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TOSS VIRTUAL PBX SYSTEM REPLICATES FIRM'S COMMUNICATIONS.
TOSS Corporation, a provider of network and disaster avoidance services headquartered in Framingham, Mass, has introduced a virtual PBX (private branch exchange) service that will instantly replicat . . .

8x8 ADDS PACKET VOIP TEL. NUMBERS IN N.H. AND R.I.
8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ:EGHT), Santa Clara, Calif., the broadband voice and video communications service provider, has added Packet8 voice and videophone numbers in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Packet8 . . .

NHC GETS NEW ORDERS FOR CONTROLPOINT SOLUTIONS.
NHC Communications Inc. (NHCMF), Montreal,a provider of automated mainframe solutions for the copper-based telecommunications and Internet access markets, has announced new orders of $575,000 from i . . .

VONAGE SIGNS CO-BRANDED PARTNERSHIP WITH VGNITION.
Vonage, Edison, N.J., a leading provider of broadband phone service, has formed a co-branded partnership with Ygnition Networks (formerly Interquest Communications) to deploy broadband telephony ser . . .

EDGE WIRELESS/ALCATEL DELIVER MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICES.
Edge Wireless, LLC, Dallas, -- member of the AT&T Wireless network --and Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) have announced the first North American deployment of the Alcatel Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) syst . . .

FOX COMMUNICATIONS TO DEPLOY ACME NET-NET IN VOIP NETWORK.
Y3K Secure Enterprise Software, Inc., (OTC/BB: YTHK), a leading provider of Secure Communication and Enterprise Software Systems and Solutions, has announced the signing of an agreement between its . . .

IPN OFFERS FREE DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL LONG DISTANCE CALLING.
IPN Communications, Irvine, Calif., a majority-owned subsidiary of DataLogic International, Inc. is offering call forwarding and free domestic and international long distance calling via its local a . . .

ARUBA WIRELESS NETWORK UNVEILS 2400 WI-FI SWITCHING SYSTEM.
Aruba Wireless Networks has unveiled the newest member of its Wi-Fi switching family, the Aruba 2400 Wi-Fi switching system, a mid-range, centralized Wi-Fi switch for dense building environments. . . .

INCODE GIVES TOP 10 PREDICTIONS FOR WIRELESS CARRIERS IN 2004.
Number portability is propelling wireless carriers into the role of primary communications provider at a breakneck pace. Preparing to answer the call, carriers are quickly shifting their focus from . . .

VODAVI ENTERS HOME MARKET WITH STARPLUS STS HOME TEL. SYSTEM.
Vodavi Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTEK), Phoenix, a provider of traditional and next-generation business telecommunications solutions, has introduced its first telephone system specifically designed a . . .

BLUEFIRE UNVEILS OEM MOBILE FIREWALL PLUS SECURITY.
Helping to address revenue challenges facing wireless carriers, Bluefire Security Technologies now offers a solution designed to help carriers spur adoption of wireless data services by eliminating . . .

PACKETVIDEO SOFTWARE DEBUTS FOR MOTOROLA A920 3G PHONE.
Motorola (NYSE:MOT) and PacketVideo Corporation have announced that PacketVideo's custom-built "mobile media" software will help power the new Motorola A920 handset -- one of the world's most advanc . . .

GLENAYRE UNVEILS "MISSED CALL NOTIFICATION" FOR WIRELESS.
Glenayre Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEMS), Atlanta, one of the top providers of enhanced services for wireless carriers around the world, has unveiled a new Missed Call Notification and Call Return . . .

PEMBROKE TELELEPHONE DEPLOYS AFC'S FIBERDIRECT SOLUTION.
Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. (AFC) (NASDAQ:AFCI) has announced that Pembroke Telephone Company, an independent operating company (IOC) located in Pembroke, Ga., has successfully deployed AFC' . . .

CINGULAR WIRELESS UNVEILS ADVANCED NETWORK/PHONES FOR MISSOURI.
Cingular Wireless has furthered its commitment to Missouri by unveiling a next-generation network that provides the latest advances in wireless technology, offering phones with greater functionality . . .

HEAVY READING PUBLISHES MARKET PERCEPTION SURVEY OF TELECOM.("Heavy Reading 2003 Telecom Equipment Market Perception Study")(Ind
Heavy Reading, New York, the market research division of Light Reading Inc., has published the largest market perception study of telecommunications equipment and manufacturers ever undertaken. Ti . . .

WILTEL PROVIDES ANPI WITH NATIONWIDE VOICE SERVICES SOLUTION.
WilTel Communications Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WTEL), Tulsa, Okla., has provided Associated Network Partners, Inc. (ANPI) with a nationwide long-distance voice services solution. ANPI serves a consortium . . .

CAVALIER BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS EXPANDS INTO D.C.(Brief Article)
Cavalier Business Communications, Richmond, Va., the Mid-Atlantic's leading telecommunications carrier providing integrated voice, data and Internet services to businesses, has expanded its services . . .

OVER 1.2 MILLION NEW JOBS POSSIBLE FROM BROADBAND ADOPTION.
As many as 1.2 million new jobs could result over the next decade from widespread adoption of existing and advanced broadband technologies, according to a study released by the New Millennium Resear . . .

CLEARSKY MOBILE MEDIA SIGNS WITH 9SQUARED FOR GAMES/CONTENT.
ClearSky Mobile Media, Inc., Orlando, Fla., an all-inclusive cellular brand entertainment company and content publisher for cellular smart phones and picture camera phones, has announced the partner . . .

COMPACT NOKIA 3100 PHONE PACKS BIG STYLE/FEATURES.
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) has introduced the expression category Nokia 3100 phone, a lightweight phone weighing less than 3.5 ounces, but with features and style designed to make a big impact. The combinatio . . .

ABLE PLANET PROVIDES TELEPHONE ACCESS WITHOUT HEARING AIDS.
Nationally acclaimed disability rights champion and inventor, Jo Waldron, has announced that a preliminary field study found that Able Planet(TM) new micro-technology, which provides access to telec . . .

OUTERBOUNDS UNVEILS NVOX IP SOFTSWITCH RESELLER PROGRAM.
OuterBounds Technologies (OBT), Atlanta, has launched nVox, an IP telephony suite that is available to resellers. The first product unveiled in the nVox family, is the IP SPBX (Softswitch Private Br . . .

BUSINESSONE DELIVERS VOICE/DATA OVER ONE DIGITAL LINE.(from NetCarrier)
NetCarrier, Inc., Lansdale, Pa., a regional communications provider, has unveiled a new product that can save small businesses money by delivering voice and data services over one connection. Busi . . .

US LEC NEARLY DOUBLES NUMBER OF DATA CUSTOMERS SINCE 2002.
Continuing its positive operational performance moving into the third quarter of 2003, US LEC Corp. (NASDAQ:CLEC), Charlotte, N.C., a super-regional telecommunications carrier providing integrated v . . .

INTEL/LINKSYS IMPROVE SOHO WIRELESS BROADBAND EXPERIENCE.
Intel Corporation and Linksys(R), a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., have established a technology and marketing program to improve the experience of setting up and operating wireless networks in ho . . .

SANDCHERRY UNVEILS DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR SPEECH APPLICATIONS.(AppDev VXML)
SandCherry, Inc., a provider of multi-service broker software for extending applications to phone or mobile devices, has introduced AppDev VXML, an integrated voice-application development tool desi . . .

BROADBAND CENTRAL DEBUTS LIGHT BLUE ZONES IN SACRAMENTO.
Broadband Central, Draper, Utah, the largest provider of high- speed wireless Internet services in the western United States, has opened the greater Sacramento, Calif. area to its affordable, high-s . . .

EPANA ACQUIRES VCG'S U.S. BUSINESS UNIT.
Epana Networks, a New York-based CLEC delivering prepaid calling card and enterprise telecommunications services, has acquireed the U.S. business unit of Via Communications Group (VCG), a leading in . . .

NETNEARU DEPLOYS TRACKOS WI-FI HOTSPOT AT NEWARK AIRPORT.
NetNearU (NNU) has deployed its turnkey TRACKOS(TM) Wi-Fi hotspot system at Newark Liberty International Airport. The service, which is available immediately, enables travelers at Newark's world-ren . . .

BOINGO PROVIDES WI-FI WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS AT LAGUARDIA.
Boingo Wireless has launched its Wi-Fi wireless Internet access service at LaGuardia Airport. Now more than 20 million travelers who pass through the airport annually have access to the largest aggr . . .

YOURNETPLUS.COM SELECTS SPRINT BACKBONE SERVICES.(SprintLink Internet network)
YourNetPlus.Com, Overland Park, Kan., an aggregator of Internet backbone services for ISPs around the country, has selected Sprint (NYSE:FON) (NYSE:PCS) to deliver new Internet Backbone services. Th . . .

TELX "SUPERNODE" LAUNCHES RAPID VOIP.
Telx, New York, N.Y., the first and largest carrier-neutral interconnectivity "SuperNode" in New York City, is offering RAPID VoIP, the capability to provide Rack, Access, Power, and Instant Deliver . . .

OFFERING WIRELESS/WIRELINE NUMBERS UNLOCKS $3 BILLION MARKET.(Industry Overview)
In a new report entitled, "Wireless Directory Assistance/Enquiry: The 411 on Wireless DA/DQ For the U.S. Market," Zelos Group, Inc., shows that offering the capability to provide both wireless and w . . .

WORLDWIDE DSLAM REVENUE JUMPS 21% TO $613 MILLION.(Infonetics Research's reports)(Industry Overview)
Worldwide DSLAM equipment revenue jumped 21% to $613 million between 4Q02 and 1Q03, and DSL CPE revenue hit $540 million, up 20% from 4Q02, according to Infonetics Research's Broadband Hardware: DSL . . .

WIND TELECOM LAUNCHES SMSURPRISE SERVICE IN ITALY.
WIND Telecom, Pleasanton, Calif., has launched a new service in Italy called SMSurprise, which converts any SMS message into an MMS picture message or animation. The service uses FunMail's Magic MMS . . .

BOB EVANS FARMS EXTENDS VSAT BROADBAND PACT WITH SPACENET.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILTF), Petah Tikva, Israel, has announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., has signed a contract extension with Bob Evans Farms Inc. to continue provis . . .

OPEN CDMA CHIPSET OFFERS MORE CHOICES FOR HANDSET MAKERS.
Wireless industry leaders have joined efforts to stimulate an open environment for CDMA handsets. STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) (ST), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI), and Nokia (NYSE: . . .

SPECTRALINK DEBUTS VOIP GATEWAY FOR NETLINK WIRELESS PHONES.(SpectraLink NetLink PRI Gateway)
SpectraLink Corporation (Nasdaq: SLNK), Boulder, Colo., an industry pioneer in enterprise wireless communications, has introduced a new voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) gateway for interfacing Ne . . .

MOTOROLA A83O INCLUDES PICTOS CMOS CAMERA PHONE MODULE.
Pictos Technologies Inc., Newport Beach, Calif., a leading supplier of semiconductor and system solutions for digital- imaging applications, has announced that Motorola (NYSE:MOT) has incorporated P . . .

ARTISOFT/SPECTRALINK OFFER COMPREHENSIVE WIRELESS.
Artisoft(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: ASFT), developer of the first software-based phone system, and SpectraLink Corporation (NASDAQ: SLNK), a leading manufacturer and supplier of workplace wireless telephone . . .

FUJITSU UNVEILS IP-PHONE VOIP CHIP FOR INTERNET TELEPHONY.
Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. (FMA), Sunnyvale, Calif., has introduced a highly integrated IP-Phone VoIP chip designed for Internet telephony and Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA) applicatio . . .

CERIENCE DEBUTS REPLIGO 1.0 FOR WINDOWS-POWERED SMARTPHONES.
Cerience Corporation, Fort Collins, Colo., a leading innovator in document conversion and viewing software for handheld devices, has introduced its RepliGo(TM) 1.0 document mobility software for Mic . . .

NHC WINS ITS THIRD MAJOR ILEC CUSTOMER.
NHC Communications Inc., Montreal, has has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from a major Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) to supply its ControlPoint(TM) automated mainframe solutions. This L . . .

NOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS T-MOBILE POCKET PC PHONE EDITION.
Notify Technology Corporation, San Jose, Calif., has announced that its NotifyLink Family of mobile email solutions now supports the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition HTC 9500 using the GSM/GPRS netw . . .

MOTOROLA DEBUTS SMART GATEWAY 857 IAD REFERENCE PLATFORM.
In the race to develop new residential gateway products, turnkey reference designs offer a fast, easy path to market. To help OEMs, ODMs and system designers get a head start in today's competitive . . .

WORLDCELL FORMS ROAMING SERVICE BUREAU FOR WIRELESS OPERATORS.
WorldCell, Silver Spring, Md., a provider of international cellular service, has formed the WorldCell Roaming Service Bureau (RSB), Limited, which offers true global roaming to wireless operators an . . .

MARVELL LEADING ADOPTION OF IEE 802.11G STANDARD.
Marvell(R) (Nasdaq:MRVL), Sunnyvale, Calif., a technology leader in the development of extreme broadband communications and storage solutions, is leading the adoption of the IEEE standard by providi . . .

BROADBAND SOLUTIONS REACHES 80% BETWEEN LAYTON/PAYSON UTAH.
BroadBand Solutions Company, Utah's largest Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), can now offer high-speed wireless Internet access to 80 percent of the population between Payson and Layton, Ut . . .

CINERGY SELECTS SANTERAONE FOR LOCAL/LONG DISTANCE SERVICES.
Santera Systems Inc. has announced that Cinergy Communications has chosen the SanteraOne(TM) switching platform to deliver both local- and long-distance services, replacing equipment made by Nortel . . .