Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Gartner: Businesses should be wary of iPhone
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Analyst Gartner claims the iPhone could "punch a hole" through
>| corporate security systems if workers are allowed to use the
>| phone for work purposes.
> `----
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6193856.html
>
> See links below. IDC did this too. Here in Britain, one telephone company drew
> a correlation between VoIP and terrorism. Microsoft, meanwhile, put labels on
> Free software supporters and companies as well.
There is a genuine reason why this is done, though, which is about the
requirements of most governments to do "legal intercept". They're well
geared up to do this on mobile and fixed line telephone networks, and
also a well geared up for inspecting emails and such like on ISP's
networks, however, internet voice calls arbitrarily set up between
points are much more difficult for them to track, perhaps even near
impossible if the right kind of encryption is used.
>
> Have a look at C|Net any day.
>
> Yuck. The media is filled with promotional Microsoft placements for 'servers'
> and HPC. It's not even shown as adverts, but instead it appears to be
> disguised as articles (just 'placements'). Terrible stuff. Blogs can't be
> trusted either because Microsoft bribes bloggers.
>
Microsoft have brought competition to a new low, for sure.
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