Free Worldwide Calls for 2 days from AOL's AIM Phone

As part of their mother's day promotion AOL is giving away free worldwide calls for whole two days on their AIM Phone voip client. The offer starts from 06:00 EDT on saturday, the 10th of May and ends by 04:00 EDT on monday, the 12th of may. You can make unlimited number of calls with no big restriction on the duration of the calls during this special offer period.
To be able to enjoy this offer you need to sign up for AIM Call out and add $5 to your account. Your $5 can be used to make calls after this free calls period so it is not a payment in anyway, all calls are completely free during this period.
More information and download are available Here

News Release: VOXBONE AWARDED LICENSES, NUMBERS

Voxbone, a leading provider of local telephone numbers and VoIP transport to communications service providers and businesses worldwide, today announced that it has been awarded licenses and numbering resources to operate telecommunications services in Singapore and Greece.
The new licenses, awarded by Singapore’s IDA (Infocomm Development Authority) and Greece’s EETT (National Telecommunications and Post Commission), bring the total number of Voxbone-accessible countries to 43.
Voxbone’s DID (direct-inward dial) and toll-free numbers give its carrier, call center and major enterprise customers a way to establish a “local” presence in other countries, by being reachable through a local phone call. Seeing an advertised telephone number that costs little or nothing to dial, end customers and prospects will call an overseas businesses as soon as any business physically located nearby or in-country. Voxbone delivers these incoming calls to the number holder/subscriber through its global VoIP network.
Customers can instantly lease and provision numbers through Voxbone’s self-care Web portal, turning the acquisition process from months to minutes. “Voxbone is our source for local access numbers whenever we extend the reach of our free- and low-cost international calling service,” says Darren Yaphe, Director of Marketing at MOBIVOX, a Voxbone customer. “We rely on those local access numbers, as they enable our customers in over 40 countries to reach our dial-by-name IVR every time.”
Voxbone has partnered with local Singaporean and Greek telephone companies who are given their numbers by national regulators – a purchase as close to the physical source as possible and in compliance with all national standards and regulations. This assures number holders of service as reliable as that of a local incumbent carrier.

Free international calls from FreeCallButton

FreeCallButton is a new access number based free voip calls service launched recently. It enables you to make free international phone calls directly from your phone. FreeCallButton provide access phone numbers in several countries, to use the service you just need to call an access number closest to you, enter the PIN code which is issued daily on their website and then dial the number you want to call. You will be immediately connected to your destination. The audio quality is good enough but there is a limitation of just 5 minutes of free call per hour.
You can also use freecallbutton directly from their website using their web based callback service. You just enter your telephone number in the international format, the system will call you back, ask you to enter your destination phone number and will connect you to your destination.
. FreeCallButton free calls is not available to all countries, the list of countries they serve is available on their website www.freecallbutton.com. From the look of their website its easy to figure out that they hope to make money from the numerous ads they display on the site. Go to www.freecallsbutton.com if you want to try out the service, dont forget to share your opinion with us if you do.

SMSdiscount offers FREE calls to several destinations and low rates to many others.

SMSdiscount, the betamax voip application that let users send free text messages all over the world has gone a step further to include voip calls thereby making it a all in one voip application. Calls to Germany, US, Canada, UK , Norway etc are free while the rates for other destinations are quite low.
Like all other betamax voip applications smsdiscount is very easy to install and use and the voice quality is great. Buying credit gives you 120 days of free calls and you can call for 300 minutes per week for free.
. To try out SMSdicount visit www.smsdiscount.com

Calleasy launched. Very low rates to many destinations

Betamax the company behind voipbuster, voipcheap, nonoh and others have just launched another click to call voip service nicknamed calleasy. This is in keeping with their tradition of launching new services very similar to their existing service with only difference being in their name, call rates and user regulation. Calleasy is an easy way to make voip calls, it does not involve any download or the use of any headphone. You make the call with your own phone. All you need to do is to enter your phone number and your destination phone number on calleasy webpage and hit the call button, you will immediatelly be connected with your contact.
The connection is fast and the call quality is great. One major difference of calleasy when compared to other betamax services is that there are no free destinations but the call rates are quite low. For example calls to about 50 popular destinations countries like US, UK, Germany, France, Canada, Australia etc cost just half a cent per min, that almost free. Also rates for most other countries were considerable lowered, for example Nigeria mobile which use to cost about 19 cents per min now cost just 5 cents per min.
. Checkout www.calleasy.com to see if the rates for destinations that you call often are lowered and you can start to enjoy the new rates by signing up for the service. At solomon voip world we bring you information to help lower the cost of your communication without compromising on call quality, subscribe now to have regular updates delivered to your inbox. (see below to subscribe)

HelloSoft launches 3GPP compliant FMC client for the Nokia E-series on the S60 platform

HelloSoft Inc. the world’s leading provider of VoIP/IMS/VCC technologies for wireline and wireless devices announced today the launch of HelloMobileCommunicator-FMC™ for Nokia’s E-Series devices. The S60 Platform (formerly Series 60 User Interface) is a software platform for mobile phones that uses Symbian OS. The S60 is currently amongst the leading smartphone platforms in the world. It is developed primarily by Nokia and licensed by them to other manufacturers.
With the S60, being the world’s most popular software platform for smartphones, HelloSoft has been diligently working on the S60 platform to bring Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) to Next Generation Networks (NGN).
HelloMobileCommunicator–FMC is a standards-based complete solution enabling mass-market deployment of low-cost and power-efficient fully featured handsets. HelloSoft’s award-winning and commercially deployed comprehensive SIP-based VoIP technology forms the core component of the product. This 3GPP compliant product leads the way for FMC deployments with it’s Voice Call Continuity (VCC) feature offering seamless handoff between any access networks (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WCDMA, EVDO, HSDPA/HSUPA).
The product provides a unified GUI to support voice, chat, messaging, phone book, and contact applications. This further improves customer usability.
“We are excited to be able to provide our IMS/VCC technologies for Nokia E-Series devices and other popular S60 platform based mobile devices”, said Ron Victor, Vice President and General Manager for Business Development and Marketing at HelloSoft. “Adding the Nokia S60 platform to our portfolio of supported platforms for FMC, enables our service provider and enterprise customers to broaden the number of handset choices available for FMC applications.”
HelloSoft has been conducting interoperability testing over the past year and continues to work with infrastructure partners to test any and all platforms with our IMS/VCC client. Announced partners include Accuris Networks Aricent, Azaire Networks, NewStep, Personeta, Sonus, Networks and Tango Networks.
HelloSoft’s products can enable mobile device manufacturers to design and architect products that are power efficient and provide substantial cost benefits. HelloSoft has a range of VoIP and wireless products to meet the price and performance needs of multiple high-volume markets, including multi-mode devices which enable OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver VoIP enabled products with a shorter time to market.

VoIP revenue-sharing scheme enhanced by Timico

      Thanks to VoIP, Timico Ltd, a provider of converged communication services to business customers is actually realising more than double the revenue its business partners can get. The company can be found in Newark, Nottinghamshire.

            Right now, all the companies registered to the Timico's Business Partner programme are gaining a lot from a combination of connection bonus, hardware earnings and ongoing revenue share. In the first year of the contract, a Timico business partner can actually earn up to £185 from an average revenue customer on a mid-range tariff. This is quite much compared to the previous average revenue, which was £85.

            The new package form Timico is meant to position Timico's hosted VoIP solution as a lucrative proposition for dealers expanding into converged communications. It is their hope that the improved VoIP rewards will attract mobile and telecoms dealers, by demonstrating how much they can earn from selling VoIP services.

            With the help of Timico, its business partners can now expand their operations from a single service to providing a full suite of converged communications. This will enable them to gain both from higher earnings and reduced customer churn.

 

 

 

VoIP comes first in IBISWorld’s Top 10 List for 2008

            In a recent release by IBISWorld on the top ten industries with strong growth forecasts for 2008, VoIP topped the list.  According to the report too, VoIP is forecasted to grow by 24.3 percent this year.

            Those in corn farming, foam product manufacturing, web search portal, and biotechnology fields, are not left far behind. The Subscriber growth will drive revenue in the VoIP sector. It is expected that the figure will rise by 21.2 percent this year to 16.6 million. The number of establishments is also expected to jump by a significant 44.5 percent to 2,190 nationwide.

            In a statement release, the Senior analyst at IBISWorld, George Van Horn explained that, "The VoIP providers industry will easily outperform the wider telecommunications sector this year, given that it is an emerging service which continues to gain greater consumer and business acceptance. As household broadband penetration increases, it will facilitate greater use of digital services, helping to improve the call quality of industry services. In fact, by 2012, we expect revenue growth of 90.2 percent, bringing total revenue to $4.88 billion. By the same time, we predict that the U.S. will have approximately 25.4 million paying VoIP subscribers."

            In only this year, it is expected that the revenue will grow from an impressive 24.3 percent to $3.19 billion. IBISWorld forecasts that as the services improve and gain greater consumer acceptance, many more providers will begin to turn a profit especially with Vonage leading the way.  It is expected that the US's largest VoIP provider will become more profitable for the first time this quarter.

 

 

 

SMEs to benefit from VoIP, Thanks to BT and RingCentral

            In order to launch the latest in its range of web-based tools, BT RingCentral, BT Business has entered into a joint venture with RingCentral, a US-based online communications company. RingCentral helps manage the phone, mobile and communication services of SMEs in the UK. By doing this, they help these SMEs maintain a more professional image.

            The main reason for establishing BT RingCentral was to make it easy to set-up and maintain small and medium-sized businesses. It does not necessarily require any outlay on hardware, which can be quite expensive to maintain.

            With this new service, you get a lot. The professional phone system has a variety of high tech features such as advanced call management and PBX features, voicemail and internet fax capabilities.

            It costs just £15 to get RingCentral. This offer is exclusive of VAT and on a monthly basis. A company is supposed to get a non-geographic 0800 Freefone or an 0844 Contact call number with this. The number can be used for a lot of things. Talk about having multiple extensions with voicemail; automatic call screening and forwarding; a click-to-call button to use on web sites and e-mails; call logs for sales leads; fax capabilities; and for message alerts.

            How can I forget that it also have a provision for welcoming callers with a customised greeting, in-queue music or even a promotional announcement. Then finally, it allows customers to make, screen and answer calls online, through the "Desktop Call Controller". Isn't that something?

 

 

 

A New Set of features to be Added to Qwest’s OneFlex VoIP product suite

            Qwest is a company that provides voice, video and data services across the US and the world. In 2004, Qwest introduced OneFlex, a business VoIP service. It has just added a set of new features to its OneFlex VoIP product suite. Among the features is an application that will allow users compress their voice calls to free up more bandwidth for data transmissions.

            With the compression feature, users can double or triple the amount of paths they have that is solely for VoIP. The nice part about this, is that its cost free for OneFlex customers. It also allows for work in the sense that employees can set up dedicated VoIP lines in hotels and home offices that act as extensions to office lines. A lot of companies can now save money by putting voice services over the company's T1 line.

            Even though users can now compress their voice traffic to get more use out of their bandwidth, they still have to pay more if they want to buy additional phone lines. The only users that can take advantage of the compression features are those with up-to-date compression-capable equipment. Those who don't have compression-capable equipment will have to upgrade.

            Another distinct feature is an "escape to operator" feature. It allows inbound callers access to an operator from their voice mail. There are also Sub Office Administrator Portals that allows office administrators to outsource office management functions to employees at different office locations.

 

 

 

 

New iPhone SDK to allow VoIP

            In a recent announcement, Apple declared that it will let VoIP clients on the iPhone and iPod, by means of its new software development kit. The only thing is that any VoIP solution developed with this kit does not work through a cellular network. It only works over Wi-Fi. The real reason behind this might be due to bandwidth limitations on the cell network, which make it difficult to develop VoIP on that platform.

            According to the iPhone SDK agreement, "If an Application requires or will have access to the carrier network, then additionally such Application: … May not have Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) functionality."

            Anyway all hope is not lost. SightSpeed, a company has started some operations aimed at developing VoIP for the iPhone. Have they faced any obstacles? Off course. Right now they are having problems putting together their video chat service. The location of the camera on the iPhone is making it hard for them to fully develop the VoIP application. Aside from this, there are also some speculations that Skype and Gizmo projects will soon introduce a VoIP client. So watch out.

 

 

Tokiva Introduces a Wireless Variation to Its VoIP Theme

            With VoIP technology comes a lot of hybrids and variations. Presently, the wireless mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Tokiva has added instant messaging on mobiles to the mix which is a way to initiate a packetized voice call

            A few days ago, the Toronto-based operator made it known that its IM-To-Call service will now be available with immediate effect on leading IM clients. This includes MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger, and Google Talk. In a statement, Tokiva said its general availability follows a beta test that began in January.

            According to Tokiva, the users do not need to download any software in order to make any wireless VoIP call. What happens is that registered users receive an invitation to add Tokiva as a buddy on their IM lists. All they now need to do is to send an instant message to Tokiva to call them. Tokiva will definitely call back, with the user's landline or mobile phone. They will then connect the caller to the desired number immediately.

            The MVNO claims that, "using Tokiva can save up to 90% of normal call costs because the calls are carried by Tokiva's global VoIP network that has a footprint in over 185 countries."

            Tokiva observed that their customers tend to be heavy users of IM. Which means that the Tokiva IM-To-Call service is a natural extension to what they are already doing. According to Tong Li, the founder and chief executive of Tokiva, "Tokiva is connecting text-based IM systems with voice-based phone networks in a simple yet powerful way." 

            From the figures obtained from the ComScore Media, there are 90 million instant messaging users in the United States. Come second quarter of 2008, Tokiva said it plans to support QQ Messenger, the most popular IM systems in China, which counts 520 million users.

HD DVR, SureWest’s new VoIP phone service

            Before now, SureWest, a telecommunication company provided VoIP services for business customers. Now, they have moved on to a higher level. That is to say that in addition to providing VoIP services to their business customers, they are now going to involve residential customers.

            The new form of VoIP service for residential customers is a Digital Phone. It is a high-definition digital video recorder product. SureWest (Nasdaq: SURW) has since been testing the high-definition DVR. This development has been in affect since December last year.

            In a news release, Steve Oldham, the president and chief executive officer of SureWest said this, "customer response to the product far exceeded SureWest's expectations".

            SureWEst has also expanded to 50 high-definition channels, up from 17 a year ago.

Qwest improves VoIP product suite

            Qwest first opened up OneFlex, a business VoIP service in the year 2004. According to Jeff Randolph, the president of the Illinois-based engineering consulting firm Randolph & Associates, his company has subscribed to Qwest's OneFlex service for about a year. It has provided his company with the ability to work more flexibly by allowing employees to set up dedicated VoIP lines in hotels and home offices that act as extensions to office lines. He further added that the service has helped his company save money by putting voice services over the company's T1 line.

            In a recent development, Qwest has revealed a number of new features for its OneFlex VoIP product suite. It also includes an application that allows users to compress their voice calls so as to free up more bandwidth for data transmissions.

            According to Thuy Ha, the director of product management for Qwest, "the compression feature can let users double or even triple the number of paths they have dedicated to VoIP." She added that Oneflex customers do not have to pay more for the compression feature.

            "While users will be able to compress their voice traffic to get more use out of their bandwidth," Ha adds, "they will still have to pay additional money if they want to purchase additional phone lines. Customers will only be able to take advantage of the compression feature if they have up-to-date compression-capable equipment. Customers who don't have compression-capable equipment will have to upgrade."

            Another feature has been added. It is known as the "escape to operator" feature. It allows inbound callers to have access to an operator from their voice mail in addition to Sub Office Administrator Portals that allow office administrators to outsource office management functions to employees at different office locations.

Adphone given away 30 minutes of free calls per day !

I wrote about this service about a year ago and they have really improved since then. Their voip client has been redesigned and their business model changed a little bit. Adphone is now a ad based voip service but calls are not totally free because they recognize the fact that ad revenue just cannot finance the cost of call termination to all destination. Therefore the free calls are available for some 50 countries, the list of which are available HERE.
One good thing about Adphone is that they display visual ads on the voip client that does not interfere whit your calls in anyway. You are not even required to click on the ads before your calls get connected. So you only need to click on the ads if you are really interested in it.
To use adphone you have to download the adphone client from their website. It is very easy to install and use. When you call a number the first two minutes of the call are free and you can call the same number up to ten times in a day. The only down side of adphone is the fact that it is only available for PC-to-phone calls but i believe they will add phone-to-phone funtionality in no distance future. Call connection is really fast and the audio quality is excellent
To try out Adphone download it Here now.

Ad-based Free Calling Service Voixio to go live Soon. Promise Free Worldwide Calls

A new advertisement based free calling service nicknamed voixio was launched recently and will be going live from the 1st of April. It has been generating some excitement in the blogsphere recently. They promise to let their users call any number in the world for free just by viewing a video commercial. Users will be able to make free worldwide voice and video calls, at least that is what they are saying. When you visit their website www.voixio.com, you will be asked to register and if you try to place a call, a small video commercial will play after which you will be informed that the service will only be live by April 1st
I have seen several ad-based voip service come and go without much success. One of the major problem with them is that they promise free worldwide calls but in reality they only provide free calls to popular destinations that are already free from other services. This normally turn off users because they have to watch a commercial or listen to an ad before they can have free calls to destinations they can get from other services or voip applications for free and without any ad.
Most ad-based voip service can not deliver on their promise of free worldwide calls because it is just not possible for them to offset their termination cost to non western countries by whatever to earn from advertisements. Imaging the cost of terminating 1 million calls to a place like India or Senegal for example.
But Voixio is saying they can do this, at least that what I am reading on some blogs. I guess we have to wait till April 1st to find out, just hope this will not be another April fool.

Nonoh verification process creating problem for users in North America

Many users of nonoh in north america particularly in the US and canada are having problem with the nonoh user verification process. Most users in this area are unable to purchase credit for their nonoh account thereby unable to make phone calls with it. The problem is due to the fact the verification code which nonoh send to their mobile through an sms did not arrive. User are not getting this sms and therefore cant complete the verification process.
I have this same problem with my nonoh account and i have received lot of e-mails from my readers telling me they are having thesame problem. I have contacted betamax, the owner of nonoh but i am yet to get a reply from them.
I hope betamax resolve this problem as soon as possible so that users can continue to use their service.

Cisco and iSkoot To Integrate VoIP To Wireline Networks

            Cisco and iSkoot has integrated VoIP features in the networks of several international mobile phone operators. This information is based on reports made by Mobile software from iSkoot that it has achieved carrier-class interoperability with with Cisco.

            According to iSkoot, "iSkoot's software has been integrated and successfully tested with the Cisco AS5000 Series Universal Gateway and the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch to carry out signalling and call-control operations interconnecting advanced IP networks to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). The company's software lets users view their buddy lists, make and receive Internet calls, and enjoy instant messaging using nearly any mobile handset."

            It was Jacob Guedalia, iSkoot's chief operations officer that declared this at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

            This was his statement, "As a result of our successful interoperability testing, iSkoot's mobile solution is now commercially deployed by mobile operators around the globe."

            In a statement with regards to the integrated product, the Director of mobility marketing for Cisco, Jon Hindle, said, "As the Internet increasingly becomes the foundation for all mobile communications, the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network architecture provides the scalability, openness, and reliability that service providers need to deploy innovative applications such as iSkoot and deliver new profitable services to their subscribers."

            Mobile operators in Austria, Australia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Sweden and the U.K have adopted the mobile-to-VoIP product. Presently, the iSkoot software is supported on……………………

            Skype has also emulated the use of iSkoot's mobile VoIP method. Their method operates on native platforms like the Symbian S60, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, UIQ, Nokia 60 Series, some Motorola RAZR models, and Palm. The other platforms it also supports are the J2ME and BREW platforms.

 

 

Two hours of free calling and lots of other features in the New VoIP-powered ooVoo 1.5

 

            There is now a new free downloadable version of VoIP, known as VoIP-powered ooVoo 1.5. It also allows the making of calls to landline and mobile phones.

            Well, I took some time to look at the features included in the new edition. Off course, there were bound to be some similarities, differences and what have you. 

            First of all, I discovered nothing much had changed on the interface. The only noticeable difference was a tab that was introduced on the main client. The tab is for making calls to regular phones. Also included is a scroll down menu, which allows you to select the country you might want to call. You also find this in Skype . The only difference here is that you can only call people in the United States and Canada for now.

            I also took some time to test ooVoo 1.5.  I discovered that on mobile, the call quality is almost the same as Skype . It has the ability to record just about any conversation. Within the call window is an inbuilt record button. In a situation that requires recording a call with another ooVoo user, it will prompt them with a permission window that will ask if they agree to be recorded. There is yet no permission feature for recording mobile or landline phone calls. The only set back I know for now is that it usually takes sometime before you can get through calls.

            If you think that is all, just wait for this bit of information. Do you know that from now till the first of March you can make outbound calls free of charge for two hours to any landline or mobile phone in the U.S. and Canada, anywhere you are in the world? You can only get this opportunity by just downloading the new oovoo 1.5. Well, its time to set the ball rolling.

iRiver Turns to SPIRIT Again

SPIRIT DSP, the world's leading provider of voice and video software engines, announced today that Reigncom, one of the largest manufacturers of portable multimedia players (PMP) and the parent company of mp3 player manufacturer iRiver, has licensed TeamSpirit® 3.0 Voice Engine Mobile to ensure outstanding voice quality in the new iRiver W10 VoIP-enabled PMP. Previously, iRiver licensed TeamSpirit 3.0 Voice&Video Engine to be integrated into its next-generation Unit2 multimedia home entertainment and communication center.
TeamSpirit 3.0 Voice Engine Mobile will run in the new iRiver W10 gadget. The iRiver W10 series heralds a new era in portable electronics. A luxurious array of features makes the W10 the gadget of choice for all technology-savvy customers. iRiver W10 delivers such "must have" functionality as high-quality, crystal clear voice over IP, MPEG-4 and WMV video streaming and MP3, WMA and AAC audio playback, and it includes a built-in FM tuner and a Wi-Fi Positioning System.
A successful predecessor of the W10, iRiver W7 has recently won CNET's "Best of CES" Award in the category of MP3 and Portable Video Players at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.
"Our next-generation iRiver W10 wouldn't be a success without high-quality voice communication, demanded by subscribers and required by service providers. With SPIRIT's software, we are able to ensure excellent service perception and satisfaction of subscribers' modern demand for ubiquitous communications," said Justin Hwang, VP Products of Reigncom. "We do emphasize the quality of our products. In every minor detail, we look for the most advanced and reliable solution. SPIRIT turned out to be the best choice."
"With SPIRIT's help, iRiver has successfully added communication functionality to the W-series of its fancy gadgets. By marrying a VoIP phone with a multimedia player and navigator, iRiver keeps pace with the newest market trends and strong subscriber demands born when Apple added GSM functionality to the iPod," said Alex Kravchenko, VP Sales of SPIRIT DSP. "We enjoy our ongoing relationship with Reigncom and are pleased to support another break-through of Reigncom's development team. SPIRIT is dedicated to helping market leaders like Reigncom transform their devices into communication gadgets of tomorrow."
TeamSpirit 3.0 Voice Engine Mobile is part of TeamSpirit Voice&Video Engine Mobile, which is a complete solution that delivers rich voice and video experience for mobile OEMs. Due to sophisticated algorithms, the engine enables best-of-breed voice, as well as 3-way video conference calls with 10 fps on a low cost 200 MHz mobile phone for 3G VT and V2oIP (voice and video over IP) applications. The engine provides longer battery life, thanks to extremely low MIPS consumption. TeamSpirit Mobile is specifically designed for next generation mobile devices like dual mode phones (cellular + WiFi), WiFi phones and Portable WiFi devices, softphones on mobile platforms, IP voice and videophones and 3G mobile phones (with video telephony support).
TeamSpirit 3.0 Mobile is available on all ARM9 and ARM9E based processors (XScale, OMAP and others), along with ARM AudioDE and TI C64x.

World’s First Free SIP-VoIP Application for iPod Touch Released by Touchmods

Claiming that it is the world's first free SIP-VoIP application for the iPod Touch, Touchmods has announced the release of its version 1.0 SIP-VoIP for the iPod Touch which allows its users to make VoIP calls via a WiFi connection without having to go through much trouble that is often encountered from such connection.

 Though, lacking a microphone or any other audio input inlet, Touchmods has adequately made provision for that by releasing instructions for building such and can be easily attached to the device's dock connector by simply following the step-by-step set up instruction.

 However, for users who might find the set up quite cumbersome, the company is working on an alternative method which is the provision of a £22 bespoke iPod Touch microphone.

Touchmods also said that its software is compatible with a range of VoIP providers and with the Asterisk-open-source IP PABX.

 

Barbour Contracted VoIP Deal to Waterstons

The world famous outdoor clothing company, JBarbour and Sons has contracted a deal for the installation of VoIP system to Waterstons Ltd, a Durham-based IT consultancy. Phase one of the project, which is complete, involved installing a VoIP system at Barbour's three UK offices.

The second phase of the project will involve the installation of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Live Communications Server, providing workers with access to email, calendars and other data via their mobile phones and PDAs.

The system uses Barbour's IT network to route calls rather than the public telephone network. The system will be extended globally, significantly reducing international call charges for the company. Barbour has operations in 29 countries across the globe, it is expected that this will foster connectivity and facilitate transaction as well as increasing efficiency and improve communication with workers irrespective of their location.

 

The system would allow Barbour to standardize its telephone system, handsets and voicemail. Each phone can access an electronic telephone directory of numbers for all three sites, and staff can now make free site-to-site calls over the company's Wide Area Network.

New Skype Desktop Phone Released by Belkin

The new desktop internet phone for Skype would soon be ready for use; this was made known by Belkin, a recognized global leader in connectivity solutions which has its headquarters in Los Angeles , USA during the CES 2008 event hosted in La Vegas. This phone has been designed in a way that calls can be made and received through it without the need to turn on the computer.

 

The phone initiates automatic login to Skype and can be plugged directly into a wired or wireless router, or a live Ethernet port. Supporting about 500 sets of Skype and SkypeOut contacts in the contact list, the phone is embedded with features like a speaker, speed dial, call hold/release, call pickup/park, mute, redial, hold and call-timer display.

 Belkin said that arrangement has been concluded to launch the Desktop Internet Phone for Skype in March, 2008 in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Although UK pricing has not yet been mentioned, the phone is to be sold at the rate of $99.99 in the listed areas.

The new desktop internet phone for Skype would soon be ready for use; this was made known by Belkin, a recognized global leader in connectivity solutions which has its headquarters in Los Angeles , USA during the CES 2008 event hosted in La Vegas. This phone has been designed in a way that calls can be made and received through it without the need to turn on the computer.

 The phone initiates automatic login to Skype and can be plugged directly into a wired or wireless router, or a live Ethernet port. Supporting about 500 sets of Skype and SkypeOut contacts in the contact list, the phone is embedded with features like a speaker, speed dial, call hold/release, call pickup/park, mute, redial, hold and call-timer display.

 Belkin said that arrangement has been concluded to launch the Desktop Internet Phone for Skype in March, 2008 in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Although UK pricing has not yet been mentioned, the phone is to be sold at the rate of $99.99 in the listed areas.

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Inclarity and NVT Collaborate to Offer VoIP

In order to fortify its internet based services, Inclarity Ltd has decided to enter into a channel partnership agreement with NVT Group.

 With this partnership, the hosted VoIP solution of Inclarity will be offered to the Scottish market by NVT Group thereby, for the first time, offering telephone service to its business customers. Inclarity's hosted VoIP service provided significant cost advantages in comparison with traditional telephony systems.