TalkSwitch releases its TalkSwitch management software 6.10 in the UK & Ireland. The free software update offers TalkSwitch users new features for enhanced call handling flexibility and increased productivity, including the ability to integrate with multiple Internet Telephony Service Providers, with fail-over to PSTN for added security, plus more extensive diagnostic capabilities to simplify VoIP deployment.

In addition, users will notice a dramatic new Java-based graphical user interface that enhances the intuitive configuration experience, provides extensive help messaging for guidance, and makes installations even simpler.

Microsoft Response Point SP1 is now generally available. SP1 is a significant feature update to Microsoft Response Point, easy-to-use and manage phone system software designed for small businesses with one to 50 employees. Current Response Point customers and partners in the U.S. and Canada can download SP1 for free.

D-Link announces that Microsoft Response Point SP1 upgrade is now available for download. Small and medium sized businesses using the D-Link VoiceCenter phone system can make the transition from traditional analog phone systems to lower-cost digital voice services easily with Response Point SP1.

D-Link VoiceCenter is a feature-rich, cost-effective IP phone system that is easy to use and manage, and is ideally suited for small businesses requiring up to 50 phones and phone lines. Among the essential features of the Response Point software are voice-activated dialing and voicemail access, automated receptionist, built-in auto-provisioning configuration, call-forwarding, call hold, find me-follow me, 3-way call conferencing, voicemail-to-email forwarding, voicemail retrieval over the phone and MS Outlook contact integration.

fring releases the very first fringAdd-ons, new applications designed to enrich the experience of fring's awarded-winning mobile internet service & community which allows its users to talk, chat & interact with other fringsters and their popular online services from their mobile phones.

The first fringAdd-ons released include a handy mobile version of social networks, video streaming and email notification applications directly from within fring. First examples provide fringsters with connectivity to Facebook and to Google's social network Orkut, enabling continuous, real-time updates of all the key developments in your Facebook and Orkut accounts, Google Gmail notifier, alerting you to all your incoming Gmail messages and VTapTM the great new mobile video search and streaming service. The release of these early fringAdd-ons give fringsters a taste of a new, fun way to enjoy & experience the internet on-the-go from any supported mobile device, simply with the latest version of fring and a data plan.

Telchemy announces that over 100 equipment manufacturers have successfully integrated Telchemy’s VQmon software into a wide range of products, such as IP phones, VoIP Gateways, Routers, Session Border Controllers, Probes and Analyzers. Over 30 million units of VQmon have been shipped, representing an annual growth rate of over 200%. This number does not include an estimated 100 million additional shipments by a number of large ISPs who license VQmon on a subscription model basis.

MetaSwitch has selected standards-based voice quality analysis technology from Texas Instruments for its media gateway products. This analysis technology will enhance the network monitoring capabilities of its MetaView network management system. With the addition of this proactive monitoring and reporting feature across MetaSwitch's entire media gateway product line, service provider networks will be alerted to potential call quality issues -- even while the call is still connected. This real-time feature will allow service providers to more dynamically address a wide range of network problems, resulting in users experiencing greater overall satisfaction with their voice service.

A brief update on two new versions of the fring clients for Nokia Symbian & Windows Mobile released:

First, fring for Symbian (version 3.35): with the huge support of the fring community, this version is all about addressing bugs, improving stability & enhancing sound quality. Also in this version we have enabled file transfer with Yahoo and Skype buddies. See more in our blog.

Second, we are very happy to deliver a new version (3.24) for Windows Mobile devices. This version added auto-roaming between 3G and WiFi , the option to manually manage your WLAN settings in fring, support fringME widget and also this version is multilingual in 8 languages (including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, simplified Chinese, Italian and Russian) more info in our blog.

Barablu announces that its software is now fully compatible with Nokia's N95 smart phone. Barablu users can now use the N95 to call the mobiles and landlines of other online users anywhere in the world for free, as well as chat with them and receive video calls also for free. Barablu has been developing a free communications world and millions of consumers have since downloaded Barablu's free software driven by sheer economic sense. By installing Barablu on any suitable mobile device, consumers can use the company's peer-to-peer technology to call other online users from any hotspot anywhere in the world for as long as they like for free.

Toshiba Telecommunication Systems Division announce the availability of its newly enhanced Net Phone 6.0, delivering powerful new presence capabilities for call center and general office use. Now available, Net Phone 6.0 has been designed for use with the Toshiba Strata CIX family of IP business communication systems as well as all Toshiba IP, digital and soft phone telephones.

Among the powerful features of Net Phone 6.0 are:

Presence Viewer

• Integrated window shows real-time status of the users including phone status (idle, busy, or do not disturb), user status (such as "in meeting"), and chat availability status.
• Click to initiate call or request chat with agents
• Collaboration tools including Chat and/or Whiteboard, easily implemented from the Presence window
• Auto dial capabilities from the Presence window

Nimbuzz announces the UK launch of an application to provide mobile users and online communities with "free calls, chat and more." Nimbuzz offers an all-in-one solution for free mobile VoIP calling, conference calling, instant messaging, chat and group chat, and photo and file sending across multiple IM communities, including Skype, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AIM, Jabber and ICQ, plus 23 social networks, including Facebook and Myspace.

Once users download the Nimbuzz application for the mobile and register as a new user, contacts from their selected IM communities are aggregated into a single contact list with icons indicating real-time "presence" - which contacts are online or offline and from which communities.

ANDTEK presents the "AND Phone Recorder", a software allowing users to record VoIP phone conversations, at the "Cisco Networkers 2008", which takes place in Orlando/Florida from June 22 - 26. Encrypted and protected from manipulation by a signature feature, the recorded conversations can be verified as originals and can be used as evidence in court, for instance when threatening calls have been made.

The solution is especially well equipped for complex and global corporate networks. Since the recorded conversations are not only duplicated to the standard switches, but directly sent to the recorder server from any IP telephone. As a result, the configuration work that has to be performed by the administrator is significantly reduced.

This is especially beneficial for large corporations operating global sites. Thanks to this innovative recording method, they can now implement voice recording functions into complex corporate networks in a location-independent manner. Any IP phone conversation can now be recorded by a simple touch of a button.

Fonality announces the Fonality Authorized Certified Ecosystem, a program that certifies third party products for trixbox CE, trixbox Pro and PBXtra so customers and resellers can deploy them with complete confidence. FACE certification validates interoperability and identifies the best components for use with Fonality’s software platforms. Ground floor FACE partners include IP phone manufacturers Aastra and Polycom, communications service provider Bandwidth.com and connectivity hardware provider Sangoma.

Fonality FACE partners provide the highest quality technology and the deepest integration with Fonality’s IP-PBX VoIP phone systems, and Fonality provides support discounts and incentives to resellers and IT consultants who choose FACE-certified hardware products when building Fonality phone systems for their customers.

Skype is taking another major step as it continues to merge its internet communications software with mobile phones. Today, the company released a beta version of Skype for your mobile, a mobile “thin“ client that works on about 50 of the most popular Java-enabled mobile phones from Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.

The beta version of Skype for your mobile is available worldwide with a feature set that includes chat, group chat, presence (seeing when your contacts are online), and receiving calls from Skype users, and through SkypeIn.* Additional features, which include the making of Skype-to-Skype and SkypeOut calls from the mobile handsets, are initially supported in seven markets: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

With its beta version, Skype for your mobile enters a public testing phase that will help Skype gauge the response of technology-savvy users whose feedback will help tweak the offering. This phase is expected to last several months, after which a public version of the application will be made available to millions of mobile phone owners around the world.

ClearOne announces the release of a new version of software for its CHAT family of audio conferencing products. The new software upgrade includes full support for all versions of the Microsoft Vista operating system, as well as enhancements to the user interface. This software upgrade applies to all models of the CHAT 50 Personal Speaker Phone and CHAT 150 Group Speaker Phone.

The recipient of PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award, the CHAT 50 is used by traveling and home-based office professionals who want crystal-clear audio in a hands-free speaker phone. The CHAT 50 connects to a PC or laptop via the included USB cable to provide high-quality audio for phone calls using Skype or other VoIP softphone clients. About the size of a deck of cards, the CHAT 50 can also connect to certain cell phones and business or home phones. Portable Computing Magazine also awarded the CHAT 50 its Best for Business Award for 2007.

JoeDeveloper.NET and BroadSoft launched the first-ever mashup of carrier-grade VoIP features with Facebook. JoeDeveloper.NET's Facebook application, called Click2Message, integrates with BroadSoft's BroadWorks VoIP application platform. With Click2Message, Facebook users can enable their friends and colleagues to call them via their Facebook profiles with just one click.

The Click2Message application enables click-to-dial calling using any device -- home phone, mobile or office desk phone. Facebook users can add the application to their profile pages, allowing their networks of friends and business connections to call them, without revealing their own phone numbers to the caller. The basic version of the Click2Message application is now available free of charge to any U.S.-based Facebook user.