JAJAH's platform has been selected by MOBIVOX to supply call termination and a range of other back-end service management functions. In addition, JAJAH is packaging MOBIVOX's voice-enabling application platform to launch JAJAH Concierge. The new value-added service allows JAJAH customers to use voice commands to make a hands-free JAJAH call or group call, send an SMS message and more. This comes at a time when there is rise in legislation, most recently in California, requiring hands-free phone calls while driving.

Digium recently announced that Brian Aker from Sun Microsystems/MySQL and Stefan Öberg from Skype are slated as keynote speakers for AstriCon ‘08. AstriCon, the world's largest, most informative gathering of expert developers and users of the popular Asterisk telephony platform, also announces expanded track sessions to this year’s conference.

Aker, an open source hacker who has worked on various Apache modules, the Slash system and numerous storage engines for the MySQL database, currently serves as the Director of Architecture for MySQL AB. He plans on speaking on the topic of “The Parallel Evolution of MySQL; One Foot in the Commercial World and the other in the Open Source Community.

Level 3 Communications has extended its relationship with Vixxi Solutions to support that company's network connectivity to E-911 private and dedicated infrastructures. Supporting Vixxi's deployment of FCC-compliant nomadic 911 services to VoIP service providers, Level 3 now serves as a primary provider of E-911 network connectivity for Vixxi.

VoIP Supply has been named to Everything Channel's CRN Fast Growth 100 List. The CRN Fast Growth 100 list recognizes the fastest growing solutions providers in the industry today based on 2 years' growth of net sales from calendar year 2005 to calendar year 2007 and the ability to deliver multi-vendor IT solutions, cutting-edge technologies, close customer relationships, demonstrate strong sales philosophies and business-oriented IT consulting.

VoIP Supply was ranked #66 based on sales growth of 81.91% and their demonstrated ability to deliver solutions to a wide variety of customer verticals.

PhoneFusion released its new beta version of Fusion Voicemail Plus for BlackBerry smartphones. This free visual voicemail application is now available for any BlackBerry device, including the popular BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry Curve, on any U.S. wireless carrier. This free, downloadable voicemail application gives BlackBerry users the ability to centralize all of their voicemail boxes and see right on the screen of their mobile device a list of their voicemail messages. The service also allows users to listen to their voicemails directly from their BlackBerry. BlackBerry users whether or not they are an existing PhoneFusion customer can access the beta version of Fusion Voicemail Plus at www.fvmplus.com. This free service also comes as a standard feature in the PhoneFusion One solution.

3CX Phone Systems for Windows was named as a silver medal winner of the "2008 Editor's Best Awards" in the Messaging category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro magazine.

"The 2008 Editor's Best Awards utilize our editors' product knowledge and subject matter expertise to identify exceptional products that benefit the Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine reader communities," said Jeff Lewis, group publisher. "Our editors selected winners based on the product's strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages and its value to the customer."

FreedomVOICE Systems has been certified as a Polycom reseller for VoIP. For its FreedomIQ VoIP Hosted PBX service, FreedomVOICE offers an extensive line of Polycom telephones, including the SoundPoint IP 330, 550, and 650 desktop phones and the SoundStation IP 4000 conference phone.

FreedomVOICE personnel receive a well-rounded education that includes the tools necessary to become certified Polycom resellers. Customer service professionals are thoroughly trained in many areas, including virtual office systems, hosted PBX services, teleconferencing, VoIP quality assurance, customizations and installation troubleshooting.

IPEVO launches its ST4RT Universal Handset to provide consumers with a compact and easy to use handset for Internet voice applications. The IPEVO ST4RT Universal Handset features a slim design and natural ergonomic form to offer a unique alternative to uncomfortable ear buds and headsets. Engineered specifically for use with VoIP services, the handset features a distinctive opening at the mouthpiece to eliminate 'echo' effects and ensure exceptional sound quality. Teamed with a lightweight and clutter-free cable management system, this device is an ideal telephony solution for consumers with on-the-go lifestyles.

The IPEVO ST4RT Universal Handset is plug-and-play, PC and Mac compatible and supports most VoIP softphone and voice-enabled Internet chat programs, including Windows Live Messenger, AOL AIM, Skype and Yahoo! Voice. The integrated LED indicator informs users of current call status, such as ongoing calls, a muted line or offline setting. The handset is available immediately at the IPEVO online store for $14.99 for one, or $24.99 for two.

PhoneFusion is giving its customers traveling to China for the Summer Olympics one less thing to worry about. Using PhoneFusion One's cost-saving "Make-a-Call" feature, people can avoid paying their wireless carrier sky-high roaming charges that can be up to $2-3 per minute. Making calls from China to the U.S. using the PhoneFusion One service is significantly cheaper and easier than wireless services or pre-paid calling cards.

PhoneFusion One is an innovative service that provides people with an easy way to manage all of their daily communications. It fuses together phone, fax and data functionality on any device or carrier the user chooses. And when it comes to international calls, PhoneFusion One translates into significant cost savings. Using one of the major wireless carriers to place a five-minute call from Beijing to the U.S. could cost from $10-$12. With PhoneFusion One, this five-minute call would be less than 20 cents.

AT&T U-verse Voice launches in parts of San Antonio. 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 the San Antonio area. 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.

Verizon Business has earned the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy for its leadership in developing and delivering hosted IP telephony and voice-over-IP access services. The award is presented by the leading analyst firm each year to a company that has demonstrated the most insight into customer needs and product demands.

The award also singles out Verizon Business for working with customers to offer hybrid solutions -- combinations of services from the company's VoIP portfolio that enable customers to create a single, network-based solution to meet their business needs. The award notes the particular benefit this versatility presents to customers with more complex networks.