#ip software solutions

[vindaloo-softtech]

Integration of WebRTC with FreeSwitch for Multi-Tenant IP PBX

The powerful Integration of WebRTC with FreeSwitch allows developers to design next-gen and scalable communication solutions such as PBX (Private Branch Exchange), Call Center Solutions and many more. This combination overcomes the drawbacks of traditional telephones while bringing modern web-based communication.

Using WebRTC and FreeSwitch solutions, Vindaloo Softtech has designed top-notch products such as PepperPBX and CallCentr8. Interestingly, with the integration of WebRTC with FreeSWITCH, VoIP calling has become streamlined through multi-tenant IP PBX systems.

In the absence of this integration, organizations face fragmented communication systems that require IP Phones to make calls. These complexities result in compatibility issues, additional costs, and complex setups. However, this integration has bridged the gap between IP phones and modern PBX systems.

What is PBX?

A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is a phone system that businesses use to manage calls. It connects calls between employees, local lines, and the public phone network. Instead of giving each employee their own phone line, the PBX allows everyone to share a few external lines. This helps save money and comes with features like call conferencing, follow me, IVR, Time condition, call routing, voicemail, and managing multiple calls at once. Its main goal is to reduce the cost of needing a separate phone line for each person.

Introducing WebRTC

WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an open-source project that gives the means to real-time communication by supporting video conferencing, voice calls, and data sharing. This project facilitates RTC directly between all modern web browsers and other supported devices without requiring additional plugins or applications.

The Software Developers use the APIs written in Javascript for peer-to-peer communication, which happens directly between users’ devices without the need for an intermediary server, this way it ensures faster data exchange and reduces latency. Vindaloo Softtech, a custom VoIP application & WebRTC development company, has been offering custom WebRTC development services for years.

What is FreeSwitch?

FreeSwitch, an open-source carrier-grade telephony platform is a backbone for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) software. This platform is highly scalable as business demands and can be installed on any cloud-based platform or on-premises. FreeSwitch is designed to route and interconnect communication protocols like SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), WebRTC, and others. This allows the creation of robust voice, video, and messaging systems. Hire Vindaloo Softtech for FreeSWITCH development services to reap top-notch features.

Read Also: The Future of FreeSWITCH Development – Trends to Watch Out For

Make VoIP Calls with FreeSwitch and WebRTC

FreeSwitch acts as the media server that handles routing and managing communication, while WebRTC allows real-time communication directly within web browsers. FreeSwitch natively supports Webrtc. When integrated, these two technologies enable businesses to make and manage VoIP calls through a cloud-based system that operates via the Internet.

The integration of WebRTC with FreeSWITCH allows us to build a multi-tenant IP PBX solution, a cloud-based system that manages VoIP calls from anywhere without relying on specific hardware or infrastructure. WebRTC clients use the WS/WSS protocol to communicate with FreeSWITCH via the SIP protocol, usually with SIP over WebSockets. It allows multiple clients or tenants to operate under a single PBX infrastructure while keeping their operations completely separate. It is a unified and cost-effective solution that enhances modern communication and accessibility.

What does a WebRTC Phone feature in a multi-tenant PBX system do for your business?

Using the FreeSwitch and WebRTC solution, Vindaloo Softtech, a leading VoIP software development company has designed the WebPhone feature in PepperPBX, a ready-to-deploy and secure PBX server. With the Webphone, you do not require any third-party softphone and IP or desk phones.

We have developed the below features using WebRTC and FreeSwitch for our PBX system,

Call transfer

DND support

Call Forward

Conferencing

Access Voicemails (Read & Total Count)

Call waiting

Multi Call Management

What Extra Do You Get With PepperPBX?

Total Control with Built-in Firewall: Manage your multi-tenant system with a smart dashboard and firewall. Giving you full control and security to block or allow services and ports with just a few clicks.

Robust Security: It features top-notch security with multi-factor authentication and a user-friendly interface. This system is secure and simple to manage, following trusted industry standards.

Simplified Customer Interactions: Features like IVR menus and call queuing make customer interactions seamless. It effortlessly handles inbound call centres and monitors calls.

Cloud Access: You get complete access to your system at any time from anywhere with a cloud-based platform. Through this, it ensures business continuity no matter where you are.

Specified user portal: This ensures effortless user management with direct login portals for Super Admin, Tenant Admin, and end users.

Why Should You Choose Multi-tenant PBX – PepperPBX?

Ready to Deploy

Pay Once, it’s Cost-effective

No Hidden Charges

Outstanding Scalability

Advanced Feature-packed

Secure with industry-standard protocols

User-Friendly Interface

Vindaloo Softtech, a custom VoIP development service provider, boosts features like WebRTC in a Multi-Tenant PBX System on the client’s requirement. Connect us to team up and take advantage of Custom Webrtc app development services, FreeSWITCH development solutions and a Multi-tenant PBX system.

[paryana]

PTP (IEEE-1588 PTP) Time Synchronization india

[voxprosolution]

Best Cloud Telephony Solution Provider

Through Cloud Telephony, businesses can transcend the limitations of hardware-based systems, unlocking unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and cost-efficiency. With Voxpro's Cloud Telephony solution Provider , organizations can streamline their communication processes. For more details visit here :- https://medium.com/@voxprosolution/best-cloud-telephony-solution-provider-58a0d2357596

[vivencyglobal]

Automatic School Bell System- School Bell Timer | Vivency Global in Dubai.

School bell systems play a vital role in maintaining order and efficiency within educational institutions. Traditional manual systems, however, can be unreliable and time-consuming to manage. Fortunately, Vivency Global, a leading technology company in Dubai, offers a revolutionary solution: the Automatic School Bell System.

Vivency Global's Automatic School Bell System

This innovative system eliminates the need for manual bell ringing by automatically playing pre-programmed schedules. It boasts several key benefits that can significantly improve your school's operations:

1. Enhanced Efficiency and Accuracy:

Automatic bell ringing: Eliminate the need for manual intervention and ensure schedules are followed consistently.

Precise timing: Enjoy reliable and accurate timekeeping, ensuring smooth transitions between classes and breaks.

Reduced workload: Free up staff time previously spent managing the bell system, allowing them to focus on more critical tasks.

2. Unmatched Flexibility and Scalability:

Customizable schedules: Create unique schedules for individual grades, groups, or activities to meet your specific needs.

Easy schedule adjustments: Add, remove, or modify bell times effortlessly, adapting to changing schedules and events.

Scalability: Accommodates the growth of your school without complex rewiring or hardware upgrades.

3. User-Friendly and Convenient:

Web-based interface: Manage the system from any web browser, offering remote access and control.

Mobile access: Monitor and control the system from your mobile device for enhanced convenience.

User-friendly design: Intuitive interface makes it easy for anyone to operate the system.

4. Improved Communication and Security:

PA system integration: Broadcast announcements and important messages directly through the bell system.

Emergency alert integration: Send instant alerts to students and staff in case of emergencies.

Secure data storage: Rest assured that your data is protected with robust security measures.

5. A Partner You Can Trust:

Extensive experience: Vivency Global has over a decade of experience providing technology solutions to schools.

Proven track record: Trusted by schools across the UAE and beyond, delivering reliable and efficient systems.

Expert team: A dedicated team of professionals with expertise in audio-visual technology, system integration, and network management.

Comprehensive support: Enjoy comprehensive post-installation support, including ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting assistance.

Investing in Vivency Global's Automatic School Bell System is an investment in the future of your school. It promotes a more efficient and organized learning environment, improves communication, and empowers teachers and staff to focus on what matters most: educating students.

Contact Vivency Global today to discuss your school's specific needs and discover how their innovative Automatic School Bell System can revolutionize your school's operations.

Additional Benefits:

Reduced noise pollution: Eliminate the jarring sound of manual bells and create a more peaceful learning environment.

Cost-effective: Save time and money by eliminating the need for manual labor and reducing the risk of errors.

Environmentally friendly: Reduce paper waste by eliminating printed schedules and announcements.

Vivency Global's Automatic School Bell System is the ideal solution for schools looking to improve efficiency, enhance communication, and create a more modern learning environment.

[nitor-infotech]

IP Centric Solutioning | Nitor Infotech

Position unique propositions for SI companies to enhance service value and engagement depth with Nitor Infotech’s IP Centric Solutioning services.

Using our methodic solution – Solution to IP (S2IP) we address the challenges and create an IP driven enterprise that is agile and responds to customer needs in significantly lesser time. It also ensures that customers receive solution that has more depth, consistency and is effective

This whitepaper talks about Nitor Infotech’s unique approach in making enterprises “IP and Solution centric” that ensures rapid solution engineering deployments, enhanced capabilities, customer satisfaction and depth in offerings.

Download our Whitepaper to learn/ key insights in the Whitepaper about:

How do we approach? – Solution to IP (S2IP)

How the solution helps?

Benefits

Please fill the form to download the Whitepaper - https://bit.ly/3NLytB7

[contactcentresolutions]

What is IP PBX Software?

Using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange) software gives businesses the ability to manage both internal and external conversations. It offers increased flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness by replacing conventional hardware-based PBX systems with software-based alternatives. Other names for IP PBX software include IP-PBX, VoIP PBX, or virtual PBX.

The following are some of the main attributes and capabilities of IP PBX software:

Call management and routing are handled by IP PBX software, which enables businesses to design call flows and rules depending on many factors such the time of day, caller ID, and dialed number. Calls can be conveniently forwarded to departments, extensions, or external phones.

For more information, visit: https://acmatel.com/ip-pbx-solution/

[are-we-art-yet]

Is AWAY using it's own program or is this just a voluntary list of guidelines for people using programs like DALL-E? How does AWAY address the environmental concerns of how the companies making those AI programs conduct themselves (energy consumption, exploiting impoverished areas for cheap electricity, destruction of the environment to rapidly build and get the components for data centers etc.)? Are members of AWAY encouraged to contact their gov representatives about IP theft by AI apps?

What is AWAY and how does it work?

AWAY does not "use its own program" in the software sense—rather, we're a diverse collective of ~1000 members that each have their own varying workflows and approaches to art. While some members do use AI as one tool among many, most of the people in the server are actually traditional artists who don't use AI at all, yet are still interested in ethical approaches to new technologies.

Our code of ethics is a set of voluntary guidelines that members agree to follow upon joining. These emphasize ethical AI approaches, (preferably open-source models that can run locally), respecting artists who oppose AI by not training styles on their art, and refusing to use AI to undercut other artists or work for corporations that similarly exploit creative labor.

Environmental Impact in Context

It's important to place environmental concerns about AI in the context of our broader extractive, industrialized society, where there are virtually no "clean" solutions:

The water usage figures for AI data centers (200-740 million liters annually) represent roughly 0.00013% of total U.S. water usage. This is a small fraction compared to industrial agriculture or manufacturing—for example, golf course irrigation alone in the U.S. consumes approximately 2.08 billion gallons of water per day, or about 7.87 trillion liters annually. This makes AI's water usage about 0.01% of just golf course irrigation.

Looking into individual usage, the average American consumes about 26.8 kg of beef annually, which takes around 1,608 megajoules (MJ) of energy to produce. Making 10 ChatGPT queries daily for an entire year (3,650 queries) consumes just 38.1 MJ—about 42 times less energy than eating beef. In fact, a single quarter-pound beef patty takes 651 times more energy to produce than a single AI query.

Overall, power usage specific to AI represents just 4% of total data center power consumption, which itself is a small fraction of global energy usage. Current annual energy usage for data centers is roughly 9-15 TWh globally—comparable to producing a relatively small number of vehicles.

The consumer environmentalism narrative around technology often ignores how imperial exploitation pushes environmental costs onto the Global South. The rare earth minerals needed for computing hardware, the cheap labor for manufacturing, and the toxic waste from electronics disposal disproportionately burden developing nations, while the benefits flow largely to wealthy countries.

While this pattern isn't unique to AI, it is fundamental to our global economic structure. The focus on individual consumer choices (like whether or not one should use AI, for art or otherwise,) distracts from the much larger systemic issues of imperialism, extractive capitalism, and global inequality that drive environmental degradation at a massive scale.

They are not going to stop building the data centers, and they weren't going to even if AI never got invented.

Creative Tools and Environmental Impact

In actuality, all creative practices have some sort of environmental impact in an industrialized society:

Digital art software (such as Photoshop, Blender, etc) generally uses 60-300 watts per hour depending on your computer's specifications. This is typically more energy than dozens, if not hundreds, of AI image generations (maybe even thousands if you are using a particularly low-quality one).

Traditional art supplies rely on similar if not worse scales of resource extraction, chemical processing, and global supply chains, all of which come with their own environmental impact.

Paint production requires roughly thirteen gallons of water to manufacture one gallon of paint.

Many oil paints contain toxic heavy metals and solvents, which have the potential to contaminate ground water.

Synthetic brushes are made from petroleum-based plastics that take centuries to decompose.

That being said, the point of this section isn't to deflect criticism of AI by criticizing other art forms. Rather, it's important to recognize that we live in a society where virtually all artistic avenues have environmental costs. Focusing exclusively on the newest technologies while ignoring the environmental costs of pre-existing tools and practices doesn't help to solve any of the issues with our current or future waste.

The largest environmental problems come not from individual creative choices, but rather from industrial-scale systems, such as:

Industrial manufacturing (responsible for roughly 22% of global emissions)

Industrial agriculture (responsible for roughly 24% of global emissions)

Transportation and logistics networks (responsible for roughly 14% of global emissions)

Making changes on an individual scale, while meaningful on a personal level, can't address systemic issues without broader policy changes and overall restructuring of global economic systems.

Intellectual Property Considerations

AWAY doesn't encourage members to contact government representatives about "IP theft" for multiple reasons:

We acknowledge that copyright law overwhelmingly serves corporate interests rather than individual creators

Creating new "learning rights" or "style rights" would further empower large corporations while harming individual artists and fan creators

Many AWAY members live outside the United States, many of which having been directly damaged by the US, and thus understand that intellectual property regimes are often tools of imperial control that benefit wealthy nations

Instead, we emphasize respect for artists who are protective of their work and style. Our guidelines explicitly prohibit imitating the style of artists who have voiced their distaste for AI, working on an opt-in model that encourages traditional artists to give and subsequently revoke permissions if they see fit. This approach is about respect, not legal enforcement. We are not a pro-copyright group.

In Conclusion

AWAY aims to cultivate thoughtful, ethical engagement with new technologies, while also holding respect for creative communities outside of itself. As a collective, we recognize that real environmental solutions require addressing concepts such as imperial exploitation, extractive capitalism, and corporate power—not just focusing on individual consumer choices, which do little to change the current state of the world we live in.

When discussing environmental impacts, it's important to keep perspective on a relative scale, and to avoid ignoring major issues in favor of smaller ones. We promote balanced discussions based in concrete fact, with the belief that they can lead to meaningful solutions, rather than misplaced outrage that ultimately serves to maintain the status quo.

If this resonates with you, please feel free to join our discord. :)

Works Cited:

USGS Water Use Data: https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/water-use-united-states

Golf Course Superintendents Association of America water usage report: https://www.gcsaa.org/resources/research/golf-course-environmental-profile

Equinix data center water sustainability report: https://www.equinix.com/resources/infopapers/corporate-sustainability-report

Environmental Working Group's Meat Eater's Guide (beef energy calculations): https://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/

Hugging Face AI energy consumption study: https://huggingface.co/blog/carbon-footprint

International Energy Agency report on data centers: https://www.iea.org/reports/data-centres-and-data-transmission-networks

Goldman Sachs "Generational Growth" report on AI power demand: https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/gs-research/generational-growth-ai-data-centers-and-the-coming-us-power-surge/report.pdf

Artists Network's guide to eco-friendly art practices: https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-business/how-to-be-an-eco-friendly-artist/

The Earth Chronicles' analysis of art materials: https://earthchronicles.org/artists-ironically-paint-nature-with-harmful-materials/

Natural Earth Paint's environmental impact report: https://naturalearthpaint.com/pages/environmental-impact

Our World in Data's global emissions by sector: https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector

"The High Cost of High Tech" report on electronics manufacturing: https://goodelectronics.org/the-high-cost-of-high-tech/

"Unearthing the Dirty Secrets of the Clean Energy Transition" (on rare earth mineral mining): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/18/clean-energy-dirty-mining-indigenous-communities-climate-crisis

Electronic Frontier Foundation's position paper on AI and copyright: https://www.eff.org/wp/ai-and-copyright

Creative Commons research on enabling better sharing: https://creativecommons.org/2023/04/24/ai-and-creativity/

[vindaloo-softtech]

Vindaloo Softtech Participating in IndiaSoft, New Delhi 2025

We are all set to present our advanced VoIP Software solutions at IndiaSoft in New Delhi from 19th-21st March, 2025.

India March 7, 2025 – Vindaloo Softtech, a leading VoIP Software Development Company, will exhibit at IndiaSoft from 19th March – 21st March, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, India. IndiaSoft is a global networking event in the international landscape and has been hosted by ESC since 2001, and this is going to be its 25th Edition. Giant tech companies across the globe gather at this Expo to showcase the power of their software on a global scale.

Vindaloo Softtech warmly welcomes you to visit Hall 4 and Booth #D76 to explore our ultra-modern call center solution, custom CRM software development services, FreeSWITCH solution, VoIP billing system, Multi-tenant IP PBX software, WebRTC solutions, voice and SMS broadcasting software and more.

“We are exhilarated for this golden opportunity to showcase our Vindaloo Softtech products and services at this global stand. Vindaloo Softtech is all set for great market exposure and global networking. More than 1500 tech companies and industry leaders are going to present at this international ICT exhibition and conferences. Don’t forget to meet us there to choose the best solutions for your business.” Expressed by the founder of Vindaloo Softtech, Bhaskar Metikel.

About Vindaloo Softtech:

Vindaloo Softtech has secured a leading position in the tech world in developing innovative VoIP solutions. Hitting high since 2016 and has launched 5 products to date. It provides cutting-edge services that include VoIP Software development, Web app development, Custom CRM development, and staff augmentation. Vindaloo Softtech has expanded its horizon to various countries and recently got registered in the USA. With its expert professionals, it is setting new standards for telecom businesses.

Vindaloo Products – A Heart of What We Offer:

CloveKonnect – The VoIP Billing System PepperPBX – Multi-Tenant IP PBX PimentoPhone – Cross-Platform VoIP SoftPhone CallCentr8 – Call Center Software PapriKall – The Voice and Message Broadcasting Software

About IndiaSoft:

IndiaSoft is an International ICT Exhibition and Conference hosted by ESC since 2001. It is a premier global networking event in the international IT world. Tech companies from all over the world showcase the prowess of their software and tech sectors on a global stage. It facilitates a great platform for the industry leaders on a domestic and international scale to capture potential buyers from around the globe. It helps in building a vast network and cultivates business alliances.

Excited to see you there at IndiaSoft – 2025, New Delhi. Get a first-hand trial of our products and services and witness the innovative difference in this tech world.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

Brother makes a demon-haunted printer

I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel PICKS AND SHOVELS. Catch me in RICHMOND TOMORROW (Mar 5) and in AUSTIN> on Mar 10. More tour dates here. Mail-order signed copies from LA's Diesel Books.

You guys, I don't want to bum you out or anything, but I think there's a good chance than some self-described capitalists aren't really into capitalism.

Sorry.

Take incentives: Charlie Munger, capitalism's quippiest pitchman, famously said, "Show me the incentive and I’ll show you the outcome." And here's some mindblowing horseshoe theory for ya: Munger agrees with the noted Communist agitator Adam Smith, whose anti-rentier, pro-government-regulation jeremiad "The Wealth of Nations" contains this notorious passage:

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages.

Incentives matter – if you design a system that permits abuse, you should expect abuse. Now, I'm not 100% on board with this: every one of us has ways to undetectably cheat the system and enrich ourselves, but most of the time, most of us play by the rules.

But it's different for corporations: the myth of "shareholder supremacy" has reached pandemic levels among the artificial lifeforms we call corporate persons, and it's impossible to rise through the corporate ranks without repeating and believing the catechism that there is a law that requires executives to lie, cheat and steal if it results in an extra dollar for the investors, in the name of "fiduciary duty":

https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/18/falsifiability/#figleaves-not-rubrics

And this attitude has leaked out into politics and everyday life, so that many of our neighbors have been brainwashed into thinking that a successful cheat is a success in life, that pulling a fast one "makes you smart":

https://pluralistic.net/2024/12/04/its-not-a-lie/#its-a-premature-truth

In a world dominated by a belief in the moral virtue and legal necessity of ripping off anyone you can get away with cheating, then, sure, any system that permits cheating is a system in which cheating will occur.

This shouldn't be controversial, but if so, how are we to explain the whole concept of the Internet of Things? Installing networked computers into our appliances, office equipment, vehicles and homes is an invitation of mischief: the software in those computers can be remotely altered after you purchase them, taking away the features you paid for and then selling them back to you.

Now, an advocate for market-based solutions has a ready-made response to this: if a company downgrades a device you own, this merely invites another company to step in with a disenshittifying plug-in that makes things better. If the company that made your garage-door opener pushes an over-the-air update that blocks you from using an ad-free, well-designed app and forces you to use an enshittified app that forces you to look at ads before you can open the garage, well, that's an opportunity for a rival company to sell you a better software update for your garage-door opener, one that restores the lost functionality:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/09/lead-me-not-into-temptation/#chamberlain

I'm no hayekpilled market truefan, but I'm pretty sure that would work.

However.

The problem is that since 1998, that kind of reverse-engineering has been a felony under Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which bans bypassing "an effective access control"

https://locusmag.com/2020/09/cory-doctorow-ip/

There's a pretty obvious incentive at play when companies have the ability to unilaterally alter how their products work after you buy them and you are legally prohibited to change how the product works after you buy them. This is the first lesson of the Darth Vader MBA: "I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further":

https://pluralistic.net/2023/10/26/hit-with-a-brick/#graceful-failure

I've been banging this drum for decades now – like when I got into a public (friendly) spat with the editor of Wired magazine over their reviews of DRM-based media devices. I argued that it was irresponsible to review a device that could be unilaterally downgraded by the manufacturer at any time, without – at a minimum – noting that the feature you're buying the gadget for might disappear without warning after you've shelled out your hard-earned money:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/12/03/painful-burning-dribble/#law-of-intended-consequences

Of course, companies that get a reputation for these kinds of shenanigans might lose market share to better competitors. Sure, if the company that made your phone or your thermostat or your insulin pump reached into it across the internet and made it worse, you're shit out of luck when it comes to that device. But you can buy your next device from a better company, right?

Well, sure – in a competitive market, that's a plausible theory of "market discipline." Companies that fear losing business to rivals might behave themselves better.

In theory.

But in practice, the world's "advanced economies" have spent the past 40 years running an uncontrolled experiment in what happens if you don't enforce competition law, and instead allow companies to buy all their competitors. The result is across-the-board industrial oligopolies, cartels, duopolies and monopolies in nearly every category of good and service:

https://www.openmarketsinstitute.org/learn/monopoly-by-the-numbers

Now, even a duopoly has some competition. If you don't like Coke, there's always Pepsi. But again, in practice, companies in concentrated industries find it easy to "tacitly collude" to adopt one another's worst habits – the differences between the outrageous payment processing charged by Apple's App Store and the junk fees charged by Google Play are about as meaningful as the differences between Coke and Pepsi.

Which brings me to printers.

I know.

Ugh.

Printers are the worst and HP is the worst of the worst. For years, HP has been abusing its market dominance – and its customers' wallets – by inflating the price of ink and rolling out countermeasures to prevent you from refilling your old cartridges or buying third-party ink. Worse, HP have mastered the Darth Vader MBA, bushing updates to its printers that sneakily downgrade them after you've bought them and taken them home.

Here's a sneaky trick HP came up with: they send a "security update" to your printer. After you click "OK," a little progress bar zips across the screen and the printer reboots itself, and then…nothing. The printer declares itself to be "up to date" and works exactly like it did before you installed the update. But inside the printer, a countdown timer has kicked off, and then, months later, the "security update" activates itself, like a software Manchurian Candidate.

Because that "security update" protects the security of HP, against HP customers. It is designed to detect and reject the very latest third-party ink cartridges, which means that if you've just bought a year's worth of ink at Costco, you might wake up the next day and discover that your printer will no longer accept them – because of an update you ran six months before.

Why does HP put such a long fuse on its logic bomb? For the same reason that viruses like covid evolve to be contagious before you show symptoms. If the update immediately broke compatibility with third party ink, word would spread, and some HP customers would turn off their printers' wifi before the "security update" could be applied to them.

By asymptomatically incubating the infection over a long, patient timescale, HP maximizes the spread of the contagion, guaranteeing a global pandemic of enshittiification:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/ink-stained-wretches-battle-soul-digital-freedom-taking-place-inside-your-printer

HP has done this – and worse – over and over, and every time I write about it, people pop up to recommend their Brother printers as the enshittification-free alternative. I own a Brother, an HL3170-CDW laser printer that's basically indestructible, cheerfully accepts third-party toner, and costs almost nothing to run.

But I still don't connect it to my wifi. The idea that Brother is a better company than HP – that is possesses some intrinsic antienshittificatory virtue – has always struck me as a foolish belief. Brother has means, motive and opportunity to push over-the-air downgrades to block third-party ink as HP.

Which is exactly what they've done.

Yesterday, Louis Rossman, hero of the Right to Repair movement, revealed that Brother had just pushed a mandatory over-the-air update that locks out third-party ink:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpHX_9fHNqE

Rossman has a thorough technical breakdown of the heist, but it boils down to this. Brother is just as shit as HP. Look from the men to the pigs and the pigs to the men all you want – you will never spot the difference. Take the Pepsi Challenge – bet you won't be able to guess which is which:

https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Brother_ink_lockout_%26_quality_sabotage

This was the absolutely predictable outcome of the regulatory incentives our corporate overlords created, the enormous, far-reaching power we handed to these corporations. With that great power came no responsibility:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/26/ursula-franklin/#franklinite

Filling our devices with computers that run programs that can be changed in secret, that we're not allowed to inspect or alter? It's a recipe for a demon-haunted world, where the devices we entrust with our livelihood, our privacy and our wellbeing are possessed by hellions who escape from the digital Tartarus and are unleashed upon humanity.

Demons have possessed the Internet of Things. It's in Teslas:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/28/edison-not-tesla/#demon-haunted-world

and in every other car, too:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/#kitt-is-a-demon

Our devices – phones, pacemakers, appliances and home security systems – are designed to prevent us to find out what they're doing. That means that when malicious software infects them, then – by design – these devices prevent us from knowing about it or doing anything about it:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/18/descartes-delenda-est/#self-destruct-sequence-initiated

This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/03/05/printers-devil/#show-me-the-incentives-i-will-show-you-the-outcome

[i-prefer-base-twelve]

Listening to the New York Times podcast Hard Fork, and just now where they were talking about "AI snobs." "If someone says they don't use AI, they're probably lying."

Ive been frustrated with this podcast for awhile now, but episode this made me unsubscribe. I'm gonna yell about it for a sec.

They are fine with junior engineers checking in AI solutions. This tells me they haven't worked on a single software project a day in their life (true, they are journalists). It is very important that a junior learns how to think through problems!! It is very important that everyone involved understands the code!!! Copy-paste code is likely to have non-obvious bugs and is often difficult to modify. Writing code that's easy to modify is one of the most important skills software engineers can acquire. I could go on.

They made the assertion that AI can come up with better ideas and write better prose than they could on their own. If that's true? Respectfully, then change careers to something that doesn't require creativity. Its prose is vapid and its ideas are boring, and if you can't do better than it, you're just not very good at writing! I'm sorry. There are classes you can take to improve if this is the case.

Finally, back to "if you say you don't use AI you're lying." Bro, I gave it a good faith effort, since y'all wouldn't shut up about it. I got a Copilot license at work. I've tried brainstorming creative ideas with it. And in every. single. case, it's been inferior to asking other humans.

And all this doesn't even touch on the IP theft or environmental concerns.

tldr: Fuck AI and fuck AI boosters.

PS: Hard Fork sucks, listen to Better Offline instead

[yansim-newsletter]

Man Down!

Over the weekend, it seems that our beloved game hosting site, Itch.io, has been attacked by brand Funko Pop and their usage of the AI tool called "Brand Shield". Sunday night, the site spent hours completely offline.

"[Brand Shield] created some bogus phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain," (— itch.io (@itchio) December 9, 2024) said Itch on social media, but not before taking a moment to brand the software as "trash." The software allegedly used by Funko that took the itch.io site down is made by a company called BrandShield. BrandShield describes itself as an “AI-powered online anti-counterfeiting solution” that monitors for “trademark infringements, phishing attempts, brand abuse, and counterfeit activity.”

Itch.io claims to have taken down the “disputed page” that triggered the phishing report immediately on receiving a takedown notice, but said no-one at iwantmyname appeared to have read the email confirming the page’s removal.

An iwantmyname representative said, “The domain name was already reinstated earlier today after the registrant finally responded to our notice and took appropriate action to resolve the issue.” At the time iwantmyname’s reply was sent, itch.io appeared to have been back online for less than 40 minutes. The ability to reinstate a domain name in such a short time frame is currently unconfirmed.

Luckily, the website at large appears to be up-and-running again, as of our reporting this, and the company behind Itch.io has noted that their servers haven't shown any signs of impact from the incident.

Itch decided to hold tight before taking any drastic measures, such as putting up a new domain, but did offer a workaround for indie developers to use: "There are implications with third party services that make [switching domains] not a trivial swap. In the meantime, if you know how to tweak your hosts file use: 45.33.107.166."

"If you do edit your hosts file, please remember to remove all the lines after domain is restored. Although we typically hold an IP for a while, it can change if we update our back-end infrastructure. If the downtime exceeds 8 hours then we'll likely prioritize deploying a new domain. Hopefully things are able to get sorted out before then." Itch came back online between 5 and 6 a.m. EST on Monday morning, after at least three hours during which it was completely offline for most users, including both players and developers who use the open platform. Games and other products already bought from itch.io can be used without issue, but the storefront outage will likely be a significant problem for creators who use it for distribution.

We here at YanSim News urge creators to double-check their games to ensure nothing has been lost or corrupted.

Other's reports referenced: - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/itch-io-taken-down-by-collectible-maker-funko-and-ai-tool-brand-shield - https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492791/itch-io-funko-takedown

[vivencyglobal]

Video Conference Solutions - Collaborative Communication | Vivency Global in Dubai 

Vivency Global Video conference solutions that enable smooth and collaborative communication for businesses and organizations. Experience high-quality video and audio for virtual meetings.

Video conference solutions have become essential tools for modern communication, enabling face-to-face interactions across distances and facilitating collaboration among individuals and teams worldwide. With the rise of remote work and the need for virtual meetings, video conference solutions have evolved to provide seamless and immersive communication experiences. In this blog, we will explore the importance of video conference solutions and delve into various innovative platforms that empower connectivity, collaboration, and productivity in the digital age.

High-Quality Video and Audio:

Effective video conferencing relies on clear and crisp visuals and audio. High-definition video capabilities ensure that participants can see each other clearly, read body language, and maintain engagement. Similarly, crystal-clear audio is crucial for clear communication and avoiding misunderstandings. Look for video conference solutions that offer high-resolution video and noise-cancelling technology for superior audio quality.

Multi-Participant Collaboration:

Collaboration lies at the heart of successful video conferences. Platforms that support multi-participant capabilities allow team members, clients, or stakeholders to join meetings simultaneously from different locations. Look for features such as screen sharing, virtual whiteboards, and document collaboration tools that enable real-time collaboration and foster creativity and productivity.

Ease of Use and Intuitive Interfaces:

User-friendly video conference solutions are essential to ensure seamless adoption and maximize productivity. Look for platforms with intuitive interfaces that require minimal training, allowing participants to join meetings effortlessly. Features such as one-click meeting invites, automated meeting reminders, and easy access via web browsers or mobile apps simplify the user experience and promote widespread adoption.

Cross-Platform Compatibility:

In a diverse digital landscape, it is crucial for video conference solutions to be compatible across various devices and operating systems. Look for platforms that support compatibility with popular operating systems such as Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. This ensures that participants can join meetings from their preferred devices, whether it's a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

Security and Privacy:

With sensitive information often shared during video conferences, robust security measures are vital to protect privacy and prevent unauthorized access. Look for video conference solutions that offer end-to-end encryption, secure login protocols, and data protection features. Additionally, features like meeting password protection, waiting room functionality, and participant authentication add layers of security and prevent uninvited participants from joining.

Recording and Transcription:

The ability to record and transcribe video conferences is valuable for reference, documentation, and sharing purposes. Look for platforms that offer recording capabilities and automatic transcription services. These features allow participants to revisit important discussions, capture action items, and share meeting minutes effortlessly.

Scalability and Integration:

Consider the scalability of the video conference solution, especially if you anticipate a growing number of participants or expanding collaboration needs. Additionally, integration with other productivity tools such as project management software, calendar applications, or messaging platforms can streamline workflows and enhance overall productivity.

[bks-blogs]

#101DalmatianStreet #Save101DalmatianStreet #Disney #DisneyPlus #101Dalmatians #Commissions

My dedicated pups! Let me introduce to you a newly revamped commission price sheet. This time, I'm opening up new options for commissioners, with the added addition to comic pages, and of course 101 Dalmatian Street OC Reference Sheets!🎨🖌️✏️

As a growing artist, animator and supporter of 101 Dalmatian Street, I'm working to build on my finances to purchase new video editing, animation and art softwares for my 101DS fan-projects and of course my savings for future priorities.💰💵

There are MANY new options to choose from in this new price sheet, so if you're interested for:

- Art Pic

- Profile Pic

- 101DS OC Ref Sheet

- Comic Page

How you want your art piece to look depends on the price.

DM me on Twitter/Bluesky/Discord right away and I'll gladly take any kind of artwork!😁

Slots: 0 of 10

Status: OPEN!!

PLEASE NOTE:

- I do mainly 101 Dalmatian Street artwork, but I can gladly do non-101DS artwork commissions for other IPs and franchises!

- I can accept up to only three 101DS OC ref sheets at a time, to avoid pressure and time consumption.

- Please do NOT ask me for any last-minute changes and suggestions to the art style for the commission while its in finishing stages. By the time the art piece would be finished, it would already be too late to go back and change the entire art style, not to mention that it's highly time consuming, so PLEASE for the love of dog, don't ask. The only changes I can do is slight re-adjustments, repositioning, and color changes if asked, but nothing related to art style.

- There are strict limits to what fetishes I'll allow for commissions. The only fetishes I can accept are macro and light weight gain. I will NOT accept any artwork that contains hard fetishes like vore, feet, diapers, bodily fluids, sex, etc... Anything that can make users uncomfortable.

(The type of vore I can limit myself to is cartoony and accidental. No digestion, no soft or fatal vore, and no intentional vore.)

- NO NSFW content!

- NO sibling shippings please.

- I don't have any other bank accounts other than Paypal and BoA, so if you don't have a paypal or a bank account that supports Paypal, talk to me through the DM's and we'll try to work something out for a solution.

Other than that, my ears are open for any creative ideas!

- I don't have any other bank accounts other than Paypal and BoA, so if you don't have a paypal or a bank account that supports Paypal, talk to me through the DM's and we'll try to work something out for a solution.

[wishgeekstechserve]

Top Cybersecurity Solutions Providers in Delhi-NCR: Wish Geeks Techserve

Cybersecurity services in India have become an essential investment for businesses looking to safeguard their digital infrastructure from rising cyber threats. With an increasing number of data breaches, phishing attacks, and malware infiltrations, organizations cannot afford to overlook the importance of strong IT security frameworks. Companies in Delhi-NCR, in particular, need to prioritize security due to the region's rapid technological growth and evolving cyber risk landscape.

Finding the top cybersecurity solutions provider in India is crucial for ensuring business continuity, regulatory compliance, and data integrity. Among the top contenders offering robust security solutions is Wish Geeks Techserve, a trusted IT security services India provider known for its innovative and customized cybersecurity strategies.

The Growing Cybersecurity Challenges in India

As the digital economy expands, businesses face a multitude of security threats ranging from ransomware attacks to sophisticated hacking attempts. The emergence of remote working models and cloud computing has further increased the vulnerability of organizations, making network security services in India a necessity rather than an option. The cyber threat landscape includes:

Phishing and Social Engineering Attacks: Cybercriminals exploit human vulnerabilities through fraudulent emails and deceptive practices to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Malware and Ransomware Infections: Malicious software infiltrates systems, encrypting or corrupting critical business data, often leading to significant financial losses.

Insider Threats and Human Errors: Employees, either maliciously or unintentionally, can cause security breaches through weak passwords, mishandling of data, or lack of security awareness.

DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) Attacks: Hackers overwhelm business networks with excessive traffic, leading to downtime and operational disruptions.

Cloud Security Risks: With increasing cloud adoption, businesses must ensure secure cloud storage, access management and data encryption practices to prevent unauthorized intrusions.

Why Choose Wish Geeks Techserve as the Best Cybersecurity Company in India?

Wish Geeks Techserve stands out among cybersecurity solutions providers in India, offering state-of-the-art security services tailored to businesses of all sizes. Their comprehensive approach ensures complete protection from internal and external threats. Here’s what makes them the ideal IT security services India provider:

1. Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions for End-to-End Protection

Wish Geeks Techserve provides holistic security solutions that cover all aspects of IT security. Their expertise spans across:

Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment: Proactively identify vulnerabilities and strengthen weak points before attacks occur.

Endpoint Protection & Malware Defense: Implementing security measures that shield endpoints like computers, mobile devices and IoT systems from cyber threats.

Firewall & Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS): Ensuring that network boundaries remain impervious to unauthorized access attempts.

Incident Response & Forensics: Swift action in the event of a cyberattack, minimizing damage and preventing future breaches.

2. Comprehensive Network Security Services in India

As a leading cybersecurity solutions provider in India, Wish Geeks Techserve specializes in network security services in India, ensuring robust defense mechanisms against cyber threats. Their network security offerings include:

Secure VPN Implementations: Allowing safe and encrypted remote access for employees working from different locations.

DDoS Protection & Mitigation: Preventing large-scale cyberattacks that aim to disrupt operations.

Zero Trust Security Frameworks: Adopting a ‘never trust, always verify’ approach to user authentication and access control.

3. 24/7 Cybersecurity Monitoring & Incident Response

Cyber threats do not operate within business hours, which is why Wish Geeks Techserve provides round-the-clock monitoring and support. Their dedicated Security Operations Center (SOC) continuously tracks anomalies, preventing attacks before they escalate.

4. Regulatory Compliance & Data Privacy Solutions

With stringent data protection regulations like GDPR and India’s upcoming Personal Data Protection Bill, businesses must comply with legal security mandates. Wish Geeks Techserve helps companies meet these requirements by implementing industry-leading compliance strategies and ensuring secure handling of customer and business data.

5. Customized Cybersecurity Strategies for Businesses

Recognizing that no two businesses have the same security needs, Wish Geeks Techserve delivers customized cybersecurity services in India based on industry-specific challenges. Whether it's securing financial transactions, protecting healthcare records, or preventing e-commerce fraud, their team crafts personalized solutions to fit organizational requirements.

How Businesses Can Benefit from Strong Cybersecurity Measures

Adopting best-in-class IT security services India offers multiple benefits beyond just data protection. Businesses that invest in top-tier security measures experience:

Improved Customer Trust: Demonstrating commitment to data privacy enhances brand credibility.

Reduced Financial Losses: Preventing cyberattacks reduces the risk of hefty ransom payments, fines and revenue losses due to downtime.

Operational Efficiency: Secure IT environments enable seamless business operations without disruptions from malware or unauthorized access.

Competitive Advantage: Businesses that prioritize cybersecurity gain an edge over competitors who fail to implement robust security strategies.

Conclusion

Cybersecurity is no longer a choice but a necessity for businesses in Delhi-NCR and across India. Choosing the right cybersecurity solutions provider in India can make all the difference in ensuring business continuity and protection against cyber threats. Wish Geeks Techserve emerges as one of the best cybersecurity companies in India, offering cutting-edge IT security services in India that cater to businesses of all sizes. Their expertise in network security services in India ensures that organizations remain resilient against evolving cyber risks.

If you’re looking for a trusted partner to fortify your cybersecurity infrastructure, Wish Geeks Techserve is the go-to provider, ensuring that your business stays secure in the ever-changing digital landscape. Invest in strong security measures today and safeguard your business’s future!

[educationtech]

Top Technical Skills for Electronics Engineer Resume in 2024

Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) offers a wide array of career opportunities due to its interdisciplinary nature, combining principles from electronics, telecommunications, and computer science. Here are the top 15 career options for graduates in this field:

1. Telecom Engineer

Telecom engineers design and manage communication systems, including optical fibers, microwave transmission, and IP networks. They analyze existing technologies and develop new solutions to enhance communication reliability and efficiency.

2. R&D Software Engineer

These engineers focus on creating and testing new software products. They play a crucial role in research and development, working on automation and mechanical controls to improve software systems across various industries.

3. Software Analyst

Software analysts design, develop, and test software applications, ensuring they meet user needs. They act as a bridge between developers and users, managing software updates and enhancing user experience.

4. Electronic Design Engineer

Electronic design engineers create electronic circuits and devices tailored to specific requirements. They work on projects ranging from consumer electronics to complex communication systems.

5. Embedded Systems Engineer

Embedded systems engineers develop software for embedded systems found in various devices like appliances, medical equipment, and automotive systems. This role requires proficiency in both hardware and software development.

6. Network Engineer

Network engineers design, implement, and manage computer networks within organizations. They ensure network security and optimize performance for efficient data transfer.

7. Service Engineer

Service engineers maintain and repair electronic equipment used in various industries. Their work ensures that systems operate smoothly, minimizing downtime for businesses.

8. Technical Sales Engineer

In this role, engineers leverage their technical knowledge to sell complex electronic products or services. They often work closely with clients to understand their needs and provide tailored solutions.

9. Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality assurance engineers focus on testing products to ensure they meet required standards before they are released to the market. This role involves developing testing protocols and analyzing results to improve product quality.

10. Systems Engineer

Systems engineers oversee the integration of various subsystems into a complete system, ensuring all components work together effectively. This role is critical in projects involving complex electronic systems.

11. Electronics Technician

Electronics technicians assist in the design, development, and testing of electronic equipment. They often work under the supervision of engineers to troubleshoot issues and perform repairs.

12. Data Analyst

Data analysts in the ECE field focus on interpreting data related to electronic systems or communications networks. They use statistical tools to provide insights that can improve system performance or user experience.

13. Technical Director

Technical directors oversee engineering projects from conception through execution, ensuring technical feasibility while managing teams of engineers. They play a pivotal role in strategic planning within organizations.

14. Chief Technical Officer (CTO)

As a senior executive, the CTO is responsible for overseeing the technological direction of a company. This role involves strategic decision-making regarding technology investments and innovations.

15. Research Scientist

Research scientists in ECE focus on advancing knowledge in areas like telecommunications or signal processing through experimental research or theoretical analysis. This role often requires advanced degrees (MTech or PhD) for positions in academia or specialized industries.

Conclusion

Arya College of Engineering & I.T. is the Best Engineering College in Jaipur that gives career landscape for Electronics and Communication Engineers is diverse and continually evolving due to rapid technological advancements. Graduates can choose from various roles across multiple sectors including telecommunications, IT, manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, and more, making ECE a promising field for aspiring professionals seeking dynamic career paths.

[mariacallous]

For years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been unraveling what it asserts is a scam perpetrated by agents of North Korea, which used fake companies employing real IT workers to funnel money back to the regime’s military.

An American company played a key role in creating shell companies used as part of the scheme, a WIRED review of public records shows. Elected officials are now contemplating addressing loopholes in business-registration law that the scheme exposed.

In May, Wyoming secretary of state Chuck Gray revoked the business licenses of three companies linked to the North Korean scam: Culture Box LLC, Next Nets LLC, and Blackish Tech LLC. Gray said his office made the decision after receiving information from the FBI and conducting an investigation.

“The communist, authoritarian Kim Jong Un regime has no place in Wyoming,” Gray said in a May press release.

The companies posed as legitimate operations where businesses could hire contract workers to perform IT solutions, complete with fake websites featuring smiling photos of apparent employees. The companies all had one thing in common: Their incorporation documents were filed by a company called Registered Agents Inc., which says its global headquarters is in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Registered Agents, which provides incorporation services in every US state, takes the practice of business privacy to the extreme, and regularly uses fake personae to file formation documents with state agencies, a WIRED investigation previously found.

Culture Box LLC, one of the companies that Gray and the FBI linked to North Korea, listed “Riley Park” as the name of a Registered Agents employee on documents submitted to the Wyoming secretary of state. Park, according to several former employees of Registered Agents, is a fake persona that the company regularly used to file incorporation documents.

In a statement provided to WIRED, Registered Agents wrote, “The Wyoming Secretary of State dissolved the entities and we initiated the 30-day process to resign as their agent in mid-May. Ours and Wyoming's processes to identify bad actors works. It strikes the best balance of individual privacy and business transparency supported by an entire ecosystem that cares about supporting entrepreneurs while rooting out the small percent of scammers.” The FBI’s St. Louis office, which led the investigation, did not respond to a request for comment.

The North Korean operation worked like this: Agents of the regime created fake companies purporting to be legitimate firms offering freelance IT services. Workers hired by North Koreans, or North Koreans themselves, would then perform legitimate contractor work, often using assumed identities.

In some instances, Americans would set up low-cost laptops with remote-access software, allowing North Korean workers to perform freelance IT work while appearing to use American IP addresses. The FBI referred to these Americans as “virtual assistants.”

The payments for the IT work were eventually funneled back to North Korea—where, the Department of Justice asserts, it was directed to the country’s Ministry of Defense and other agencies involved in WMD work. The scheme was so expansive that any company that hired freelance IT workers “more than likely” hired someone involved in the operation, according to FBI agent Jay Greenberg.

The shell companies created in Wyoming were used to hire virtual assistants and receive payments. “I discovered that North Korean IT workers create and use domain names and limited liability companies (LLCs) in furtherance of their fraudulent activity and to mask their true identities as North Koreans. The LLCs are used to recruit ‘Virtual Assistants’ who can receive and ship devices needed for the North Korean IT workers as well as recruit and employ software developers from countries such as Pakistan, India, and China,” an FBI agent wrote in a May affidavit. “These LLCs are often registered in the United States through business registry services and sometimes use the identities of individuals who had a previous relationship with North Korean IT workers.”

The affidavit alleges that money from North Korean workers was used to purchase domain names for the IT front companies, in violation of sanctions laws. The domains were purchased using “payment service providers” with accounts belonging to the Wyoming companies.

In response to a request for comment from WIRED, the Wyoming secretary of state’s office said that it has “increased the number of complete, in-person audits of commercial registered agents, resulting in several ongoing investigations, as well as the issuance of findings and orders.”

The secretary of state has offered proposals to the Wyoming state legislature “aimed at preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents, as ways to strengthen the Wyoming secretary of state's administrative authority to dissolve business entities controlled by foreign adversaries,” said Joe Rubino, the chief policy officer and general counsel at the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office.