NEC SEAL will prevent VoIP SPIT

SecurityProNews reports on an announcement from NEC about a new product called SEAL that will be capable of preventing VoIP SPIT, otherwise known as VoIP Spam over Internet Technology.
The new SEAL technology uses the Turing Test that measures how well a computer can imitate a human voice. There have been rumblings around the web [...]


10 ISPs and countries known to have blocked VoIP

There has been seemingly endless debate recently about net neutrality and how, if lost, we will be affected. However, we don’t have to look forward to what it could be like, some ISPs and even governments have taken it in their own hands to censor what their internet subscribers can or cannot do online.
Scared [...]

Nimbuzz Talk calls IM buddies from mobiles

There has been a fare share of buzz around the launch of Nimbuzz Talk, a service that allows you to talk with your IM contacts from your mobile phone. It is a software download that once installed on your mobile phone allows you to make free calls and send free SMS to your contacts, [...]

SMBs distrust VoIP provider security

A report [PDF] from Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) and conducted by IDC reveals that SMBs do not trust the security offered by VoIP providers. Only 50% of SMBs thought that VoIP providers had adequate security, while 82% of those surveyed trusted the security offered by traditional PSTN providers.
One of the major issues that [...]

Skype introduces Skype Pro

Skype, who recently ended the free unlimited calls within the US and Canada plan have announced a new worldwide calling plan today.
The big news is the introduction of Skype Pro, a call plan that means you will no longer be charged a fee per minute when calling landlines anywhere in the world on the PSTN, [...]