Junction Networks announces that its OnSIP Hosted PBX has been recognized by VoIP Evolution as one of the top VoIP Advances in 2009 with the introduction of My.OnSIP, a browser based unified communications tool combining phone presence, IM and real time status notifications. The first hosted tool of its kind, My.OnSIP allows users to see the status of other users within their organization, seamlessly make and transfer calls with the click of a mouse and conduct secure and private IM sessions with colleagues.

Held on the 10th December at the Strangers Dining Room of the House of Commons, the award acknowledges Vonage UK as setting the industry standard for VoIP services to the public. This year's award recognises the company's commitment and dedication to industry-leading standards of customer service, value for money and providing a wealth of service features to their clients across the world.

Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions has been named VoIP Network Vendor of the Year in the Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards. This recognition reinforces Nortel's long-standing leadership in the global carrier VoIP and softswitch market, a position Nortel has maintained since 2002, according to industry analyst firm Dell'Oro Group.

Nortel CVAS received the VoIP Network Vendor of the Year award for its industry-leading Carrier VoIP portfolio, which has been successfully deployed by leading service providers worldwide to help generate new revenue streams, improve subscriber loyalty, and reduce network costs.

Digium is proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Digium Innovation Awards. The company announced the winners today at AstriCon, the official conference for Asterisk, the world's leading open source PBX, telephony engine and telephony applications toolkit. The Innovation Awards, presented in five categories to seven recipients, recognize innovation, enterprise-class solutions, measurable return on investment, use of Asterisk in businesses outside of the communications industry and contributions to the Asterisk community.

Broadvox's GO! SIP Trunking product line has received a “Best of Show Award” in the Service Provider Solution category at Technology Marketing Corporation ITEXPO West 2009 in Los Angeles.

Delivering 70% savings on telecom costs, Broadvox VoIP solutions can be customized for the needs of any business, from SMBs to enterprises, and is certified interoperable with more OEMs than any other ITSP. Broadvox GO! SIP Trunks deliver clear voice quality, earning the confidence thousands of businesses nationwide. With competitive pricing and an award-winning VAR Partner Program that offers potential sales incentives of up to 25%, Broadvox consistently delivers IP communications solutions that benefit both end users and resellers. Business continuity, geographic load balancing and scalability of Broadvox GO! SIP Trunking allows businesses to migrate to IP communications in with confidence in stages or all at once, aided by a premier customer service department.

Apptix has been named SaaS Directory's July 2009 award winning VoIP provider. Apptix's hosted VoIP phone service provides small and mid-sized businesses with a cost-effective, feature-rich, scalable alternative to a costly in-house deployment. With unlimited long distance calling anywhere in the United States and Canada, combined with affordable monthly service plans, Apptix can save organizations up to 40 percent or more on their monthly telecommunications bills. Apptix's hosted solution eliminates the need to purchase or maintain a traditional, internal private branch exchange system.

XConnect has received a 2009 Innovation Award from Global Telecoms Business magazine. The award was presented to XConnect and the Korea Internet Neutral eXchange in the IP Services Innovation category, for creating a national Korean NGN/VoIP-peering federation, which was announced in December and began operating in March.

Technology Marketing Corporation named TCS' VoIP Verify 9-1-1 Service as recipient of a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. VoIP Verify 9-1-1 provides a comprehensive and responsive public safety solution to ensure that customers using digital VoIP telephones are E9-1-1 compatible.

Virtual PBX announces that Technology Marketing Corporation has honored Virtual PBX’s Open VoIP Peering with a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. Virtual PBX is the first hosted PBX company to offer an Open VoIP Peering option, which is ideal for users who already have VoIP phones or want to reap the cost benefits of moving to VoIP without being limited to proprietary, single-vendor solutions. The service opens up greater opportunities for businesses that need the flexibility to mix-and-match a VoIP network with any SIP-compliant phone. This truly “blended” service gives businesses unprecedented flexibility as they can choose to use a VoIP network for cost savings or standard phone lines for better call quality. Open VoIP Peering provides the “make or break” difference needed in today’s challenging economic times.

FreedomVOICE announces that Technology Marketing Corporation has named the FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX as a recipient of the prestigious 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. As an Internet-based business phone solution, the FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX is known for cost savings, productivity increasing features, and extensive communications abilities. This award marks the second year in a row that the FreedomIQ product has been recognized as the Communications Solutions Product of the Year.

Virtual PBX announced that Network Products Guide has honored the company’s Open VoIP Peering solution with a 2009 Product Innovation Award. This annual award recognizes vendors from all over the world who create ground-breaking products that bring essential and incremental changes that benefit customers and set the bar higher for others who compete in the IT industry.

JAJAH has been named a TiE50 Winner, as a leader in innovation, ingenuity, and management excellence. The TiE50 award is presented by TiE at TiEcon2009 to the top 50 startups from close to 1,200 nominees, with the winners representing the hottest and most promising startups.

TiE is a global organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurs across its international network sponsored by top venture capital firms and Fortune 500 corporations. TiE is spread across 53 chapters in 12 countries, comprised of 1,800 experienced entrepreneurs and business executives as charter members, 12,000 aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals as members.

Empirix has received the prestigious 2009 Global VoIP Test & Monitoring Equipment Market Leadership of the Year Award from research firm Frost & Sullivan. The Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership of the Year is given to the company that has exhibited market share leadership through the implementation of market strategy. In order to earn this award, the recipient has displayed excellence in all areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market challenges, drivers and restraints, as well as strategy development and methods of addressing these market dynamics.

Smoothstone has received a 2009 "Members Choice" award from the Telecom Association. Smoothstone was recognized for its overall program excellence by Telecom Association agent and channel partner voting members.

Smoothstone is a nationwide IP communications provider that designs, integrates and services specifically tailored solutions, including VoIP, for medium size enterprises. Smoothstone received the "Members Choice 2009" award only a week after achieving Cisco Managed Services Channel Partner designation.

AireSpring was awarded the coveted Members' Choice Award as the top "SIP Trunking" VOIP provider from the Telecom Association, a national professional membership organization of over 3,200 Telecom industry professionals. In addition, AireSpring was awarded 2nd place in the CLEC/LEC and Reseller categories and finished in the top 10 for Carrier, Internet/Data, and Multi-Location provider. The total of 6 major awards reinforces the effort that AireSpring has put into the creation of its Local, Long Distance, and Data products as well as the revolutionary next generation IP network which supports AireSpring's SIP products.