announces the new version of its iPhone application that brings video calling to millions of mobile users around the globe over both 3G and WiFi networks. Available to download from the Apple App Store today, the new Skype for iPhone App allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners to make and/or receive free Skype video calls for the first time. Users can now see their family, friends and colleagues around the world while talking to them. With approximately 25 million concurrent users logged into Skype at any given time**, the new Skype for iPhone makes it easier than ever to share moments wherever you are.

Video calling significantly enhances the user experience of Skype for iPhone, which is one of the top five free iPhone apps in 2010 according to Apple. Now, users can make and receive free Skype-to-Skype calls, call mobiles and landlines around the world at very low rates, and now share more moments together with video on Skype for iPhone.

VoX Communications and Nimbuzz announce the release of a new VoIP app, VoX - Mobile Out - for iPhone.

Embedded within Nimbuzz, VoX Mobile Out is a compelling new option for inexpensive cloud-based calling for iPhone phone owners within the U.S. Pervasip's Chief Information Officer, Mark Richards, noted, "We are very excited in becoming the first U.S.-based premier partner to integrate our cloud-based SIP mobile calling software with Nimbuzz. A smooth and easy download, people appreciate having a phone line from VoX, which gives them a second phone number, a second voice mail box and low-priced VoIP calling plans that run over both the 3G and WiFi data networks. We see reports of millions of App store downloads and we are pleased that we can now be a service provider on these mobile devices."

Axvoice VoIP phone service is offering unlimited calls to any local, long distance or international destination at remarkably low call rates. It has time and again, conquered millions of people worldwide with its outstanding reliable and unfailing service and is growing beyond the customers’ expectations. Axvoice VoIP service is user-friendly and economical for anyone to enjoy a smooth VoIP experience; even the non-technical types can use it without whining.

VoIP service is becoming a major household and business communication tool all over the world. Owing to the affordability and flexibility factor, the service is replacing the traditional methods of telephony, the PSTN. Where traditional methods of telephony restricted one to a particular location, VoIP phone service offers a handy convenience of anywhere, anytime usability.

VoicePulse announces the immediate availability of phone numbers in Iowa's 319, 515, 563, 641 and 712 area codes. Thousands of phone numbers have been added to the availability pool in over 20 calling areas.

VoicePulse broadband phone service plans include over 20 features including:

• Telemarketer Blocking, Virtual Numbers, Anonymous Call Rejection, Call Transfer and Call Hunt
• Youmail, the premiere voicemail service with voicemail transcriptions
• Local Number Portability

VoX Communications has launched the Ojo Vision Digital Video Phone and service as one of its core product offerings. VoX is one of the first companies to offer this unique voice and video solution as a home phone replacement to consumers and as a business-class commercial solution to small and medium size business customers.

In addition to the true-to-life video calling experience, each plan includes a full suite of traditional calling features like caller ID, call waiting and 3-way calling. Innovative features like 3-way video conferencing, connecting to a large screen LCD or TV and unlimited video calling are also included.

VoiceServe released the latest version of its Vippie mobile dialer for iPhones that supports video calling to other iPhone users as well as to any SIP device. The application developed by Voipswitch for video conferencing, lowers the bandwidth usage to as little as 140Kb/s. The application is available in Apple’s App Store under the name Vippie Video Softphone.

Aastra has added 911 Enable’s Emergency Gateway appliance to its product lineup. That way, resellers can help their enterprise Aastra users implement IP telephony systems with E911 capabilities.

"E911 capabilities are an important consideration to enterprises deploying VoIP solutions," Tim Whittington, executive vice president and general manager of Aastra USA, said in a press release. "We are pleased to be able to offer a comprehensive solution like 911 Enable to our customers."

VocalTec will introduce a free version of its popular telephone service on December 25th to users worldwide. To make your first free call within seconds, go to http://www.magicTalk.com. magicTalk enables everybody (including companies) anywhere in the world to call numbers in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, as well as all other magicTalk and magicJack numbers in the world, for free. magicTalk users may also receive a free phone number. magicTalk can be used anywhere in the world, is very simple for anybody to install within 60 seconds, and offers the best voice quality we have ever heard.

announces the availability of the Phone.com Mobile Office for Blackberry application. Phone.com’s Mobile Office for Blackberry enables Phone.com subscribers to make and receive calls, text messages, and more from their Phone.com number via their Blackberry phone.

In addition to sending and receiving phone calls and text, Phone.com Mobile Office for Blackberry allow users to access and manage their Phone.com account voicemail, view received faxes, click and connect to their private conference call bridge, review call history, block calls from unwanted or unidentified numbers, send and receive SMS messages, and more.

Acrobits released the latest update to their popular iPhone SIP clients Acrobits Softphone and Groundwire this week. Included are some exciting new features including SRTP and a simplified Google Voice interface.

Especially significant to business VoIP users is the addition of SRTP. Acrobits’ clients support both SDES and ZRTP. For those less familiar with VoIP, SRTP encrypts the audio of your VoIP calls. This is an important feature for executives that may need to discuss sensitive matters over the phone. ZRTP is the latest technology for SRTP and provides extended protection against man-in-the-middle attacks (eavesdropping). Acrobits Softphone and Groundwire are the first and only iPhone softphones that support it. The addition of support for SRTP in Acrobits Softphone and Groundwire once again displays Acrobits’ dedication to providing the most reliable, versatile SIP Clients available on mobile devices.

IA Global announces the closing acquisition of PowerDial Systems and PowerDial Services from Innovative Software Direct, a U.K. company listed on the PLUS Market.

UK–based PowerDial is an IT company providing VOIP and Asset and Annuity solutions covering all aspects of convergence, including voice, data, wireless and cable. They provide physical networks, onsite IT equipment, and applications that control the performance and integrity of networks and the data on those networks. In FY2009, PowerDial reported revenues of $2.7 million and expects to grow in FY2010 and beyond. PowerDial was acquired for 2,400,000 shares of IAGI common stock at $1.00 per share, with additional shares available for meeting certain performance metrics, for raising funds for acquisition of additional VOIP, IT or telecom companies and for the settlement of an ISD note payable.

Vantage Communications has acquired the assets, technology and customer base of Digital Ingenuity, a long established Philadelphia based VoIP Provider. In addition to furthering its nationwide leadership role with the acquisition of several internationally recognized customers, Vantage will further reinforce its presence in the Philadelphia market, adding to its ever growing customer base in the region. Digital Ingenuity customers will receive the same great service enjoyed by Vantage customers like the Drexel University Science Center, Brown and Brown, and hundreds of legal and medical practices in Philadelphia.

Morodo announces that MO-Call 2.0, its mobile VoIP app will now be available to download for the iPhone 4. MO-Call 2.0 is the biggest update since the popular application was created and approved by Apple to run on their iPhone devices. The enhanced app contains a vast number of new features including a new user interface, additional payment options and full account features such as call records, order history and SMS delivery reports.

MO-Call is free to download launched in December 2007, already enables people from around the world to enjoy cheap international calls and low-cost SMS. The latest MO-Call iPhone app is available free from Apple App Store & iTunes.

Terrapin Solutions will partner with Pac-West Telecomm to make the Telastic white-label hosted IP/PBX service available to Terrapin’s more than 1,400 nationwide agents. Terrapin Solutions will leverage Telastic’s optimized communications cloud environment to provide Telastic’s scalable and comprehensive packaged VoIP and PBX feature set for white-label hosted IP/PBX and residential VoIP offerings.

ShoreTel has again recognized AmeriCom for achieving “A World Class level of professionalism and customer care in network assessment, system design, project management, end user training and post sale follow up as reflected by the ShoreTel customer satisfaction surveys conducted by an objective third party” during AmeriCom’s 2010 fiscal year.

VOIP business phone systems is an extremely competitive market, and a feature rich industry with capabilities of high customer satisfaction when executed right. ShoreTel VOIP phone systems ride the crest of the wave. AmeriCom excels at both the technical and customer/people oriented facets of fitting a proper ShoreTel VOIP business phone system to an organization in need of state-of-the-art communications. AmeriCom’s passion for excellence is reflected in their high customer satisfaction results.