Thanks StimpyX for posting this in our Back Page News section of the forums. In an email message to the company's 40,000 employees Wednesday, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates announced a major strategy shift across all of the company's products that will emphasize security and privacy over new features. Gates described the change as "trustworthy computing," and said that it was now the company's highest priority. Microsoft has come under fire in recent days for the number and severity of the security and privacy problems in its products.

"This is more important than any other part of our work," the email reads. "If we don't do this, people simply won't be willing--or able--to take advantage of all the other great work we do. When we face a choice between adding features and resolving security issues, we need to choose security. Our products should emphasize security right out of the box."

Interestingly, employee compensation and bonuses will now be tied to how secure their products are, probably the clearest sign that Gates is serious about the new plan.

News source: Microsoft to Promote Security Over New Features @ Wininformant

Grant said the new product is aimed at large enterprise customers and will allow them to make use of any IP-based LAN for telephony services.

It can be used to extend VoIP to remote offices without a PBX, but those end-users will need a broadband connection such as DSL.

Strachman said the NEAX 2400 is still a TDM voice product at heart. "This is a hybrid," Strachman said. "NEC is essentially rigging their traditional PBX to handle IP."

He emphasized, however, that this was an appropriate strategy. "There is no reason to do VoIP just for the sake of doing it. NEC has a solid customer base doing traditional TDM telephony. This is a way for them to migrate to IP where they see a need."

Businesses with lots of small, remote offices might find this appealing, Strachman continued. "You could give all those offices four-digit dialing without having to install a PBX in each one," he said.

Grant said NEC's strategy is to end the debate about pure VoIP vs. TDM. "With our new NEAX 2400 you get to keep all your old PBX functions and still move to VoIP."

According to Strachman, about 15 percent to 20 percent of businesses in the United States are now using some VoIP.


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