Raketu, the global internet communications, information and entertainment company, reached a major milestone when it passed 100,000 downloads. Raketu achieved this milestone within the first four weeks of its initial release. Raketu makes it easy for anyone with an internet connection to have free worldwide communications. Raketu is now being used in over 150 countries around the world.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43156) has announced the addition of Forecasting the Commercial Impact of Wireless VoIP in the USA and Western Europe to their offering.

Forecasting the Commercial Impact of Wireless VoIP in the USA and Western Europe answers your key questions:

Works Out Software, Inc. announced the availability of a new version of its flagship product, CallButler, that integrates with the Skype internet telephone service.

The CallButler for Skype solutions offer the more than 130 million Skype users the ability to seamlessly integrate advanced calling features with their Skype accounts. These features include integrated voicemail with unlimited storage, custom greetings, text-to-speech, auto-attendant, interactive voice response (IVR), dial-by-name directory, music on-hold (MOH), database/web service integration, and integration with Microsoft Outlook.

Voip.com is excited to announce the launch of its Affiliate and Outside Sales Agent program, featuring some of the best payout rates in the industry, flexible sales channel options, and a comprehensive affiliate support system.

Voip, or voice over IP, uses broadband Internet connections to carry voice traffic, instead of standard phone lines. Less expensive to implement and a more efficient use of resources, voip Internet phone service has garnered an enthusiastic response in the residential and business markets. Looking to the future, voip.com is well positioned to serve the more than 34 million new voip subscribers expected to inundate the market in the next five years.

Splinternet Communications, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Splinternet Holdings, Inc., announced that it has launched a service which enables users of the GoogleTalk instant messaging service to communicate with anyone, anywhere via the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). By inviting Splinternet to be their "buddy," GoogleTalk users can initiate a voice conversation to any telephone worldwide.

The Power of VoIP Seminar Series begins on October 19 in Philadelphia. "Can VoIP really lower business costs?" will explain the financial impact, technology and communications efficiencies of Voice over IP and is ideal for finance and IT executives.

Lyrio co-founder Paul Sewards said, "VoIP promises to open up exciting opportunities for businesses from improved service offerings to lowered operational costs. With The Power of VoIP Seminar Series, our goal is to help business decision-makers navigate through the maze of myths, contradictions and vendor messages."

VoIP? IPTV? Huh?

Nielsen/NetRatings have published a report that reveals the first set of results on the level of knowledge of online and digital technology amongst Britons online.

HELP – WE DON'T UNDERSTAND!

• Although just over half (52%) of Britons online believe online and digital technology does make their life easier, half (50%) say they can't keep up with it all
• Only 27% of those surveyed know what IPTV is, another quarter (27%) has heard of it but doesn't know what it is and nearly half (46%) have never heard of it.

EQO Communications, a leading developer of platforms for mobilizing online social networks, VoIP and instant messaging services, announced the immediate availability a new version of EQO Mobile, extending the most popular instant messenger services - including AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, GoogleTalk, Jabber, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Instant Messenger and Skype - to mobile phones. With EQO, users can access all of their IM services from their phone and exchange free text and picture messages with other EQO users. Supported on more than 300 mobile handset models, the latest version of EQO Mobile is an easily installed Java mobile application that downloads over the wireless data network.

Polycom, Inc., the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, announced that the Polycom VoiceStation 500 conference phone is Skype Certified. The integration of Skype and the VoiceStation 500 enables customers to easily host business quality conference calls in a small conference room or executive office using Skype. The VoiceStation 500 features Bluetooth wireless and an applications port that enables it to seamlessly work with Skype running on a PC.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43080) has announced the addition of Digital Voice Communications in the Home to their offering.

This report analyzes the VoIP technology trends including the rise of PC-PC telephony, wireless VoIP, and the increasing market presence of the cable providers. Using our latest consumer survey data, this report sheds light on the consumer's attitude towards VoIP, gauges demand, and addresses the decision-making economics underlying the switch to VoIP.

Most Latinos have a heavy reliance of phone services of all kinds. A strong connection to family, friends and business connections back home lead many to pick up the phone and reach out often on a daily basis. But making phone calls has the propensity to be expensive, and the costs could be getting higher, making services such as Holloi Palloi, Inc. (www.freecallstomexico.com) a welcome relief for many."

Skype has patched a critical vulnerability in the Mac OS X edition of its flagship VoIP client that could be used by attackers to grab control of a user's computer.

The flaw, which Skype rated as "high" and Danish vulnerability tracker Secunia pegged as "highly critical," is in how the Internet telephony application processes Web addresses. According to the Skype security advisory, an attacker could create a malformed URL, then send that to a Skype user who, after clicking on the link, would either see Skype crash or have his Mac hijacked.

Actiontec Electronics announced that it has signed 20 resellers for its VoSKY line of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products, notably including a suite of VoIP-to-PBX gateways that enable businesses to slash phone expenses by adding multiple outgoing VoIP lines to the office PBX at very low cost. The announcement comes just a month after Actiontec launched its VoSKY reseller program for VARs that offer telecom and networking services.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c43037) has announced the addition of Top Ten Telecommunications and Communications Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2006 to 2012 to their offering.

The top ten telecommunications markets have shifted to become communications markets. This is the result of convergence of voice and data networks to digital transport of voice, video, and data signals on the same network. Transport over existing TDM infrastructure is being replaced with transport over IP infrastructure.

Rosum Corporation, the leader in reliable location technology for public safety markets, announced that it had completed the rollout of its reference network across the Northeast Corridor of the United States. The rollout was completed with Intrado Inc., a global provider of integrated data and telecommunications solutions and leading provider of VoIP E9-1-1 services. The expanded geographical footprint will provide Rosum customers contiguous coverage from the National Capitol Region to New Hampshire, enabling extended support of automotive and nomadic applications.