TMC announces the winners of its prestigious “Best of Show” award at the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO West 2008. The event concludes today at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

The awards recognize innovative technology and creative product feature sets. Forward-looking products that will serve as a base upon which to build future developments in our industry were also awarded. Each winner displayed and demonstrated its product on the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO exhibit floor. Awards were determined by a panel of judges who visited with exhibitors, viewed product demos, and interviewed company staff.

The following companies and their products were awarded the “Best of Show” designation:

Best Service Provider Solution
Ring Carrier
TelcoBridges
IntelePeer

Best Large Enterprise Solution
Instant Solutions
MobileMax

Best SMB Solution
8x8
Quintum
Epygi

Best Consumer Offering
Phonevite

Best Development Tool
Sangoma
Apex Voice Communications
Touchstone Technologies

Most Innovative Solution
i2Telecom
Oaisys
PhoneFusion

Best Booth
WBS Connect
Mitel

Best of Call Center 2.0
VocalCom
Syntellect
CosmoCom

Best of Open Source
Digium
Fonality
Pactolus

Editors’ Choice
SIP Print
KnoahSoft, Inc.
Volt Delta

“These companies are pioneers and their products represent the cream of the crop in VoIP solutions,” said Rich Tehrani, president and group editor-in-chief of TMC. “As the event grows, selecting Best of Show winners each year becomes more and more difficult as the solutions displayed on the exhibit floor become more and more impressive.”

Tehrani continued: “Every product is worthy of distinction, therefore you can rest assured that the companies and products on the list this year represent truly outstanding achievement in IP telephony.”

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, held twice a year, is the leading event focused on IP Communications and IP telephony-based solutions. The conference attracts service providers, small and large enterprises, and government agencies seeking VoIP equipment and services; as well as developers and resellers. The West 2008 event was the 18th conducted by TMC.

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2009 will be held February 2–4, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.