CounterPath announces
the worldwide availability of Bria
iPhone Edition Version 1.1 for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Compatible
with Apple's new iOS 4 operating system, Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 is a highly secure,
standards-based VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

InnoMedia has
reached an agreement with Clearcable
Networks to distribute InnoMedia ESBC products. This distribution agreement will
allow Clearcable to deliver products anywhere in Canada. Clearcable is strategically
located in Ontario and, with its focus on mid-market MSOs, it will be able to facilitate
the adoption of Smart-DQoS technology as the premier solution to voice system bandwidth
prioritization using InnoMedia's ESBC 8528-4B. The InnoMedia ESBC with Smart-DQoS
is based on InnoMedia's exclusive Device-initiated DQoS technology.

In the 80s movie “The Color of Money” there’s a great scene where a player challenges Tom Cruise’s character to a game. He strolls up to Vincent and says “So what you got in there?” — to which Vincent replies. “Doom.” This is akin to how I felt a few weeks ago after I finally [...]

If any of you will be at the SpeechTEK conference in New York August 2-4, I’ll be there and giving a presentation on Monday, August 2nd, at 4:15 about Unified Communications security. The panel abstract is:As applications move into the multichannel and interconnected world, what are the security concerns you need to consider? Aaron [...]

Very interesting news:  Apple’s new iPhone4 application, Facetime, is a VoIP and IP Video application using SIP signaling and RTP media.  Security researcher and SANS Instructor Josh Wright has posted a very interesting and detailed analysis of the Facetime application on Packetstan, a new blog developed by his other SANS and InGuardians colleagues .  A [...]

The big news circulating through the Internet right now related to Skype is that someone may have reverse-engineered part of Skype’s encryption. Two posts of note:TechCrunch: Skype’s Innermost Security Layers Claimed To Be Reverse-EngineeredHeise Security: Skype’s encryption procedure partly exposedThe comments on the TechCrunch article are particularly worth reading as a number of security-related [...]

VoicePulse has
been officially tested and named a verified VoIP operator for Acrobits Softphone app
for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Acrobits is a privately owned software development
company with a focus on mobile software development.

I assume most everyone has seen the FBI press release on Telephony Denial of Service (TDoS). For those who have not, see:http://newark.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/nk051110.htmI am also seeing the term used to describe enterprise-directed DoS, where an attacker typically floods a contact center with calls. I have recently worked with both enterprises, service providers, and hosted IVR companies [...]

Oops. To make a long story short, the “voipsa.org” domain was set to auto-renew on a credit card that was cancelled between renewals – and email notifications went to an incorrect address. It’s all better now. Life is good…Sorry about that – and thanks to the multiple people who pinged us about it!