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[Jim Moore's Journal: systems, society, inventing :] Context for Google in China story: US to look... : The US - China Economic and Security Review Commission's 2005 Annual Report to Congress noted that 'The U.S. government has articulated a desire for freedom of information in China and worldwide, and implemented a program to obstruct Chinese government filtration of Internet content. At the same time, US companies have provided hardware for China's system of control, and made operating decisions that conform to the preference of China's government for censorship on the Internet.'

[Hearsay.com] Microsoft shuts down subversive Chinese blogger: Cisco and other networking firms have been working with the Chinese government to implement what has become known as the ‘Great Firewall of China.’ Google has been accused of censoring Chinese content on its Chinese search engine, and Atlanta-based Verso Technologies said in a November 2005 release that it has begun ‘a paid trial of Verso’s NetSpective M-Class Solution to filter Skype and other peer to peer (P2P) communications with a Tier-One carrier based in China.’

[VoIPWiki Blog] 01.02.06: The new Mandate says telcos shall not block ports used for VOIP applications or otherwise prevent customers from using VOIP applications. Market forces would have required this eventually, but the FCC’s move significantly increasing the speed of VoIP adoption by eliminating a significant but short term barrier to entry.

[VOIP] Verso content filter effective in blocking... : Verso content filter effective in blocking Skype Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - Dec 9, 2005”¦ said that IT testing provider Tolly Group had certified that its NetSpective internet content filtering solutions effectively block Skype version 1.4.0.48 and ”¦ Global News: Bell South, Skype, China Netcom, ECI Telecom TMCnet - Dec 12,

 [VoIP Now] Verso offers Skype-blocking software: Verso Technologies, which is based in Atlanta, has announced that it will be demonstrating its products at the GSM Africa Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, to be held this week. The company is looking to market its NetSpective M-Class content management solution in the African telecom market.

 [Technetronic Dogmatics] And speaking of Verso...Chinese Telco(s) to... : Breaking news...this Australian IT article reports a sale of a trial version of Verso's NetSpective software to China Telecom. This software is used to facilitate blocking of Skype.

[Voip-news-net.com] VoIP News Net: Verso, Skype in War of Words Over China VoIP Blocking: If going with the reason of those who blame Verso for what happen in China, then chipmaker the likes of Intel, AMD and Texas Instrument should be blamed for killing thousands of civilians as their chips are used in the manufacturing of weaponry. And those company who manufacture wire-tapping equipment will be as guilty for people who wiretap using their equipment, which contribute to an infringement of privacy, etc,etc .

 [Blog.tmcnet.com] China Skype News: The company also revealed that a Chinese telecommunications operator had begun a paid trial of Verso's NetSpective M-Class filter, a product that is designed to block VoIP calls made using Skype, as well as other peer-to-peer applications. If the paid trial now underway in one Chinese city goes well, the operator will purchase the NetSpective M-Class application filter before the end of the year, it said.

[Talktalkchina.com] Talk Talk China » Blog Archive » Fuck Verso.: “The trial is representative of the significant opportunities for Verso’s products in the Chinese market, where VoIP is highly regulated and the use of Skype software has been deemed illegal. More and more countries are following China’s direction in evaluating the risks associated with the growing popularity of P2P communication such as Skype, due to intense security concerns with the use of this medium for unlawful purposes and its impact on carriers’ revenues and the bottlenecks their networks are experiencing.”

 [Infoworld.com] US company hopes to block Skype in China | InfoWorld | News | 2005 ...: In September, China Telecommunications (China Telecom), one of two major fixed-line operators in China, began blocking SkypeOut calls made from Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city that lies along the border with Hong Kong. SkypeOut is a service that allows someone with the Skype software installed on their PC to make international phone calls at a fraction of the cost that a telecommunications operator would charge.

 [Pekingduck.org] The Peking Duck: Blocking Skype in China: Yesterday, it announced a "paid trial of Verso’s NetSpective M-Class Solution to filter Skype and other peer to peer (P2P) communications with a Tier-One carrier based in China" marking the "introduction of the NetSpective M-Class with Skype filtering technology, a first of its kind carrier-grade application filter for mobile operators offering a bandwidth optimization and content management tool specifically for the mobile carrier market".

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