The agreement calls for Plymouth State to deploy SAFARI C(Cubed) to a pilot group of faculty, administration and students, as part of a comprehensive evaluation of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies. SAFARI C(Cubed)'s unique architecture will enable Plymouth State to support SIP-based residential devices in dormitories and TDM and VoIP applications for University offices.

The trial is the second deployment by Cedar Point in the campus and enterprise VoIP market. Last year, the company successfully conducted a trial with the University of Massachusetts -- Amherst. Subsequent plans are being developed to commercially scale this deployment.

Comtrend, announces an all-in-one IAD (Integrated Access Device) for home or office use that brings unparalleled convenience and performance to digital communications. The new CT-6382T IAD offers WiFi-compatible WLAN Internet access, VoIP local/long distance phone calling with conventional PSTN phone backup, cordless phone connectivity using DECT technology and much more—all delivered via high-speed ADSL2+ standards over a standard phone line.

For the service provider, the CT-6382T provides exceptional deployment and management support. The device is TR-68 compliant, making it possible for end users to easily install and configure the unit themselves. The CT-6382T is also TR-69 compliant for simple remote management and configuration by the service provider.

HP introduces the latest HP iPAQ device, a sleek and small smartphone that delivers a flexible wireless email experience for business customers through convenient voice control and hands-free operation.

The HP iPAQ 500 series Voice Messenger features voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) capabilities, “push” email and the latest Windows Mobile 6 operating system. With up to six hours of continuous talk time on a fully charged battery, the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger also leads the competition in battery life. As the first in HP’s new smartphone lineup, the HP iPAQ 500 series helps highly mobile professionals stay connected wherever they are.

More than 20 voice commands available on the iPAQ offer customers hands-free operation. Using a powerful “voice reply” feature, people can reply to email by dictating and sending a voice response, without the need for any typing. Users also can listen to email and text messages, navigate through phone and calendar tasks and speak to start applications.

HelloSoft announces BenQ has licensed HelloSoft's VoIP technologies (HelloDual-Mode) for use in BenQ's dual-mode handsets. HelloSoft products can enable mobile device manufacturers to design and architect products that are power-efficient and provide substantial cost benefits.

HelloSoft provides the most optimized and comprehensive software solution for enabling VoIP on mobile handsets without having to make changes to the existing hardware designs. Using HelloDual-Mode, OEMs and ODMs can deliver VoIP enabled multi-media mobile handsets with a shorter time to market.

"With HelloSoft's highly optimized and power-efficient VoIP software integrated into BenQ's multi-mode handsets, users can enjoy the benefits of high quality voice coupled with reduced power consumption at lower costs," said Dr. Irwin Chen, General Manager of BenQ Mobile Communications Group. "We are excited about integrating HelloDual-Mode into our handset products."

Sonim Technologies announced that Telefonica Móviles España has chosen the XP1, a durable, ruggedized handset that offers push-to-talk functions in extreme environments. Sonim designed the XP1 to comply with the Open Mobile Alliance Push-To-Talk-Over-Cellular standard, offering instantaneous one-to-one or one-to-many communications capabilities. The XP1 will work with the Nokia OMA PoC-compliant server to provide a complete, certified push-to-talk solution for Telefonica.

Sonim’s XP1 is designed to operate in outdoor and environmentally harsh conditions, and the handset is IP52-Certified, making it resistant to the two most prohibitive conditions for outdoor use: dust and dirt. The XP1’s durable features, combined with its OMA PoC certification, make it an ideal communications device for industrial and municipal workforces.

“We designed the XP1 to target users needing a durable handset that functions in extreme environments,” said Albert Costilo, senior director of southern Europe at Sonim. ”We are excited and proud that Telefonica Móviles España has chosen our handset for its customers.”

Today the commercial availability of the MobileSTICK solution has been made, first previewed at 3GSM World Congress in February 2006 (then referred to as SoftMOBILE with USB SIM authentication).

The MobileSTICK solution transforms personal computers into voice, SMS and multimedia messaging terminals for mobile operator services, leveraging standards-based Voice over Internet Protocol technology. Bringing together the mobile number identity with the benefits of Internet VoIP and messaging services, MobileSTICK can use virtually any broadband-connected PC, while maintaining security and mobile operator control via the same SIM card-based authentication already trusted by GSM and UMTS operators.

AltiGen Communications announced that Technology Marketing Corporation INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named the IP 705 VoIP Phone as a recipient of a 2006 Product of the Year Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998.

Designed exclusively for AltiGen IP Phone Systems, the IP 705 is AltiGen's second telephone to offer advanced VoIP technology while still providing standard business features such as paging, multiple line appearances, and busy lamp fields. The IP 705 provides a subset of the flagship IP 710 VoIP telephone's features while offering the same level of voice quality at a reduced price.

Teltronics announces the release of Cerato SE, a cost-competitive and powerful converged voice and data communications system that addresses the requirements, challenges and budgets of the small business market. Cerato SE provides the capacity for integrated automated attendant, voicemail, unified messaging, and call recording, while accommodating VoIP traffic with voice compression.

Cerato SE is a compact unit with a standard or executive digital phone, or an executive VoIP phone. Both executive phone models offer an optional Button Expansion Module (BEM). As standard features, the system provides PC dialing, call routing, remote extensions, SIP trunking and remote maintenance.

CSR launches UniVox Mobile to enable mass market dual mode VoIP mobile handsets. A market, according to ABI Research, that is expected to grow to over 300 million handsets in the next five years. The UniVox Mobile reference design contains all the additional hardware and software to turn a mobile handset into a wirelessly enabled handset that can take and make Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) calls. The hardware element of UniVox Mobile is based on UniFi, CSR’s single chip WiFi solution, and also includes Bluetooth functionality via a choice of BlueCore4-ROM or BlueCore5-FM. In addition to supporting VoWiFi, UniVox Mobile also enables WiFi to be used as the bearer for other services, such as web browsing and multimedia streaming.

WideBand Solutions introduces Simphonix Si-400 for the continually merging AV, IT and business telephony markets. Utilizing the next generation of speech processing algorithms, the Simphonix Si-400 delivers unmatched performance without the complexity of other systems. Additionally, the Simphonix Si-400 functions as a stand alone solution or can be easily integrated into a larger, existing system.

WideBand Solutions has incorporated technology from its best-selling WebCallT WC301 product into the Simphonix Si-400, enabling hundreds of digital and VoIP telephones to turn easily into high-quality conferencing systems. WideBand Solutions was the first to introduce this technology to the industry back in 2004 and has now included it in the Simphonix line with an expanded list of manufacturers and systems that it is compatible with.

Allworx continued its ongoing support of community-based educational initiatives by donating its industry-leading VoIP technology to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Allworx has donated multiple Allworx 10x VoIP systems, and corresponding 9112 VoIP phones, to help equip a state-of-the-art communications learning laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

“Education plays a vital role in our community relations efforts, as many of our engineers and executives owe a lot to the education they’ve received, and to the experiences they’ve garnered from RIT – so we’re thrilled to donate our industry-leading communications technology,” said Sandra Gault, executive president of marketing for Allworx. “The Allworx VoIP systems have been instrumental in helping small businesses around the country enhance their communications, and now RIT can learn from the flexibility, and the cost-savings that our VoIP technology provides.”

snom announced the latest addition to its line of IP business phones, the snom 370. The snom 370 will provide users with the flexibility and features needed to maximize productivity and efficiency in a business environment. Larger display, expanded memory and VPN access offer business users a simple and secure way to manage calls.

“The high quality, security and customization that snom provides is very attractive to business users,” said Michael Knieling, CFO and executive vice president of marketing and sales for snom. “With the addition of the 370 to our line of SIP-based IP business phones, snom is able to provide a business-class phone with a rich feature set at a fraction of the cost of the other VoIP phones on the market today.”

Logitech Cordless Internet Handset

The Logitech Cordless Internet Handset brings the familiarity and ease-of-use of a premium cordless phone to free Skype calls. Stay close to friends and family, not your computer — the phone works at a distance of up to 164 feet (50 meters) away from your PC, while the color LCD displays available Skype contacts, Skype Voicemail notifications, caller ID, call waiting, and call history information. Premium appearance, selectable ring tones, and convenience features such as an illuminated dial pad, hands-free speakerphone, belt clip and headset jack make the phone a pleasure to use.

• Check voicemails and call your contacts - all from the handset.
• Skype Certified - Handset supports Skype voicemail, SkypeIn and SkypeOut

Features:

Separate charging cradle
Place the phone and cradle where it is most convenient—only the USB base station connects to the PC.

Illuminated color LCD
Displays contacts list, caller ID, voicemail and call waiting notifications, call history, time, and battery status

It seems everyone is talking about the Apple iPhone these days. Conan O'Brian even did a spoof of the iPhone with his iPhone commercial. He goes on to show us the many uses of the iPhone including a camera, movie player, tv remote, to a bottle opener proving the iPhones got it all! "The iPhone, it's everything!" Including a hard to use cell phone.

So sit back and enjoy the clip.

TechnoConcepts announces that its subsidiary in China, Jinshilin Techno has received from the Shanghai Forest Electronics Technology a product supply and sales contract for 100,000 set-top boxes integrating both Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and Voice Over IP (VOIP) phone services. The contract represents the first such purchase order pursuant to the Cooperation Agreements between Jinshilin Techno and Shanghai Forest, under which Jinshilin Techno expects to ship a total of two million IPTV/VOIP set top boxes to Shanghai Forest by the end of 2009.

Shanghai Forest has agreed to pay in excess of $9 million for the 100,000 boxes, with 30% of the price of each shipment to be paid in advance. The first shipment is for 5,000 units in February 2007, ramping up each month to a shipment of 30,000 units in July 2007.