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Rather good article published this October related to VoIP security issues by ComputerWorld magazine:

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Corporations that are implementing voice over IP (VOIP) technologies in a bid to cut communications costs shouldn’t overlook the security risks that can crop up when the voice and data worlds converge, users and analysts say.

Most users implementing VOIP these days are primarily concerned about voice quality, latency and interoperability. All are fundamental quality-of-service considerations that companies need to deal with before they can even begin justifying the move to VOIP.

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The so-called Enum (from tElephone NUmber Mapping) registry is to be created by Nominet, the company that already runs the .uk registry, after it won the UK contract on Thursday. Currently most VoIP calls pass over the public telephone network, incurring a charge, which is often passed on to the person who makes the call. If VoIP providers connected directly with each other, there would be no additional charge.

The Enum registry could also play a major role in the convergence of traditional telephony and IP telephony, by making standard telephone numbers work for both.

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Nowdays Skype is a vital tool for not only keeping their reporters in touch but also for delivering high voice quality reports and more effective technical support.

Radio Free Asia adopted Skype originally as a way to lower their costs, but have increasingly used it to consolidate and manage all their voice communications across their offices in southeast Asia.

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Outlaws are increasingly using the internet telephone service Skype to prevent their conversations being monitored, Swiss law enforcement officials report. Investigators are currently pursuing dozens of drug-related cases where Skype has been used for communications purposes. But the firm is keeping quiet over the issue.

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SoliCall has released PBXMate, a software product claimed to work with all popular VoIP softphones such as Skype and to dramatically reduce background noise by ‘tuning in’ to the speaker’s voice and ‘tuning out’ extraneous sounds.

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