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Story: Outsourcing will bite in 2004

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Something else to consider in 2004 is Secure VoIP.

The FBI and the Justice Department have renewed their efforts to wiretap voice conversations carried across the Internet.

Internet-to-Internet voice links like those offered by VoIP companies Free World Dialup and SIPphone are closer to information services and fall into a regulatory gray area. The status of voice conversations carried through instant-messaging programs is even more unclear, as is the FCC's ability to compel overseas VoIP providers to comply with U.S. rules.

Xten will be releasing an initial build of Encrypted X-PRO within the next few weeks to work with the Free World Dialup's and SIPphone's of the world. It will only be sold to US and CDN consumers mainly to combat corporate espionage. The keys are created dynamically and then destroyed the moment the encryption is turned off. Considering this and the fact we are using AES 256 bit encryption, it will be extremely difficult for anyone to tap these calls.

Xten built this application to assist legitimate corporations who are trying to protect themselves against others trying to eavesdrop on their conversations and conference calls. We obviously did NOT build this application to assist terrorists and alike in their criminal activities.

Xten is researching many ways to make sure we are not assisting the wrong people when we bring this product to market. We know we don't have all the answers so we are asking readers for their input in this regard.

What do you think? Will encrypted VoIP products will do more good than bad?

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