DSCI Corporation and Polycom have teamed up to promote DSCI’s iPBX Hosted Communications Service and Polycom HD Voice. iPBX is a hosted VoIP service that is deployed with Polycom SoundPoint IP and SoundStation IP phones with HD Voice. Polycom’s breakthrough HD Voice technology provides twice the call clarity when compared to ordinary calls.

DSCI selected a corporate underwriting opportunity on WBUR, Boston’s affiliate of National Public Radio, as the vehicle for the promotion. A series of 10-second spots introduce DSCI and Polycom’s HD Voice to listeners.

Avaya Government Solutions has completed the first end-to-end, VoIP calls across the Global Information Grid as a part of the Defense Information Systems Agency's field evaluation of its Real Time Services Unified Communication program. The calls were completed using a new technology essential to meet the heightened requirements for assured service and security for the U.S. Department of Defense.

The demonstrated technology is a critical operational capability included in DISA's Multi-Function SoftSwitch upgrade to the DoD's Defense Switch Network. As one of several vendors participating in the MFSS Spiral 1 rollout, Avaya Government Solutions teamed with Acme Packet to supply the secure VoIP communications infrastructure and General Dynamics Information Technology served as the system integrator.

Three obstacles plague VoIP Carriers. First, the flexibility and complexity of network design options can make network development take many months or years. Second, support for the complex features of SIP Trunking and Hosted PBX create a huge burden on staff. Finally, experienced VoIP engineers and technicians are hard to find, but there are few options for in-depth training.

ECG is changing that. ECG’s experience and speed radically changes the prospects for many VoIP carriers by lowering the costs and delays to deployment, providing access to experts, and enabling staff development.

Broadview Networks has rolled out its 50,000th station in service on OfficeSuite, the company’s hosted IP phone solution. This latest milestone is part of an historic year for the OfficeSuite service, as it was named “Product of the Year” by both Communication Solutions and Unified Communications magazine, recognized with an NGN Leadership Award by NGN Magazine for “Outstanding Innovation in Hosted VoIP Arena” and named a business VoIP services leader for the second consecutive year by Infonetics Research.

GENBAND announces the appointment of VoIP Logic as an S-Series Master Reseller. In this capacity VoIP Logic will engage in managing other resellers and providing extended technical support, training and professional services for GENBAND session border controller technology.

GENBAND has added 25 resellers to the overall program in the past six months, growing the total number of resellers to 67 around the globe. Some of the newest additions to the program include six significant resellers in Moscow, Russia. GENBAND now has reseller partners in more than 30 countries.

The engineers of Squire Technologies have been developing unique telecommunication network interconnect solutions for over 20 years. By taking advantage of this unparalleled expertise clients have received efficient, creative and highly specialised solutions developed to their specific needs at a fixed price.

As competition continually increases within the Telecommunications industry companies are focused on new, cost effective ways to differentiate and develop a competitive advantage. Companies often do not have the available resources, the technical ability, nor the time to turn visionary ideas into bespoke development projects. To expedite this process Squire Technologies has now officially opened their Research and Development service 'Squire Labs' to the world's Telecommunications industry.

The SIP School continues to establish itself as the provider of the global standard in SIP Training and certification by gaining a major partner in Acme Packet.

Acme Packet with their extensive NET-NET family of products, enables the delivery of trusted, first-class interactive communications—voice, video and multimedia sessions—and data services across IP network borders and has 1105 customers in 105 countries which includes 91 of the top 100 service providers in the world; and 11 of the Fortune 25.

Aksys Networks and Xorcom announce that they have successfully completed interoperability testing between Xorcom’s Complete PBX IP-PBX models and Aksys’ KONNECT Business Phones.

Xorcom IP-PBX: Reliable, Flexible Asterisk-based Telephony Platforms

Xorcom’s all-in-one appliances allow seamless communication using both VoIP and traditional telephony protocols. Xorcom’s unique system design ensures the reliability expected from a proprietary telephony system, while providing the flexibility, scalability, easy integration and competitive pricing afforded by an open source platform. The Xorcom IP-PBX line supports all the features of the extremely popular Asterisk PBX operating system while providing additional benefits, such as dual-PBX hot failover with the award-winning TwinStar feature, high density of telephony interface combinations in a small footprint, etc. The Complete PBX, sold and supported by Xorcom in the United States and Canada, features a customized user interface to streamline the implementation and enhance the functionality of the telephony system.

The SIP Forum and the i3 Forum announced a new testing program for Fax-over-Internet-Protocol services, aimed at identifying and qualifying transmission impairments and interoperability challenges that have arisen in IP-based networks as the T.38 protocol has become more widely deployed across carrier and enterprise network topologies. The first-of-its-kind testing program, which will take place from September through December 2010, will bring together a host of international communications carriers from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Middle East to examine global FoIP communications. T.38 is the international standard that supports the use of IP networks to transport real-time faxes.

Nextiva have launched a Business VoIP Information and Learning Center at Nextiva.com/voip. This business VoIP portal by Nextiva is designed for small business and telecommunications professionals seeking information about business operations, marketing, online fax, and voice over IP.

Nextiva offers a suite of powerful communication tools and is transforming the way small businesses communicate. "The information located in our Business VoIP Information and Learning Center is valuable for today's small business owner," said Yaniv Masjedi of Nextiva. "Nextiva.com/voip contains a variety of unique information and will continue to grow since new content is consistently being added." Visitors to Nextiva's Business VoIP Portal currently have access to over 300 articles and guides.

Vocalocity achieved another milestone this month, when it was presented with Inc. magazine’s highly coveted award for being one of the Fastest Growing Companies in America. Ranking number 254 on Inc. Magazine’s “Inc. 500” list, Vocalocity competed with tens of thousands of companies who vie for this award every year. Vocalocity, which is a leading provider of small business VoIP services, announced its ranking this morning.

4PSA announces the Parallels Operations Automation support for their premier Unified Communications software VoipNow Professional. The integration performed using the APS standard brings communication services closer to hosting companies and service providers that use Parallels’ award winning business and operations software.

The emerging growth in hosted Unified Communications solutions has created challenges for service providers to manage and provision these new services. By integrating its platform with Parallels Operations Automation, 4PSA allows companies to minimize the time to market and the operational costs.

Sirius Telecom is now offering new prepaid services on the DIGITALK Multiservice Platform. The DIGITALK Application Server will be added to Sirius’s network to support a range of hosted services backed by DIGITALK’s industry-leading prepaid functionality. With the Multiservice Platform, Sirius has gained a complete operations and business support capability that has enabled them to launch new services rapidly and cost-effectively.

FreedomVoice announces to customers and partners that rumor of a bankruptcy stems from confusion with another telecom company of a similar name. In early August, a company by the name of Freedom Communications USA filed for bankruptcy in Tennessee. The likeness of this company’s name has led many in the industry to incorrectly attribute this event to FreedomVoice, prompting concerned phone calls and emails. Officers at FreedomVoice say nothing could be further from the truth.

“We’re headed in exactly the opposite direction,” says Eric Thomas, President and CEO of FreedomVoice. “Over the past couple of years, we’ve experienced tremendous growth with our flagship product, the FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX. As our technology continues to attract and impress SMBs, we find ourselves in a great position with a well-received product in hand.”

Ooma announces three new international calling plans that further extend the cost savings and convenience of calling friends and family around the world. With these plans Ooma customers can now call 70 countries for less than a penny per minute and call other countries at reduced “bulk discount” rates. With the introduction of these new plans and the recently announced Ooma Mobile Application, Ooma offers the most affordable and functional international calling experience.