Netrake announced that 360networks Corporation, a leading provider of broadband telecommunications, is deploying Netrake's nCite Session Border Controllers to support the security and delivery of its new SIPConnect Service that targets cable operators (MSOs), ISPs, broadband service providers and VoIP service providers across North America.

ViaTalk is proud to announce the opening of additional product distribution and support facilities. The opening of the new facilities coincides with the one year anniversary of ViaTalk opening its doors to the general public. The new facility will handle all product distribution, and provide work for as many as 60 more tech valley residents during the coming year.

RNKVoIP, a leading provider of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephony services, announced that it has selected Intrado, Inc., a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions and leading provider of VoIP E911, to expand its current 911 services.

RNK, which already provides effective and extensive 911 support for customers in 90 markets across the United States (U.S.), will integrate Intrado V9-1-1 Services into its enterprise, consumer and mobile VoIP solutions, extending its reach across the continental U.S. (with the exception of Alaska) and Canada.

BroadSoft, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP application software, announced that it has created a new sales team dedicated to meeting the VoIP platform needs of service providers across Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The new team will build upon BroadSoft's current success in the region, supporting existing channel partners and tier 1 carrier customers and adding new customers as the expanding VoIP market matures.

B2 Technologies, llc, the parent company of VoIP Supply, llc (http://www.voipsupply.com) a leading provider of Voice over IP hardware, software and services, announced their selection by Buffalo’s Business First newspaper as Western New York’s fastest growing company. The company, based largely on the success of VoIP Supply, llc, achieved a staggering 509.74% growth rate from 2003 to 2005 in taking the number one spot. The growth rate was based on a percentage of growth in total sales and number of U.S. employees.

MINO Wireless, a Sunnyvale, CA-based mobile services company, announced a campaign to promote its International Call from Mobile Phone service through Chinese media in the US. MINO service makes international calls easy and affordable by using Internet (or VoIP) call technology. With MINO, users can call from the US to China from their mobile phones at 2.2 cents per minute. MINO’s ads are planned to appear in Chinese language print media Singtao and World Journal, on local TV station KTSF, which broadcasts ethnic programming, and on SVC and Singtao Radio. The print ads started running on June 1, 2006 and have drawn a large number of calls both in English and Chinese.

Ennovative Commerce Solutions, a Jacksonville-based developer of enterprise-class marketing and sales solutions, has installed a new, company-wide VoIP solution from TelCove, a leading provider of business critical telecommunications services to enterprise customers and carriers.

Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., a leading provider of traditional and next-generation voice communications services, announced that Intrado, a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions and a leading provider of VoIP 9-1-1 services, will utilize Pac-West's 911 Selective Router network trunking to facilitate the delivery of VoIP E911 calls.

Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., a leading provider of next generation and traditional voice communications services, announced the addition of Philadelphia, Jacksonville and Baltimore to its nationwide infrastructure services.

Pac-West is creating the required coverage, services and scalability necessary to support the growing VoIP industry. The company is executing on a planned nationwide expansion that will allow service providers to provide communications services to an addressable market of more than 150 million end-users in the second-half of 2006. Pac-West intends to further expand this coverage area and service offerings, creating one of the most comprehensive, single source solutions available for bridging traditional circuit-switched and next-generation IP-based services.

iBasis, Inc., the global VoIP company, announced that DigiLinea, a leading VoIP service and infrastructure provider to the US Hispanic and Latin America markets, has interconnected its VoIP Network to The iBasis Network. The interconnection enables DigiLinea to route international voice traffic over iBasis' global VoIP network, and iBasis to route calls to Latin American destinations over the DigiLinea regional VoIP network.

Vapps, the global infrastructure supplier of VoIP conference call solutions announced an initiative to provide unlimited, free conference calling for up to 500 participants to Skype's 100 million registered users through Highspeedconferencing.com. The announcement follows on the heels of SkypeOut calls becoming free to Skype users in the U.S. and Canada.

"Skype is made up of people looking to communicate with co-workers, family and friends," said Michael Jackson, Director, Paid Products, Skype. "With Vapps' technology, conference calling can now be used, not only as a business tool, but also as a method to connect as many as 500 contacts on one call from any country. We are very excited that Vapps is offering this to Skype callers at no cost for the service or the calls."

Vonage America Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp., a leading Internet telephony provider, announced that over 80 percent of its U.S. subscriber lines now have Enhanced 911 (E911) service -- a feature that automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number -- and that it is continuing to quickly equip new counties across the nation with E911 everyday.

Over the past two weeks, Vonage has equipped an additional 85 locally-run emergency call centers, in over 30 new counties, with E911 -- bringing the total number of calling centers with emergency 911 service to over 4700.

XO Communications announced the launch of its industry-leading voice over IP (VoIP) services bundle, XOptions Flex, in Jacksonville. With the addition of Jacksonville, XOptions Flex is now available in eight markets across Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. Today, more than 4,300 businesses nationwide have deployed XOptions Flex to take advantage of the cost-savings and flexibility of VoIP.

GlobeTel Communications Corp., announced that its newly-launched, customized, VoIP-based communications network for Brazil, iLigue.com.br offers Brazilian telecom customers an unparalleled level of flexibility and cost-efficiency, whether calling next door or around the world.

Following the introduction two weeks ago of VozBrasil.com, a VoIP network designed specifically for Brazilians living in the United States, iLigue is being rolled out in conjunction with GlobeTel's Brazilian partners -- first in the northeastern region of Brazil, then continuously throughout the remainder of the country. This extraordinarily flexible communications network allows Brazilian residents to obtain a telephone number in Brazil, the US or in any other country without the need for either broadband Internet access or special equipment.

WebPoint Communications announces the launch of FreeDigits ( http://www.freedigits.com ), a phone service that offers users a genuine U.S.-based telephone number plus voicemail, caller ID, 3-way calling and unlimited inbound minutes, all free of charge. Outbound minutes are billed at $.03 each.

"FreeDigits numbers are non-local and completely private," says Kha Phan, WebPoint founder and CEO. "The caller's name won't display on Caller ID and the number is impossible to trace. Our service lets people communicate freely, especially online, without ever having to reveal their landline or cell phone numbers."