sipgate launches a new, free phone service that has the ability to replace most of the nation’s 100 million landlines. The new ervice, called sipgate one, operates over your Internet connection and offers a fully-featured phone service, complete with a free telephone number, no set-up costs and no monthly charges or minimums.

ooma announces that its ooma system is now available at RadioShack stores across the country. RadioShack, one of the nation's most experienced and trusted consumer electronics retailers, will offer ooma in more than 3,000 locations. This announcement highlights the company’s continued commitment to expand its national retailer network, offering ooma to an increasing number of consumers anxious to save money with innovative technology.

Internet telephony has experienced three major revolutions. The introduction of the first Internet voice communication software in 1995, the invention of the VoIP phone in the mid 90’s, and the emergence of the business IP-PBX in the mid 2000s. Now, in 2009, we are amongst a new revolution, the widespread adoption of the hosted VoIP PBX.

Digium announces the interoperability of its web-aware Switchvox IP PBX with MegaPath’s Duet SIP Trunking service. MegaPath, the leading provider of managed IP data, voice and security services in North America, gives customers the ability to leverage Digium’s IP PBX to support the company’s voice and data communications services. Used together, Switchvox and the MegaPath Duet service can create substantial savings on voice and data services for small to mid-sized businesses.

ooma announces a set of ooma Premier Google Voice Extensions compatible with its current and future home phone systems planned for summer release. ooma simplifies the Google Voice user experience, enabling consumers to take advantage of the complementary capabilities found in both offerings, for a truly integrated and seamless phone experience – regardless of phone type or location.

Companies using Asterisk in the call center now have access to sophisticated statistical information thanks to a partnership between Digium and Orderly Software. The two companies will collaborate on the provisioning of sophisticated call center services and management applications to the Asterisk community.

snom's VoIP phone portfolio has achieved the highest "green" standard in a recent test against VoIP handset competitors. snom's SIP based phones received top marks for being the most energy efficient in head-to-head testing against six other VoIP competitors in a recent lab study conducted by the Research Group for Telecommunication Networks at the Frankfurt Main University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

Voxbone made a series of enhancements to iNum, its global phone number service. The enhancements include support for presence, enabling iNum users to tell instantly whether fellow iNum users are available on their VoIP phone or instant-messaging client.

iNum uses numbers from the International Telecommunication Union’s new +883 country code, so users maintain a single phone number no matter where in the world they are. The new enhancements expand that reachability by adding presence: iNum users now can tell at a glance whether a contact is best reached by phone or by IM.

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BoldCall partners with JAJAH to provide BoldCall's online retail customers with an enhanced online customer service interface, enabling visitors to their website to call a live customer service operator at the touch of a button. The phone call, which routes over the JAJAH IP network, is free to shoppers, and because it is VoIP, is very low cost to the retailer.

VoSKY announces that its VoSKY Exchange VIT1/E1 and VISIP-EX PBX-to-Skype Gateways are compliant with the Communication Manager solutions from Avaya, a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services.

Digicel launches the Coral-200-Solar a low-cost solar-powered mobile phone. The Coral-200-Solar, manufactured by ZTE, uses proprietary technology from Dutch-based innovator Intivation. Digicel has been providing its customers with low-cost or free portable solar chargers in many markets. The concept of linking charger devices and a phone at the point of sales has been a proven success. Now, with the launch of the Coral-200-Solar with an integrated solar charger built into the phone, Digicel takes the initiative to an even higher level.

Nimbuzz collaborates with Toshiba to develop optimised versions of the multi-award winning Nimbuzz Social Messaging application for its mobile communications division. The agreement will bring instant messaging and social networking capabilities to Toshiba's new high quality, high performance TG01 Handset.

Nimbuzz's best in class mobile social messaging client was selected by Toshiba to provide an application that integrates effortlessly with an individual's sophisticated and "hyper-connected" digital lifestyle. The two companies are working together to provide a device rich with communication features that enhance the usability of the Toshiba device and put all friends in one place.

Nuvio announces a “Soft Landing” program to assist SkyWi and OneConnectIP VoIP customers that have been recently affected by service disruptions. Nuvio’s “Soft Landing” Program waives activation fees to all current SkyWi and OneConnectIP customers. Additionally, Nuvio is waiving its yearly contract requirement for these customers. Nuvio has also obtained cooperation from some of the underlying telephone number carriers to minimize any potential for customer to lose phone numbers.

VocalTec has received full Class-5 and all other necessary certification for its Essentra BAX softswitch from the Ministry of Communications in Russia. After successful testing and evaluation by Infocom, the Russian Center of Examination and Certification, VocalTec’s Essentra BAX Class-5 softswitch solution received Class-5 certification, for both the local and transit node. These certificates complement Essentra’s existing Class-4 certification. They also validate that VocalTec’s Essentra solution meets all mandatory quality, functionality, legal and interoperability requirements, for commercial deployment throughout Russia.