On Monday, the company announced that it has added new privacy features to its CallManager product, which maps phone numbers to IP addresses and keeps track of phone calls. Specifically, CallManager 4.1 extends encryption support to include its new...
This includes the configuration of complete failover capability between remote sites. This is a collaborative capability, which enables the creation of virtual teams under the control of users rather than configured by IT.
On Wednesday, it released two security alerts along with fixes for Cisco CallManager, which runs internet-based phone calling. The denial of service problem in CallManager exists because the software does not manage certain network connections well...
Many ISPs have blocked open relay ports, such as port 25, to shut out spammers from disseminating messages from home-operated servers. Security vendors have accused anti-spam experts at Spamhaus of hyping a trick that allows spammers to take...
But the "failover" feature didn't prevent Tuesday's problems. For instance, it has configured its database to run on four different computers so if a machine fails, others will pick up the slack, said the company spokesman.
Companies have to be wary as there are some disadvantages. Analyst firm Gartner describes this industrialisation as the standardisation of IT services through pre-designed and pre-configured systems that are highly automated, repeatable, scalable...