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We have worked with many firms who have incorporated Open Source modules and applications into their commercial products. These have ranged from print drivers to more obscure technical components within security products. All of these uses can be compliant with the Open Source licensing and use standards as long as the using companies comply to the letter of the law with their use.
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Many of the vendors and carriers who advertise (or request) “carrier class” or “carrier grade” products, really do not know of what they speak! In most cases this is said as though it were some worldwide unspoken standard. This is not the case. In our experience the need to develop a standard by which you can measure or compare independent solutions sets, against a defined expectation, is a must, if you wish to be successful in selecting, deploying and managing support system solutions.
In our work in the past we have been asked for definitions of carrier class (or grade) standards. We think there is a range of options that any carrier might find acceptable. So at the risk of being considered buffoons, here goes:
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Those of you who know me know that I am always excited about the prospects of a Halloween evening. It’s my most favoured holiday of the year and one which for the most part involves a little home grown creativity. Apparently Ian Portsmouth over at Canadian Business magazine seems to have managed to draw a little small business common sense out of the annual event. You can read his list here.
Having worked for some time with companies that are involved with communications and net security I came to understand esoteric things such as deep packet inspection, wormability and malcode—stuff that requires me to draw out my university algebra texts to understand the math behind the method. It is with some relief I managed to see a copy of a recent paper that clearly outlines the rules, by country, for Lawful Intercept.
I just cringe over the whole thought of intercept as it grates against my love of personal freedom and am generally appalled by the blatant disregard for privacy. We get routinely flooded by more and more press of illegal security breaches by those folks charged with protecting us. However, lawful intercept has become accepted as a necessary evil.
In the world of Intelligence Support Systems (ISS) lawful intercept is something of a hot potato. Each country has its own version of the rules and it is difficult, if not impossible to apply them across international boundaries.
In its recent release of The Ready Guide To Intercept Legislation 2 (
sign up is required), which covers 31 countries, SS8 has provided a great world reference paper that anyone interested in the ISS space should have. While this is a re-issue of an earlier paper it should be noted that they have added seven new countries including our home and native land.
The authors have done a great job in clearing up the rules and regulations by country and by legislation element. Good work! 
