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Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter vetoed a bill partially deregulating phone service in the state because it would have permanently excluded Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology from regulation. He described VoIP as "a relatively recent innovation that allows consumers to place calls through a broadband Internet connection instead of through telephone lines."

The prime target of cyber criminals is to find ways to misappropriate businesses and users for their own profit, which can vary from financial motivation to publicity. In this article we will review the key trends we see in network security and then discuss existing and recommended counter measures. The article targets the business infrastructure, and therefore excludes targets such as widgets and smart phones.

Avaya, a global leader in enterprise communications systems, software and services, announced that Calteq, a communications solutions provider in the UK, is using Avaya IP Office to improve employee mobility and productivity enabling them to provide customer support 24/7.

The JW Marriot San Francisco Union Square hotel has stated that they have opened their new GoThere Virtual Meetings telepresence studio with AT&T and Cisco TelePresence Studio.

LYFE Communications, a developer of converged services network for next generation entertainment and communications, has stated that the company's next-generation suite of integrated services 'Connected Lyfe' has been launched along the Wasatch Front.

Gateway Recovery Associates, a debt-recovery specialist headquartered in New York, has partnered with Aptela, the provider of enterprise-class phone solutions for mobile professionals and small businesses. Gateway is upgrading its hosted VoIP service to Aptela's new v5.0 platform, which features built-in flexibility to support a start-up entrepreneur, small businesses with redistributed workforces, and mobile workers.

Cisco announced that Cisco Quad, an enterprise collaboration platform, will be available later this year via native iPad and iPhone applications. Cisco also unveiled a new Cisco Prosumer Video solution that integrates Cisco FocalPoint, an online video workspace, with a business-class Cisco Flip MinoPRO camcorder. Finally, Cisco announced that Cisco WebEx Connect IM is now available on any supported browser.

Speakeasy, a Best Buy company, MegaPath and Covad, which MegaPath is acquiring, are mixing their IP voice, security, VPN and Internet services nationwide to create what the firms says is the first full-service managed services local exchange carrier (MSLEC). Or rather, say the firms, the next-generation competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC).