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Greg Galitzine the Executive Editor of Internet Telephony Magazine recently blogged about the VoIP Security Alliance and their desire to increase the security level of VoIP in general. I have it on good authority that Cisco told the association that they have security under control and don’t need the alliance while Nortel is on the fence for now.

LONDON - (February 14, 2005) - U4EA Technologies, the leading embedded quality of service (QoS) software provider for multi-service networks, announced today that it has successfully completed another funding round

Developed to support carrier and enterprise customers, U4EA’s next-generation network devices include two technologically advanced hardware products that will launched later in the first quarter of 2005.

These products have been developed to enhance network access across converged, fixed and internet-based (IP) networks and enable simple migration to reliable triple-play communications.

U4EA's Ethernet IP Telephony Adapter below:

Probably the most exciting part of my job is being able to help leading companies in the world break important news. At the last Internet Telephony Expo in LA, Skype’s Niklas Zennstrom announced a slew of new products and initiatives. Zennstrom will be presenting again at ITEXPO in Miami in just over a week and I can’t wait to hear what he says.



In addition, Time Warner Telecom will choose Internet Telephony Expo to make a huge announcement about their entry into VoIP. They say they will have something compelling and different to announce.

I received this e-mail just now:

AT&T CORRECTS THE RECORD CONCERNING VONAGE SUIT

 (Background: Some incorrect news stories have been circulating claiming that Vonage, an AT&T VoIP competitor, prevailed in its lawsuit against AT&T for use of the AT&T CallVantage® Service name. This statement will set the record straight.)

The following statement may be attributed to AT&T:

I had a chance to play with Mitel’s latest creation the Navigator… It is a sleek, silver device that is designed to fit neatly under a flat screen (or other monitor). It is much nicer than other traditional corporate telecom devices… Not as nice as something from Bang & Olufsen but better design than 90% of IT equipment you will see in an office.

Photo 1: Mitel Navigator

So what is the device? A telephone replacement. You see if you take the functions of a telephone… The primary ones anyway – you know the keypad, speakers, microphone, etc and were to integrate them with your computer monitor, voila, you would have the Mitel Navigator.

What is interesting about the device is the 9 programmable keys that can be used for a variety of applications and functions from telephony to computer.