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The first IP router on a commercial satellite has successfully passed its in-orbit test, moving the military and commercial customers closer to an era of faster satellite communications. The Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology is expected to reduce latency and increase efficiency, said Steven Boutelle, vice president of Cisco Global Government Solutions Group. Boutelle, who served as the U.S. Army’s chief information officer prior to joining Cisco, said IRIS can route data to multiple ground receivers in a single step, eliminating the need to double-hop to a teleport, reducing latency and increasing transponder utilization. The router and modem software...

Terror lurks in VoIP Mayank Tewari New Delhi, November 12, 2005 Why terrorists find refuge in cyberspace » Want to know who else is using Skype, your favourite VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) software? Terrorists are. Security agencies trying to figure out terror communications post 29/10 have zeroed in on VoIP. Sources say terrorists may have used the application from PCs installed by sleeper agents in Delhi and UP. And the terrorists have good reasons. “It gives you anonymity and secrecy. At least in India,” said a source in an intelligence agency. With VoIP communication now legal, security agencies hope...