Staples, the world's largest office products retailer, has become the first national retailer to stock PhoneGnome, the new worldwide voice technology product that seamlessly joins Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications with a customer's existing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) service, allowing consumers to make Internet calls and PSTN phone calls from the same phone.

Intel Corporation and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced an expansion of their existing alliance to deliver new capabilities that enhance the reliabilty of wireless LANs and deliver higher-quality services, and allow enterprises to use computers and the network as a combined defense against security threats.

Creating Business Class Wireless LANs

Cisco and Intel have jointly produced a new set of features, called Business Class Wireless Suite, designed for companies using Cisco's Unified Wireless Architecture and Intel Centrino mobile technology. The Suite includes:

Juniper Networks, Inc. announced that Israeli Internet and communications service provider smile Internet Gold has deployed Juniper Networks M-series routing platforms in the core of its broadband network. The routing platforms, supplied by elite J-Partner Netcom, are being used to expand the network and to provide business and residential customers with a range of high-performance, secure and reliable broadband services, including Internet access and voice over IP ( VoIP ).

Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the availability of its advanced voice-over-cable ( VoCable ) chipset and new Wideband DOCSIS reference design which will help drive the continued global growth of Voice over IP ( VoIP ). TI is the leading supplier of VoCable semiconductors and software, and its latest innovations provide the foundation for enhanced broadband services over cable to homes worldwide. ( For more information, go to www.ti.com/puma4. )

Calypso Wireless Inc., a leader in advanced wireless telecommunications technology announced today that it has successfully completed demonstration of its C1250i dual mode WiFi-GSM-GPRS VoIP cellular phone that runs on Intel PXA series application processor and Microsoft WinCE 5.0 with Sleipner SA, an Italian-based telecommunications company.

SOYO Group, Inc., a leading global provider of computer, consumer electronics and broadband telecommunications products, today announced that it formed a technology alliance with Arizona State University. The University is recognized nationally as a foremost research institution offering excellent undergraduate and graduate education, and nationally ranked athletic programs as well as a full array of cultural activities.

Sonus Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of service provider voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, announced today that according to a quarterly report issued by industry research firm, iLocus, networks based on Sonus technology carried an estimated 38.2 billion minutes of VoIP traffic in the second quarter of 2005 (2Q05) alone, more than twice the amount of total VoIP traffic carried by any other equipment provider in the industry. Sonus also held the number one market share position in both national and international long distance traffic with 39.5% and 21.9% of the market respectively.

8x8 announced it has launched an interactive online community designed to create a forum for Packet8 subscribers and prospective VoIP users to share, communicate and learn from one another.

Marvell the leader in development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced a family of highly integrated VoIP solutions targeted at the rapidly growing, Internet voice communications market. The Marvell 88W8618 has been designed specifically for ultra-low power Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) handsets with other members of the Marvell 88W86 family targeted at VoIP residential gateways. Each product integrates VoIP processing, low power WiFi circuitry, a high-performance host CPU and peripherals into single system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions.

Nuvio Corporation, a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, today announced that it has filed an appeal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order requiring VoIP providers to make E911 available to their customers nationwide by the end of the year. Because of the looming November 28, 2005 deadline, Nuvio has requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to expedite the schedule in the hopes of reaching a decision prior the FCC Order taking effect.

Ubicom(TM), Inc., a leading provider of communications processors and software solutions, today announced the industry's first "Network Accelerator" -- a new low-cost retail device designed to significantly improve the performance and quality of gaming, voice-over-IP (VoIP) and video applications by eliminating quality problems caused by the uplink bottleneck found in traditional home and small office local area networks (LANs). Based on Ubicom's StreamEngine(TM) technology, the Ubicom Network Accelerator is available through leading networking companies including D-Link and Hawking Technology.

The Collaborative Communications Summit, CCS, which will take place October 24-25, 2005, announced its San Francisco summit case studies and participants today. The CCS will focus on video communication, VoIP, instant messaging, team collaboration environments, real time presence-aware collaboration tools and services, and mobile collaboration tools.

Turbolinux, Inc., a global leader of Linux-based solutions, today announced the sales launch of IP-Communication Server, a series of budget priced Linux IP phone system products for small to mid-sized businesses. The IP-Communication Server Series provides cost-effective products with all-in-one functions for a business system with voicemail capability for all phone extensions.

Fusion announced today that it has partnered with a leading manufacturer of VoIP and communication technology hardware devices. This partnership will focus on the development and manufacturing of a complete line of branded VoIP hardware devices, including IP phones and adapters, that will enable consumers and corporations to access our service suite from their home or office anywhere in the world. Additionally, the manufacturer will market these devices equipped with Fusion's efonica VoIP service to their global client base of technology distributors. As part of the agreement, the manufacturer is contributing the use of its research and development staff for customization of the devices to ensure that they meet the needs of Fusion's current and future customers. The research and development team will continue to develop a pipeline of new products, enabling Fusion to stay ahead of the curve in providing sophisticated hardware solutions to its customers.

ViseonMedia, a subsidiary of Viseon, Inc. and exclusive provider of TV-quality content to VisiFone Multimedia digital home telephone users worldwide, today announced that the TV shopping network HSN has agreed to provide content for use as part of a U.S. VisiFone consumer pilot slated for early 2006.