You see before you the list of Internet Telephony magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year award winners. Each year, the editors of Internet Telephony pore over hundreds of applications submitted over the course of the preceding several months. And each year we are treated to seeing the very best of what the industry has to offer.
The list, in our view, has never been about selecting a single product. It is an impossible task to choose one product across multiple categories and multiple target audiences that should be considered “the best.” For example how does one compare an IP telephony headset with a softswitch with an operator’s console with a development toolkit...?
There are too many different categories and classes of product. For us the list has always been about providing our readers with a group of products that merit their consideration. Pure and simple. If one of our readers is in the market for an enterprise IP telephony solution, then there will appear among this list of vendors several providers of such a solution. The purpose of this list is to provide a starting point for individuals seeking solutions that will help them achieve their goals, be it to save money, grow their business, or embrace the hottest telecommunications technology out there.
And so, we present to you the best of 2006. While hardly exhaustive, this list is a great place to begin your search for the solution that will ultimately serve to fill your unique needs. We remind everyone to do their homework, research these companies thoroughly, follow up, and most importantly: Check out those customer references!
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3Com |
http://www.3com.com |
3Com NBX IP Telephony Release 6.0 |
911 Enable |
http://www.911enable.com |
Enterprise 911 Solution |
AccessLine Communications |
http://www.accessline.com |
SmartVoicePlus |
Aculab |
http://www.aculab.com |
Prosody S |
Alliance Systems |
http://www.alliancesystems.com |
EX-6000 Expansion Chassis |
Allworx |
http://www.allworx.com |
6x |
AltiGen Communications, Inc |
http://www.altigen.com |
IP 705 VoIP Telephone |
Aperto Networks |
http://www.apertonet.com |
PacketMAX 5000 Base Station |
ASC telecom AG |
http://www.asctelecom.com |
EVOip for Windows |
AudioCodes |
http://www.audiocodes.com |
Transcoding Resource Blade (TRB) |
AVAYA |
http://www.avaya.com |
Avaya One-X Deskphone for 9600 Series IP Telephones |
BlueNote Networks, Inc. |
http://www.bluenotenetworks.com |
SessionSuite SOA Edition |
Brekeke Software, Inc. |
http://www.brekeke.com |
Brekeke JTAPI SDK |
Brix Networks |
http://www.brixnet.com |
BrixVision |
BroadSoft Inc. |
http://www.broadsoft.com |
BroadWorks Call Center |
Cantata Technology |
http://www.cantata.com |
IMG 1010 |
Carrier Access Corporation |
http://www.carrieraccess.com |
Adit® 3500 Trunk Gateway and Router with Release 1.4 |
Centillium Communications |
http://www.centillium.com |
ARION family (CO and CPE chipsets) |
Cisco |
http://www.cisco.com |
Cisco Unified Personal Communicator |
Citel Technologies |
http://www.citel.com |
EXTender IP6000 |
Citrix Systems, Inc. |
http://www.citrix.com |
Citrix Application Gateway™ with the Citrix® Voice Office Application Suite |
ClearMesh Networks |
http://www.clearmesh.com |
The ClearMesh Metro Grid |
Codian |
http://www.codian.com |
MCU 4500 |
CommuniGate Systems |
http://www.commuigate.com |
CommuniGate Pro 5.1 |
Convergin |
http://www.convergin.com |
Wireline SCIM Solution. |
CopperCom |
http://www.coppercom.com |
Content Manager |
CosmoCom |
http://www.cosmocom.com |
CosmoCall Universe 4.6 |
CounterPath Solutions |
http://www.counterpath.com |
eyeBeam 1.5 |
Covad Communications Group, Inc. |
http://www.covad.com |
Covad ClearEdge Integrated Access |
Covergence, Inc |
http://www.covergence.com |
Eclipse™ model CXC-50 |
Critical Links |
http://www.critical-links.com |
edgeBOX |
CTI Group |
http://www.ctigroup.com |
SmartRecord IP |
cylogistics |
http://www.cylogistics.com |
Trueline Billing Solution |
deltathree, Inc. |
http://www.deltathree.com |
Hosted Consumer VoIP Solution |
Dialexia Communications |
http://www.dialexia.com |
Dial-Centrex |
Dialogic Corporation |
http://www.dialogic.com |
Dialogic® Multimedia Platform for AdvancedTCA® |
Dirigosoft Telecommunications, Inc. |
http://www.dirigosoft.com |
Dirigo iQueue™ |
EdenTree Technologies |
http://www.edentreetech.com |
EdenTree Lab Manager 5.0 |
Emerson Network Power |
http://www.gotoemerson.com |
NterpriseIP™ Solution |
Empirix Inc. |
http://www.empirix.com |
Hammer FX-Blade |
Engate Technology Corporation |
http://www.engate.com |
Engate MailSentinel™ |
Ensim Corporation |
http://www.ensim.com |
Unify 3.0 |
Envox Worldwide |
http://www.envox.com |
Envox 6.3 Communications Development Platform |
Espial IPTV |
http://www.espial.com |
Evo IPTV Service Platform |
Extricom Inc. |
http://www.extricom.com |
Extricom Wireless LAN System |
F5 Networks |
http://www.f5.com |
BIG-IP LTM (Local Traffic Manager) SIP Load Balancing Solution |
FacetCorp |
http://www.facetcorp.com |
FacetPhone |
FaxCore |
http://www.faxcore.com |
FaxCore Integration Server (FIS) |
FirstHand Technologies |
http://www.firsthandtech.com |
FirstHand Enterprise Mobility Solution |
Fonality |
http://www.fonality.com |
HUD for PBXtra |
Forum Communications International |
http://www.forum-com.com |
Consortium VIP |
Global Crossing |
http://www.globalcrossing.com |
VoIP On-Net Plus |
GlobalTouch Telecom |
http://www.globaltouchtelecom.com |
ASP VoIP Solution |
Grandstream Networks, Inc |
http://www.grandstream.com |
GXW-410xv Analog IP Gateway |
HBF / 911 Services |
http://www.hbfgroup.com |
i-911 |
HelloSoft, Inc. |
http://www.hellosoft.com |
HelloDual-Mode |
I.S. Associates, Inc. |
http://www.isassoc.com |
TeleCount Billing |
iBasis |
http://www.ibasis.com |
DirectVoIP Transcoding |
IBM |
http://www.ibm.com |
IBM System i IP Telephony |
IDT Telecom - Net2Phone |
http://www.net2phone.com |
SAMSUNG SMT-W6100 Wi-Fi Phone |
Ingate Systems |
http://www.ingate.com |
Ingate SIP Trunking Software Module |
Intelliverse |
http://www.intelliverse.com |
Talking Planet Business |
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. |
http://www.inin.com |
Vonexus Enterprise Interaction Center |
Inter-Tel, Incorporated |
http://www.inter-tel.com |
Inter-Tel 7000 |
Intertex |
http://www.intertex.com |
Intertex IX68 |
iotum inc. |
http://www.iotum.com |
IOTUM ’s Pronto Conferencing |
Iperia |
http://www.iperia.com |
IperiaVX |
Ixia |
http://www.ixiacom.com |
Ixia triple Play test Solution |
JDSU |
http://www.jdsu.com |
QT-50 Software Agent |
Jungo LTD |
http://www.jungo.com |
OpenRG/OpenSMB - JPBX |
Juniper Networks |
http://www.juniper.net |
MX960 Ethernet Services Router |
KoolSpan, Inc. |
http://www.koolspan.com |
SecurEdge |
Legerity |
http://www.legerity.com |
Legerity VeriVoice Test Suite Software |
Lucent Technologies |
http://www.lucent.com |
Lucent Subscriber Data Optimization Solution |
Mediatrix Telecom |
http://www.mediatrix.com |
Mediatrix 3531 / 3532 |
Mera Systems Inc |
http://www.mera-systems.com |
MERA VoIP Transit Softswitch II |
Mitel |
http://www.mitel.com |
Mitel Live Business Gateway |
Network Instruments |
http://www.networkinstruments.com |
Expert Observer® and the GigaStor Probe Appliance |
NewStep Networks |
http://www.newstep.com |
CSN 30 |
NexTone Communications |
http://www.nextone.com |
Dynamic Policy Management™ (DPM) |
Nominum |
http://www.nominum.com |
Nominum Navitas |
Nortel |
http://www.nortel.com |
Business Communications Manager 50/200/400 |
Objectworld Communications |
http://www.objectworld.com |
Objectworld Unified Communications Server (UC Server) |
Pactolus Communications Software |
http://www.pactolus.com |
SIPdev.org and RapidSTART SIP Services Suite |
Pangean Technologies |
http://www.pangeantech.com |
insta-REACT! |
Paradial AS |
http://www.paradial.com |
RealTunnel FW/NAT traversal 2.0 |
Patton Electronics |
http://www.patton.com |
SmartNode™ Model SN4960 |
Performance Technologies |
http://www.pt.com |
ATC6640 |
Personeta |
http://www.personeta.com |
Personeta Mobile Office (PMO) |
Plantronics |
http://www.plantronics.com |
Voyager 510-USB |
Protus IP Solutions |
http://www.protus.com |
MyFax |
Psytechnics |
http://www.psytechnics.com |
Unified Comunications Experience Manager |
pulse |
http://www.pulsevoice.com |
pulsescp |
Qwest |
http://www.qwest.com/wholesale |
Qwest Wholesale IP Voice Solutions |
Reef Point Systems |
http://www.reefpoint.com |
Universal Convergence Gateway |
RightNow Technologies |
http://www.rightnow.com |
RightNow Voice™ |
RingCentral |
http://www.ringcentral.com |
RingCentral Online |
RNK Communications |
http://www.rnkcom.com |
SubjectTalk |
Ruckus Wireless |
http://www.ruckuswireless.com |
Ruckus MediaFlex NG |
Sagem-Interstar Inc. |
http://www.faxserver.com |
XMediusFAX SP Release 5.0 |
Samsung BCS |
http://www.samsung.com/bcs |
OfficeServ 7400 |
Seawolf Technologies, Inc. |
http://www.seawolftech.com |
XRainbow |
ShoreTel, Inc. |
http://www.shoretel.com |
ShoreTel 6.1 |
Shunra |
http://www.shunra.com |
Shunra Virtual Enterprise (Shunra VE) |
Siemens Communications Inc. |
http://www.enterprise.siemens.com/open |
Siemens OpenStage |
SightSpeed |
http://www.sightspeed.com |
SightSpeed 5.0 |
SignalSys, Inc. |
http://www.signalsys.com |
SP400 |
Simton Technologies Inc. |
http://www.simton.com |
Simton IPX H500 |
Sipera Systems |
http://www.sipera.com |
Sipera IPCS 310 |
SITEL |
http://www.sitel.com |
SystemOne |
snom technology AG |
http://www.snom.com |
snom 320 |
Solegy LLC |
http://www.solegy.com |
Solegy ServicePDQ |
Sphere Communications |
http://www.spherecom.com |
Sphericall |
Spirent Communications |
http://www.spirentcom.com |
Spirent Protocol Tester |
SPIRIT DSP |
http://www.spiritdsp.com |
TeamSpirit™ Mobile 2.0 |
Strix Systems |
http://www.strixsystems.com |
Strix Systems Edge Wireless System (EWS 100) |
Super Technologies, Inc./DIDXchange |
http://www.didx.net |
DIDXchange |
Switchvox |
http://www.switchvox.com |
Switchvox SMB |
SyChip, Inc. |
http://www.sychip.com |
SyVoiceTM SV1000 |
Sylantro Systems |
http://www.sylantro.com |
Synergy 4.1 |
SysMaster Corporation |
http://www.sysmaster.com |
Tornado M10 Digital Media Center |
Tekelec |
http://www.tekelec.com |
Tekelec 7000 Enhanced VoIP Solution (T7000 EVS) |
Tektronix Canada, Inc. (formerly Minacom) |
http://www.minacom.com |
MTA Loopback VoIP Test |
Telco Systems |
http://www.telco.com |
Access500 |
Teleformix LLC |
http://www.teleformix.com |
ECHO Digital Call Recorder |
Telenity |
http://www.telenity.com |
Canvas LES, Location Enabling Server (based on Canvas CSP, Converged Services Platform) |
TeleTech |
http://www.teletech.com |
TeleTech OnDemand Retail Voice Portal |
Toshiba America Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems Division |
http://www.telecom.toshiba.com |
Strata CIX40 |
Trolltech |
http://www.trolltech.com |
Qtopia 4.2.0 |
Truphone |
http://www.truphone.com |
Truphone |
UCN, Inc. |
http://www.ucn.net |
inContact/Workforce Management |
Unimax Systems Corp. |
http://www.unimax.com |
2nd Nature, Rel. 6.2 |
VoiceObjects, Inc. |
http://www.voiceobjects.com |
VoiceObjects 6 |
Voxpath Networks |
http://www.voxpath.com |
Harmonica Connect |
VozTelecom Sistemas SL |
http://www.voztele.com |
Outsourced Hosted VoIP Applications |
Whaleback Systems |
http://www.whalebacksystems.com |
Whaleback Systems CrystalBlue Voice Service |
WildPackets Inc. |
http://www.wildpackets.com |
OmniAnalysis Platform v4.0 |
XConnect |
http://www.xconnect.com |
XConnect Direct Route Outbound & Inbound |
Yahoo! |
http://www.yahoo.com |
Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8.1 |
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