Mitel has worked closely with HIPCOM to certify its services for interoperability with Mitel’s IP communication systems and applications. HIPCOM’s services have been certified in Mitel’s SIP Centre of Excellence, which also celebrates its 5th anniversary this year.

In its five-year history, Mitel’s SIP Centre of Excellence has been utilised for certifying 47 providers globally for interoperability with Mitel systems. Based in Ottawa, Canada, the centre enables Mitel to manage its own SIP certification and work together with service providers to efficiently and reliably achieve certification. At Mitel’s SIP Centre of Excellence, the certification process can be completed in as little as two weeks, which is a significant time reduction on alternative methods.

Toshiba and Saddleback Communications announce the certification of interoperability of Saddleback's Wholesale Hosted SIP Trunking Services with Toshiba's family of Strata CIX IP business communication systems. Saddleback SIP Trunking Services are now available from select Authorized Toshiba Dealers in Arizona.

Saddleback provides wholesale SIP Trunking services via its network of strategic resellers throughout the state of Arizona. Saddleback resellers provide Hosted SIP trunks from an extremely redundant and diverse network to businesses in Arizona and throughout the United States.

Patton announces a three-way partnership that offers a turn-key SIP Trunking Solution to the VAR community.

Also announced today, Patton is the sponsor for the just-launched VoIP Routers Global Online Community on TMCnet.

The three-way partnership offers a turn-key solution for business-class VoIP that combines SmartNode VoIP IADs from Patton, with SIP trunking services from Broadvox and configuration and distribution services provided by ABP Tech. The three companies are unveiling their joint solutions at AstriCon this week at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD during 26-28 October.

Unicoi Systems is proud to announce the release of Fusion Embedded SIP version 5.2. With this release, Fusion Embedded SIP provides support for the OPTION server authentication method, along with API updates to accommodate customized SIP headers.

The code improvements to Fusion Embedded SIP 5.2 render a more adaptable development option. The API supports custom headers, which enables a broader range of RFCs. Support for server authentication is included, via the OPTIONS request, which provides feedback on external SIP devices. This latest version of Unicoi’s SIP solution also uses smarter request routing to provide better connectivity to distributed SIP domains. Other code improvements include redundant code reductions resulting in a small overall footprint and improved maintainability.

TalkFree recently surpassed 1.0 billion voice minutes and the numbers continue to grow. TalkFree is on a path to surpass 1.5 billion SIP terminated, paid voice minutes over its network in 2010.

Since launching its 1legcall and Zonefone mobile VoIP solutions in 2009, TalkFree’s total voice minutes have grown by an average of 40 percent for five consecutive quarters, making it one of the fastest growing mobile VoIP companies in the world. TalkFree’s mobile dialers are being downloaded all over the globe with heavy concentrations in the Middle East, Africa, Central American and South American markets.

Samsung Business Communication Systems and Broadvox announce the interoperability certification of their communications solutions. The certification confirms the seamless performance of Samsung OfficeServ 7000 Series telecommunications platforms with Broadvox GO! SIP Trunking services.

By utilizing Samsung’s affordable, advanced OfficeServ 7000 Series platforms with SIP-enabled Samsung VoIP phones, SMBs can gain operational flexibility while increasing mobility. The addition of cost-saving Broadvox GO! SIP Trunking services allows businesses to also reduce their phone bills. Savings with SIP-enabled systems can range from 25–60 percent off an end-user’s current phone bill.

Ingate announces that Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System solutions for SIP are now bundled as a free software module on Ingate Firewall and Ingate SIParator products. Firewalls and SIParators already in use can be upgraded for free.

With IP attacks to steal VoIP service a genuine threat, weak passwords still providing an opportunity for malicious activity and the potential for overloading VoIP systems a possibility, IDS/IPS has become a crucial security measure for enterprise deployments of SIP. Ingate is giving its SIP IDS/IPS module to all users of Ingate Firewalls and SIParators to protect against attacks targeting SIP devices, such as IP-PBXs. IDS/IPS works in tandem with Ingate's existing security technologies, further strengthening security for VoIP, SIP trunking, Unified Communications and other SIP applications.

Grandstream Networks has extended the portfolio of its popular GXP series enterprise SIP telephones with the introduction of the new GXP2110. Based on Grandstream’s broadly interoperable SIP stack, the GXP2110 SIP telephone delivers superior HD audio quality for crystal clear voice communications, packed IP telephony features and integrated Web applications, as well as support for highly flexible XML customization and strong security protection.

VoicePulse will be sponsoring FusionPBX’s first official training sessions by providing SIP Trunking services to its participants. The three day seminar will be led by Mark J. Crane, an experienced technical trainer and creator of FusionPBX. Participants will receive in depth training in a variety of topics including setting up extensions, call routing, IVR menu, dialplan, security and more. Basic and advanced setup of a SIP provider, such as VoicePulse, will also be covered.

SIP Trunking is a virtual phone line that utilizes a broadband connection and SIP to deliver inexpensive local, toll-free, domestic and international long distance service through an IP network. VoicePulse SIP Trunking is a flexible and reliable SIP solution that works with virtually any SIP based device such as an IP PBX, softphone or mobile SIP application. In addition to SIP Trunking solutions for the small-medium enterprise customer, VoicePulse offers carrier services and various reseller programs.

DSCI Corporation has added iPBX SIP Trunking to its iPBX Hosted Communications Service offerings. iPBX SIP Trunking sends voice traffic from a premise-based phone system over the same connection used for data, eliminating the need for separate voice access. iPBX voice-over-IP calling features are overlaid on the existing system to provide bundled usage, extension dialing between sites, and support for remote users. The service is completely flexible. Adding capacity or transitioning to a fully-hosted service is easy at any time. It also allows an enterprise to mix hosted iPBX with iPBX SIP Trunking.

Acrobits recently made a big splash in the VoIP world with their new business caliber SIP client for the iPhone, Groundwire. While this has legions of VoIP users on the iPhone very excited, it was also important to Acrobits to reward users of their already excellent SIP client Acrobits Softphone with an inexpensive upgrade option. Unfortunately, iTunes doesn’t offer a viable option for Acrobits to do this. It looked like existing users of Acrobits Softphone would need to purchase Groundwire at full price to benefit from the exciting new features of Groundwire. Not to mention the licensing agreement for the G.729 codec would require users to purchase a new license to use the codec in Groundwire (G.729 licensing requires a separate license for each client or device).

4PSA has been awarded interoperability certification by Yealink for their line of SIP telephones when used with the VoipNow Professional software platform.

To simplify the provisioning and maintenance of Yealink phones, 4PSA will add support to the provisioning system in the next version of VoipNow Professional, scheduled for September 2010. This will add Yealink to a respectable list of phone vendors already included.

PAETEC announces that its Dynamic IP product with SIP Trunking has been certified compliant with the IP Office 6.0 PBX from Avaya, a global leader in enterprise communications systems, software and services. PAETEC has also previously been certified on the enterprise-level Avaya Aura Communications Manager and Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services.

SIP Trunking, short for Session Initiation Protocol, converges data, voice, and Internet communications onto a single high-speed, IP network that establishes the foundation for advanced communications capabilities. Certifying the interoperability of equipment such as the Avaya IP Office and IP networks ensures that businesses can achieve the full benefits of advanced collaboration capabilities.

Mobile software developer Acrobits released their new business caliber SIP Client, Groundwire for the iPhone, this week. This news should delight both iPhone owners and the VoIP world in general. SIP users finally have a mobile client capable of meeting all their needs.

Groundwire has all the great features of Acrobits’ current softphone client, Acrobits Softphone, and adds some very important business caliber features. Groundwire supports transfer and attended transfer, call waiting and conference calling. It also adds a voicemail waiting indicator and a programmable voicemail dialer. But that’s just a taste, here’s the full list of features.

3CX and Yealink announce successful interoperability testing between 3CX Phone System and Yealink IP Phones.

3CX Phone System for Windows is based on the SIP standard and supports most popular SIP phones, VoIP Gateways, VoIP service providers and PSTN phone lines. It offers a scalable and easy to install alternative to proprietary PABX telephony solutions; whilst giving businesses access to a full set of advanced telephony features that allow them to reduce telecommunications costs by enhancing staff’s mobility and productivity.