NeuStar, Inc., a leading provider of essential communications services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced it has entered into relationships with Hong Kong Internet Exchange and Japan Internet Exchange Co. Ltd., to offer SIP-IX, the first comprehensive suite of services designed to enable direct network-to-network peering between trading partners for voice, video and content services using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based technologies such as IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and that initial SIP-IX components are currently in trial.

Farmstead Telephone Group, Inc. announced that its subsidiary One IP Voice has entered into a Master Marketing and Distribution Agreement with Iwatsu Voice Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwatsu Electric, LTD., Tokyo, Japan, a 70-year industry leader and pioneer in the telecommunications industry.

Netcentrex, the leading enabler of converged voice-video-data networks and next-generation services, and France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators, announced that France Telecom's residential Voice over IP services, running on Netcentrex solutions, have exceeded 1 million lines in commercial service across 5 countries at the end of 2005: France, UK, Netherlands, Italy and Spain.

Intrado Inc., a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions and a leading provider of VoIP 9-1-1 services, announced it will showcase emerging auto location technologies in support of 9-1-1 applications at Spring VON, March 14-17 in San Jose, California. Intrado entered into agreements with three leading location determination vendors, Rosum Corporation, S5 Wireless, Inc., and Skyhook Wireless Inc., to show how IP-based communication devices can automatically determine location in the event of a 9-1-1 call.

RTX America, a world leader in wireless product development, announced a free USB DUALphone firmware update. The USB DUALphone can now check Skype voicemail, receive incoming chat alerts and perform other Skype functions, all from the DUALphone's sleek, cordless handset. The update adds to a long list of existing features, such as wideband audio and Skype online presence.

Telecommunications leader Alphacomm Solutions BV has chosen SysMaster Corporation's Norfa Broadband IP Telephony system to deploy VoIP services across Europe. The new relationship with California-based SysMaster was announced at global exposition CeBIT 2006 in Hannover, Germany, the world's largest IT trade show.

"SysMaster's expertise in deploying VoIP networks and next generation voice/video solutions will provide a proven high-end platform which enables us to accelerate the delivery of revenue generating services and optimize our network infrastructure," said Menko Hoekenga, Managing Director of Alphacomm Solutions BV.

Wengo published a Firefox extension for its Wengophone. It comes in Mac, Linux and Windows versions and is available for download at http://www.wengo.com/.

The Wengophone is a software tool from Wengo that allows you to communicate free of charge on the Internet -- using Voice, SMS, Instant messaging and Video.

This extension, which is fully integrated in the Firefox Web browser, features the key functionalities of the Wengophone -- telephone and chat -- and also enables click-to-dial, a technique that lets you use Wengo to call any of your contacts, or any number on a web page, by launching a conversation with a single click.

At the upcoming Spring 2006 VON Conference & Expo, Allworx (www.allworx.com) will unveil a broad array of new solutions that shatter the previous price and functionality barriers that have kept small businesses from mass acceptance of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony.

Allworx's new solutions expand and enhance its proven product lineup and give small businesses more ways to make an affordable, risk-free transition to VoIP technology, while boosting productivity. At its show booth (#725), Allworx will display for the first time:

iBasis, Inc., the global VoIP company, announced that ETB, a national carrier and one of the most important telecommunications companies in Colombia, has interconnected with iBasis to exchange international voice traffic. The interconnection enables ETB to route international calls from Colombia to The iBasis Network, as well as complete calls for iBasis over ETB's network in Colombia.

Southern California Telecom Company, FreeCalls365.com is shaking up the growing VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) industry.

While major companies, like Vonage, are spending millions promoting their alternative telephone service for $30-$40 per month, FreeCalls365.com is supported only by advertisers on its system.

Their users make high quality, unlimited calls -- including long distance -- to anyone, any phone, anywhere, and anytime. The key factor is that current technology provides for a clear, high-quality audio with undetectable white noise or interference. The signal is clear.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34070) has announced the addition of IP PBX Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2006 To 2012 to their offering.

IP PBX systems support efficient voice communication that improve the circuit switch end to end connection, by sending conversations as packets over the Internet. Voice over IP is implemented as a system that attaches to a router and supports the transfer of voice signals as data in an IP network.

Covergence, Inc. and RedSky Technologies, Inc. announced a collaborative effort to develop a standardized E911 solution for VoIP service providers (VSPs) of all sizes that will enable them to quickly and easily meet the FCC's mandate requiring interconnected VSPs to offer customers "wireline equivalent" E911 services over existing E911 infrastructure.

Verso Technologies, Inc., a global provider of next generation network solutions, announced a formal partnership with the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. GTISC is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education with faculty and students from the College of Computing, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Communications, Inc., announced an agreement with Yahoo! to extend VoIP calling capabilities to Siemens' Gigaset Cordless Telephones. The relationship between Siemens and Yahoo! Messenger with Voice will enable consumers to enjoy voice-enhanced services not only at a PC, but from anywhere within the home.

Legerity, Inc., the "V" in VoIP, announced at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) the availability of the company's PhonePort family of products that enable carrier-class VoIP on the PC. The first two members of the family are the HD and PCI voice interface devices. The HD device provides phone connectivity for next-generation motherboards. Similar to the HD device, the PCI solution offers phone connectivity to the PC through a PCI card, with an immediate time to market and design flexibility advantage for the PC vendor.