Jan. 25, 2008
He’s just not that virtually into you
IT World Canada
Shane Schick writes now that many people have turned to virtual worlds to ramp up their love lives, businesses may soon hop on board too.
“Web 2.0’s slow march towards the enterprise means that OmniDate (and other products like it that will surely follow) may crop up in corporations the same way some business users have started to set up Facebook profiles and groups specifically aimed at work-related contacts. Depending on the project, virtual worlds may be cheaper and easier to use than videoconferencing, and the use of avatars may prove more comfortable than broadcasting yourself to a remote office.”
Will VoIP finally get hacked?
Techdirt
Mike Ho takes a closer look at just how secure VoIP seems to be.
“In all these years, we’ve yet to hear a serious report of VoIP getting hacked. Yet, here we are, with a security company now claiming that 2008 will be the year that VoIP gets hacked. Of course, that security company is also selling a solution to prevent VoIP systems from getting hacked, so perhaps you should take the prediction with a rather large grain of salt.”
IBM hands server tech to Lenovo
The Register
Kelly Fiveash reports on IBM’s recent license agreement with Lenovo.
“IBM said that it will continue to make and sell its own similar IBM-branded servers using the same technology, and that it will support Lenovo’s server sales with financing, maintenance and service contracts.”