Google today updates its voice communication application GrandCentral naming is Google Voice. The Google Voice presently is only available to U.S. existing GrandCentral users.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced a three-year contract with Best-One Tire & Service, an independent U.S. distributor of the top automotive tire brands. Under the terms of the contract, AT&T will deliver complete Internet Protocol (IP)-based solutions and other telecommunications services that give Best-One Tire & Service the flexibility and efficiency to compete in the marketplace.

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.

Sigma Systems (www.sigma-systems.com), a premier provider and leader in the design, development and deployment of OSS service management solutions and Xener Systems, Inc., (www.xener.com), a key provider of Next Generation Networks, of Seoul, Korea, have signed a strategic alliance to accelerate and collaborate on voice over IP (VoIP) solutions in Korea and Asia Pacific.

Verso Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSO), a global provider of next generation network solutions, announced today that it has been selected to provide the Verso MetroNet VoIP Overlay solution, which includes the I-Master solution.

Nortel Carrier Ethernet, Carrier VoIP and WiMAX solutions can help Service Providers deliver new revenue-generating services and better user experiences.

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today unveiled the market’s most comprehensive solutions for managing Voice-Over-IP (VoIP) and IP telephony environments.

Cablecom, a leading multi-system operator in Mexico, has selected a Nortel cable VoIP solution to enhance its current service portfolio, increase network capacity and operational efficiency.

The following is a statement by ViaTalk CEO Brendan Brader on SunRocket: "According to a breaking report posted by the New York Times on its website, private voice over internet protocol provider SunRocket, which is based in Vienna, Virginia, has decided to cease operations and is no longer accepting new customers.

-- Extends VoIP Local Service to Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Germany, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

-- Enhances UK VoIP Local Service with emergency dialling services and
Local Number Portability.