Callpod introduces the Drone, a plug and play VoIP and Bluetooth stereo USB adapter for PC's and Mac computers. In the past year, Callpod, introduced several innovative award-winning products including the Chargepod, a well-received 6-in-1 portable gadget charging solution, the Dragon V2 Class 1 Bluetooth headset and Phoenix Mobile Conferencing System, a Class 1 Bluetooth mobile conferencing system. The Drone, which was created from die-cast zinc and high impact polycarbonate for strength and durability, seamlessly switches between Bluetooth headsets and headphones and can connect to any PC or Mac computer via USB port. It has an operating range of 100 meters. Its combined features surpass any other Bluetooth USB adapter ever created.

snom debuts the snom 820, a powerful new business VoIP phone for the North American enterprise and small and medium-sized business markets at VoiceCon San Francisco. The new snom 820 SIP-based business phone sets a new standard for design innovation and business-class performance blending a sleek, cutting-edge look with a highly intuitive user interface and a rich set of business communications features.

SNOM 820 HIGHLIGHTS

• Sleek and Intuitive Design: The new snom 820 offers a sleek intuitive design that optimizes usability in two different respects. First, the user interface makes it easy to manage calls, and guides the user intuitively through the phones’ numerous features. Second, the dual 33 or 55 degree angle of the telephone ensures that all the operating elements are within optimal reach and always readily visible.
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Yealink Network Technology has selected TI's field-proven digital signal processing technology and software to enable its new IP phone, the SIP-T28. TI's VoIP technology allows Yealink to quickly deploy HD voice IP phones across the Asian market where, in countries such as China, Japan and Korea, there is a high demand for superior levels of voice quality for enterprise communications.

Analog Devices unveiled the Blackfin BF51x series, the newest members of the signal processing pioneer’s convergent-processor family. The new offerings continue to demonstrate the superior ability of the Blackfin convergent-processor architecture to reduce cost, power consumption, software complexity, and development schedules in a broad spectrum of mobile lifestyle, industrial and instrumentation, portable medical diagnostic and VoIP telephony applications.

IndustryDynamics announces the availability of VoiceGear Connect line of Skype-to-PBX gateways based on second generation enterprise Linux platform. VoiceGear Connect gateways enable medium to large size businesses to leverage VoIP and experience significant savings on communication of up to 90% while preserving their investments into existing telephony infrastructure. Since its introduction, the powerful VoiceGear Connect platform for Skype has been successfully deployed by governments, international organizations and medium to large size corporate clients. With the introduction of the second generation platform, IndustryDynamics dramatically expands the feature set, scalability, and user experience offered by VoiceGear Connect.

snom launched its new VoIP business telephone, the snom 820. The SIP-based snom 820 combines mature VoIP technology with exclusive design to set new technical and aesthetic standards. The new snom 820 has a high-resolution TFT color display that optimises the presentation of call lists, address books, caller information and other applications. This data is provided through the integrated XML browser and accessed directly by the user via the display screen.

The telephone receiver's integrated broadband technology guarantees high-end sound quality and voice clarity that give users the feeling they are speaking with someone in the same room. In loudspeaker mode, a Class D amplifier reliably suppresses all interference. Moreover, the snom 820 supports WiFi standard802.11, thereby offering all the advantages of wireless mobility. The new snom 820 comes equipped with all the standard business functions - from three-way conferences and multiple ring tones to twelve different SIP identities per phone. In addition, the snom 820 satisfies the highest security standards for the business world. The VoIP telephone is not only VPN capable but also supports SRTP and TLS security standards that effectively prevent the recording and the sniffing of data.

Zoom Technologies announce their Model 5900 Phone Adaptor for Skype is available through more than two thousand selected Wal-Mart stores in the U.S. The adapter is also available on-line at www.walmart.com. The Model 5900 allows purchasers to use any phone, even a cordless phone, for Skype calls.

Wal-Mart has taken a leading role in introducing American consumers to the significant savings available through the Skype phone service. The Zoom Adaptor for Skype makes the service as easy to use as a standard telephone.

Patton announces new BRI and PRI VoIP product lines that ensure seamless inter-operation with DECT and PBX systems. Patton's SmartNode 4961 PRI and SmartNode 4635/9 BRI VoIP IADs feature a high-precision clock that eliminates interoperability failures with DECT, PBX and FAX equipment when converting ISDN systems to IP telephony. Patton's new VoIP products ensure existing systems will operate transparently and function successfully in the VoIP network.

SkyPilot releases the SkyConnector Mini, a new generation of customer premise equipment for unlicensed 5 GHz broadband wireless networks that costs 50% less than the current generation of SkyConnector while maintaining the same functionality. The SkyConnector Mini is designed to minimize per-subscriber costs for wireless ISPs while providing features comparable to competitive products that cost 5 times as much.

summary of the SkyConnector Mini is as follows:

• Low Cost - a per-unit MSRP as low as US$199
• Long Range - wireless connectivity up to 7.5 miles/12 km from the base station
• High Capacity - up to 13 Mbps of throughput
• Non-Line of Sight - industrial-strength OFDM for connectivity in NLOS environments

Broadcom announces its new high performance VoIP digital signal processor that targets next generation OEM designs of multi-service access nodes, IP digital subscriber line access multiplexers and deep fiber multi- dwelling units. For telecommunications carriers and broadband service providers that need to modernize and streamline their access networks to provide newer and advanced revenue generating IP-based bundled services to consumers, the new Broadcom VoIP DSP simplifies equipment design and enables IP service convergence, with integrated or unified network management, at a very competitive cost

Konftel is now launching the Konftel 300IP, a SIP-based conference phone with a number of innovative functions. The 300IP makes it possible to make local five-way calls and ring pre-programmed groups, as well as record and store calls on a memory card. By creating user profiles, personal contacts and settings can be saved. The phone is equipped with Konftel's patented OmniSound 2.0 sound technology, which provides crystal-clear sound with wideband.

The Konftel 300IP can be connected to either an IP PBX system or direct to a VoIP service provider. The phone is based on SIP (RFC 3261) and is compatible with most of the market's SIP platforms. In order to simplify connection, the Konftel 300IP also supports Power over Ethernet.

As Hurricane Ike pummeled the Texas coast on Saturday, magicJack’s YMax Voice Network stayed 100% operational. YMax Voice is one of the newest U.S. phone networks utilizing the latest technology and the Internet. By using the Internet’s robust and overlapping networks, there is less chance of catastrophic failure.

“If you have access to the Internet, you should expect 100% coverage on our network,” said YMax founder and magicJack inventor Daniel Borislow. “As a resident of South Florida, I am no stranger to hurricanes and the massive destruction they leave behind. In preparing for future hurricanes and other types of natural disasters, or just telephone company outages and spotty cell phone coverage in your house, everyone should consider using magicJack as an inexpensive back-up to their existing landline and mobile phone service.”

snom announce that integration of its SIP-based phone portfolio with Swedish-based IP PBX manufacturer SIPGear. After rigorous testing and evaluation, SIPGear’s iPBX received full certification by snom as interoperable and deployable with snom 3xx series VoIP phones and the new snom m3 IP DECT mobile phone.

With the certification of SIPGear iPBX, snom adds yet another standards-based, feature-rich and affordable IP PBX to its portfolio of interoperable VoIP partners. SIPGear and snom began their affiliation at the VON Show in Stockholm 2007, and the two companies collaborated for the first time in 2007 on a joint deployment for the Swedish publishing company Direktpress AB. The two companies plan to collaborate further in the future both in the areas of business development and technology integration to make it easier for customers to install and maintain snom phones with SIPGear iPBX, thus providing a feature-rich and easy-to-manage telephony environment.

IPEVO announced at the Office 2.0 Conference 2008 two new conference phones -- the X1N6 Conference Station and the TR10 Speakerphone, rounding out the company's growing portfolio of IP communications solutions for the business professional.

Designed exclusively for making conference calls using a computer, IPEVO's X1N6 Conference Station delivers the outstanding tele-conferencing experience of a traditional phone line, without the excessive expense. The easy to install system is beneficial to businesses of any size -- just plug it in and start conferencing with up to eight people at a time using any Internet communication platform, including Avaya, Microsoft Office Communicator, Adobe Connect, Skype and Windows Live Messenger.

FreedomVOICE Systems has been certified as a Polycom reseller for VoIP. For its FreedomIQ VoIP Hosted PBX service, FreedomVOICE offers an extensive line of Polycom telephones, including the SoundPoint IP 330, 550, and 650 desktop phones and the SoundStation IP 4000 conference phone.

FreedomVOICE personnel receive a well-rounded education that includes the tools necessary to become certified Polycom resellers. Customer service professionals are thoroughly trained in many areas, including virtual office systems, hosted PBX services, teleconferencing, VoIP quality assurance, customizations and installation troubleshooting.