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February 2007
Volume 10 / Number 2
 

2006 Product of the Year Award

 

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!

– The Editors

COMPANY WEB PRODUCT
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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