At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, Microsoft Corp. announced that Response Point Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now generally available.

Nortel and IBM announced a new service assurance solution combining IBM Tivoli Netcool Carrier VoIP Manager software with network consulting and integration services from Nortel. This solution is for communication service providers seeking greater network capacity and performance with lower costs.

Cbeyond and New Global Telecom will offer leading digital voice service for small-business phone system Response Point.

AdCalls Incorporates Wi-FiTv Station for Marketing, Training and Recruiting of
VOIP, Text Message Advertising and Mobile Marketing Products. AdCalls allows your customers to make free local and long distance calls, the website says.

Duxoft has introduced the new version of MiaRec Business - high-quality 24/7 calls recording and monitoring software for VoIP systems.

VoIP Recording Solution to be Demonstrated at Cisco Networkers

ASC (www.asctelecom.com), a leading global provider of innovative solutions to record, analyze and evaluate communications, today announced the introduction of EVOip 8.0, a new VoIP recording solution with additional channel capacity and compatibility with a wider range of IP phone systems.

A new telephony startup came out of stealth today, aiming to become "Silicon Valley's first phone company." Ribbit, unveiled a new platform for developing telephony services and a new business model for serving the new global telephony market. In addition, the company formally announced a diverse team of technologists, business leaders and a community of third-party developers that it has recruited over the past two years to execute on its mission.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that NeckarCom Telekommunikation GmbH, an innovative German telecommunications provider, has launched its commercial Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service following the successful implementation earlier this year of a WiMAX network in the Ulm region of Germany by Motorola.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that UMB Bank (NASDAQ: UMBF), a leading provider of banking and financial services for individual and business customers since 1913, has selected AT&T to provide network services under multiple contracts.

Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] is enabling regional service providers throughout North America to simplify the transition from traditional voice technology to VoIP making it possible for their customers to take telephony to the next level with new calling features, online account management and VoIP integration into multimedia services like IPTV.

Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global provider of advanced communications equipment and a leader in enabling VoIP, IPTV, and Ethernet over copper and fiber access lines, today announced that Cavalier Telephone and TV, one of the largest full-service competitive communications providers in the United States, has selected Zhone's multi-service access platform (MSAP) as its premier Three On TM service solution.