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Yahoo! News - Vonage Sets $100 Price Point For VOIP Handset

Vonage, which is in U.S. beta trials with handsets from VTech and UTStarcom, plans to bring to bring the handsets out in the U.S. at the end of the summer or early autumn, said Kerry Ritz, Vonage's U.K. managing director. Ritz also disclosed that the company is in alpha trials with business customers for video-over-IP conferencing services.

HBF’s i-911™ gives PointOne subscribers reliable 9-1-1 service including call back number and location information.

Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 25, 2005 -- HBF Group, Inc., North America’s E9-1-1 technology leader, today announced an agreement with PointOne, operator of the largest Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network in North America, to provide 9-1-1 services to their StarPoint IP™ digital phone customers. HBF’s i-911™ VoIP Solution was chosen by PointOne because of its ability to deliver both the subscribers callback number and location information to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) that serves their customer’s current location.

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Skype launches free SMS service - silicon.com

Skype now allows it's VoIP service users to send and receive SMS messages. SMS (stands for short message service) messages are short (<160 characters) text messages that can be sent to many mobile phones and instant messaging services.

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CRM Today : Adelphia Selects Nortel Cable Voice over IP Solution

Cable provider Adelphia is diving into the VoIP arena with technology and services from Nortel.

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InternetRetailer.com - Daily News for Thursday,�February�24, 2005

Voice over Internet Protocol, though used in call centers since 1997, is just now reaching a point where it can save a large amount of call center operating costs, Yankee Group senior analyst Art Schoeller says. “VoIP is reaching a tipping point for call centers,” he says.

Verso Buys VoIP Assets

Verso has purchased VoIP assets from Jacksonville Technology Associates.

The deal includes $50,000 in cash, 950,000 shares of Verso stock and assumption of liabilities totaling some $625,000. Verso also granted some additional shares linked to performance.

Verso stock (Nasdaq: VRSO) closed Thursday at 42 cents.

AOL: You've got VoIP: ZDNet Australia: News: Communications

Is AOL entering the VoIP fray? According to ZDNet Australia they are.

AOL has been testing a U.S.-based phone service with volunteers since last summer, and it launched a similar service in Canada in December. The online giant plans to introduce its VoIP, or voice over Internet Protocol, product to U.S. subscribers in mid-March and then offer it to nonmembers later this year, according to sources familiar with the plan.

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The Vonage® VoIP Forum - The only online forum solely dedicated to news, reviews, faq’s and discussion about Vonage® - The Broadband Phone Company®.

(PRWEB) February 25, 2005 -- The Vonage® VoIP Forum (www.vonage-forum.com) recently added a new forum to it’s website; Vonage® Canada en Français(www.vonage-forum.com/forum7.html). With the addition of the new forum, the Vonage® VoIP Forums 6600 registered members and non-members alike will be able to discuss the Vonage® Canada product in French. The Vonage® VoIP Forum, which contains more than 120,000 pages of Vonage® related content including over 1700 news articles, added the new forum in an effort to support the overwhelming popularity of the Vonage® broadband phone service in Canada.

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February 11, 2005
Free Conference Bridge Service Offered to IAX and SIP Community. Junction Networks, a premier VOIP applications developer, announces the free use of Conference Bridge service.

Today, in an effort to give back to the VOIP community, Junction Networks, a leading VOIP application provider, announced the release of a free conference bridge, LinX Conference, to all IAX and SIP customers.

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Enterprises Gain Best of Both Worlds With Ability to Layer Hosted VoIP and Multimedia Features On Top of Existing PBXs or IP PBXs Through New Application

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Feb. 7 - In response to the soaring demand for services that leverage the benefits of VoIP while complementing existing infrastructure, BroadSoft(R) today announced a significant opportunity for enterprises. Using the company's BroadWorks(R) platform, businesses can now access a full slate of enhanced VoIP features while keeping their PBX or IP PBX equipment. It is the first opportunity for enterprises to complement and integrate on-site PBX functions with advanced VoIP and multimedia applications hosted by a service provider.

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