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Last Song Flight

I am on what I thought was a Delta flight but it turned out to be Song. I started talking with flight attendants about how happy I am with the fact that Song is around a little while longer.

4 other people chimed in about they love Song and how Delta service is inferior. I wonder if Delta execs know how much people love Song and don't like Delta.

They should covert the whole company to Song and let go of the people that aren't up to Song standards of friendliness and service.

This is of course just one passenger's opinion.

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Nextone Blog

Check it out, NexTone has a blog. Why is this important? It just shows the trend towards everyone having a blog. In a world where technology changes so rapidly, tech companies really all need a blog. This outlet allows them the immediacy needed in a world where product directions and acronyms change faster than a second hand (on second thought no pun intended -- does a second hand move all that fast? I suppose when compared to the other hands...).

In non-tech fields a blog is essential because the flow of information is just that fast. Customer perception about your company can change overnight or faster. A blog allows an outlet to combat rumors, innuendo and allows your company to be shown in the best light possible.

Beck to NexTone. Here is part of their latest blog entry:

The Next Home Appliance?

Filed under: NexTone Blog on Wednesday, January 4th, 2006 by Dan -VP of Marketing | No Comments

With rumors of Google getting into the hardware business, the next must-have home appliance may be a Google-branded $200 PC to serve as your family's Internet portal or the Google "cube" to convert your home entertainment "system" into a converged "network" of enduser devices delivering VoIP and multimedia content. Google's goal may be to make the network the "computer". So, all the smarts that you normally find on the desktop will be instead in the network. This intelligent network will require session management capabilities to keep pace with emerging real-time IP based applications targeted for home use (interactive gaming and video sharing comes to mind). Especially, if Google lowers the barrier to entry for households that are raising tomorrow's power users.

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VoIP Adrenalin

I have been working here at the Ft. Lauderdale airport for over an hour and am impressed with the large amount of seating space, the abundance of electrical outlets and the fast and free WiFi. The WiFi here has been much faster than the hotel WiFi (to be fair the hotel access was free too).

This airport may be one of the most business-friendly airports around. This is much better than an experience I had in Tampa years before WiFi was invented. I couldn't find a phone with a modem plug. Florida has come a long way.

I met a lot of people today at the conference & Elsewhere who told me they can't wait for ITEXPO and I can't believe we are only a few short weeks away. I will be back here soon enough but for now, I have to go back to the office and help my team with last minute preparation.

I am also excited to see a version of SIP Magazine on paper as opposed to the PDF I proofed last night.

There is an excitement in our business that comes at the start of every event. As a show producer there comes a point where you have done everything and you just have to wait for the people to flood the halls. There is always concern when it comes to shows. Weather can shut down an airport. Trains can stop running if there is an accident. A local pile-up can keep people from coming to the show altogether.

I get the same feeling when we have a magazine launch. Will the printer do as good a job as you hope? Will the magazine look as good as it does in your office? You just don't know until you get it in your hands and then hear feedback from advertisers and readers. Is the logo nice enough? Does it need work? Could you have changed the order of the features?

Well you get the idea. With the launch of SIP Magazine and IMS coming shortly thereafter I am going to be experiencing lots of thrilling moments. This industry is so much more fun now than in 2003!

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VoIP Silos

Today Erik Lagerway referenced the VoIP Silos article that Om Malik wrote a while back. I agree 100% as well. Perhaps VoIP peering will allow carriers to interconnect more easily. But just as importantly we need to keep in mind it is in the best interest of companies with large market share to keep their users siloed.

Is it fair for the newer players to have the advantage of coming into the game and adding little yet gaining a great deal? Metcalfe's Law says the value of the network increases exponentially with the number of endpoints or users. Is it not true that a new carrier glomming on to an established VoIP network gets a huge advantage?

Food for thought. These will hopefully be some of the things that will be discussed at the VoIP Peering Summit in two weeks at Internet Telephony Conference & Expo.

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Microsoft Windows, Outlook, and Exchange Vulnerabilities

I thought I would pass this security alert on. Seems like a lot of security problems this past few weeks. I am looking forward to more secure operating systems/software in the future.

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                     National Cyber Alert System

                 Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-010A


Microsoft Windows, Outlook, and Exchange Vulnerabilities

   Original release date: January 10, 2006
   Last revised: January 10, 2006
   Source: US-CERT


Systems Affected

     * Microsoft Windows
     * Microsoft Outlook
     * Microsoft Exchange

   For more complete information, refer to the Microsoft Security
   Bulletin Summary for January 2006.


Overview

   Microsoft has released updates that address critical vulnerabilities
   in Windows, Outlook, and Exchange. Exploitation of these
   vulnerabilities could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to
   execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable
   system.


I. Description

   Microsoft Security Bulletins for January 2006 address vulnerabilities
   in Microsoft Windows, Outlook, and Exchange. Further information is
   available in the following US-CERT Vulnerability Notes:

   VU#915930 - Microsoft embedded web font buffer overflow

   A heap-based buffer overflow in the way Microsoft Windows processes
   embedded web fonts may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to
   execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
   (CVE-2006-0010)

   VU#252146 - Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange TNEF decoding
   vulnerability

   Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange contain an unspecified
   vulnerability in processing TNEF attachments. This may allow a remote,
   unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system running
   the vulnerable software.
   (CVE-2006-0002)


II. Impact

   Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote,
   unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges
   of the user. If the user is logged on with administrative privileges,
   the attacker could take complete control of an affected system. An
   attacker may also be able to cause a denial of service.


III. Solution

Apply Updates

   Microsoft has provided the updates for these vulnerabilities in the
   Security Bulletins and on the Microsoft Update site.

Workarounds

   Please see the US-CERT Vulnerability Notes in Appendix A for workarounds.


Appendix A. References

     * Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2006 -
       <http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-jan.mspx>

     * US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#915930 -
       <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/915930>

     * US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#252146 -
       <http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/252146>

     * CVE-2006-0002 -
       <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0002>

     * CAN-2006-0010 -
       <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0010>

     * Microsoft Update - <https://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate>

 ____________________________________________________________________

   The most recent version of this document can be found at:

     <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-010A.html>
 ____________________________________________________________________

   Feedback can be directed to US-CERT Technical Staff. Please send
   email to <cert@cert.org> with "TA06-010A Feedback VU#915930" in the
   subject.
 ____________________________________________________________________

   For instructions on subscribing to or unsubscribing from this
   mailing list, visit <http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/signup.html>.

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Enjoying Florida

I wish I could stay and enjoy Florida a bit more but I am speaking and then out of here later today. I find I can be more productive in a hotel room than I am in my office. The reason of course is lack on interruptions. I also find that if you get up early enough the broadband access in the hotel can be quite speedy.

I picked a great day to come down and speak as the humidity is very low and the temperatures are pretty mild. On the flipside, I seemed to have picked a day where there was a prison escape and bank robbery. Things are boring in Connecticut by comparison where the most excitement we have is when traffic lets up a bit early during rush hour. Of course that is just one person's opinion.

While I type this entry I am listening to Judge Sam Alito dance around abortion and other questions with amazing grace. I suppose he will get confirmed anyway.

I have to go over my Tech Data presentation again this morning just to make sure it is perfect. I am looking forward to the talk. I don't often get to speak to an audience of primarily resellers. I love resellers. Without them, there is no enterprise VoIP market as these are the people that take all the wonderful products and services developed by under funded entrepreneurs and sell them to people around the world.

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