 3 buttons and powered by single set of batteries for one week. Calls can be originated on ZIP 4x5 phone or BTC phone using voice-activated dialing, and calls can be answered on either phone. Design promotes portability, and use of open standards permits phone to be moved from room to room or used at remote facility. Phone
World | Europe | Old and new in Seven Wonders poll
People around the world are being invited to vote in a survey for the New Seven Wonders of the World. A privately funded organisation the New 7 Wonders Foundations has put forward a shortlist of 21 landmarks from across the globe.
Google Talk in patent soup (CIOL)
NEW YORK: Rates Technology Inc., which holds patents for the process by which most Internet phone calls are made, confirmed on Friday that it is suing Google Inc. over its Web-based phone calling system.
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Promises Future
Big Asian electronics makers automakers computer and phone companies and even pornographers will be out in force seeking to define their role as new technologies blur the lines between industries and allow for media on the go. "Every TV set set-top box cell phone will have an Internet connection " said Tim Bajarin an industry analyst at Creative Strategies Inc.
Microsoft Teams Up With Japanese VoIP Carrier (Slashdot)
paritosh wrote to mention an Ars article about the joining up of Microsoft and Softbank to provide enterprise-level VoIP, IM, email, Internet, and groupware to the Japanese market. They are already discussing bringing it to the U.S. if it succeeds there. From the article: "With Softbank BB supplying most of the VoIP infrastructure, Microsoft's primary focus in this agreement will be providing
Qassam fired from West Bank
Cleared for publication: Qassam rocket launched from West Bank town of Jenin about three weeks ago landed near Israeli community; rocket fired by Islamic Jihad Fatah's al-Aqsa Brigades Cleared for publication: The Islamic Jihad and Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades fired a Qassam rocket at Israel from the West Bank town of Jenin about three weeks ago Israel's leading newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported Sunday. The attack marked the first time a Qassam fired at Israeli targets ...