Verismo Networks announces a Triple Play Broadband Media Gateway targeted at Service Providers who wish to expand their reach by offering Triple Play services including internet videos in a single device to subscribers. The Gateway provides seamless integration of broadcast channels, video-on-demand, over-the-top media services, VOIP, and a broadband router.

The product will be demonstrated at the CableLabs Winter Conference, February 28 - March 1.

The Media Gateway can connect to Verismo's high-definition set top box, connected TVs or other popular third party STBs.

Sipera Systems will be conducting live demonstrations of its SLiC smartphone security system at the Enterprise Connect 2011 conference in Orlando, February 28 - March 2, 2011.

The company also announced SLiC's integration with CounterPath's Bria iPhone Edition application, a SIP-based phone for Apple iPhone and iPod touch that uses Wi-Fi or 3G connections to make and receive calls.

Sipera will be conducting the demonstrations in its Gaylord Palms Convention Center booth, #628, Cisco booth #1009, and Presidio Networked Solutions booth #1037.

snom announced its executive business phone, the snom 821, has been tested and approved by Microsoft Corp. for interoperability with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2, and is being further tested for use with Microsoft Lync 2010.This recognition represents the second snom desktop phone to be qualified through the Compatible Devices Program.

The snom 821 and previously qualified snom 300 will be on display in the snom (Booth # 637) at the upcoming Enterprise Connect Conference and Expo in Orlando, FL, February 28 March 3. The snom 821 OCS edition will also be on display at CeBIT, March 1 5 in Hanover, Germany (Hall 13, Stand C42) and from March 8-9 at UCEXPO in London, United Kingdom (Booth 717).

ClearOne unveiled its two latest USB speakerphones designed for personal desktop use in organizations using Microsoft Lync or Skype for audio conferencing via Windows personal computers. In Orlando for the opening the Enterprise Connect industry conference, ClearOne introduced the CHAT 70-U (for Lync) and CHAT 60-U (for Skype), both featuring integrated call controls, including an end-call button, on the device. The new models are also equipped with propriety ClearOne technologies enabling natural conversation without the clipping, echo, noise or tinny sound many people associate with speakerphone use.

German Distributors Allnet, Herweck, Komsa and Michael Telecom will be displaying information about TELES products at Cebit (Hanover, Germany 01.03.2011 till 05.03.2011). The spotlight is on products from the Access Gateways business division: VoIP-ISDN gateways in the VoIPBox product line, compact GSM and 3G gateways in the ECOTEL product line and 19 inch rack system mobile radio gateways in the iGATE product line. New for specialized dealers and system houses: the VoIPBox product line and the 3G gateways in the ECOTEL product line.

netTALK.COM announces its netTALK DUO is now available through the popular Canadian e-commerce site, Amazon.ca.

“We are elated to be working with Amazon to offer the DUO to more customers in more places than ever before,” said Anastasios “Takis” Kyriakides, Chairman and CEO of netTALK.

For those looking to cut landlines and save money, look no further than the netTALK DUO – a revolutionary VoIP device and digital phone service allows customers to make free nationwide calls to any landline or mobile phone in Canada and the U.S. from anywhere in the world, as well as low-cost international rates.

Users can receive calls for free, and DUO-to-DUO calls are free anywhere in the world. It’s also the most versatile digital phone service available – no monthly fees, no contracts and no computer required.

announced results from its latest study based on U.S. immigrant and first-generation consumer mobile usage and behavior. The results were based on 1,340 responses from immigrants residing in the United States, which represent a consumer segment of approximately 38 million consumers. According to the survey 13% of respondents currently own a tablet device, representing approximately five million Americans.

According to the survey, the iPad reigns supreme as the preferred tablet device, with two-thirds of tablet owners choosing the device. French Americans claim the highest percentage of tablet owners (17%), followed by Mexican-Americans (15%), Nigerian-Americans, and Ghana-Americans at 14% respectively rounded out by Ethiopian-Americans at 8% and Cuban-Americans at 7%.

Among the different demographics, there were some wide disparities concerning whether or not they would buy a tablet in the near future. Ghanese (62%) and Indian Americans (58%) topped the list among immigrant populations looking to buy a tablet device, while Ethiopian (31%) and French Americans (34%) ranked last.

Bandwidth.com announces the acquisition of dash Carrier Services, a North American-based provider of tier-one emergency services and wholesale carrier voice solutions. The acquisition provides Bandwidth with a definitive competitive edge, as it will now tightly couple additional advanced services, such as E911 calling, with its core voice and SMS offerings to deliver a stronger experience for customers who would otherwise need to cobble together these services in much less efficient ways.

Miele Law Group PC and Cooley Manion Jones, on behalf of their client Bear Creek Technologies, filed a lawsuit on February 22, 2011, in the Eastern District of Virginia against twenty-three defendants, including RCN Corporation, Verizon Communications, Vonage, AT&T, Time-Warner Cable, Comcast Corporation, T-Mobile USA, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Qwest Communications and CenturyLink, alleging infringement of United States Patent Number 7,889,722, titled "System for Interconnecting Standard Telephony Equipment to Internet Protocol Networks." The complaint seeks both injunctive relief and unspecified damages.

Brekeke has confirmed interoperability between JeraSoft VoIP Carrier Suite and Brekeke’s telephony platform products, including Brekeke SIP Server and Brekeke PBX. JeraSoft VCS serves telecom operators worldwide with customer usage of up to 500 million minutes per month. This new interoperability between our products allows service providers that use Brekeke’s platform products to add billing capability with minimal deployment time.

NetIQ will be demonstrating its NetIQ VoIP solutions at Unified Communications Expo, 6th to 9th March, Olympia, London. Visitors to the NetIQ stand 322 will be updated on the latest developments in how NetIQ solutions assure the infrastructure is available and secure for successful IP telephony deployments, as well as monitoring the end user experience and call quality.

At UC Expo, NetIQ will focus on how IT telephony management needs to evolve to keep pace with the complex and challenging operational issues of unified communications. This includes how IT organisations responsible for unified communications can extend their current system management systems to automate more of the routine UC management tasks, freeing up valuable resources and ensuring problems are more efficiently resolved.

4PSA announces the availability of Cloud Licensing, a licensing methodology that brings cloud computing flexibility and scalability to software licensing.

Customers can choose between two levels of Cloud Licensing flexibility, based on the software deployment target. The first level, called Basic Cloud Licensing, was designed for smaller installations, includes predefined resources, and comes at fixed subscription costs. It is recommended that service providers bundle this licensing level with infrastructure services for SMB end-users. When more resources than the predefined limits are required, the license can be upgraded to the next level. Technical support is included and customers can use all software features.

For many small and mid-size businesses, deciding how to provide an affordable phone service that suits employee needs and allows for great customer service can be a struggle. Do I go wireline or wireless? Can I depend on VoIP? Is a hosted model right for me? How do I get all the best features, and how can my small business look like a big business to my customers?

Virtual PBX announces the perfect solution for this classic dilemma – Virtual PBX Complete. Virtual PBX Complete has already been recognized for its outstanding innovation by Internet Telephony Magazine.

Virtual PBX Complete delivers everything a business needs to provide professional phone support for customers, prospects and employees while eliminating the need to buy dial-tone service and other expensive options from traditional service providers. Businesses need only an Internet connection, and Virtual PBX Complete will do the rest. It can be used as an inbound call router to existing phones, or users can select a complete phone system with VoIP lines and phones. Pricing plans for the complete service start as low as $9.99/month.

IP5280 announces the completion and immediate availability of its VoIP SuperNode, the industry’s first ultra-low-latency high-capacity business VoIP private network node provided by a nationally leading internet telephony service provider. The SuperNode is delivered over Level 3 Communication’s low-latency network routes across the U.S. and Europe, enabling IP5280 to offer direct on-net coverage to businesses in those regions.

The SuperNode is built inside the IP5280 CLOVER - IP5280’s cloud-based computing platform. CLOVER’s patent-pending architecture leverages a network of best-of-breed feature servers – including Broadsoft, Microsoft OCS and open source – to deliver optimal performance, increased redundancy and enhanced customization capabilities at a lower cost point.

VoIP Supply is pleased to announce the addition of several new associates in February.

Fay Brautigan has been named as Sales Coordinator and joins VoIP Supply to support the sales team and to assist customers to ensure their complete satisfaction. Mrs. Brautigan comes to VoIP Supply from Graybar Electric where she worked as an Inside Sales and Customer Service Representative.

The marketing department has enlisted Nathan Miloszewski as Content and Conversations Manager to create and curate company content on blogs, websites, content guides, and manage PR and social media campaigns. Mr. Miloszewski spent some time at Diamond Hurwitz Scrap, LLC in the accounting and customer service departments and prior to that he held the positions of Marketing Specialist and Inventory Manager at Integument Technologies, Inc. for eight years. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo (BA American Studies).