Quintum Technologies, a leading innovator in VoIP technologies, is pleased to announce that it is working with Microsoft to deliver unified communications solutions built on Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, a robust, flexible, SIP standards-based real-time communication platform that enables presence-based VoIP call management, Web/audio/video conferencing, and instant messaging communication within and across existing software applications, services and devices.

WHO: NexTone Communications, the leader in intelligent and scalable session management for IP and IMS network interconnects, today announced the company is participating in a VoIP Magazine Webinar on "The Power of Intelligent Interconnects: Creating a New Network Economy."

Attendees from this month's eBay Live! 2006 Conference shared their thoughts about the communication solutions that work best for them in a comprehensive survey conducted by RingCentral, a key provider of on-demand telecommunication services for small businesses and mobile workers. The survey polled more than 85 eBay PowerSellers and found that there is growing interest in new telephony solutions, yet many are concerned about adopting new forms of communication technology such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, announced a comprehensive wireless software suite for its Comcerto voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) processor family.

Mindspeed's new wireless software solution and integrated Comcerto processors offer the industry's most highly optimized platform for implementing GSM/W-CDMA and CDMA media gateways with support for IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) and fixed-mobile convergence applications.

IPtimize, Inc., a Managed VoIP (Voice-over-IP) Solutions Provider, announced a new joint venture agreement with Armitage Marketing, Inc., a 10-year-old marketing and consulting company.

Under terms of the JV agreement, IPtimize will design and deploy a 100-seat hosted VoIP call center, to be located in Omaha, Nebraska. The hosted VoIP solution means Armitage will have the portability to expand its operation rapidly and meet its clients' expectations, while minimizing operating expenses.

Converged Wi-Fi/Cellular handsets are expected to make a big splash, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com). By 2010, shipments of cellular handsets containing Wi-Fi will exceed 132 million devices, the high-tech market research firm says. Carriers have been reluctant to offer Wi-Fi-capable handsets for several reasons, but Wi-Fi has spread so fast that carriers will not be able to resist much longer.

BroadSoft, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP software applications, announced that Michael Tessler, co-founder, president and CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 Award in the Emerging category in Greater Washington, D.C. According to Ernst & Young, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. Michael Tessler was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 20th anniversary gala event on June 22, at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, Virginia.

pulvermedia announced that it will host the VON Enterprise Conference at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia on December 4-6, 2006.

Featuring the international VON community that serves the enterprise market, VON Enterprise will provide one-stop-shopping and education for companies looking to set strategic directions, evaluate the latest IP communications technologies, deploy solutions to their employees, and quantify the return-on-investment for IP voice and video solutions.

Polycom, Inc. the world's leading provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, announced an expansion of its ongoing strategic relationship with Microsoft to support Microsoft's vision for unified communications announced today. Microsoft's vision for unified communications breaks down today's silos of e-mail, instant messaging, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), telephony and conferencing, allowing people to communicate and collaborate more effectively with colleagues, customers and partners.

Subsequent to the Amitelo African Kick off conference held on 22.06.06, attended by the Ministers of African states and presidents of incumbent African telecom companies, the Moroccan Prime Minister, Mr. Driss Jettou and Mr. Hassan Bernoussi Director of External Investment received the Board of Directors of Amitelo AG on Friday 23rd June 2006 for the purposes of the discussion and presentation of the rollout of the VoIP products and services of Amitelo in Morocco and further into other African states.

AMITELO Afrique SA., a subsidiary of AMITELO AG., is signing a co-operation agreement with "SOCIETE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS DU MALI" (Sotelma), the state-owned telephone company in Mali. The aim of the co-operation is to provide the inhabitants of Mali with modern voice over IP (VoIP) and Internet services. For AMITELO Afrique SA., the contract is another milestone in opening up the region of West Africa. AMITELO Afrique is already operating in Senegal, the neighbouring country; a very lucrative project was implemented recently with PAMECAS Mutuel, the state bank of Senegal.

AltiGen Communications, Inc., a pioneering manufacturer of VoIP business phone systems and call center solutions, announced that Las Vegas based Silver State Helicopters, the world's largest helicopter flight training operation, has selected AltiGen's AltiContact Manager VoIP Phone System and Call Center solutions for its voice communications requirements. Since implementing AltiGen's VoIP technology, Silver State Helicopters has realized significant business benefits including enhanced unified communications between office sites, a feature-rich in-house call center, and cost savings through self-management.

Verizon Business announced that iBAHN, a leading worldwide provider of secure wired and wireless broadband services for hoteliers and meeting organizers, will greatly expand the capacity of its Verizon Business Private IP Network. Verizon Business has installed multiple high-speed, high-capacity Private IP network connections, with bandwidth port speeds of up to OC12, quadrupling iBAHN's capacity and enabling hotel guests and staff, as well as meeting planners, to benefit from enhanced service quality.

Sipera Systems, the leader in pure security for VoIP, mobile and multimedia communications, announced that Technology Marketing Corporation's TMC Labs division named the Sipera IPCS 310 as a 2006 Innovation Award winner from Internet Telephony magazine.

Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, announced that Primus Telecom in Australia has deployed Acme Packet's Net-Net session border controllers (SBCs) to support its new residential broadband Voice over IP (VoIP) service. Launched in March 2006, TalkBroadband is a SIP-based VoIP residential service offering modeled on Primus' US parent's established VoIP service, Lingo.