JAJAH unveiled the JAJAH Mobile Suite, which allows consumers to make free long-distance and global calls directly from their mobile phones. The service is the latest milestone in JAJAH's ongoing mission to become the first, true global communications company by providing consumers with the smartest, cheapest and most innovative communication services around the world. With 2.5 billion-plus people who use mobile phones as their primary communications device, the JAJAH Mobile Suite vastly expands the company's global footprint.

SIPphone, Inc., developers of the free Gizmo Project Internet calling and IM software, announced their All Calls Free calling plan is available for businesses worldwide, providing significant savings for small to mid-sized companies who want to enjoy free calling between co-workers and/or remote offices. Any business using the free Asterisk PBX software, or other premium PBX solutions, can also boost savings and workforce efficiency with access to high-end features previously only available to large businesses. More information may be found at www.gizmoproject.com/business.

With laptop sales up 37 percent(1) in 2005 and more than 30 million U.S. households expected to use VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) by 2009(2), consumers are demanding new solutions for richer communications experiences, even when they are on the go. Microsoft Hardware meets these needs with its expanded digital communications line, which consists of the Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 (the company's first webcam designed exclusively for laptop use), the LifeCam VX-1000, and two new digital headsets -- LifeChat ZX-6000 and LifeChat LX-3000 -- all optimized for use with Windows Live Messenger, the world's largest instant messaging network(3), providing a simple and natural communications experience.

Netopia, Inc., a market leader in broadband service assurance solutions, announced it will demonstrate its award-winning Timbuktu Pro remote control software, with support of Intel-based Macs and Skype integration, at the Apple Expo, which takes place Tuesday, September 12 through Saturday, September 16 at the Porte de Versailles in Paris. The conference is the largest gathering of Mac users and industry experts keen on learning more about Apple's latest product announcements and technologies.

Voice communications technology company PeerMe, Inc. is giving Internet users a new way to say in touch: digital "Voice Tags." PeerMe Voice Tags are simple button images that can be placed on a Web site, or even in email signatures, that allow Web users to click on these tags to make voice calls directly through a VoIP connection. Voice Tags, which work with any browser, can be downloaded for free from www.peerme.com.

Intuitive Voice Technology LLC (IVT), a leading developer of IP telecom products, announced Evolution, PBX solutions for small businesses. Starting at $499 Evolution seamlessly integrates VoIP and standard phone lines. Evolution provides telecom capabilities previously not available to smaller companies.

Six Apart, the world leader in blogging software and services, announced it has created an open source modular, scalable, high performance Jabber server that enables others to integrate their services with Jabber and LJ Talk, LiveJournal's new instant messaging and voice service. The new server provides smoothly integrated IM and voice capabilities, and is now available for any company or service provider to use for free.

Voice communications technology company PeerMe, Inc., the world's leading Mobile VoIP innovator, announced the death of per-minute calling fees for mobile calling. Users of the company's free peer-to-peer application can now make unlimited local, long-distance and international calls to other PeerMe users without incurring any per-minute charges on their phone bills.

You are the parent of a student in a foreign exchange program, and haven’t heard from her in three weeks. When you finally do reach her, she tells you its too expensive for her to call from the cell phone you gave her before she left. You look at her cell phone bill and realize she’s right.

SIPphone, Inc., developers of the free Gizmo Project Internet calling software, announced their "All Calls Free" program. The new program gives active Gizmo Project users unlimited free calling to landlines and mobile phones in 60 countries around the world. People who wish to participate simply download Gizmo Project, sign up for a free account and add their friends, family and business contacts to their Gizmo Project Contact list. Callers can then call their Contacts on their mobile phones, landlines or Gizmo Project for free. There is no cost to sign-up and the program is available to anyone. More information on this new calling plan can be found at www.gizmoproject.com/allcallsfree.

HelloSoft, Inc. a leading provider of VoIP software and silicon solutions for mobile devices will showcase its VoIP, VoWi-Fi and Dual-Mode solutions with demos on display in the HelloSoft Booth #C-174 at the Expo Comm Wireless Japan show July 19-21 at the Tokyo Big Sight, International Convention Center in Japan.

BroadSoft, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP application software, announced that DSCI Corporation, an integrated communications solutions provider, has selected the BroadSoft VoIP application software as the platform to deliver its high-quality VoIP services. DSCI is using the BroadWorks platform to deliver hosted PBX and converged voice and data services to mid-sized enterprise customers throughout New England under the iPBX Communications Service brand.

Arcosoft Inc., developer of VoIP call recording software, announced the release of VONaLink SoloRecord. SoloRecord works with any VoIP phone system based on the open SIP standard, such as Vonage, to record phone calls and to provide screen pops.

With traditional phone systems, calls are recorded with either analog equipment or expensive, proprietary products from the phone company. With the latest VoIP systems built on open, standard protocols, calls can be recorded by monitoring network packets.

Horizon Wimba unveiled its newest collaborative software product for online education -- Pronto version 1.0 -- a free instant messaging and voice chat tool that allows students and instructors to spontaneously meet live online at any time to discuss their coursework.

Pronto is unique to education because it works with course management systems such as Blackboard and WebCT to automatically populate students' contact lists with their classmates' names, thereby making it easy for students to spontaneously collaborate live online. After all, not all learning can be scheduled -- it's often informal and unplanned.

Voice communications technology company PeerMe, Inc. introduced a free application programming interface (API) that allows Web developers to integrate PeerMe's voice capability into sites and enable users to speak with each other in real time. All click-to-talk connections are supported by VoIP technology, so there are no long-distance charges to use the service. Users simply click on a telephone icon to connect with other users who are online. Instructions on implementing PeerMe Voice Tags can be downloaded at http://peermevoice.wikispaces.com.