Archive for September, 2005

Security and Spam Server Released

Security is a hot topic these days and Anti-SPAM solutions even hotter. Yesterday Eyeball networks released their Anti-SPIT server as the newest addition to their product lignup.

One of the FEW Anti-SPIT solution available today, perfect for Carriers, MSOs and New Era IP Communications providers.

The Press Relese

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Eyeball Networks has a new COO – Erik Lagerway

I am very happy to be joining Eyeball as COO and think this private BC company is in an excellent position to do some great things in the SIP endpoint and IM server market. The technology along with the customer list is very impressive indeed. My job here will be to spur innovation, drive product strategies, assist in the adoption of open standards and reinvigorate various marketing efforts.

Something that really excites me about Eyeball is the quick turn-around on engineering projects and the number of devices we support today. Software for set-top boxes (Linux and embedded Linux), PCs, Pocket PCs with both voice & video today!

As for VON, we expect the show to be very good for us and we will be announcing some important news regarding VoIP security tomorrow. Stay tuned!

The Press Release:
http://eyeball.com/news/pr/erik_lagerway_eyeball.html

Anyone interested in having a business meeting with me regarding eyeball should email me: erik@REMOVETHISeyeball.com.

Thanks Tom!, Andy, Om.

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Wearing a different shirt at Fall VON ’05

I am on my way to VON and events in the past couple of days have me very excited. I will be wearing a different shirt for this show and other shows as it would seem that my independent consulting days are over for the foreseeable future. Since the press release will not be hitting the streets until Monday morning I can’t really say too much today but I will say this, it’s going to be FUN!

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Our media is changing – Video Blogging is the catalyst

I have been an advocate of Video Blogging for a while now and I sincerely think that vlogging is the catalyst we need to bring independent film makers right into your living room.

Today you will find a wide assortment of crappy (crappy to me might not be crappy to someone else) home videos out there but there are also a few very well put together Vlog Programs or Vlogcasts, as I like to call them, which I watch regularly. Rocketboom is decent and maybe not always be rich with content I would like to watch but it offers something different that I find appealing. Hmm, maybe it’s the uncensored tell like it is attitude?

At any rate, set-top’s like Akimbo will become more and more popular as time goes on. Our media is changing rapidly and the advertising mantra of days gone by are slipping by the wayside.

If you want to get involved check out Vloggercon, Videoblogging.info and Freevlog.org. It’s your media after all!

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The Future of VoIP Podcast – Episode 9 – Andrew Graydon – VoIP Security

VoIP Security is quickly becoming a major concern. In this episode I spoke with Andrew Graydon over at Borderware, also Chair of the Security Requirements Committee within VoIPSA. We talked about SIP security, identity theft, SPAM, SPIT, SPIM and what the industry is doing about it.

http://sipthat.com/mp3/Future-of-VoIP/Andrew-Graydon-Borderware-VoIP-Security.mp3

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Andrew Graydon is currently Chair of the Security Requirements Committee within VoIPSA, the industry’s first Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Security Alliance. VOIPSA is an open group of leading VoIP vendors, providers, security researchers, and thought leaders with the purpose of improving the public awareness of issues and best practices for security and privacy of Voice over IP.

In his role, Andrew and the Security Requirements Committee are tasked with defining security requirements across the wide spectrum of the VoIP ecosystem including individual VoIP building blocks, supporting security technology components (SBCs, Firewalls, etc.), architecture and network design (NAT, VPN, port security, etc.), network management, and end point access and authentication.

In addition to his position on VoIPSA, Andrew is also the CTO at Borderware, where he is responsible for leading the technology innovations at the company, ensuring their position as a leader in the messaging security field. Bringing his technical expertise and years of working worldwide with customers and technical communities, his vision, energy and enthusiasm drive BorderWare products to being the best-of-breed in messaging security. Prior to BorderWare, Andrew was the V.P. Customer Engineering at Wysdom, a privately held company which pioneered the Software Delivery Platform for wireless devices, allowing wireless telcos to enable their internal infrastructure for secure delivery of functionality to external developers. In this role he helped to internally define the technology and concepts while working with the customers and the technical community.

In his previous position as Director, Development with Origins Software Company, a startup in Boston bought by Wysdom, he architected the product and led the development team for ActiveBlueprints, a fourth generation development environment for generating N-tiered application code for mobile devices from graphical design flow diagrams.

Andrew holds a B.Sc(Hons) from Dublin City University, Ireland, in Applied Physics with specializations in Computational and Mathematical Physics.

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The Future of VoIP Podcast – Episode 8 – Gary Hermansen, CEO – Global IP Sound

Skype, GoogleTalk, Gizmo, and now MSN Messenger recognize why GIPs has a reputation for superior voice quality processing software. I thought it was about time we talked to the CEO of the perceived market leader. Mr. Hermansen talks about where they are focused today and also what they will be announcing shortly which includes a Video engine, whoa! Global IP Sound has been powering Skype’s voice virtually since the beginning, hear what Gary has to say about their revenues, product announcements, market penetration and future goals…this is GOOD stuff!

http://sipthat.com/mp3/Future-of-VoIP/Gary-Hermansen–CEO-GIPS.mp3

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Gary Hermansen, President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Hermansen brings to Global IP Sound over 20 years of sales and business experience from the telecommunication, Internet and semiconductor industries. In addition to his experience as CEO of Brightmail, Mr.
Hermansen was President and General Manager of Glenayre Consumer Products and held senior positions at Wireless Access, Cypress Semiconductor and Intel.

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