Calysto Communications announces that Broadvox has selected Calysto to assist in public relations and social media marketing strategies, in order to leverage the expansion of Broadvox and its collaboration and communications solutions.

Calysto is managing a comprehensive public relations program for Broadvox, including messaging; the development of press releases and other written materials; speakers’ bureau; and media, analyst and blogger relations. Calysto will also strategize on the company’s social media activities, including creating a full-scale LinkedIn presence for Broadvox.

4PSA announces the availability of an all new licensing program for its award-winning Unified Communications solution, VoipNow Professional. The brand new Academic Licensing plan was designed to help educational institutions replace their legacy communication methods with Unified Communications.

All types of cultural and educational organizations such as schools, universities, museums, libraries etc. can increase their efficiency and enhance their communication processes with VoipNow. "Unified Communications plays an essential role within the academic environment because it lowers the organization investments while saving time and effort. Regardless of how large the institution is, the benefits are the same for both tens of users and thousands of them," said Elena Carstoiu, 4PSA's VP of Sales and Marketing.

Rebtel introduces ToIP (Text-over-IP) a new texting service that allows for SMS through local numbers over internet and also gives large SMS application providers a way to extend savings to their customers, while creating a better way to monetize these target groups.

In addition, Rebtel announced it has dramatically reduced rates on international text messages from the U.S. also for people who don’t own smartphones. Rebtel ToIP for feature phones, which is a complement to the SMS service in their smartphone offerings, is up to 92.5% less expensive than the going rate offered by Sprint, and up to 93% cheaper than AT&T and Verizon, the two largest mobile telecom carriers in the U.S.

Have you ever been chatting with a friend on Facebook only to realize it would be nice to actually hear the person’s voice? You’re not alone. A recent survey found that 88% of Facebook users want voice chat capabilities within the site. Today, Bobsled by T-Mobile, is making that possible.

Free Voice Calls Within Facebook
The new Bobsled application provides Facebook’s more than 500 million users worldwide with free, one-touch calling to their Facebook friends from a personal computer and through the social platform’s chat window. With Bobsled, T-Mobile is giving voice to social networking.

PingTone continues to rank high in customer satisfaction among existing customers, according to a recent survey by Mojo, Marketing & Web Solutions.

The 2010 survey which included over 290 customers, found that over 99% expressed a high approval rating for PingTone’s hosted VoIP service. The customer survey addressed three broad areas: overall satisfaction with PingTone service (experience, quality, ROI, price), PingTone vs. the Competition, and Likes / Dislikes / Recommendations with PingTone service. Overall, existing customers are satisfied and continued to provide praise for PingTone service and the Customer Support organization.

Voxbone has collaborated with JAJAH to develop a value-added telecommunications service that makes international calling simple and affordable. The International Favorites service, which Jajah provides for mobile customers of O2 in the United Kingdom, offers a subscriber a virtual overseas number so friends and family abroad can call at local rates.

As part of the new service, Voxbone supplies an international “Call Me” number that directly reaches a customer’s mobile phone.

VoX Communications has partnered with Group9 Communications to offer its partners the most innovative video phone offering on the market today with the Ojo Vision video phone.

Pervasip's Chief Information Officer, Mark Richards, noted, "We are very pleased to be working with Group9 Communications, who bring a proven sales force to the table to offer the Ojo Vision to its existing partners. Group9's partners include several large and highly reputable companies seeking the next stage in corporate communication delivered by the Ojo Vision. Group9 already has clients using the Ojo Vision and some of these clients are now in the process of changing to VoX for their VoIP service provider. We are very excited to see that the first Group9 client is a 2 billion dollar consumer products company that plans to expand its Ojo Vision users from several dozens lines to several hundred video VoIP lines. We are very encouraged with the Group9 partners that have found this product to be necessary for their business and we look forward to supporting Group9 as they roll out what we feel is a first class business-to-business video product."

Cbeyond announced that chief technology officer Chris Gatch has been re-elected to the Session Initiation Protocol Forum Board of Directors. The SIP Forum is an industry association composed of decision makers from leading IP companies that seeks to further the interoperability and adoption of products and services using SIP communication tools.

During previous leadership roles with the SIP Forum, Gatch engineered the transition of the SIPconnect Interface Specification, which facilitates connections between users and service providers, from Cbeyond to the SIP Forum. In 2006, a team led by Gatch released the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation establishing the first industry standard for SIP trunking between IP PBX and service provider networks. During his new term he looks forward to supporting the SIP Forum’s roll out of a major update to SIPconnect in version 1.1.

Glowpoint has been recognized by Everything Channel's CRN on its "Need To Know" list for the VOIP and UC markets. The "Need to Know" list is designed to highlight the key players in growing market segments and notes Glowpoint as one of the key go-to companies.

"The 'Need to Know' list is a comprehensive directory of the major players in the UC and VOIP, making it easy for busy VARs to get in front of the right vendors and the right people in the IT security landscape," said Kelley Damore, Vice President, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. "This list will help VARs navigate through the myriad companies and technologies and ultimately find the right opportunities to help them grow their business. We recognized Glowpoint due to their demonstrated leadership, and unique capabilities with respect to merging video capabilities into the emerging UC sector."

Mirial announces that its customers can take advantage of standards-based video conferencing on their Motorola AtrixT 4G and Dell Streak 7 with Mirial ClearSea thanks to the last software update including support for TegraT 2, the new mobile chip from NVIDIA.

According to Wainhouse Research, the Motorola Atrix 4G is meant to be a milestone in the history of video conferencing. As stated by in the paper Motorola Atrix 4G: The End of Device Proliferation? the Atrix 4G is the forerunner for a "next-generation device combining voice with both mobile and fixed computing environments offering the potential for reducing complexity by reducing the number of devices that must be supported."

XConnect saw revenue increase 90 percent in 2010 based on traffic growth of 153 percent as it expanded offerings to help service providers continue the transition to Internet Protocol and introduce new services.

Reflecting this growth, the company said it acquired 42 new service-provider customers across the globe, and it experienced a 161-percent increase from 2009 in the number of queries to its ENUM registry from operators seeking to interconnect voice, video, data, messaging and multimedia communications sessions.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "IP Telephony: Deploying VoIP Protocols and IMS Infrastructure, 2nd Edition" to their offering.

All you need to know about deploying VoIP protocols in one comprehensive and highly practical reference - Now updated with coverage on SIP and the IMS infrastructure

This book provides a comprehensive and practical overview of the technology behind Internet Telephony, providing essential information to Network Engineers, Designers, and Managers who need to understand the protocols. Furthermore, the author explores the issues involved in the migration of existing telephony infrastructure to an IP - based real time communication service. Assuming a working knowledge of IP and networking, it addresses the technical aspects of real-time applications over IP. Drawing on his extensive research and practical development experience in VoIP from its earliest stages, the author provides an accessible reference to all the relevant standards and cutting-edge techniques in a single resource.

IDT Corporation will spin-off a portfolio of patents related primarily to communications over computer networks, including VoIP, and the licensing business related to those patents to its shareholders.

IDT shareholders will receive one share in Innovative Communications Technologies which will consist of the patents and the related licensing business, for every five shares of IDT. The record date and share distribution dates have not yet been determined. Upon completion of the spin-off, ICTI is expected to trade on the over-the-counter market.

Completion of the spinoff is subject to final approval by IDT’s board of directors, confirmation of the tax-free nature of the transaction, as well as effectiveness of a Form 10 registration statement filed with the SEC.

Vocalocity announces a more comprehensive reseller program for solution providers and channel partners. The program was designed to enable partners to grow their consultative business and build new revenue opportunities. A new integration toolkit gives developers and resellers an easy way to customizing applications they can monetize.

Vocalocity is turning to solution providers and partners -- the trusted advisors to thousands of small businesses -- to help their customers get the most out of current and future enhancements in cloud based communications services.

has surpassed 10 million users worldwide. This profitable start-up has had a record breaking twelve months and increased revenues by more than 120% to $40 million in 2010. Rebtel’s figures show it is currently growing five times faster than Skype and plans to continue this trend by almost doubling its revenue to $75 million by the end of 2011 with a current run-rate of $55 million.

Rebtel has made significant strides since its inception in 2006 with over 1 billion minutes of international calls logged and a total of 200 million calls connected. The company attributes its success to its commitment to the customer and its dedication to innovation. Ten new hires were recently made in the research and engineering team to strengthen Rebtel’s mobile application credentials and deliver free and cheap international calls through iPhone, Blackberry and Android applications.