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FWD #14927

IP Telephony Demystified (ISBN: 0071406700) has been released in the McGraw-Hill Portable Consultant series. A brief overview is available by clicking the link at the left or the book cover above. This book will not only demystify the technologies involved, but will help Information Professionals make intelligent and informed decisions about how well this disruptive technology fits with their individual company's business needs.

- Ken ken@ipadventures.com

White Papers

There is a variety of white papers and essays available here for download or online viewing. Some may stay fairly static, and others will come and go over time.

NOTE: Articles at IP Adventures will generally be stored in Adobe Acrobat® (PDF format). If you don't already have the Acrobat Reader installed, you can download it from Adobe directly by clicking the icon below. These PDF files will be identified by the Adobe icon .

	Internet Key Exchange
	Best Current Practices in Security is a compilation of information from a variety of sources
	A timeline comparison of the Internet vs. Rock & Roll
	A paper on the Implications of HIPAA on the telecommunications industry

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Other Items

At the left are links to pages nested below that have other articles, papers and musings. Other items of interest are posted here from time to time.

Senate Testimony Notes - On April 18, 2002, Ken testified for the Vermont Senate Finance Committee regarding broadband and wireless availability and pricing issues. Notes are available by clicking the link.
Virtual Private Networks - Hill Associates ExperTech Series, June 2001

Review

Tunneling, encryption, and security— the terms most often considered when discussing virtual private networks (VPN). In this course, participants examine all aspects of VPNs (i.e., networks that add privacy to public networks such as the Internet) to better serve mobile networks and remote users.

In this course, we identify various VPN issues, including security threats from hackers, and quality of service (QoS) concerns such as delay and jitter. Participants take an in-depth look at security issues and VPN solutions, including cryptography, authentication, and certificates, while also considering various security techniques and protocols. The course provides a survey of VPN tunneling protocols such as Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), and Secure IP (IPSec). At the same time, we’ll consider aspects of corporate VPNs, including the use and configuration of firewalls and proxy servers, especially as they relate to remote access and site-to-site connectivity over the Internet. The course concludes with a look at VPN service offerings, strategies, and deployment issues.
Telecom Applications FAQ Finder - Hill Associates ExperTech Series, June 2001
This CD-ROM has me along with other instructors discussing various aspects of application integration, including ERP, ASPs, legacy systems, enabling technologies, etc.

"Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all things are at risk. It is as when a conflagration has broken out in a great city, and no man knows what is safe, or where it will end." --Ralph Waldo Emerson