Greenpacket Completes Successful Trial of Mobile IP for Telefonica
February 23, 2012 - 8:58 AM
Greenpacket recently announced that Telefonica has successfully completed a pilot run of its Intouch Connectivity Experience client for Mobile IP, meaning that Telefonica's users will be able to watch their favorite soccer matches, broadcast news and interesting content across multiple networks and devices seamlessly by leveraging their Mobile TV IP service.

Voiceserve Announces 37 Percent Revenue Growth and Increased Profitability in Q3 Of 2012
February 22, 2012 - 4:41 PM
Voiceserve Inc reported promising financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2011. In Q3 of the 2012 fiscal year, the company improved its VoIP video-on-demand capability and was recognized with the Internet Telephony 2011 IPTV Excellence Award for its innovative VOD platform. The third quarter 2012 was a period of record revenues and profitability for Voiceserve at the end of which it released its cloud-based VoIP PBX product.

Vocera Brings Vocera Connect to Smartphones and Cisco Wireless IP Phones
February 22, 2012 - 1:42 PM
Vocera Communications, Inc. is all set to introduce Vocera Connect, a new software solution that can be used with leading phones, including the Cisco Unified Wireless IP Phone 7900 Series, iPhones, Android-based phones and BlackBerry devices.

Infonetics Sees Positive Outlook for VoIP and IMS Equipment Sales after Fourth Quarter Growth
February 22, 2012 - 9:40 AM
The last quarter of 2011 was very good for VoIP (voice over IP) and IMS (IP multimedia subsystem) equipment manufacturers, according to a report issued yesterday by Infonetics Research. Infonetics' fourth quarter 2011 (4Q11) Service Provider VoIP and IMS Equipment and Subscribers vendor market share and forecast report showed that worldwide VoIP and IMS equipment sales grew by 15.8 percent over third quarter results, rising to $690 million. Despite the good 4Q numbers, 2011 still saw annual sale…

Amazon Web Services Cloud Verifies Largest IP-Based Voice Trading System
February 22, 2012 - 9:02 AM
Infinet Financial Systems (IFS) recently demonstrated its latest solution, the Adaptive Trading Platform (ATP), which offered Turret functionality to 4,750 positions. IFS is a company specializing in the development and application of IP to Trading Room voice.

magicJack Expects a Fabulous First Quarter 2012
February 21, 2012 - 3:01 PM
Cloud communications specialist magicJack VocalTec has announced preliminary fourth quarter 2011 estimates and expects to beat average analyst estimates for first quarter 2012.

XO Communications Recognized for its Strong Ethernet Market Presence
February 21, 2012 - 12:05 PM
Vertical Systems Group has positioned XO Communications among the top tier Ethernet service providers in its year end 2011 U.S. Business Ethernet Services Leaderboard by ranking it fifth in the market in terms of enterprise Ethernet installations.

Alteva Partners with Parallels to Enable Hosted VoIP Services for its Cloud Customers
February 21, 2012 - 10:59 AM
Alteva, a provider of unified communications (UC) through a cloud environment and subsidiary of the Warwick Valley Telephone Company, just announced that it will be partnering with Parallels, a company specializing in cloud services and Internet hosting. The news came from the Parallels Summit this year in Orlando, FL, a summit that discussed cloud services and hosting to 1,200 participants.

TMCnet's IP PBX Week in Review
February 18, 2012 - 8:17 AM
Looking at the IP PBX news for the past week, TMC reported that network solutions provider ADTRAN announced it has been selected as a 2012 Best Channel Vendor in VoIP by Business Solutions magazine (BSM).

Voiceserve Reports 9 Percent Year-over-Year Revenue Growth
February 17, 2012 - 3:58 PM
Voiceserve, a provider of next-generation Internet telephony software and services, announced it has recorded 9 percent increase in revenue in fiscal third quarter ended December 31, when compared to the previous fiscal year third quarter.

G3 Connect Collaborates with Access Sales Group
February 17, 2012 - 8:21 AM
G3 Connect, LLC, an associate of Pervasip Corp., has announced a collaboration with Access Sales Group or ASG. G3 Connect's videophone along with the mobile VoIP applications of Pervasip will be now introduced in the consumer electronics retail market by ASG.

IP PBX: SoSimple - Literally
February 16, 2012 - 1:38 PM
In the communications space, it's no secret that an IP PBX system is beneficial to organizations of any size. An IP PBX system is easier to install, easier to maintain, it has many low-cost advantages, requires no additional wiring and, above all, it's scalable.

ADTRAN Earns Recognition as Best VoIP Channel Vendor
February 16, 2012 - 1:10 PM
Network solutions provider ADTRAN announced it has been selected as a 2012 Best Channel Vendor in VoIP by Business Solutions magazine (BSM). The recognition was given based on a Web-based survey conducted on BSM's most active VAR subscribers. They were asked to rate their vendor partners on a scale of 0-5, zero being the worst and five the best. There were 10,833 votes in total. BCM partnered with Penn State University to capture and analyze the data to ensure statistical accuracy.

Cannon Township Upgrades its Phone Communications with Intorrent Technologies
February 16, 2012 - 11:55 AM
Cannon Township, located in northeast Kent County, MI, replaced its legacy analog system with the new VoIP phone systems from Intorrent Technologies.

Novus Assigned Epygi Gold Distributor Status for Third Consecutive Year
February 16, 2012 - 9:32 AM
Epygi Technologies, known for its hybrid feature-rich IP PBX, VoIP gateways and cost-savings conference servers, has honored Novus with the Gold Distributor status for the third consecutive year.

UTTC Becomes Mitel Value-Added Distributor in the CIS Region
February 16, 2012 - 9:24 AM
UTTC, a global telco CIS distributor, is broadening its commercial and technology offerings by adding Mitel's Unified Communications (UC) software solutions to its portfolio.

TelcoDepot Announces Reduced Price for Small Business Solutions
February 15, 2012 - 5:21 PM
TelcoDepot Announces Reduced Price Offer for Online Purchase of Xblue X-50 Starter Package for Small Businesses

8x8 Celebrates 25 Years of Communications Innovation and Leadership
February 15, 2012 - 4:55 PM
8x8, Inc is celebrating the successful completion of 25 years as a communications technology innovator in Silicon Valley. Founded in 1987 by Dr. Chi-Shin Wang and Dr. Y.W. Sing, the company was initially established under the name of Integrated Information Technology.

VoIP Call Provider ITP VoIP Tailors Phone Service for Seniors
February 15, 2012 - 11:27 AM
To make voice over IP (VoIP) telephony service attractive for senior citizens across the country, VoIP call provider ITP VoIP has tailored broadband phone service for seniors who are on limited budgets and shy away from advanced technologies. The VoIP call provider said that the new IP telephony service features low-cost plans, quick installation time and general ease of use.

MegaPath Receives 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award
February 14, 2012 - 5:06 PM
MegaPath, one of the leading providers of managed data, voice and security services in North America, recently received 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award for its Hosted Voice solution. This is the second recognition of the year for the solution from INTERNET TELEPHONY. The magazine recently recognized the solution with a 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award.

Matrix Comsec Implements Solutions from Teckinfo India
February 14, 2012 - 2:05 PM
Matrix Comsec recently announced that they had tested and integrated the range of IP-PBX and VoIP gateways with the contact center solutions from Teckinfo India. Matrix Comsec is a manufacturer of VoIP products like IP-PBX, IP-Servers, VoIP Gateways and IP Phones.

TMCnet's IP PBX Week in Review
February 11, 2012 - 7:00 AM
Always plenty of news in the IP PBX space this past week, let's catch you up on some of the headlines.

iDirect Achieves Customer Satisfaction Excellence for 2011
February 10, 2012 - 12:19 PM
VT iDirect, Inc., a Herndon, Virginia-based company engaged in developing satellite-based IP communications technology, announced the results of its 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Radware's Alteon 10000 Named '14th Annual Product of the Year' by Internet Telephony Magazine
February 10, 2012 - 12:17 PM
Radware is a provider of application delivery and application security solutions for virtual and cloud data centers. The company recently announced that Radware's Alteon 10000 application delivery controller (ADC) platform had received the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation .

Kerio Launches Kerio Operator 1.2
February 10, 2012 - 12:13 PM
Kerio Technologies, a provider of unified communications, collaboration and security solutions for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, announced the new version of its IP PBX phone system.

IPsmarx RAPID IP PBX Accelerates Cloud Telephony Adoption for Enterprises
February 10, 2012 - 9:37 AM
IP-PBX systems are replacing traditional CPE-based systems. These IP-based systems function as an all-in-one platform for delivering hosted VoIP services to enterprises.

snom Debuts Next-Gen ONE IP PBX at ITEXPO East 2012
February 10, 2012 - 9:08 AM
snom made headlines last week by unveiling the latest version of its award-winning ONE IP PBX at ITEXPO East 2012, a technology and communication conference which just wrapped up in Miami. Although the IP phone systems maker added a number of new enhancements to its hallmark IP PBX solution, the latest version can best be defined by one word: mobility.

GMN RedPort Satellite VoIP Allows Ship Operators to Place Multiple Simultaneous Calls
February 9, 2012 - 12:05 PM
Global Marine Networks announced yesterday that ship operators could place up to eight simultaneous calls using Inmarsat Fleet Broadband terminals connected to GMN's RedPort satellite VoIP phone service. RedPort VoIP works with multiple Fleet Broadband terminals without requiring modifications to existing equipment and takes advantage of Inmarsat's VLA and SCAP data rates.

What Would You Do if Your VoIP Provider Went Dark Tomorrow?
February 9, 2012 - 10:36 AM
Last year, the FCC adopted an order aimed at reforming today's voice-focused Universal Service program to one focused instead on bringing broadband to areas where it is not available and ensuring ongoing support for broadband. Plans to phase down inter-carrier compensation (ICC) and to require VoIP providers to pay ICC also are encompassed in the reforms, which appear to borrow heavily on the brokered reform proposal made by large carriers and small telco associations. The order also leaves seve…

netTALK Launches Number Porting in U.S.
February 9, 2012 - 9:58 AM
netTALK.COM Inc recently announced that it will now support local number portability, which means that customers in the U.S. will have the option to keep their existing landline phone number when switching from services provided by wireline carriers across the nation.

Dell Canada, Fongo Partnering on Free VoIP Calling App
February 8, 2012 - 12:33 PM
With the PC market waning, Dell Canada is venturing into the VoIP app market through a new partnership with Fongo.

IP Media Could Leave a Long-lasting Impression on 2012
February 7, 2012 - 4:02 PM
Each year, new products emerge in the technology market and are set to change the industry forever; this year all the hype seems to be around the influx of IP media servers and the change they will bring to the business and online entertainment world. An IP media server refers to a common shared IP media-processing platform that is used for a broad range of IP audio, video, and fax and speech applications in next generation VoIP or IMS service networks.

Telappliant Changing the Ways SMEs Use VoIP and Telephony
February 7, 2012 - 3:01 PM
We often hear about just how big VoIP services are becoming here in the US. Skype and programs of that ilk have been gaining some serious popularity to the point that mobile VoIP programs are becoming some of the most popular apps on smartphones. The popularity of VoIP on smartphones and other mobile devices has even lead to many industry analysts seeing a real growth of the industry.

JeraSoft and Appcore Cloud Partnership Enables VoIP Carrier Suite Billing Service
February 7, 2012 - 2:22 PM
When it comes to cloud services, the range of applications, services and products available to end-users is truly staggering. Cloud computing continues to evolve as significant investments in the cloud are being made by many of the world's leading companies. Cloud features, such as scalability and on-demand resource allocation, are fundamental to why an increasing number of small companies and large enterprises are incorporating the cloud into their business.

Eyeball Networks Expands North American Footprint
February 7, 2012 - 8:59 AM
Eyeball Networks has expanded its North American presence with a wholly owned US subsidiary, Eyeball Networks US LLC and two new US offices.