The telephone switchboard and landline desk phone may not be dead, but they are becoming relics of the past along with office ashtrays and typewriters. Businesses are increasingly turning away from PBX (private branch exchange) phone systems and toward VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephony, which...

Agito Networks said that it has stolen a march on the rest of the industry after launching a produc that can deliver both VoIP and unified communications via Wi-Fi to users of RIM’s BlackBerry handsets. Agito is best known for its RoamAnywhere mobility router which is an appliance that lets dual-mode...

Cellcrypt, a British vendor of software for encrypting cell phone calls, has set up shop in Silicon Valley and is getting a product ready for North America’s beloved BlackBerry. The company sells software to enterprises, government agencies and individuals who want to make sure their mobile phone...

VoIP Services are Vulnerable to Botnets, Security Researchers Say Flaws in popular Internet-based telephony systems could be exploited to create a network of hacked phone accounts, somewhat like the botnets that have been wreaking havoc with PCs for the past few years. Researchers at Secure Science recently...

An investigation into the possibility of tapping Internet telephony conversations has been launched by the European Union’s Judicial Cooperation Unit, also known as Eurojust. Italy is leading the Europe-wide feasibility study, announced on Friday. The Italian government has cited concerns that...