REDCOM has completed SIP interoperability testing for REDCOM’s HDX and SLICE 2100 Carrier-Class 4/5 softswitches with a wide range of SoundPoint IP phones from Polycom.

REDCOM tested several Polycom SoundPoint IP models (320/321/330/450/550/560/650/670), as well as the VVX 1500 Business Media Phone for verification in REDCOM’s lab to ensure that the company’s HDX and SLICE 2100 softswitch solutions are fully interoperable. REDCOM successfully provided rigorous and comprehensive SIP interoperability testing in its company lab in Victor, which verified 100 percent integration and functionality between the Polycom VoIP phones and REDCOM’s HDX and SLICE 2100 SIP call control platforms.

Broadvox announces that SoftSyl Technologies has selected GO! SIP Trunking to be offered with their gateway as a complete product. This enables SoftSyl to provide cost-effective, all-in-one IP IVR solutions incorporating GO! SIP Trunking to businesses that purchase a SoftSyl UVX Gateway or to offer GO! SIP Trunking itself to existing customers.

babyTEL and Positron are pleased to announce that SIP Trunking and associated VoIP features will now be supported with Positron Telecom’s SIP-enabled business phone systems.

The two companies recently completed interoperability testing and certified that Positron Telecom’s IP PBX systems work seamlessly with babyTEL’s carrier-grade VoIP service.

Interact Incorporated are pleased to announce that Broadvox has certified version 6.14 of Interact’s SPOT Media Platform for interoperability with the BroadvoxGO! SIP Trunking product line. The SPOT VoiceXML/CCXML Media Platform completed extensive testing and proved to be successful in all aspects.

Patton is now taking orders for the SmartNode 5200 Enterprise Session Border Router. Providing "any-to-any" protocol mediation for secure connectivity between IP-PBX systems and Internet Telephony Service Provider, the newest SmartNode resolves security and interoperability challenges businesses face when implementing SIP trunking.

The SmartNode ESBR lowers overall equipment costs by including an advanced IP router, QoS, VoIP-VPN security, least-cost call routing and IP-link redundancy—with no added licensing or support fees.

Junction Networks announces that it supports Extensible Messaging and Presence on any software or phone, enabling OnSIP customers to take advantage of a complete Unified Communications offering, regardless of the device they use to access it.

Two trends are poised to enhance the richness of unified communications, reports In-Stat. SIP trunking, now touted as a cost-saving mechanism, will ultimately enable interconnection of unified communications islands, thus enriching communications across suppliers, business partners, and customers. Second, the wireless industry’s evolution toward higher data rates is enabling the extension of unified communications to smartphones and other wireless data devices.

Acrobits adds the ability to make calls over 3G or Edge networks to Acrobits Softphone, the leading SIP Softphone for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users will now be able to use the softphone to make or receive calls even when no Wi-Fi connection is available. Combined with Acrobits’ recent addition of universal support for Push Notifications, this is great news for the ever-expanding world of VoIP.

Now that Acrobits Softphone works over 3G, SIP users with an iPhone have a truly portable softphone. You can now make calls with your VoIP account anywhere you have a 3G or Edge connection. And since Acrobits’ Push Notification service allows you to receive calls when the softphone is closed, you can receive calls anywhere you have a 3G or Edge connection as well. “We believe adding 3G capability puts Acrobits Softphone at the forefront of the integral mobile VoIP market,” says Acrobits.

COLT is providing IP connectivity to support MeetingZone's audio conferencing facilities in the UK and Europe. As the UK's largest independent conference and collaboration service provider, MeetingZone will be adding COLT's SIP Trunking service, COLT VoIP Access, to its audio conferencing services in order to deliver high quality, scalable voice services whilst keeping network and bridging costs to a minimum.

Matrix announces the launch of its proprietary V Phone: wireless and mobile VoIP software for the iPhone platform, which has the immense potential to be a forerunner in the supply of software to VoIP Service Providers and Internet Service Providers.

The V Phone sip client is targeted at IP Telephony companies that are or intend to provide voice and telephony services to end-users. For VoIP Service Providers that are providing home based voice services, the V Phone solution is the ideal opportunity for providers to further boost their revenue stream by offering wireless or mobile VOIP calls. Matrix can provide a white label or branded version of the V Phone that is customised to a provider's specifications. This versatile application can be locked down to a provider's settings, branded with their logo and integrated with the provider's backend system or toolbox.

The SIP Forum announces the recent re-election of industry veteran and VoIP pioneer Richard Shockey to the Board of Directors, and the election of Mr. Shockey as new Board Chairman. Additionally, the Forum has re-elected Dr. Eric Burger to the Board of Directors and named him Chairman Emeritus, and elected Dr. Alan Johnston to the Board.

Meanwhile, the SIP Forum announced the reappointment of Marc Robins as Managing Director and President.

The elections were held during the SIP Forum’s Annual General Meeting in San Francisco, on Nov. 3, 2009.

Acrobits releases three new white label clients for the iPhone; PLFon, Telesip and Sipcall. This comes on the heels of their recent announcement to put renewed focus on creating white label softphones for the iPhone. These SIP VoIP providers are now on even footing with the VoIP giants that already have their own softphone applications on the iPhone.

Junction Networks announces that its OnSIP Virtual PBX is now the first Hosted PBX Service to support HD voice on all on-network and conference bridge calls. OnSIP is now wideband-ready, using SIP compliant, wideband telephony endpoints and conveys the kind of high-definition, in-the-room sound quality that is the next best thing to being there. Further, these high-quality HD calls will continue to be free on-net, thus further reducing telephone costs, while at the same time, offering additional features to users.

Acrobits released the latest update to Acrobits Softphone last week. With Acrobits Softphone 3.0, they’ve added universal support for call answer on push notifications. This means that users can answer calls from any SIP provider through Apple’s Push Notification Service. Acrobits has the first Softphone on the iPhone to accomplish this, assuring its continued dominance as the leading SIP phone on the iPhone.

Digium announces Broadvox has achieved interoperability certification with the Digium’s Switchvox SMB business communications system. Broadvox customizes and delivers cost-effective IP communications solutions to SMBs through SIP Trunking and Switchvox offers advanced unified communications capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Interoperability certification allows resellers to deliver unified communications solutions to SMBs that might not have the budget of large corporations, but want to integrate phones, e-mail, chat, video and the Internet to enable better, more efficient communications.