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Sphere, Quintum Ally on Certified Remote Office Solution
Sphere Communications (news - alert) and Quintum Technologies (news - alert) announced the companies have certified the interoperability of Sphere’s Sphericall IP PBX application with Quintum Technologies’ VoIP gateways. Both companies believe the combination provides a powerful set of options for enterprises to ensure reliable communications across all office locations.
http://www.spherecom.com
http://www.quintum.com

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Touchstone Technologies Announces Ultralite Series
Touchstone Technologies (news - alert) has introduced a new Ultralite Series of its WinSIP, Win323, and WinEyeQ call generation and monitoring and analysis products. This new series services an emerging need in the marketplace for high quality, portable, and cost-effective tools that can generate, monitor, and analyze true voice and video over IP traffic.
http://www.touchstone-inc.com

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Aculab Launches ApplianX Product Line
Aculab (news - alert) announced a new line of appliances, different from any products previously supplied by the company. The new ApplianX (news - alert) range has been designed to enable solution providers to benefit from the latest technologies without having to incur development costs and integration time. With this in mind, ApplianX offers deploymentready products based on Aculab’s Prosody X IP media processing cards.
http://www.aculab.com
http://www.applianx.com

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Verso to Acquire VoIP Gateway Supplier sentitO Networks
Verso Technologies (news - alert) has agreed to acquire privately held sentitO Networks, (news - alert) provider and distributor of VoIP gateway solutions for telecommunications service providers, in a stock transaction. Founded in 2000, sentitO provides the sentitO Open Network Xchange architecture, which enables innovative voice services by providing media and signaling conversion utilizing SIP technology.
http://www.verso.com
http://www.sentito.com

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Damaka Peer-to-Peer SIP Software Platform Launches DialIn and DialWorld Features
damaka, (news - alert) a fast-growing Peer-to-Peer SIP software company, launches DialIn and DialWorld services to complement its communication and collaboration product suite. With this launch, damaka offers a complete voice solution — PC to PC, PC to Phone (DialOut), Phone to PC (DialIn), and Phone to Phone (DialWorld) using its revolutionary Personal Softswitch.
http://www.damaka.com

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Polycom Expands VoIP Desktop Line
Polycom (news - alert) now has two entry-level phones available, that are cost effective as well as feature rich — the SoundPoint IP 320 and 330. Both are built with full duplex speakerphones using the same Acoustic Clarity Technology that have put Polycom in the conference rooms at countless businesses. Both also sport an easy-to-read graphical LCD and integrated PoE support and typical enterprise class features.
http://www.polycom.com

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Amity Systems Intros Multimedia Conferencing and Broadcast Communication Platform
Amity Systems, (news - alert) a provider of video collaboration and broadcast solutions has introduced its latest platform to bring enterprise networks and service provider networks instantaneous collaboration via video, voice, and content collaboration, regardless of the number of users or location of users. The solution boasts quick and easy point-and-click set up from a buddy list, as well as presence information and a broadcast feature.
http://www.amity-systems.com

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Adtran Simplifies Hosting of VoIP Apps for SMBs
Adtran (news - alert) has released an all-in-one platform to simplify hosted VoIP, Internet access, and business connectivity services for small and medium businesses and distributed enterprises. Converged IP access is delivered by the NetVanta 1355 by combining SIP gateway functionality with advanced routing, PoE switching, security, Layer 3 QoS, and survivability features in a single platform.
http://www.adtran.com

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Veterinary Supply Company Using BorderWare’s SIPassure for Secure Remote Connectivity
TW Medical Veterinary Supply is using BorderWare’s (news - alert) SIPassure security gateway, which will allow remote users to connect seamlessly to the company network. It will also enable TW Medical to expand its operations beyond its central office, and will make all the pieces of the company’s phone system compatible — including its firewall, its VoIP-enabled PBX and its IP phones. SIPassure also provides the Session Border Control functions needed to allow all the components to interconnect seamlessly and securely.
http://www.borderware.com

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ESI Announces Communications Server Family
Estech Systems Incorporated (ESI), (news - alert) a manufacturer of digital and IP-based telephone systems, announced important changes to its product line, including a new family of communications server products designed to offer customers an expanded choice of system platforms. ESI also announced an array of product enhancements designed to provide additional flexibility to its Visually Integrated Phone (VIP) suite.
http://www.esi-estech.com

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'Fringsters' Can Now Use Any SIP Provider to Make Mobile VoIP Calls
Fring, (news - alert) which makes a software application enabling 3G and dual mode WiFi phones to make free, peer-to-peer VoIP calls over mobile networks, announced that its software now enables fring users (known as “fringsters”) to choose any SIP provider to make free mobile VoIP calls to regular phones as well. That means in addition to being able to make free mobile calls between “fringsters” and “Skypers,” as well as over IM, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger (MSN), callers can use any SIP-based provider.
http://www.fring.com

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Sipera Viper Lab Identifies SIP Vulnerabilities That Threaten VoIP
After two years in stealth mode, reviewing, cataloging and analyzing VoIP and SIP vulnerabilities, Sipera (news - alert) VIPER Lab released at CTIA several threat advisories for WiFi/dual mode telephones from vendors including RIM, HTC, Samsung, Dell and D-Link. Sipera VIPER Lab also released information about a number of SIP vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can disable phones calling features, disconnect calls, and freeze phones, causing significant enterprise communications disruptions.
http://www.sipera.com

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SPEC to Develop Standard Methods of Comparing SIP Server Performance
The non-profit Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) has formed a new subcommittee to develop standard methods of comparing performance for servers using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Current SPEC member companies committed to developing a new SIP benchmarking standard include CommuniGate Systems, HP, Intel, IBM, and Sun Microsystems.
http://www.spec.org

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Mitel Delivers Direct SIP Connection to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging
Mitel (news - alert) announced it has further advanced the completeness and ease of integration between its flagship Mitel 3300 IP Communications Platform (ICP) and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging with direct SIP connection capabilities. Mitel’s embedded SIP integration eliminates the need for a separate SIP gateway as a go-between from a 3300 ICP SIP connection to an Exchange Server 2007, resulting in support for multiple forms of Unified Communications including voice, email, and fax.
http://www.mitel.com

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Acme Packet Certified with Veraz to Deploy VoIP, IMS
The latest vendor to become part of Veraz Networks’ (news - alert) Veraz Open Solutions Alliance (VOSA) is Acme Packet, which has been certified as a “development ready” member with its Net-Net line of SBCs. Acme Packet’s (news - alert) products have successfully undergone interoperability testing with Veraz’ ControlSwitch softswitch and the IGate 4000 media gateway family, and have already been successfully deployed in a number of live networks.
http://www.acmepacket.com
http://www.veraznetworks.com

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BandTel Brings SIP Trunking to Avaya DevConnect Program
Avaya (quote - news - alert) has named SIP Trunking provider BandTel (news - alert) into its Avaya DeveloperConnection (DevConnect) program as a Gold member. As part of the DevConnect program, BandTel’s services will be assured compliance with Avaya solutions. The SIP Trunking services, in conjunction with Avaya’s VoIP products, will provide a flexible, reliable, and cost effective solution for companies with an eye toward a converged voice and data infrastructure.
http://www.bandtel.com
http://www.avaya.com

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OKI Develops CenterStage NX3200, the Industry's First Session Border Controller for NGN
Oki Electric Industry announced it has developed a session border controller for next-generation networks (NGN), its CenterStage NX3200. “CenterStage NX3200 enables carriers to interconnect their networks, which hadn’t been done in the past because it was difficult to process large capacity traffic in high speed with different IPs, such as IPv4 to IPv6,” said Kichiro Akino, president of Network Systems Company at Oki Electric Industry.
http://www.oki.com

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Solegy’s Managed PBX Solution Delivers Business VoIP Without the Hassle
Hosted VoIP provider Solegy announced the launch of a managed PBX solution that will enable service providers to offer business customers a single-sourced solution for all of their voice needs. Solegy’s Managed PBX — part of its ServicePDQ software platform — delivers all the features and functionality of a traditional PBX while adding a range of new IP-based services, enhanced flexibility and expanded user control.
http://www.solegy.com

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InGate SIP Solutions Part of Level 3 VoIP Technology Alliance
InGate (news - alert) has been invited to become part of Level 3 Communications’ (quote - news - alert) TAP (Technology Alliance Program), which provides an environment where various industry participants can come together to provide complete, tested, solutions that run on the Level 3 network. Ingate’s firewall technology enables SIPbased live communication while maintaining control and security at the network edge, and its SIParator devices connect to existing firewalls to enable SIP communications.
http://www.ingate.com
http://www.level3.com

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4PSA VoipNow 1.4 Simplifies Hosted PBX Business
Rack-Soft announced the most comprehensive update of 4PSA (news - alert) VoipNow released so far. With more than 30 new features and functions, 4PSA VoipNow 1.4 is the new version of the popular hosted PBX platform for ISPs and hosting providers.
http://www.4psa.com

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Arcosoft Intros VoIP Call Status Display Software
More small and medium-sized businesses are using VoIP phones, but lack the tools to effectively use them. Arcosoft (news - alert) has come forward to fill up the void with the introduction of VONaLink TeamOnCall.
http://www.arcosoft.com

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Aspect Enhances Contact Center Experience with SIP Trunking from BandTel
Aspect Software, (news - alert) which focuses solely on the contact center space, has adopted SIP technology, and has successfully completed interoperability testing of its contact center products with BandTel’s SIP Trunking solution. In fact, Aspect has been incorporating SIP connectivity into its solution set for some time, and has now taken the next step to providing end-to-end SIP connectivity.
http://www.aspect.com

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CounterPath adds PGP’s Zfone Media Encryption to its VoIP Softphone Solutions
VoIP softphone developer CounterPath Solutions (news - alert) announced it has signed a deal with Pretty Good Privacy to integrate Pretty Good’s Zfone, a security, privacy and compliance solution, into its Eyebeam 1.5 and X-Lite 3.0 products. In so doing, CounterPath will add a new level of security to its VoIP softphone solutions.
http://www.counterpath.com