Covergence, Inc. and RedSky Technologies, Inc. announced a collaborative effort to develop a standardized E911 solution for VoIP service providers (VSPs) of all sizes that will enable them to quickly and easily meet the FCC's mandate requiring interconnected VSPs to offer customers "wireline equivalent" E911 services over existing E911 infrastructure.

TelTel, a provider of SIP-based global Internet telephony services with presence-enabled features, announced that it has secured $8.8 million in Series A venture capital. Purple Communications Ltd., Acorn Angels and Parawin Venture Capital participated in the funding. The investors selected TelTel because it is the first to offer an immediate turnkey VoIP solution that enables service providers and enterprises to rapidly deploy VoIP and multimedia solutions to their customers. With over 1.5 million registered users and partnerships with service providers worldwide, TelTel hosts the world's largest SIP-based Internet telephony user community.

CommuniGate Systems, the leader in scalable carrier-class Internet Communications solutions, announced the immediate availability of CommuniGate Pro (CGP) All Active Dynamic Cluster, which holds the SPECmail world record and supplies the largest Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with a scalable infrastructure for Internet Communications. The solution comes in a new Micro Dynamic Cluster offering, designed specifically for SMBs looking to deploy voice communications. The consolidated, all-in-one server assures SMBs of 99.999% uptime for email, IM, SIP-based applications and VoIP.

Intrado Inc., a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions and leading provider of VoIP 9-1-1 services, today announced agreements with three leading location determination technology vendors, Rosum Corporation, S5 Wireless, Inc. and Skyhook Wireless Inc. The agreements reflect the growing importance of location determination in VoIP E9-1-1 service delivery. Intrado will work with these companies to demonstrate a range of location determination solutions and their ability to integrate into Intrado V9-1-1 Services.

Yak Communications Inc., a provider of telecommunications services to residential and business customers, announced the launch of a yakUnlimited Calling Plan to international customers. This product offering is in addition to the other VoIP services offered by Yak, including yakForFree peer-to-peer Virtual Videophone, and yakToAnyone PC-to PSTN Calling.

This international yakUnlimited product allows international customers to choose a local North American number to associate with their account, in order to make and receive calls to and from analog or cell phones anywhere in the world. International customers can have a US local number, receive inbound calls on their US number, make calls from their US number, to and from anywhere in the US and the rest of the world, all with VideoCalling capabilities. yakUnlimited also provides numerous features including; voice mail, unified messaging, caller ID, call waiting, conference calling, etc. all for $19.99USD.

IVI Communications, Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Internet Business Consulting (www.ibconsulting.com) has launched a feature rich VoIP (Internet Telephony) service (www.ibcvoip.com). Residences and business with a high-speed Internet connection can place unlimited local and domestic long distance phone calls in a variety of domestic and international locations for one flat rate.

Charlie Roodenburg, IVCM's CFO stated, "ISPs wishing to resell IBC's VoIP product and service offerings can do so immediately. There is no capital expense required. We offer free customer equipment with setup. This program has significant promise as a revenue generator and profit center for the overall company."

BellSouth announced that it is providing a complete voice and data communications solution to support the operations of VIPGift, a Chattanooga-based service company that provides simplified employee incentive programs for companies around the world.

VIPGift's incentive program is unique because customers' employees are issued a redemption card or electronic number that can be instantly redeemed for millions of gifts, including catalog products, movie tickets, phone cards, charitable donations and pre-paid Visa and MasterCard gift cards. The redemption process is IP-based, but can be executed online or through an automated process over the phone.

SIPphone Inc, developers of the popular VOIP software Gizmo Project have secured $6.0 million in funding to expand their SIP standard service to non-PC devices such as adapters, routers, WiFi handsets and dual mode mobile phones.

"The release of Gizmo Project has driven over 400,000 registered users to our PC-based service, but our goals go beyond free calls between PCs," says SIPphone CEO, Michael Robertson. "We want to seamlessly link the internet and the traditional calling world of landlines and mobile phones and that's becoming possible as low cost SIP-based devices such as dual-mode mobile phones and WiFi phones become a reality."

SIPphone announced Area775, a new VOIP service where one personal phone number can ring a landline, mobile phone or any computer connected to the Internet, so incoming calls can be answered from anywhere. With the service, available immediately from www.area775.com, users can sign up for a free U.S. telephone number that, when dialed, will ring both their computer and any U.S. mobile phone or landline. Incoming calls can be screened from any phone or computer by listening to voicemail messages callers leave while they are speaking. Desired calls can be answered and unwanted calls can be ignored with resulting voicemail messages sent to an email account as an audio attachment.

VoipReview.org, the first and most complete comparison shopping and information source for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or broadband phone service, has launched an interactive online search tool for consumers shopping for VoIP service. The site helps consumers and businesses find, compare and purchase VoIP phone service based on price, features, local availability and VoIP plan ratings. More than 100,000 consumers visit VoipReview.org each month to gather information and purchase VoIP service from the industry's leading providers, including MyPhoneCompany, Packet8, SunRocket, Voip.net and Vonage.

Verizon Business, a premier provider of advanced global communications and information technology (IT) solutions, announced it is extending its next-generation suite of Internet telephony services to provide new Internet protocol capabilities for business and government customers.

The introduction of the new offerings -- IP Flexible T-1, new customer equipment choices, Dedicated Toll-Free over IP and advanced fraud protection for Managed IP Telephony -- reinforces the position of Verizon Business' IP telephony portfolio as one of the most comprehensive available today.

Cordia Corporation, a global communications service provider, announced that it has successfully added phone numbers from over thirty countries to its VoIP network. The additional countries are an important part of Cordia's new service offerings allowing customers to select phone numbers from as many as thirty-six (36) countries.

NetWolves Corp., a global managed network and security provider, announced that it has successfully deployed a VOIP Pilot with one of its existing large University customers, and has solidified and presented an extensive offering to its vertical market ranging from providing hosted PBX solutions, to a virtually unlimited VOIP solution for students on-campus.

JAJAH Inc. introduces web-activated telephony. So far existing VoIP solutions were only popular with technically skilled users on broadband Internet connections: With JAJAH Web, the international VoIP provider breaks down hard- and software barriers and introduces Internet-telephony to the common computer user.

Simple as ordinary phone calls

JAJAH Web establishes phone-to-phone connections through the Internet for cheap calls. The process is simple: Callers type in their own number (landline or mobile) on www.jajah.com, then insert the desired destination number. JAJAH connects the callers, and the actual call is not different to any other normal phone conversation, only significantly cheaper.

Mammoth Networks has announced a fivefold increase in wholesale DSL demand by VoIP providers. The company allows VoIP providers to provision standalone DSL, or DSL without a phone line, enabling VoIP providers to deliver a telephone-like product to their End User.

In the last half of 2005, Mammoth signed an increased number of VoIP providers to its wholesale DSL platform. The company cites its ability to deliver a standalone DSL over a private network as the reason for this increased demand. Because standalone DSL enters a home or business on its own telephone pair, VoIP can be delivered without the need for an expensive traditional telephone line.