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GIPS HD Voice to Power LG Electronics Fixed Mobile Convergence VoIP solution

Mobile VoIP Driving HD Voice Proliferation, LG Electronics To Offer Superior VoIP Quality with GIPS HD Voice for South Korean Service Providers

San Francisco — May 10, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of media processing for mobile VoIP, today announced that it has been selected by LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company (LG), a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, to provide HD voice for its innovative Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solution.

FMC allows telecom operators to combine fixed telephony, cellular telephony and Broadband into unified end-user services. LG Electronics added cutting-edge HD Voice capabilities to its FMC application by integrating GIPS VoiceEngine™ Mobile, which includes advanced acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) technology. Good AEC implementation is critical to improve quality of voice calls on mobile devices. 

“GIPS' strong local support and expertise team in South Korea ensured a smooth implementation of voice processing technology in our smartphone model SU210/KU2100/LU2100 for FMC solution,” according to LG.

“We’re delighted that GIPS’ technology enabled LG to develop innovative products which lead the mobile trend and enhance users' everyday lives,” said GIPS’ Chief Executive Officer Emerick Woods. Implementing GIPS HD voice technology provides users a great communication experience and offers Service Providers assurances that network, bandwidth and delay issues will be overcome.   

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About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes ANET, Cisco, CommuniGate, fg microtec, Nimbuzz, Nortel, KT Networks, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.  

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Mobile video chatting will be were soon

Global IP Solutions First to Enable HD Voice and One Way Video Chat to the iPad

 iPad Developers Can Simply Integrate Video Chat/Conferencing and Super HD Voice Capabilities, Ensuring Excellent Quality

San Francisco — April 20, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of HD voice and video processing solutions, announced today the availability of high-definition (HD) and Super-wideband Voice as well as one way Video Conferencing/Chat capabilities for iPad developers, powered by GIPS VideoEngine™ Mobile.

GIPS VideoEngine Mobile supplies iPad developers with a simple to integrate, high-level software API that contains the complex video conferencing/video chat capabilities into applications running on Apple's iPad operating system.  As video access becomes available from Apple, GIPS VideoEngine will support 2-way video chat/conferencing.

“With over 600,000 unit sales of the iPad to date, demand for this device is clearly continuing to grow,” said GIPS' Chief Marketing Officer Joyce Kim.  “With the unique experience that a device like the iPad can deliver, it is imperative that the overall quality exceed all expectations and GIPS is proud to offer HD and Super HD voice and video for the iPad and other mobile devices.”

“GIPS technology is becoming increasingly significant with the growth in IP traffic as it offers HD voice and video communication capabilities that adjusts dynamically to available bandwidth on Wi-Fi or cellular networks,” said Roopam Jain, Principal Conferencing and Collaboration analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “The introduction of devices like the iPad will greatly increase wide scale voice and video communications beyond corporate boundaries.”

With GIPS VideoEngine Mobile, iPad developers can offer the best quality voice and video communication, overcoming the multiple issues intrinsic to mobile and IP networks such as delay, packet loss, bandwidth limitations, lip synchronization, dynamic bandwidth optimization and echo cancellation.  GIPS VideoEngine Mobile ensures conversations dynamically adjust with Wi-Fi and cellular network conditions, thereby maintaining an uninterrupted experience.

GIPS mobile technology is available on the iPad, Android, iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems.

 

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes ANET, AOL, Cisco, Citrix, CommuniGate, fg microtec, KT Networks, Nimbuzz, Nortel, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, Yahoo! and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com

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Global IP Solutions First to Bring Video Chat to Android Mobiles

  Mobile Application Developers Now Able to Build Video Chat/Conferencing Capabilities for Android with Outstanding Video Ingenuity from GIPS

San Francisco — April 7, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of HD voice and video processing solutions, announced today another first-to-market with GIPS VideoEngine for Android, which provides mobile developers the vital building blocks for integrating video conferencing/video chat into applications running Google’s Android mobile operating system. 

“GIPS continues to innovate for mobile application developers by offering the ability to incorporate high-quality voice and video communications without having to worry about the complex challenges of wireless networks,” said GIPS' Chief Marketing Officer Joyce Kim.  “Mobile applications are becoming more and more sophisticated and by providing HD voice and video capabilities inside their applications, our customers continually differentiate themselves to lead the mobile application market.”

Mobile video application revenue is expected to double worldwide over the next four years to $2.42 billion, with much of the growth taking place this year, according to U.K.-based research firm Screen Digest. Now with GIPS VideoEngine™ Mobile, developers can integrate the best real-time video technology overcoming the multiple issues intrinsic to IP networks and devices. By dealing with obstacles such as delay, packet loss, bandwidth limitations and echo; GIPS VideoEngine Mobile ensures video conversations dynamically adjust with Wi-Fi or 3G cellular network conditions maintaining great caliber video.

“GIPS VideoEngine is capable of running on a wide variety of smartphone devices globally,” said Ronald Gruia, Frost & Sullivan’s Principal Analyst of Emerging Telecom. “Android is becoming the fastest growing operating system and with the addition of Android video support from GIPS, application developers can utilize established real-time video expertise without the need for heavy R&D investment to offer real time voice and video capabilities.”

GIPS VideoEngine Mobile is available on Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile OS platforms. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncWdMNhDwHI to view more information.

 

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes ANET, AOL, Cisco, Citrix, CommuniGate, fg microtec, KT Networks, Nimbuzz, Nortel, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, Yahoo! and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com

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Argela Selects GIPS to Ensure High-Quality Mobile VoIP for Its Customers

Türk Telekom’s TT WiRO Service Eliminates Mobile Roaming Costs, While Providing HD Voice from GIPS

 

San Francisco — March 9, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, announced today that Argela Technologies, a subsidiary of Türk Telekom, Turkey’s leading telecom provider, has integrated GIPS VoiceEngine^™ Mobile to ensure excellent call quality on its TT WiRO calling service. TT WiRO allows customers to avoid international roaming costs.

 

The TT WiRO mobile soft-client enables customers to be charged under their home or office phone line for calls made from any location either using a Wi-Fi supported mobile phone or laptop. To ensure that callers have the best experience without delay, jitter or echo, Argela selected GIPS to provide carrier-class voice quality.

 

“TT WiRO provides real benefits to telecom operators by increasing customer loyalty and revenue streams. We depend on GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile to support the TT WiRO service because it’s the leader in providing the best quality VoIP while simultaneously resolving persistent IP network difficulties,” said Mr. Erhan Lokman Argela Product Director.

 

“We are excited to be a part of Argela Technologies latest innovation,” said Joyce Kim, GIPS’ Chief Marketing Officer. “The TT WiRO application provides Türk Telekom’s customers a dynamic product that delivers true value and user choice while traveling internationally as well as excellent voice quality from GIPS.”

 

GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile offers application developers, service providers and hardware manufacturers the ability to effortlessly build solutions that offer HD voice, while simultaneously overcoming network impediments.

 

About Argela
Argela provides telecom operators with turn-key next generation solutions with a strong commitment to developing the most innovative products & services, understanding operators’ needs, customizing solutions accordingly and building a continuous relationship with its partners and customers.

 

Argela collaborates with telecom operators to help them increase their revenue, customer satisfaction and loyalty, and decrease churn through distinguished, innovative solutions. These solutions include network convergence, targeted advertisement platform including sponsored services, IPTV, service delivery framework, number portability, professional services and services infrastructure.

Argela is combining its extensive telecom expertise with its high energy and ultimate passion to add value to its customers’ business.

 

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes ANET, AOL, Cisco, Citrix, CommuniGate, fg microtec, KT Networks, Nimbuzz, Nortel, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, Yahoo! and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.

 

Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award Winners

GIPS, Ifbyphone and XConnect win 2009 Product of the Year!

Video Conferencing Arrives for iPhone Application Developers

Global IP Solutions 1^st to Enable Video Chat/Video Conferencing with HD Voice to iPhone Developers

San Francisco — February 9, 2010 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of HD voice and video processing solutions, today announced the availability of video chat technology for iPhone developers to incorporate video conferencing/video chat into their mobile applications.

With GIPS VideoEngine™ Mobile, iPhone developers can rapidly integrate high quality real-time video chat or multi-point video conferencing into iPhone applications that resolves the issues related to IP networks such as delay, jitter and echo.

“iPhone developers are at the forefront of cutting-edge mobile applications, and with such fierce competition, it’s incredibly important to offer consumers a robust application that delivers a great quality experience,” said Joyce Kim, GIPS' Chief Marketing Officer. “We're happy to announce that GIPS VideoEngine gives iPhone application developers the ability to maximize the value of their application with real-time video communication that features HD voice regardless of network conditions.”

“GIPS VideoEngine allows application developers to support two-way video chat on a variety of IP devices,” said Ira Weinstein, analyst and partner at Wainhouse Research. “The addition of iPhone support to the GIPS stable of products allows solution providers and mobile carriers to provide videoconferencing, including one-way video and two-way synchronized audio, to an even larger audience.”

As iPhone market share continues to grow rapidly with more than three billion application downloads in nearly 80 countries, application developers can rapidly build and deploy video chat applications that overcome typical mobile constraints such as packet loss, bandwidth constraints, background noise and lip synchronization.

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes CommuniGate, Nimbuzz, Nortel, KT Networks, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.

 

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Survey Finds Video Conferencing Use on the Rise

 

    Quality of Experience, Accessibility and Affordability Driving Video                     Chat/Conferencing to the Masses

San Francisco — February 3, 2010 — A recent survey of more than 1,200 business professionals in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong revealed that video chat/conferencing is rapidly being adopted worldwide, for business and personal use.

The survey, conducted by Research Now and sponsored by Global IP Solutions, indicates that business professionals across multiple industries are adopting video in an effort to communicate and collaborate more clearly and effectively. The survey is available at http://www.gipscorp.com/survey

“The results of this survey underscore the increasing value of video in business communication,” said Joyce Kim, Chief Marketing Officer at GIPS. “With demand for Unified Communications and desktop video conferencing on the rise, video quality issues such as delay and freezing must be addressed in order for users to effectively connect and collaborate.”

A few key highlights of the survey include:

·       79 percent of those who use video rely on consumer applications such as Yahoo!, Gmail, AOL and Skype, while 21 percent used video conferencing systems such as those offered by Cisco and Polycom. 

·       61 percent indicated video delay and video freezing as the largest concerns of video chat/conference use

·       In the US, 40 percent of business professionals surveyed indicated that their company will be deploying a video communication solution within the next 6-24 months.

“We are delighted to offer insights regarding industry professional’s utilization of video as part of their daily lives in the U.S, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong,” said Philip Beary at Research Now. “Our deep experience in panel management and fieldwork provides reliable data upon which major corporate decisions can be based.”

Research Now programmed the online survey on behalf of Global IP Solutions to 1,200 senior business professionals in a variety of industries and employment positions across the United States, China, Japan and South Korea. The survey was conducted in late 2009 and all respondents were working in office environments that required them to operate a computer frequently during the workday. To see the full results of the Video Chat/Conferencing survey visit http://www.gipscorp.com/survey

About Global IP Solutions
Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes CommuniGate, Nimbuzz, Nortel, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.

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Android Mobile Application Developers Can Now Build VoIP-Enabled Clients Simply with HD Voice (VoIP) from GIPS

Nimbuzz, Mobile Social Messenger with over One Million New Subscribers Each Month, will be First to Offer HD Voice on Android Using GIPS VoiceEngine Mobile

San Francisco — November 16, 2009 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, today announced it is enabling Android mobile application developers to build first-rate VoIP-enabled clients with GIPS VoiceEngine™ Mobile. Nimbuzz, the popular free mobile social messaging application, will be the first customer to offer HD voice (VoIP) on Android phones.

“GIPS VoiceEngine allows Android developers to build VoIP-enabled applications that offer HD voice, while tackling all the typical IP network issues - such as delay, jitter, packet loss, bandwidth constraints, noise and echo,” said Roar Hagen, GIPS’ Chief Technology Officer. “Today, mobile users desire a smartphone that offers a unique experience, which includes the ability to have great quality communication. With GIPS engineering expertise, developers can quickly and effectively build their applications enabling them to concentrate on their core business.” 

Hagen added, “We’re thrilled that Nimbuzz will be GIPS’ first customer to deploy their application on Android mobile phones. Nimbuzz continues to offer their users a distinctive unified social messaging application that connects popular social and instant messenger networks into one simple, user-friendly offering.”

Evert-Jaap Lugt, CEO of Nimbuzz said, “Nimbuzz is delighted to offer free mobile VoIP calls to Android users. VoIP is fast becoming established as a mainstream standard for voice calling and will represent a major part of the mobile eco system of the future.   With the addition of high-quality HD Voice to our free IM and chat functions, thousands of new and existing Nimbuzz users on Android will now be able to enjoy a complete communications and messaging service in one.”

With nearly 3 billion users worldwide, the mobile phone has become the most personal and ubiquitous communications device. Research firm Gartner has predicted that Android will become the second most popular smartphone by 2012 with 14.5 percent market share and iPhone with 13.7 percent market share.

 

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes CommuniGate, fg microtec, Nimbuzz, Nortel, KT Networks, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.

 

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Israel’s Outsmart Relies on Global IP Solutions to Drive High-Quality Communication for Telecom Operators

OutSmart's Plug 'n Talk Device Transforms Any PC into a Mobile Phone; Now Deployed with the Philippine's Largest Wireless Provider

San Francisco & Tel Aviv — November 2, 2009 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, today announced that Israel-based Outsmart, a leading provider of convergence solutions for telecom operators, is using GIPS VideoEngine inside its Plug 'n Talk™ softphone to ensure reliable high-quality voice and video.

Outsmart’s Plug ‘n Talk solution enables telecom operators to offer their subscribers a preloaded USB memory stick, which transforms any PC into a mobile phone. Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART), the Philippines’ largest wireless operator currently offers their customers the Plug ‘n Talk solution. It enables the eight million Filipinos working abroad to call any Philippine landline or mobile phone at local tariffs with the same user experience, phone number, services and billing.

“Global IP Solutions has set the standard for voice and video quality over the last decade and Outsmart is confident to offer telecom operators worldwide the best communication platform with GIPS technology as the basis of our voice quality,” said Jacob Bros, CEO of Outsmart. “Outsmart offers telecom operators additional revenue streams with the Plug 'n Talk solution allowing their users to enjoy all the advantages of a mobile phone on a computer with services such as voice, video, SMS, MMS and access to voicemail.”

GIPS’ Chief Executive Officer, Emerick Woods, added “Outsmart offers a superior solution that transforms any computer with Internet access into a mobile phone. They deliver a simple device that brings added-value for customers and cumulative revenue opportunities and customer loyalty for telecom operators. With GIPS providing the underlying voice and video technology, Outsmart is guaranteed to offer the best quality attainable.”

 

Global IP Solutions is the recognized leader in world class voice and video processing technology for IP networks allowing application developers, service providers and hardware manufacturers the ability to easily build complex voice and video processing technology into their solutions, without worrying about the effects of delay, jitter, packet loss, bandwidth constraints, background noise and echo.

 

About Outsmart

Founded in 2001, Outsmart is a leading mobile solutions provider of convergence technologies. The Company offers its flagship product, the Plug ‘n Talk™ solution that allows mobile operators to reach out across national borders to tap into new user segments. Based on its Smart Convergence Platform, Outsmart enables operators to converge between mobile and VoIP. This ensures an opportunity to broaden their reach with new revenue generating services for both residential and business users. Visit us on www.outsmarttelecom.com.

 

About Global IP Solutions

Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes CommuniGate, Nimbuzz, Nortel, KT Networks, Oracle, PCCW, Samsung, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit www.gipscorp.com.

 

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