VoIP 101 for Business: What buyers & sellers need to know
Speaking to an audience of independent distributors (telecom agents, channel partners & solution providers) author & educator Steven Sheppard gives a detailed 40-minute analysis of the pros & cons small businesses owners and decision makers need to be properly consulted about before they can “buy into” and benefit from adapting any VoIP solution or migration strategy into their businesses communication and technology suites.
The presentation was delivered in August 2006 at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo and was sponsored by XO communications. The video was recorded and edited by Telecom Association.
For more information about XO Communications please visit www.XO.com. The more information about Steven Shepard please visit www.ShepardComm.com. For more information about Channel Partners Expo please visit www.ChannelPartnersExpo.com. For more information about Telecom Association please visit www.TelecomAssociation.com.
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Brazilian Provider Chooses Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP)
CTBC Telecom expands services with Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP). For more information visit http://www.cisco.com/go/ipngn
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[Channel 4 News] British Telecom admits spying on customers
2008.04.03
By Bridgid Nzekwu:
BT has admitted that it secretly monitored customers’ internet surfing activities in trials of new software in 2006 and 2007.
Channel 4 News at Noon first reported this story a month ago after being contacted by a concerned consumer. The data protection watchdog is investigating this possible breach of the law which could have affected thousands of BT customers. Our Money Reporter, Bridgid Nzekwu reports
Stephen Mainwaring from Weston Super Mare is one very angry BT customer. Last year, after noticing strange goings-on on his computer he contacted his internet service provider BT, who told him he had a virus. But in fact it was nothing of the kind. He’d been part of a secret BT trial to track customers surfing behaviour.
“I ran a lot of virus scans, updates and things. I even bought new PC, but as soon as I plugged it in started coming up with problem. BT kept insisting it was a virus, and it’s not. It turns out they were doing secret tests.” – Stephen Mainwaring, BT customer
The technology used was developed by a company called Phorm. Their software uses anonymous data gleaned from surfing activity and matches relevant adverts to people’s interests.
Phorm claims it’s a major benefit both to consumers and advertisers. But BT is now accused of spying and has admitted it didn’t tell its customers what it was doing.
“It was individuals who suspected that this was happening to them, who then confronted BT and BT prevaricated for a very long time. It is only now at the beginning of 2008 that BT has admitted that’s what were doing.
“Frankly that was disgraceful by BT to have done it, it would be huge diminution of our rights as individuals if this whole system is allowed to go ahead without us all being given the opportunity to opt in or out” – Don Foster, Lib Dem Culture Spokesman
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