Raketu released its beta RakOut WebPhone. The new service allows Mac, Linux, and Windows users to make computer-to-phone VoIP calls from any web browser, on any computer, without a download. This is in addition to the existing RakWeb, browser-based communications, information, entertainment, and social networking features where users can make phone-to-computer, and phone-to-phone calls internationally, send sms-text messages, instant message, and email totally free or at Raketu's ultra-low rates -- all from any device, anywhere in the world, mobile or desktop/laptop.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Voice over Internet Protocol in SA 2008" report to their offering. A sequel to the first study of the potential for Voice over IP among SA businesses, including a survey of 100 corporations, more than 1000 SMEs. The 2005 study correctly forecast that VoIP would achieve limited takeup among small business during its first year of legal availability. The new study examines the impact of VoIP during the first two years, and provides a technology outlook for Internet Protocol in the telecommunications industry.

VoSKY introduces the industry's first Skype-certified, enterprise-grade PBX-to-Skype gateway for SIP networks. Designed to enable medium and large-sized enterprises to maximize the value of their IP-PBX, the new VoSKY Exchange Pro VISIP-EX connects an IP-PBX to Skype to dramatically reduce telecom costs and enhance business communications. This latest addition to VoSKY's award-winning PBX-to-Skype gateway family is based on the company's next-generation Linux platform and offers enterprise-grade performance and scalability.

28TEL is launching its International "Free Call" service in the United States. This new service allows registered users to place free international calls via their mobile phones to over 20 other countries without extra software installed neither any internet access. 28TEL is also able to provide global subscribers to make free international calls with multi-lingual voice prompts and user interfaces, specifically including Chinese and Japanese.

28TEL is launching this new service availability in the US just in time for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the largest global sports event.

IPtimize has acquired AFS’s broadband access and hosted VoIP telephone services business. Based in Boise, Idaho, the commercial VoIP business assets acquired by IPtimize serve small-business and enterprise customers in four metropolitan areas: Boise, Idaho, and its surrounding areas; Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada; and Salt Lake City, Utah. The acquisition more than doubles the number of IP endpoints served by IPtimize and adds both expanded geographic reach and an established commercial customer base to the growing VoIP business at IPtimize.

JAJAH unveiled its telephony application to utilize Intel’s Remote Wake technology. This energy efficient capability turns the home PC into an ‘always available’ communications hub for the first time, with Intel Remote Wake technology enabling the home PC to ‘wake up’ from energy efficient sleep mode to accept phone calls.

With JAJAH’s telephony support, the computer has direct access to JAJAH’s IPtelephony network, enabling the PC to both make and receive high quality, low cost phone calls. Select Intel Motherboards with support for Intel Remote Wake technology will be available next month.

JAJAH announces the launch of JAJAH Direct in Mexico, allowing anyone to make incredibly low cost international calls from any phone. There is no download, no headset, no special mobile phone, and no broadband required. With JAJAH Direct, you get a local number for anyone you want to call, so you never have to dial long distance again.

JAJAH Direct has triggered a revolution in global calling, with 10 million people in America, England and other parts of Europe already using it to save on their phone calls now Mexicans can too.

AT&T U-verse Voice expands in parts of Wisconsin, bringing consumers a next-generation digital voice service that is delivered over the AT&T U-verse Internet Protocol network. U-verse Voice brings together your AT&T home phone, wireless, broadband and TV services -- all on one bill -- with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control.

AT&T U-verse Voice completes the company's IP triple play and is available to all new and existing U-verse TV customers in Wisconsin communities. This includes parts of more than 100 communities that include the Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan areas. With U-verse Voice, customers receive new features that highlight the benefits of having advanced video, broadband, wireless and home phone services from a single provider.

Infonetics Research reports that worldwide revenue from hosted VoIP and managed IP PBX services jumped 52% to $24 billion in 2007 after surging 66% in 2006, and is expected to grow in the strong double-digits through at least 2011.

Infonetics' report, VoIP Services and Subscribers, shows that hosted VoIP services continue to outpace managed IP PBX services by far, with residential services fueling market growth.

Virtual PBX added a voicemail enhancement feature for its technology-leading VirtualPBX Service. The new Voicemail Interrupt feature is designed to give clients more control over voice messaging than is possible with standard business phone systems by allowing users to listen to messages as they are being left by the caller.

Voicemail Interrupt lets users listen to voicemail messages in real time as they are being left on the system. If desired, the user can then interrupt the voicemail message and speak with the caller directly without losing control of the call until they hang up. With a typical business phone system, once a call is sent to voicemail it is inaccessible to the user. The only way for the user to know what the call was about is to play back the message that was left. This is true for cell phones, PBX equipment both hosted and hardware-based -- and virtually all business phone systems, including VoIP. The new release is available immediately to all Virtual PBX clients, at no additional cost.

Trisys announces REPLAY VoIP, a software-only, SIP-based solution for recording phone conversations in an IP PBX environment. The latest in Trisys’ family of voice recording solutions, REPLAY VoIP is cost-effective, powerful, easy to implement and integrate, and simple to use. With its friendly Web-based interface, authorized personnel can search and retrieve call recordings based on a variety of search criteria.

REPLAY VoIP creates Call Detail records from SIP headers. This call control information is recorded for all calls accessible to the recording PC. The voice recordings are constructed from RTP packets, and are recorded for designated extensions.

Avistar has been granted two U.S. new patents: 7,398,296, issued on July 8, 2008 and 7,412,482, issued on August 12, 2008. These patents further expand Avistar's intellectual property coverage in the areas of login-based VoIP services and text- based instant messaging.

Avistar, in addition to its pioneering communications products with features that have consistently led the competition, owns and continues to develop an extensive portfolio of 82 patents covering presence-based interactions, wireless communications, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, instant messaging, multimedia documents, data sharing and service-rich video network architectures.

FreedomVOICE Systems presents VoIP Boot camp. Ideal for both beginners and veterans, this basic training will get you in shape, so you can understand and successfully sell VoIP and SIP products. Experienced professionals will teach five how-to presentations in a no-fluff format.

When: August 18, 2008 - 9am-11:30am.

Where: Channel Partners Conference & Expo., Boston Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center. This is the only VoIP workshop on the agenda.

Global IP Solutions enabling VoIP for Apple's iPhone. Using GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile, iPhone application developers can quickly integrate quality, real-time VoIP applications, which makes it easier for consumers to enjoy their favorite iPhone games, applications and social networking experiences.

Inventors of the popular Internet Engineering Task Force iLBC codec standard, a narrowband speech algorithm designed to optimize calls made over the Internet, GIPS pioneered VoIP technology for many of the leading Internet service providers, application developers and hardware manufacturers worldwide. iLBC is currently part of the iPhone.

Wichita-area residents now have AT&T U-verse services, including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice. AT&T U-verse brings together your TV, broadband, home phone and AT&T wireless services all on one bill with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control. AT&T U-verse TV, High Speed Internet and Voice services are all delivered over AT&T's advanced Internet Protocol network.