XConnect has received a 2009 Innovation Award from Global Telecoms Business magazine. The award was presented to XConnect and the Korea Internet Neutral eXchange in the IP Services Innovation category, for creating a national Korean NGN/VoIP-peering federation, which was announced in December and began operating in March.

Technology Marketing Corporation named TCS' VoIP Verify 9-1-1 Service as recipient of a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. VoIP Verify 9-1-1 provides a comprehensive and responsive public safety solution to ensure that customers using digital VoIP telephones are E9-1-1 compatible.

Virtual PBX announces that Technology Marketing Corporation has honored Virtual PBX’s Open VoIP Peering with a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. Virtual PBX is the first hosted PBX company to offer an Open VoIP Peering option, which is ideal for users who already have VoIP phones or want to reap the cost benefits of moving to VoIP without being limited to proprietary, single-vendor solutions. The service opens up greater opportunities for businesses that need the flexibility to mix-and-match a VoIP network with any SIP-compliant phone. This truly “blended” service gives businesses unprecedented flexibility as they can choose to use a VoIP network for cost savings or standard phone lines for better call quality. Open VoIP Peering provides the “make or break” difference needed in today’s challenging economic times.

FreedomVOICE announces that Technology Marketing Corporation has named the FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX as a recipient of the prestigious 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. As an Internet-based business phone solution, the FreedomIQ Hosted VoIP PBX is known for cost savings, productivity increasing features, and extensive communications abilities. This award marks the second year in a row that the FreedomIQ product has been recognized as the Communications Solutions Product of the Year.

Virtual PBX announced that Network Products Guide has honored the company’s Open VoIP Peering solution with a 2009 Product Innovation Award. This annual award recognizes vendors from all over the world who create ground-breaking products that bring essential and incremental changes that benefit customers and set the bar higher for others who compete in the IT industry.

JAJAH has been named a TiE50 Winner, as a leader in innovation, ingenuity, and management excellence. The TiE50 award is presented by TiE at TiEcon2009 to the top 50 startups from close to 1,200 nominees, with the winners representing the hottest and most promising startups.

TiE is a global organization dedicated to fostering entrepreneurs across its international network sponsored by top venture capital firms and Fortune 500 corporations. TiE is spread across 53 chapters in 12 countries, comprised of 1,800 experienced entrepreneurs and business executives as charter members, 12,000 aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals as members.

Empirix has received the prestigious 2009 Global VoIP Test & Monitoring Equipment Market Leadership of the Year Award from research firm Frost & Sullivan. The Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership of the Year is given to the company that has exhibited market share leadership through the implementation of market strategy. In order to earn this award, the recipient has displayed excellence in all areas of the market leadership process, including the identification of market challenges, drivers and restraints, as well as strategy development and methods of addressing these market dynamics.

Smoothstone has received a 2009 "Members Choice" award from the Telecom Association. Smoothstone was recognized for its overall program excellence by Telecom Association agent and channel partner voting members.

Smoothstone is a nationwide IP communications provider that designs, integrates and services specifically tailored solutions, including VoIP, for medium size enterprises. Smoothstone received the "Members Choice 2009" award only a week after achieving Cisco Managed Services Channel Partner designation.

AireSpring was awarded the coveted Members' Choice Award as the top "SIP Trunking" VOIP provider from the Telecom Association, a national professional membership organization of over 3,200 Telecom industry professionals. In addition, AireSpring was awarded 2nd place in the CLEC/LEC and Reseller categories and finished in the top 10 for Carrier, Internet/Data, and Multi-Location provider. The total of 6 major awards reinforces the effort that AireSpring has put into the creation of its Local, Long Distance, and Data products as well as the revolutionary next generation IP network which supports AireSpring's SIP products.

8x8, provider of 8x8 Virtual Office and Packet8 broadband business announces that its IP Hosted Key System business phone service received a "Best of Show Award" in the "Most Innovative Product" category at Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO East 2009 which was held February 2 - 4 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Technology Marketing Corporation announced the winners of 2008 Product of the Year Awards, as selected by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. Recipients of the 11th Annual Product of the Year Awards represent the most innovative new products as selected by INTERNET TELEPHONY editors. Launched in 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY is the premier publication covering the IP communications industry.

Voxbone has been highly commended in the Best VoIP Innovation category of the ITSPA awards, December 2008. Voxbone has been recognised for its work in using VoIP to deliver inbound services.

The UK VoIP Industry’s trade body, The Internet Telephony Service Providers’ Association represents network operators, service providers and other businesses involved with the supply of VoIP services to business and residential customers. Their much-coveted awards, hosted by Ian Taylor MP and Derek Wyatt MP and held in the House of Commons, recognise today’s pioneering technologies that will shape tomorrow’s communications. Judged by a group of independent judges the UK’s top VoIP products were stringently evaluated on the basis of reliability, user-friendliness, design, innovation, price and value for money. In each category the judges selected a winner and highly commended a finalist.

Speakeasy is helping its channel partners drive revenue and deliver more value to customers through the Speakeasy Partner Program. This month the Speakeasy program was among the Top 50 Channel Programs for 2008 recognized by PHONE+ magazine, a resource for the telecommunications indirect sales channel. Selected from among hundreds of companies by more than 1,000 indirect sales partners, Speakeasy was recognized for its support of the more than 6,000 partners in its program, providing each with a portfolio of VoIP, broadband and managed hosting and colocation services for small businesses.

The FierceVoIP "Fierce 15" celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" -- championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. Your winners listed below in alphabetical order:

• Dialogic
• Digium
• DiVitas Networks
• Fonality

Find out the other winners after the jump.

Digium has been named to the annual FierceVoIP “Fierce 15” list, designating it as one of the top IP communications companies of the year. FierceVoIP editors evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found Digium to be amongst the “fiercest,” proven by its creativity and innovations in the marketplace.

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