From editor@telecom-digest.org Wed Sep 15 23:07:33 2004 Received: (from ptownson@localhost) by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.11.6p3/8.11.6) id i8G37W607139; Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:07:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:07:33 -0400 (EDT) From: editor@telecom-digest.org Message-Id: <200409160307.i8G37W607139@massis.lcs.mit.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: massis.lcs.mit.edu: ptownson set sender to editor@telecom-digest.org using -f To: ptownson Approved: patsnewlist Subject: TELECOM Digest V23 #430 TELECOM Digest Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:07:00 EDT Volume 23 : Issue 430 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Seeking Micro-PBX Info (William Warren) Motorola C350e Drivers (Ashish Thakkar) Conference Call with Four Parties? Programming (rd) Identity Theft //news.findlaw.com (ptownson@cableone.net) Google Alert - Norvergence (David O. Rodriguez) Re: Microsoft Issues Patch; E-Mail ID Plan Rejected (Ed Clarke) Re: Bluetooth Enabled Motorcycle Helmet From Motorola (Weintz) Re: Bluetooth Enabled Motorcycle Helmet From Motorola (Thor L. Simon) Re: Best Phone to Use For Radio Telephone Interviews? (Justin Time) Re: Best Phone to Use For Radio Telephone Interviews? (Scott Dorsey) Mercury Companies Licenses SageLogic Software TCM Solution (eworldwire) Canada: Commission to Decide How VoIP Can Be Sold (Decker - VOIP News) All contents here are copyrighted by Patrick Townson and the individual writers/correspondents. Articles may be used in other journals or newsgroups, provided the writer's name and the Digest are included in the fair use quote. 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Geoffrey Welsh =========================== See the bottom of this issue for subscription and archive details and the name of our lawyer; other stuff of interest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: William Warren Subject: Seeking Micro-PBX Info Organization: Comcast Online Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:27:23 GMT Hi, I have a client who wants a micro-PBX with these features: First, the "Gotta Have" features: 1. Supports standard "2500" sets - _*NO*_ special phones allowed. This is for a summer camp with _very_ limited AC. 2. About 10 stations. 3. Two outside lines, both used for incoming and outgoing calls Some features they would like, but are willing to do without: 1. Automatic night-service with direct ring-through to a specified extension 2. Ability to restrict which lines can dial out. 3. 911 dial-through without need for outside line access code, from all phones. Of course, they want to spend very little. C'est la vie. All suggestions welcome. TIA. William Warren (Filter noise from my return address for direct replies) [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: If you can find one, the Melco PBX does almost all the above. They were seven hundred some dollars when they were being manufactured: 2 lines, 12 extensions, incoming calls always rang to extension 21 (which was a/k/a 0, zero, operator; it had no operator console or position), *super easy to install*, various features. You could allow or disallow 9-level for outside calls, etc. I think the Melco people went out of the telephone business entirely, but you can still see them around now and then on E-Bay. PAT] ------------------------------ From: romancingwithlife@fastmail.fm (Ashish Thakkar) Subject: Motorola C350e Drivers Date: 14 Sep 2004 22:54:35 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Hi, Does anyone have Motorola c350e USB drivers? The drivers of c350 doesn't work with c350e. I would highly appreciate if someone could help. Regards, Ashish T. ------------------------------ From: rdaryani@aurigacorp.com (rd) Subject: Conference Call With Four Parties? Programming Date: 15 Sep 2004 13:03:25 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Wondering how we can program the Nortel system to have ourselves and 3 other parties connected. We have programmed for 3 outgoing lines but cannot connect the 3rd party. Getting a message saying only 3 three partes are allowed to be on conference call. Any help will be greatly appreciated. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:00:22 -0700 From: Lisa Minter Subject: Identity Thief Pleads Guilty I saw this on FindLaw and thought you might be interested. The best I could get was a link to it. Man Pleads Guilty in ID Theft Case http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/high_tech/1700/9-14-2004/20040914104502_52.html ------------------------------ From: David O. Rodriguez Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 01:42:16 -0500 Subject: Google Alert - Norvergence PLAINTIFFS Move For Injunction in Class Action against Norvergence ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco , CA , USA ... were assignees of leases and equipment rental agreements entered into between individuals and businesses and the telecommunications company, Norvergence, Inc. ... [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: One of the attornies at Weir Partners said they are advising their clients (in the Norvergence matter) to resume making payments to the lease companies *on a limited, restricted basis*. He said they are going to try and get all the leases voided, but that one defense the leasing companies may use is that **prior to** any such order by the court the debtors were 'behind in their payments' (naturally!). You can do as you please, but if Weir is your attorney in this case, you may wish to follow their advice. PAT]n ------------------------------ From: Ed Clarke Subject: Re: Microsoft Issues Patch; E-Mail ID Plan Rejected Date: 15 Sep 2004 12:24:55 GMT Organization: Ciliophora Associates, Inc. Reply-To: clarke@cilia.org In article , Lisa Minter wrote: > Microsoft, which now releases security bulletins and updates on a > monthly cycle, said that its latest software flaw stems from the way > its software processes images in the JPEG image format. > Users opening a file or viewing a specific image could be at risk if a > hacker exploits the flaw and tries to gain access to a personal > computer. > "The vulnerability could only be exploited by an attacker who > persuaded a user to open a specially crafted file or to view a > directory that contains the specially crafted image," Microsoft said > in a statement, "There is no way for an attacker to force a user to > open a malicious file." WTF??? Ok folks, everyone out there who uses MS Internet Explorer with "show pictures" turned off please raise your hand. Anyone? It sounds like all I have to do is open the wrong web page. And if I really wanted to do something like that, I'd use a throw-away ebay userid and sell something guaranteed to get lots of hits on my picture - "Britney Spears and Paris Hilton Uncensored video!!! $0.99". [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I've said the same thing myself now and then. An easy way to get almost any guy to unwittingly accept a virus is by luring him into looking at some very hot, spicy sex picture, of which the internet is not lacking. Label the picture in some sort of very provocative way, and deliver your virus or spy cookie therein. PAT] ------------------------------ From: T. Sean Weintz Subject: Re: Bluetooth Enabled Motorcycle Helmet From Motorola, MOMODESIGN Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:33:39 -0400 Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com > [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I don't know for sure, but isn't it > rather dangerous for a person riding a motorcycle to try and be > connected to the internet at the same time? I know I would not feel > good doing it, even if I did know how to ride a motorcycle. PAT] I think it's intended for connecting to a bluetooth enabled cellphone - it's essentially a wireless headset built into a motorcycle helmet. Given the fact that bluetooth has a range of only a few feet, ya can't use it for intenet. [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Even so, when you ride a motorcycle you should be paying attention to that exclusively, IMO. PAT] ------------------------------ From: tls@panix.com (Thor Lancelot Simon) Subject: Re: Bluetooth Enabled Motorcycle Helmet From Motorola, MOMODESIGN Date: 14 Sep 2004 22:27:20 -0400 Organization: PANIX -- Public Access Networks Corp. Reply-To: tls@rek.tjls.com In article , TELECOM Digest Editor noted in response to an article from Monty Solomon : > [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I don't know for sure, but isn't it > rather dangerous for a person riding a motorcycle to try and be > connected to the internet at the same time? I know I would not feel > good doing it, even if I did know how to ride a motorcycle. PAT] It is negligent -- in exactly the same way that driving a car while talking on the phone (since study after study has shown that it's the distraction that's the issue, *not* the use of hands, making "hands free kits" a well-known red herring) is negligent, only at the same time more and less so. When you're riding a bike, you're very unlikely to be endangering anyone other than yourself (few people _regularly_ ride with passengers). So perhaps it's not as negligent as driving while distracted; because, after all, you endanger only yourself. But at the same time, when you're riding, you need to continually be paying much more attention than you do when driving. Riding is very much like skiing, to draw an analogy to a more popular sport: it is always somewhat dangerous, and _usually_ requires a lot of concentration -- times when it doesn't are the exception, not the rule, and if you push yourself while riding, just as if you push yourself while skiing, even momentary distraction is one of the things that's most likely to get you killed. So maybe you could say it's more negligent. As someone who commutes every day on a motorcycle in heavy traffic, you can count me as positively dismayed that a helmet manufacturer would get involved in helping people talk on the phone while riding. This will get new riders killed and give all of us an even worse name, while experienced riders continue to know better. At the same time, getting killed in traffic is, I suppose, their right; but it is not something I have to be happy about, and I'm not. Thor Lancelot Simon tls@rek.tjls.com But as he knew no bad language, he had called him all the names of common objects that he could think of, and had screamed: "You lamp! You towel! You plate!" and so on. --Sigmund Freud ------------------------------ From: a_user2000@yahoo.com (Justin Time) Subject: Re: Best Phone to Use For Radio Telephone Interviews? Date: 15 Sep 2004 06:05:01 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com jkarevoll@yahoo.com (JayKay) wrote in message news: I get called fairly often by radio stations for commentary. My current > phone, AT&T 2-line 962, apparently doesn't cut it and I often find > myself calling the studios back from the fax phone (a little better) > or (after hooking it up) from a 25-year old rotary phone for call > clarity (even better). > But I'd like to get a new office phone that would be OK for these > talk/news people. > Any suggestions? If the radio stations are that interested in using you as an unpaid "expert and consultant" then have them put in a digital line. A 2B+D ISDN line, using NS-1 signalling is pretty much the standard for all the talk shows and remote broadcasts done in our area. ------------------------------ From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) Subject: Re: Best Phone to Use For Radio Telephone Interviews? Date: 15 Sep 2004 15:48:52 -0400 Organization: Former users of Netcom shell (1989-2000) JayKay wrote: > I get called fairly often by radio stations for commentary. My current > phone, AT&T 2-line 962, apparently doesn't cut it and I often find > myself calling the studios back from the fax phone (a little better) > or (after hooking it up) from a 25-year old rotary phone for call > clarity (even better). > But I'd like to get a new office phone that would be OK for these > talk/news people. > Any suggestions? As far as audio quality goes, I honestly have not used anything that sounds better than an old 500-set on the other end. Your next step up is probably a hybrid and dedicated mike. --scott "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:31:21 -0400 Subject: Mercury Companies Licenses SageLogic Software TCM Solution From: distribution@eworldwire.com Mercury Companies Inc. Licenses SageLogic Software Inc.'s TCM Solution For Complete Telecommunications Management And Control For Immediate Release DENVER & SAN FRANCISCO/EWORLDWIRE/Sep. 15, 2004 --- Mercury Companies, a leader in real estate financial services, and SageLogic Software Inc. a technology leader in providing comprehensive enterprise telecom software management solutions, announced today that they have completed an agreement whereby Mercury has licensed SageLogic's TCM enterprise software technology to manage and control all operational, financial, and network engineering activities of its nationwide telecommunication network servicing 350 branch offices. SageLogic's robust, enterprise-class software, based on state-of-the-art technology best suited for large- and mid-size companies, delivers full return on investment within six months for most enterprises. SageLogic's Telecommunication Cost Management (TCM) is the industry-leading enterprise-class telecommunications management software. TCM provides a complete end-to-end telecom industry ERP-caliber software designed to deliver significant reduction and optimization to the total function of telecom management and overall cost. With TCM, the Mercury Companies will capitalize on opportunities to reduce telecommunications voice and data costs, drive growth and improve overall profitability. "We chose SageLogic's TCM solution based upon the number of highly advanced modules. TCM is the most comprehensive package we were able to find in today's marketplace. An equally important factor in our decision was the quality of the people at SageLogic. SageLogic represents an understanding of business not commonly found in today's software providers," said Debra L. Niesen, Vice President of Communication Solutions. "We are delighted that the Mercury Companies chose SageLogic as the recommended telecom management solution for its nationwide business operations. We are particularly excited about partnering with the Mercury team and leader Debra Niesen to deliver major savings and benefits with our proven technology. During the evaluation the Mercury team has demonstrated solid understanding of complex issues, expertise and innovation, but above all a clear business and technology vision of telecom strategy at Mercury," said Roy Daheb, CEO at SageLogic Software Inc. About Mercury Companies Mercury Companies subsidiaries provide services to the real estate community. Services include settlement services, title insurance, real estate broker services, mortgage lending, software, and document preparation. Services are provided on a national level. About SageLogic Software Inc. SageLogic Software is the market leader in total Telecom Cost Management solutions. The company provides a complete software products suite directly and through partner delivery channels to enterprises to manage and control the entire telecom environment. SageLogic's enterprise suite of products is designed to help large and mid-size companies implement an intuitive and easy-to-use, comprehensive, integrated TCM solution. SageLogic enables companies to better manage voice and data communications services and supporting labor, resulting in dramatic cost reductions that contribute directly to the bottom line. SageLogic Software is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area in Burlingame, Calif. Additional information about SageLogic's products and services can be found at www.SageLogicSoftware.com, or it can be requested directly via email at sales@SageLogicSoftware.com or by calling (650)-579-0881. HTML: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/wr/091504/10605.htm PDF: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/pdf/091504/10605.pdf ONLINE NEWSROOM: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/2838.htm LOGO: http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/2838.htm CONTACT: Peter Daheb SageLogic Software, Inc. 111 Anza Blvd. Suite 420 Burlingame, CA 94010 PHONE. 6505790881 FAX. 6505790883 EMAIL: pdaheb@sagelogicsoftware.com http://www.sagelogicsoftware.com SOURCE: SageLogic Software, Inc. Copyright 2004 Eworldwire, All rights reserved. Press Relase Distribution By EWORLDWIRE http://www.eworldwire.com (973)252-6800. For Media Questions: http://www.eworldwire.com/forthemedia.php ------------------------------ From: Jack Decker Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:00:39 -0400 Subject: Canada: Commission to Decide How VoIP Can Be Sold Reply-To: VoIPnews@yahoogroups.com http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1095199810656&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851 Commission to decide how VoIP can be sold Telephone watchdog CRTC begins hearing next week. Established phone companies like Bell fear disadvantage. TYLER HAMILTON TECHNOLOGY REPORTER Is it possible to change a regulator's mind in 30 minutes? That's roughly how long Bell Canada will have next week to convince the nation's telephone watchdog that the emerging world of "VoIP" -- that is, phone service based on Internet protocol -- is so disruptive and fast-moving that it wouldn't be fair to slap regulatory shackles on Ma Bell. Next Tuesday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will begin a three-day hearing in Ottawa to determine how such an industry-transforming technology can and can't be sold to Canadians. Full story at: http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1095199810656&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851 How to Distribute VoIP Throughout a Home: http://michigantelephone.mi.org/distribute.html If you live in Michigan, subscribe to the MI-Telecom group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MI-Telecom/ ------------------------------ TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly but not exclusively to telecommunications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to various telecom forums on a variety of networks such as Compuserve and America On Line, Yahoo Groups, and other forums. It is also gatewayed to Usenet where it appears as the moderated newsgroup 'comp.dcom.telecom'. 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