ESS Technology has released a new chip for VoIP phones.
By embedding two subscriber line interface circuits (SLICs) along with an Ethernet switch, ESS says the ES9701 will provide a high level of integration at a low cost for both VoIP adapters and applications.
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VoIP applications provider, BroadSoft, has acquired competitor Sylantro Systems for an undisclosed sum.
BroadSoft provides VoIP application software designed to enable service providers to deliver hosted telephony and multimedia services to businesses and consumers.
Boingo Wireless has agreed a deal that will allow Skype users to access more than 100,000 Boingo Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, and pay using Skype Credit.
The feature, called Skype Access, will be embedded into Skype as a core feature, first in the Skype for Mac 2.8 Beta software just released and then in versions of Skype for other operating systems sometime in 2009.
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The VoIP phone maker and developer Snom Technology is opening an office in Milan.
In what could be a barometer of the current state of Europe’s economies, the German company ruled out a move to the UK.
Heike Cantzler, marketing manager for Snom Technology, said both the UK and Italy were considered for the expansion.
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The Chinese e-commerce company, Alibaba.com, has placed an order for NICE SmartCenter solutions for two of its VoIP contact centers.
The NICE solution is to provide Alibaba.com with a quality management solution for improving customer service agent performance, training effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.
C2Call has launched a second beta of its computer-to-computer service that allows free calls around the world.
The German startup also introduced new APIs – software tools that enable social media sites to add browser-based voice calls to any Web site.
It’s not exactly a message of festive goodwill but Fortify Software’s warning about the threat of fraudulent VoIP international calls is no doubt well intended.
Citing a recent case where a hacker ran up a USD $52,000 phone bill, the application vulnerability specialist said it was a timely warning to all organisations to protect their PBX IT resources.
Jaxtr has launched a new service called FreeConnect that allows subscribers to talk to each other for free on their mobile phones.
The VoIP startup’s CEO, Bahman Koohestani, said he expected the service to attract new members, some of who will switch to the more convenient and feature rich premium services offered by Jaxtr.