VoIP Supply announces the launch of their Reclaim VoIP equipment buyback program. Under the Reclaim program, companies and individuals can sell their used or excess VoIP equipment to VoIP Supply in return for store credit or direct payout.

The Reclaim program was designed based on VoIP Supply’s roots in IT asset management and experience in the supply of VoIP equipment. Through Reclaim, sellers undertake an easy four step process to receive fair market value for their equipment allowing them to receive back a portion of their initial investment in this equipment.

Bandwidth.com announces the general availability of wholesale voice origination on the FlexNetwork– its nationwide, all-IP voice network. The FlexNetwork is quickly becoming the network of choice for Voice 2.0 innovators because it features the latest IP voice technology, full geographic redundancy for mission-critical applications, and an API that allows companies to integrate into the FlexNetwork’s number management system. Additionally, Bandwidth.com works with FlexNetwork customers to expose new functionality, such as SMS capability, that allows Voice 2.0 application providers to enhance their offerings to customers.

Rack-Soft launched the VoipNow Core software solution, a distributed, grow-as-you-wish VoIP services delivery platform designed for Service Providers. With VoipNow Core, functions like SIP trunking, VoIP wholesale and PSTN gateway can be rapidly implemented without infrastructure overhead and additional expensive equipment. The entire platform is based on modern cloud computing technologies and requires standard x86 compatible servers.

Dialogic has met the program requirements to become a Digium Interoperability Partner by completing the certification of the Dialogic 1000 Media Gateway Series and the Dialogic 2000 Media Gateway Series for use by the Asterisk community. Digium's Interoperability Partners have products that are complementary to and interface with the open source Asterisk telephony platform. These products interact with Asterisk through a SIP standards-based interface and are now certified by Digium for interoperability with Asterisk Business Edition.

Nortel Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions has been named VoIP Network Vendor of the Year in the Telecom Asia Readers' Choice Awards. This recognition reinforces Nortel's long-standing leadership in the global carrier VoIP and softswitch market, a position Nortel has maintained since 2002, according to industry analyst firm Dell'Oro Group.

Nortel CVAS received the VoIP Network Vendor of the Year award for its industry-leading Carrier VoIP portfolio, which has been successfully deployed by leading service providers worldwide to help generate new revenue streams, improve subscriber loyalty, and reduce network costs.

Broadvox will have the latest version of its GO! SIP Trunking on display at TMC’s ITEXPO East 2010 to be held January 20-22 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida.

ITEXPO, going into its 11th year, is the world’s largest and best-attended IP Communications trade show, drawing an average attendance of 7,000 buyers and sellers of IP Communications products and services. The show in January will be the 21st ITEXPO, and TMC is optimistic about continued strong domestic and international attendance.

VocalTec has acquired substantially all of the assets of Outsmart. The Outsmart assets acquired by VocalTec included Outsmart's technology and intellectual property, as well as its primary customer and partner contracts. The engagement by VocalTec of certain Outsmart personnel is intended to enable the continued development and support and an uninterrupted transition to all Outsmart customers and partners.

Outsmart’s mobile VoIP and Intelligent Network products are a strategic addition to VocalTec’s existing portfolio of VoIP solutions. The combined portfolio positions VocalTec as a provider of VoIP solution and applications to both fixed line and mobile service providers.

Xorcom and Broadvox announces interoperability certification between the Xorcom series of Asterisk-based IP-PBX solutions and Broadvox SIP Trunking services. The bundled offering delivers significant cost savings over traditional telecommunication services for calling in the United States (excluding Alaska), Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands while leveraging the flexibility and reliability of Xorcom's IP-PBX line.

Through an agreement with Voxbone, provider of international VoIP origination services and telephone numbers, the popular hosted IP PBX provider Phone.com has begun offering its predominantly small-business customer base iNum numbers - phone numbers with the "area code for Earth."

A particular boon to Internet-based sellers and other businesses that serve markets all over the world, Voxbone-supplied iNum numbers offer Phone.com customers an opportunity to be called through one number for the cost of a "local" call from any of 4,000 cities in 49 countries.

8x8 business phone service subscribers are earning thousands of bonus dollars this holiday season through a company-sponsored word of mouth referral program that pays healthy cash rewards for recommending new subscribers to its service.

The 8x8 "Business Referral Program" rewards existing subscribers and registered partners for submitting business referrals that become customers of 8x8's money-saving VoIP phone services, which include the 8x8 Virtual Office solution, a hosted PBX phone service now in use by over 18,000 businesses. Participants in the program have an opportunity to earn unlimited cash rewards to the tune of $100 for each qualifying Virtual Office extension the new customer orders, provided they remain a subscriber in good standing for at least 60 days. This results in a win-win situation for both 8x8 and its subscribers, as the company receives a valuable, cost-effective lead backed by a personal recommendation and the subscriber receives compensation for sharing a positive user experience with friends and colleagues.

xG Technology is excited to embrace Google Voice, the new voice communications management tool from Google. Google Voice is a telephone and messaging service designed to facilitate personal communications. Google Voice allows users to manage their communications channels, enabling unified communications through one single phone number. In a recent demonstration, the xMax TX60 phone was shown to have fast call completions and very high quality voice while using Google Voice.

Educating end users, resellers, distributors and systems integrators about SIP trunking is on the agenda as Ingate Systems partners with TMC, leading IP-PBX vendors, SIP trunking service providers and industry thought-leaders to offer the new SIP Trunk Summit at ITEXPO East 2010.

Free to all ITEXPO attendees, the Summit is a three-day seminar series providing in-depth information on SIP trunking. The Summit will include general information panels and technical insight sessions from both the service provider and enterprise perspectives. Speakers from VOIPSA and the SIP Forum will also participate.

The SIP Trunk Summit will be held January 20-22, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida.

Borusan Telekom has selected Veraz’s I-Gate 4000 EDGE SIP Gateway to support Borusan Telekom’s enterprise VoIP services. After a thorough selection process that evaluated leading SIP gateway vendors’ products, Borusan Telekom chose Veraz’s I-Gate 4000 EDGE SIP Gateway for its comprehensive features and flexible, software-only upgrade. To provide Borusan Telekom strong local service and support, Veraz has partnered with Elkotek, a top telecom VAR in Turkey.

VOIPo is offering a year of home phone service for $99 with unlimited calling to the US and Canada and 60 minutes of free international calling monthly.

The VOIPo residential VoIP plan offers a year of service for $99 and includes a free phone adapter, free activation, and free shipping. The plan offers residential users unlimited calling to the US and Canada and 60 minutes of free international calling each month. It is a full home phone service package which replaces a landline and does not require a computer to use. The plan includes over 35 calling features including voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, 3 way calling, a free second line, call hunting, and more.

Acrobits announces a new focus on providing SIP VoIP providers with their own custom-made iPhone Softphone. Acrobits can quickly provide a VoIP provider with their own custom iPhone application, allowing their existing customers to make calls via the iPhone. It also opens the door to new subscribers that already have an iPhone.