Global IP Solutions announced the general availability of REX, its VoIP softphone solution suite, providing enterprise users, service providers and developers with advanced PBX, instant messaging, presence and voicemail capabilities. The REX Solution includes REX PC and REX Mobile for enterprises and service providers, and the REX SDK for application developers.

REX PC turns any computer into a corporate PBX extension, keeping the functionality of a desktop phone in place, with additional features for enhanced communications. Enterprise users can call or IM colleagues from an internal contact list, or dial outside numbers. Remote workers can place and receive high-quality calls while traveling outside of the office, without the need to establish a VPN connection.

The REX Mobile softphone allows service providers to customize and deploy a branded design of their choice. With the same features as REX PC, users are able to establish calls in any area with a wireless Internet connection. GIPS' voice processing technology overcomes quality challenges within wireless networks and gives users the reliability they expect from voice calls.

Digifonica is pleased to announce the launch of our consumer VoIP over WiFi service under the brand "JustCallMe". Embedded within a Nokia device, the IP Telecommunications solutions provided by Digifonica will allow customers to place VoIP calls directly from their phones. Customers can place and receive telephone calls from every major fixed, VoIP, Mobile and Wireless carrier in the world via local WiFi access points now found in consumers homes, offices, and tens of thousands of wireless hotspots worldwide. Digifonica has patent-pending VoIP framework and technologies with high quality of service which allows low cost international calling and ability to provide 999 and 112 emergency services, a new requirement for all UK VoIP service providers in 2008.

Boingo Wireless released a version of the Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi software that supports Windows Mobile 6.0 devices. With Boingo Mobile, users can automatically connect to Boingo’s network of tens of thousands of hotspots across the globe with an increasing number of mobile devices. Boingo Mobile, which is also available for Nokia S60 and Internet Tablet devices, has supported Windows Mobile 5.0 since Feb. 2007.

Using the latest version of Boingo Mobile, owners of Wi-Fi enabled Windows Mobile devices – including the HTC TyTN II, HP iPAQ 510, and the TMobile Dash – can maximize the networking capabilities of their handset by accessing Boingo’s worldwide hotspot network any time they’re out and about.

EQO expands its low-cost mobile VoIP service to over 200 countries. This now extends the availability of EQO's calling services from its original 30 countries to over 200 countries including India, Russia, the Philippines and Brazil.

People from around the world have already been enjoying EQO's free application that brings free international texting as well as free instant messaging to mobile phones. With this recent service expansion, all EQO users across the globe can now use EQO to make cheap calls. In addition, all EQO calling users will now have access to EQO's presence feature, which displays in real time when their EQO friends are online and available to receive phone calls.

fring launched a new version of its popular free to download, free to use mobile phone application, packed with additional features which enable anyone with a compatible handset1 to talk, chat, and interact with other fring users (fringsters) from their mobile phones. The new feature-rich fring offers an enhanced chat client, unique file transfer functionality, and local language options.

Over the past 12 months since the soft launch of its service, the fring offering has developed rapidly, and with its next generation version launching today, fring is going beyond it’s mobile VoIP heritage, evolving into a mobile internet service & community in its own right, enabling users to talk, chat & interact with other fringsters and with all of their favourite online communities, from their mobile phones.

Raketu introduces the Windows Mobile version of the company’s VoIP communications software. Raketu’s Windows Mobile version runs native on Windows Mobile device handsets, enables smart phone users that run the PPC2003, WinMobile5, and WinMobile6 Windows Mobile operating systems to make free and low cost VoIP calls globally.

Currently, all pre-paid customers of Raketu’s desktop based "RakOut" computer-to-phone VoIP services enjoy 1200 minutes of free calling each month dialing from their PC to landline and mobile phones in over 42 countries around the world. Starting immediately, users of Raketu’s Windows Mobile application will be able to take advantage of the same free calling promotion. Additionally, Raketu Windows Mobile users will be able to make Raketu phone-to-phone calls, send instant messages, sms-text messages and email.

JAJAH has been selected to join the Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program. Stewarded by the Emerging Business Team at Microsoft the program is designed to connect high-potential startups committed to the Microsoft platform to an extensive support network that provides access to Microsoft people and programs, guidance on future directions, and support to accelerate their success.

"Microsoft is a valued partner in helping us deliver scalable managed voice services to millions of consumers, enterprises and carriers in over 122 countries," said Trevor Healy, CEO of JAJAH. "JAJAH provides advanced IP voice services while always partnering with the telecommunications carrier in the local market. These next generation IP services are indispensable to carriers, whether on-the-web, in-the-home or on-the-go on Windows handsets."

eMotive Communications launches RingJam 2.0 for Skype Extras. The company also partnered with Universal Music Group to give RingJam 2.0 users access to UMG's market-leading digital music catalog. This features chart-topping artists including Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, U2, Fergie, Abba and Ella Fitzgerald, among thousands of others.

Also as part of the RingJam 2.0 launch, Skype Extra users will now be able to call friends and announce themselves using video clips provided by Guinness World Records, Fun Little Movies and StupidVideos.com.

Raketu releases Raketu Lite, the light version of the company’s VoIP calling desktop application. Raketu Lite can be downloaded directly from www.Raketu.com, was developed specifically for those consumers interested solely in Raketu’s leading edge VoIP calling features, including Global IM/SMS and email capabilities. The new application’s “Slim” interface is Raketu’s Lite version of Raketu’s full-featured LaunchPad Desktop application, which also integrates IPTV streamed video and VOD entertainment content.

Technical Details

Raketu Lite is a downloadable software application for consumer Windows and Vista operating system users, which offers free and extremely low cost VoIP calling from a desktop PC. Available immediately via www.Raketu.com, Raketu Lite supports users with free anytime PC-to-PC calling globally, and for Raketu prepaid customers, 1200 minutes per month of free PC-to-Phone calling or 600 minutes per month free Phone-to-Phone calling to free calling zones in 42 countries that include China, Japan, Australia, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, and the United States/Canada among others.

BroadSoft and C3IP Communications will debut the first-ever "VoIP AddOn" for the ACT! by Sage contact and customer management software application at the ITEXPO held here from Jan. 23 to 25. The VoIP AddOn developed by C3IP seamlessly integrates ACT! with BroadSoft's carrier-grade BroadWorks VoIP application platform. The VoIP AddOn solution enables call management capabilities within ACT! for BroadWorks end-users.

ACT! Add-on solutions extend the functionality of ACT! and are marketed directly to ACT! users. The BroadWorks-based VoIP AddOn is not yet available through ACT! Add-on. ACT! has 2.8 million registered users and an additional 43,000 corporate account customers.

The BroadWorks-based VoIP AddOn for ACT! enables:

Arcosoft announces the update to VONaLink ScreenPop. ScreenPop works with any VoIP phone system based on the open SIP standard, such as Vonage or Asterisk, to prevent the dialing out of any phone number, including long distance and toll calls. Besides providing caller ID features, ScreenPop can reject unwelcome incoming calls based on phone number, name, or partial match.

"One of our ScreenPop customers shared with me how he had some guests stay over at his house, and found some unexpected phone charges on his bill," says Tony Leung, founder of Arcosoft. "He never found out who made those calls, and did not want to inconvenience innocent people with questions." Whether undesired calls are accidentally or intentionally made, ScreenPop restores control to the person paying the bills.

Intelliverse announces enhanced capabilities and substantial improvements to its Softphone application. The Softphone is a desktop application that allows calling through Intelliverse’s hosted VoIP services, callEverywhere. The new product rollout includes a more user-friendly interface that allows users quicker and more intuitive access to features they commonly use.

Intelliverse redesigned the Softphone application to ensure all the functionality was easily understood by the end user, while ensuring the overall quality was maintained. Intelliverse consulted with its customers and made changes based on their feedback. Changes were made to utilize conventions that are more standard with common computer applications, such as the ability to make calls through an address book or a recent call list. Additionally, a tabbed call area clearly identifies two callers, and intuitively switches a call on hold when a second line is answered. These new features are all designed to help facilitate quick comprehension, which ultimately will help in the usability of the product.

US National Telecom reached an agreement to purchase Packetrino Technologies. The transaction is scheduled to be finalized before January 31, 2008, the same month as USNT's approved 3-for-1 stock split effective for January 18, 2008. Packetrino is an early stage software development company focused on VoIP and IP switching solutions. The Company has agreed to pay cash, stock and earnings payout of as much $650,000 for a large ownership position and Packetrino will become a subsidiary of USNT.

The Packetrino line of products, most commonly referred to as SBCs, or Session Border Controllers, will include CoreAccess and CoreSwitch, providing more advanced features than many other SBCs. Packetrino will introduce the product line, priced from $19,750 to $84,750, January 24, at the IT Expo Show, Miami, FL. By way of reference, already well established companies that provide technology solutions with similar features include Foundry Networks, Acme Packet, Sansay and NexTone, among others.

Noise Free has created a new corporate pricing plan for its newly released NoiseFree VoIP call quality management software. The new NoiseFree VoIP Enterprise plan gives large volume users a cost effective means to provide mobile personnel with call quality assurance solutions regardless of employee location and is offered in response to ever-growing requests from corporate customers.

NoiseFree VoIP Enterprise is and easy-to-implement way to improve the quality of service for VoIP personal calls and VoIP conference calls. NoiseFree VoIP was launched as a beta version in October and the GA version was released in November and is available for individual download and purchase at the Noise Free website. Already more than three thousand users have downloaded the software application and Enterprise IT management is beginning to recognize the benefit of providing noise cancellation and the ability to boost voice signals for all VoIP based call services.

JAJAH and Jangl announce a strategic partnership designed to expand and improve communications options worldwide. The partnership combines the respective strengths of the two companies and promises consumers the most innovative, relevant and reliable products, at the lowest possible costs, both now and for years to come. The agreement also delivers significant advantages to both companies as they expand voice and text messaging services for consumers, further bridge the web and the phone, and monetize a variety of services in the media channel.

The news comes as both companies work on significant new initiatives. As JAJAH increasingly becomes the industry's platform of choice worldwide, Jangl is developing services for several new partners, as well as Google's OpenSocial. Both companies expect to make more detailed statements soon.