Security Honeymoon Over For VoIP

Security Honeymoon Over For VoIP
Last month's FBI arrest of a man in Miami for allegedly hacking into the networks of Internet service providers has ushered in a new era for voice over IP technology (VoIP).

IPC Information Systems LLC to be Acquired by Silver Lake Partners
NEW YORK & MENLO PARK, Calif.----Aug. 1, 2006--IPC Information Systems LLC, a leading provider of mission-critical communications solutions and services, today announced a definitive agreement under which Silver Lake Partners, the leading private equity firm focused on large-scale investments in technology and related industries, will acquire IPC from GS Capital Partners for approximately $800

Vonage sued for patent infringement--again
Patent-holding company Klausner Technologies has filed a lawsuit charging Vonage with infringing on its patents.

Nokia tests mobile/Wi-Fi hybrid phones
Nokia, the world largest handset maker, has begun testing technology in a Finnish city that lets users to make calls on both mobile and Wi-Fi networks and switch between networks without interruption.