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utribo Connect Adds Unlimited Click-to-Call and Click-to-Video to Any Website or Social Network for Less Than $10 per Month

Ideal for Any B2B, B2C and C2C Online Community, Website or Contact Center, utribo’s Turnkey Solution Works with Any Browser on Any Laptop or Desktop PC

Geneva, Switzerland – February 2, 2012 – Click-to-call and click-to-video are two of the most effective ways for businesses to drive sales and improve customer care, but the cost and complexity of implementing them puts those services out of reach of most organizations. To provide websites, online communities, merchants and contact centers with a fast, cost-effective way to add voice and real-time video, utribo today launched Connect, a turnkey suite of multimedia services that works with any laptop or desktop PC, tablet or smartphone.

With Connect, organizations create a unique URL that their customers, employees or business partners simply click on to initiate a voice call to a VoIP, mobile or PSTN number, or to access their organization’s PBX. The URL also can automatically launch an HD video call, such as with a contact center representative, or a one-way video session, such as for an instant product demo. All of these services are available from any Windows or Mac Web browser.

Connect is designed to simplify user access while providing flexible security options. Customers, employees or business partners can contact Connect subscribers anonymously, via their Facebook or Twitter account, or through website authentication. 

Connect packages a service suite previously available only to Web developers with four bundles of connectivity, security and features:

• The free Basic tier includes one-to-one voice and video calls for a single destination.
• The $9.99/month Enhanced tier adds features such as visual voice mail, one-way video, call routing to PSTN numbers, public SIP addresses and authenticated calling, along with the option of additional destinations.
• The $49.99/month Enterprise tier adds features such as support for up to 10 concurrent calls and enhanced support service levels.
• The competitively priced Carrier tier adds features such as unlimited concurrent calls and SIP trunking, and access to utribo internal APIs.
• All four bundles include caller licenses and unlimited usage, providing predictable operating costs.

Connect’s technology-agnostic design enables rapid deployment and low development costs, so organizations can assess the market for new communications services quickly and with minimal risk. For example, a discount travel website could use Connect to increase calls to drive additional revenue, while insurance companies can use Connect to extend their contact centers to social media sites or enable video concierge services. Connect also enables organizations to add multimedia interactivity to sales-team sites and business workflows such as CRM/ERP.

“Connect is a fast, high-quality, inexpensive, low-risk way to add multimedia interactivity to nearly any application or vertical, from banking to gaming to dating,” said utribo Co-Founder and CEO Alain Sturzenegger. “With Connect, businesses can differentiate themselves by providing superior sales and customer-care experiences, and they can leverage the rapidly growing installed base of video devices to provide consumers with a convenient new way to communicate both with their organization and with one another.”

About utribo
utribo is the first commercially available service based on WebRTC and provides a turnkey suite of rich voice and video communication services that works with any browser on any laptop or desktop PC. Companies, websites and carriers can quickly integrate the utribo suite into their website to provide their customers, employees and members with a variety of multimedia communications options — all without specific knowledge of the underlying technology.

 

FREETALK TV Transforms Communications – Delivers Skype-Enabled Video Calling to Samsung Televisions; Distributed Globally by In Store Solutions

 

New camera system brings Skype video calls to Samsung C7000 & C8000 Series LED TVs

GERONA, SPAIN (May 18, 2010) — Consumer electronics brand FREETALK today announced availability of the FREETALK^® TV, a groundbreaking camera system that enables consumers to make voice and video calls through their high-definition televisions. Created for Samsung’s premium C7000 and C8000 series of LED HDTVs featuring the Skype App accessible through Samsung Apps, the FREETALK TV system delivers VGA video calling from your living room at affordable consumer prices.

Many consumers and business people have already installed these cutting-edge 2010 Samsung LED televisions in their homes and offices. These TVs feature Samsung Apps, the world’s first app store for TVs and Blu-ray players.  Now, they can add the FREETALK TV camera system to enable video and audio conferencing capability and/or make and receive voice calls using Skype from their couch, easy chair, desk, or conference room as easily as they would using their  PC – all at prices that make true-to-life video communications affordable for everyone.

“Skype has more than half a billion registered users around the world utilizing Skype on their computers or mobile phones, and we wanted to give them a uniquely personal way to take the technology one step further,” said Mike Padmore, Product Manager for FREETALK. “The FREETALK TV is transformational technology that will empower consumers to use their television as a contemporary videophone. By working hand in hand with Skype and Samsung, we have been able to deliver a breakthrough video calling solution to consumers at a very low cost.” 

Simplicity is a major benefit of the FREETALK TV. The camera system quickly and easily mounts magnetically to the television, and utilizes a USB cable for connectivity so that nothing detracts from the stylish design of these ultra slim TVs. Using the TV remote control, consumers can create free Skype accounts, log into existing accounts, and navigate via a simple Skype interface on the television screen.

Another key feature is the system’s affordability. While many high-end videoconferencing products are priced at thousands of dollars, the FREETALK TV camera system sells for as little as $149 USD ( Download FREETALK-7180-Prices), providing a cost-effective solution for consumers who want to make video calls from their televisions. In addition, Skype video calls are free, as are voice calls between Skype users. Consumers who use the FREETALK TV camera system and Skype to call landlines or mobile phones are charged only pennies per minute or as part of their Skype subscriptions.

The FREETALK TV features a state-of-the-art video camera that creates VGA video, with up to 30 frames per second using H.264 video compression and Wide Video Graphics Array (WVGA) display resolution. The affordable, lightweight system features four unidirectional high quality microphones. This allows users to talk freely and clearly from up to four meters (over 13 feet) away from the television. Voice calls placed through the FREETALK TV utilize Skype’s SILK audio codec, which enables the wideband audio.

“The FREETALK TV brings Skype voice and video calling to people in the comfort of their living rooms,” said Ed Botterill, certification manager for Skype. “We’re thrilled to extend Skype beyond computers and allow people to connect with family and friends through their television – at a much lower price than competing room-based video conferencing systems.”

In Store Solutions is a partner merchant for the Skype Shop globally.

For more information about the FREETALK TV or to order a unit through the Skype Shop, visit http://www.skype.com/shop. 

About In Store Solutions
In Store Solutions is a channel innovator that enables manufacturers and service providers to regain control of their brands and leapfrog the inefficiencies of legacy distribution. Utilizing its high-performance web commerce platform, In Store Solutions enables companies to quickly implement their own branded online stores and sell across borders to over 181 countries, in 44 currencies and 41 languages – all through a single licensing agreement.

In Store Solutions then merchandizes those stores, with synergistic products and cross-selling opportunities, all without sacrificing the primary brand’s supremacy. Additionally, the company’s “imagineering” team identifies new and untapped market opportunities while creating product innovations specifically designed to leverage and extend its clients’ brands.

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Every day, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a replacement for traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling.

Skype, associated trademarks and logos and the “S” symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US$116.8 billion. Employing approximately 188,000 people in 185 offices across 65 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

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FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam Now Available for Skype Users

 

In Store Solutions’ newest release is designed to give Skype users the highest quality high-definition Skype video calling experience for only $49

 

GERONA, SPAIN — April 27, 2010 — In Store Solutions today announced the availability of the FREETALK^® Everyman HD Webcam (TALK-7140), the new high-definition (HD) webcam that empowers Skype™ users with up to true 720p HD video calling. 

Available for purchase globally from the Skype Shop, the Everyman HD Webcam enables HD-encoded video for only $49, about the same price as most standard webcams. The compact and lightweight Everyman HD Webcam requires no set up and is plug and play, making it especially convenient for use on the road.

“There is no higher performing, Skype Certified HD webcam than the Everyman HD, and the Everyman HD is available at just a fraction of the price of other HD webcams,” said In Store Solutions Product Manager Mike Padmore. “Unlike most High Quality webcams on the market today, the Everyman encodes the video signal in real time, meaning you do not need to utilize all of your computer’s resources while conducting a Skype video call.”

Product specifications include:

• High performance optical lens
•  24-bit true color depth
• Auto Exposure and Auto White Balance
• Auto Focus capability
• Supports HD video encoding at resolutions up to 1280x720 at up to 22 frames per second
  
• Skype Certified™ High Definition Webcam
  
• Universal clip for attaching to a wide variety of displays and monitors
  

“In earning the Skype Certified™ mark, the Everyman HD earned Skype’s highest rating for a webcam,” said Ed Botterill, Certification Manager for Skype. “This webcam is engineered to give Skype users the highest quality high-definition Skype video calling experience, enabling them to feel like they are in the same room with their family and friends.”

The FREETALK HD Everyman Webcam sends and receives HD video when used with Skype 4.2 for Windows and above, a PC with a 1.8 GHz dual-core processor or faster and a high-speed broadband connection of at least 1.2 Mbps symmetrical bandwidth.

For more information about the FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam or to order a unit, visit http://www.skype.com/shop.

About In Store Solutions

In Store Solutions is a channel innovator that enables manufacturers and service providers to regain control of their brands and leapfrog the inefficiencies of legacy distribution.  Utilizing its high-performance web commerce platform, In Store Solutions enables companies to quickly implement their own branded online stores and sell across borders to over 181 countries, in 44 currencies and 41 languages – all through a single licensing agreement.

In Store Solutions then merchandizes those stores, with synergistic products and cross-selling opportunities, all without sacrificing the primary brand’s supremacy.  Additionally, the company’s “imagineering” team identifies new and untapped market opportunities while creating product innovations specifically designed to leverage and extend its clients’ brands.

Come see what we’ve got In Store, for you.

 

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FREETALK Everyman HD Webcam (TALK-7140)

In Store Solutions Engages Tx Think Xtra To Handle Retail Distribution Globally

In Store Solutions to focus on its successful e-commerce platform

 

GERONA, Spain – March 1, 2010 – In Store Solutions, the distribution-channel innovator that’s revolutionizing the way consumers interact with manufacturers and service providers worldwide, today announced it is assigning fulfillment of global retailers’ demand for In Store Solutions products to Milan’s TX Think Xtra, which specializes in distribution of consumer products to retailers.

 

In Store Solutions has had a distribution agreement for the past eight years with TX Think Xtra, which last year handled distribution of more than 500,000 items of In Store Solutions’ full complement of products, such as the highly successful FREETALK^® line of Skype Certified™ webcams and headsets, as well as products from Yamaha and RTX.

 

“With the growth we’re seeing in our turnkey e-commerce platform, we realized it’s imperative for us to separate retail and e-tail,” said In Store Solutions chief operating officer Craig Smith.  “While we focus completely on e-tail, we’re confident that retailers will continue to receive the same great distribution service under the trusted relationship we have with TX Think Xtra.”

 

Going forward, Smith added, TX Think Xtra will handle all drop shipments and FOB orders shipped from Hong Kong.

 

To reach TX Think Xtra, retailers should send e-mail to info@txitalia.it.  The company can also be reached by dialing +39 (0) 292112092 for voice calls or by fax at +39 (0) 292112097.

 

“We’re thrilled to expand our relationship with In Store Solutions,” said Riccardo Bologna, general manager of TX – Think Xtra. “We’re selling a vast amount of Skype Certified products, and as In Store Solutions’ retail distributor, those sales are going to soar.”

 

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About In Store Solutions
In Store Solutions is a channel innovator that enables manufacturers and service providers to regain control of their brands and leapfrog the inefficiencies of legacy distribution.  Utilizing its high-performance web commerce platform, In Store Solutions enables companies to quickly implement their own branded online stores and sell across borders to over 181 countries, in 44 currencies and 41 languages – all through a single licensing agreement.

 

In Store Solutions then merchandizes those stores, with synergistic products and cross-selling opportunities, all without sacrificing the primary brand’s supremacy.  Additionally, the company’s “imagineering” team identifies new and untapped market opportunities while creating product innovations specifically designed to leverage and extend its clients’ brands.

 

Come see what we’ve got In Store, for you.

 

About TX – ThinkXtra
TX – Think Xtra, founded in 1995, focuses on providing complete retail solutions to over 700 major retailers in Europe. The strategy of TX – Think Xtra is focused on developing innovative products and strong partnerships. Providing complete product, POS and marketing solutions to satisfy the demands of both retail consumers and small and medium businesses. Partnering with leading edge manufacturers ,TX – Think Xtra provides a full range of products from entry level to the technologically advanced. Building strong relationships with key European retailers by delivering a complete retail solution for emerging technologies in a clear and consistent retail offering.

 

About Skype

Skype is software that enables the world’s conversations. Millions of individuals and businesses use Skype to make free video and voice calls, send instant messages and share files with other Skype users. Every day, people everywhere also use Skype to make low-cost calls to landlines and mobiles. Download Skype to your computer or mobile phone at skype.com.

 

Access to a broadband Internet connection is required. Skype is not a replacement for traditional telephone service and cannot be used for emergency calling.

 

Skype, associated trademarks and logos and the “S” symbol are trademarks of Skype Limited.

 

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Livestream Chosen by TechWeb and O’Reilly Media for Exclusive Web 2.0 Summit Webcast

Livestream Selected for Its Live, HD-Quality, Multiple-Camera Streaming 

 

NEW YORK (Oct. 20, 2009) –TechWeb and O'Reilly Media Inc. have chosen Livestream, the leading live Internet video platform, to broadcast select sessions from the three-day Web 2.0 Summit 2009, which started yesterday  in San Francisco. Livestream is the first company to provide a live webcast of the exclusive Web 2.0 Summit.

Web Squared defines the theme of this year’s annual invitation-only Web 2.0 Summit. In its sixth year, the event investigates how the Web is making business more efficient, culture more vibrant and society more tolerant. Web 2.0 Summit will outline ideas for how the Web is evolving according to Web Squared, and takes place Oct. 20-22 at the Westin Market Street in San Francisco. For more information visit http://www.web2summit.com.

This year's Web 2.0 Summit will include the Webcast by Livestream at http://tv.web2summit.com, providing an online extension to thousands of viewers, who can provide immediate interaction. Those watching the Web 2.0 Summit broadcast can participate in the Summit Twitter stream, adding a social dimension to the live event broadcast.

Those that can’t catch the milestone event live can watch it on demand at http://tv.web2summit.com 

About Livestream

Livestream (www.livestream.com - formerly Mogulus) provides everything needed to easily Webcast live, build an engaged audience and monetize these efforts. Founded in 2007, the company is based in New York and includes Gannett Co. as a minority shareholder and investor. 

Producers can use Livestream to create live, linear and on-demand Internet television to broadcast anywhere on the Web through a single embeddable player widget. The service comes in two flavors: Free (ad-supported) and Premium (ad-free, white-label, higher-quality). Unique features include the ability to mix multiple live cameras, overlay graphics, and desktop streaming with 3D effects.

About O’Reilly
O’Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O’Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying “faint signals” from the alpha geeks who are creating the future.

An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. O’Reilly conferences bring together forward-thinking business and technology leaders, shaping ideas and influencing industries around the globe. For over 25 years, O’Reilly has facilitated the adoption of new and important technologies by the enterprise, putting emerging technologies on the map.

For more information, visit: http://www.oreilly.com/. O’Reilly is a registered trademark of O’Reilly Media, Inc. Other products mentioned may be trademarks of their respective companies.

About TechWeb
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market.

Today, more than *13.3 million business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines.

TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. 
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections

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Mogulus Becomes Livestream

Live Video Streaming Company Relaunches with
New Website, New Name and
New Easy-To-Stream Broadcast Platform

Reports Over 1,000 Live Video Producers Now Paying for Premium-Level Service

NEW YORK (May 19, 2009) — Mogulus today announced it has changed its name to Livestream (www.livestream.com) to more effectively brand and broaden its leadership position in the rapidly growing live video streaming industry.

With Livestream, anybody on the Internet who can connect a video camera to a computer can instantly stream live video worldwide, 24x7, via their own Livestream.com channels or to video players embedded on their own websites or social networks.  To date, more than 300,000 people have registered and launched live video channels using Mogulus/Livestream since its introduction in 2007. 

“Livestream is doing for live video streaming what YouTube did for on-demand video clips,” said Max Haot, Livestream CEO and co-founder. “While we didn’t invent live streaming, we’re removing the barriers – making live video production and streaming easy and affordable for anybody to use and experience.”

Haot maintains that live video is just the next logical step in the evolution of the ‘real-time web.’  “Consider how the demand for connecting communities and information in real time on the Internet has grown through simple services like Twitter… and, that’s just texting!” he said.  “Its easy to see that live video streaming is well positioned to become a key force moving us toward richer, more immersive content experiences and communication.”

Livestream is available to producers and aspiring broadcasters two ways: as a free, advertising-supported service; and Livestream Pro, a premium service that provides producers advanced features with a white-label, graphics-neutral experience. It’s free of advertising employing a pay-for-usage model that starts at $350 per month.

Premium Service Passes 1,000 Paying Customer Mark

In related news, the company announced that more than 1,000 producers and media companies are now using LiveStream Pro since its first introduction just five months ago. Well known Pro users include the World Economic Forum, C-Span, USA Today and “The Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan.

“Daily signups for both our free and premium services are accelerating at an unprecedented rate,” said Haot.  “Each week, thousands of event organizers, broadcast outlets, newspapers, religious leaders, video producers, high schools and universities are discovering the inherent value that live video broadcasting over the Internet brings to the delivery of their message. It’s extending their reach, in a highly cost-efficient, targeted and professional manner.”

“We’re also finding that Livestream’s interactive features such as chat makes it possible for event producers and media companies to easily interact with their audiences, and often distant constituencies – providing a more interactive experience than is currently offered by traditional broadcasting.“

Livestream Pro provides production and distribution tools previously found typically in television newsrooms and video-production houses. Geared toward the needs of experienced content producers, Livestream Pro includes features and tools such as: multiple screen formats (4:3, 16:9, 2.39:1 and custom), advertising removal and/or control, white labeling, ad-network monetization, analytics, HD streaming, increased storage and professional terms & support.

“We realized early on that live streaming is more than just talking heads and a web cam,” remarked Haot.  “Users are demanding higher production value along with more powerful, yet easy-to-use tools – enabling them to deliver a studio-like experience that offers something more to the viewer than what they can see on broadcast TV. That’s where Livestream is headed.”

About Livestream

Founded in 2007 as Mogulus, Livestream is based in New York and has already received a combined $12.7 million in funding from angel investors and Gannett Co. The company employs 40 and has an additional office in Bangalore, India.

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Mogulus Adds to Its Monetization Options with Adap.tv Plug-in

Leading Internet video platform enriches its ecosystem for customers

NEW YORK (May 12, 2009) - Mogulus, the most powerful live-broadcast platform on the Internet, today announced it is expanding the range of options to help its customers monetize their streaming video webcasts with the addition of a plug-in from Adap.tv.

By expanding its already robust Internet video ecosystem to include Adap.tv’s capabilities as an integrator of advertising, Mogulus gives its PRO services customers a richer choice of features and functions to use in deriving advertising-based revenue from their streaming video programs.  Mogulus is the only online video platform that combines live, 24/7 linear and on-demand broadcast video.

Mogulus is participating in Adap.TV’s Player Partner Program to add to the set of media-management services and video-publishing tools available to help customers monetize their video feeds.

"Integrating Adap.tv's One Source 2.0 platform as a plug-in to our Mogulus Pro service is a key milestone in enabling Mogulus Pro customers to monetize their live streaming content with pre-roll and overlay inventory from their own internal servers and third-party networks," said Mogulus co-founder and CEO Max Haot.  “Since monetization is such a key part of the value we deliver to our customers, we’re very pleased to partner with Adap.tv.”

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IFBYPHONE INVIGORATES SMALL-TO-MID-SIZE CARRIER MARKET WITH CLOUD TELEPHONY SERVICES

Leveraging SIP Trunking, Ifbyphone Enables Softswitch-Equipped Carriers To Sell Phone Automation Services; Represents New Distribution Channel for Ifbyphone

CHICAGO—April 21, 2009—Ifbyphone today began offering carriers the opportunity to provide advanced, “cloud” telephony applications to their customers at a level of investment that removes previous barriers to entry.  All carriers, CLECs, ILECs, hosted PBX companies, and cable multi-system operators (MSOs) with softswitches in their architecture can now connect to Ifbyphone and expand their service offerings to include features like full-function IVR, Call Queuing, Call Tracking and “Find Me” Call Forwarding, and complete applications such as Voice Broadcasting, Store Locator, and Lead Distributor.

The key to this new sales model is Ifbyphone’s launch of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking, which allows carriers to connect to Ifbyphone and route certain calls to “smart ports” on the Ifbyphone platform, yet retain origination and termination.  While in theory, a carrier could establish a trunk to Ifbyphone via PSTN to get access to Ifbyphone services, the setup and configuration would be prohibitive and costly: SIP helps make the routing logic at the switch (or in this case, softswitch) far simpler.

"Carriers who want to offer advanced services have previously faced a real investment dilemma:  either make a six-figure investment gamble on hardware and software and hope that customers pay for the new features, or don’t, and hope you don’t lose customers to competitors,” said Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro. “Ifbyphone is changing the game. Carriers make a far lower investment commitment, get access to industry-leading features, add capacity with us as they grow, and keep their customers very happy by continuing to serve them directly. For CLECs that want to compete on services and features, this will radically change the competitive dynamics.”

The white label offering enabled through SIP connectivity represents a logical evolution of Ifbyphone’s sales channel strategy.  ”We started by selling direct to SMBs, then broadened our sales model to serve SMBs through an active reseller program,” said Shapiro. “Now, by offering our services on a white-label basis to carriers, we have the ability to offer our easy-to-configure tools to millions of SMB customers through the carriers who service them.”

To illustrate the new model, a small business customer of a CLEC might want an IVR for their business.  They sign up for that service through their CLEC and configure the IVR using Ifbyphone’s white-labeled web-based GUI.  Then an inbound call to that small business will get routed to Ifbyphone for IVR call handling.  In this example, the caller might say “agent” to reach a customer service representative, with Ifbyphone applying routing logic to the call, then passing it back to the carrier for termination.

The benefits to carriers of using Ifbyphone’s white-labeled services include:
-    Dramatically lower up-front investment, in both capital and provisioning effort versus typical offerings from softswitch vendors 
-    Access to complete Ifbyphone applications such as Voice Broadcasting, Store Locator and Lead Distributor
-    Ease-of-configuration for carriers’ end users in building custom solutions
-    Flexible pricing and capacity options for intelligent call-handling from Ifbyphone
-    Access to all Ifbyphone products and applications

In addition, carriers retain the service delivery components that are important to them, including:
-    Origination and termination
-    Customer management and service, with “level two” support available through Ifbyphone for advanced features
-    Full control of marketing and pricing to carrier’s customers

All of Ifbyphone’s industry-leading products and services are available to carriers through SIP trunking, including: Hosted IVR, Voice Broadcasting, Call Tracking, Find Me, Click-to-Call, Google Analytics® Integration, Virtual Call Center and more.  To see the complete array of Ifbyphone’s services, please visit http://www.ifbyphone.com.

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About Ifbyphone

Ifbyphone provides businesses a suite of phone automation services to enhance customer conversations, drive sales and lower costs. Leveraging Ifbyphone's easy-to-use services, business users, marketers and developers can quickly create solutions ranging from simple call routing solutions to advanced interactive voice response systems. For more information, visit www.ifbyphone.com.

Global IP Solutions Enables HD-Voice on Pronto! CommuniGate Pro's Popular Unified Communications Client for Web 2.0 Collaboration

Millions of Pronto! Users to Enjoy High-Quality Voice Powered by
Global IP Solutions

ORLANDO (VoiceCon Orlando) — March 30, 2009 — Global IP Solutions (Oslo Børs: GIPS), the leading provider of IP multimedia processing solutions, today announced that CommuniGate Systems, the leader in carrier-class Mobile Unified Communications (UC), has embedded GIPS VoiceEngine to power voice communications in its Pronto! client UC framework.  CommuniGate Systems provides software and services to mobile and broadband network operators for Unified Communications SaaS delivery solutions. Today, CommuniGate Systems and its UC solutions CommuniGate Pro and Pronto! serve well over 12,000 customers with more than 130 million subscribers worldwide. 

GIPS VoiceEngine has enabled many of the world’s major consumer IM clients with HD-Voice. With the growth and demand of Unified Communications GIPS VoiceEngine also powers enterprise applications with HD-voice capability such as Pronto! a single Unified Communications dashboard for email, collaboration, secure instant messaging, RSS feeds and rich media.

“CommuniGate has done an excellent job serving the unified communications space with Pronto! and we're pleased to be part of this wave of communication and collaboration,” said GIPS’ Senior Director of Business Development Larry Golob. “CommuniGate is setting new quality standards for Unified Communications and GIPS is working closely with them to make sure the standard is set as high as possible for service quality.”

“Global IP Solutions has been a pioneer in HD-voice for many years, with over 800 million downloads and a growing list of brand name customers to prove it,” said Jon Doyle – CommuniGate Systems's Vice President. “GIPS provides a unique set of engineers that are solely focused on addressing the processing issues related to IP communications on various network topologies. With GIPS superior innovation skills, we are able to deliver on the promise of a truly business grade UC experience.”

GIPS VoiceEngine is a complete solution that goes beyond the codec and is designed to handle all necessary voice processing for IP networks including jitter buffer and echo cancellation, while providing superior voice quality even under the most adverse network conditions.

The CommuniGate Pro Unified Communications platform is a multi-tenant hosting solution for Network Operators providing Unified Communication in the SaaS model. CommuniGate Pronto! is a web 2.0 client that unifies all forms of communications together with a framework that allows expansion or new applications to snap into the server or UI as modules. The new features within Pronto! 2.2 allow carriers to build modular services e.g. delivering VideoMail, IPTV or Video on Demand (VOD) to subscribers while offering full featured Mobile Unified Communications to the SME market. Modular class of services power e-mail, VoIP, presence, Instant Messaging, Rich Media with HD audio and video with over the air synchronisation to the IPhone 3G and other smart phones supporting AirSync. Network operators benefit from additional revenue opportunities by providing a unique SaaS suite to SME subscribers that need powerful mobile Unified Communications while removing the complexities of premise-based solutions.

The CommuniGate Pro Unified Communications platform delivers virtualization of domains with a modular feature set, powerful class of service provisioning, and a live rolling updates change management capability not found in other solutions. The platform's exclusive Dynamic Clustering architecture provides 99.999% uptime in a multi-tenant architecture with no single point of failure, and allows SaaS providers to add frontend or backend nodes as needed without any downtime or service interruption. CommuniGate Pro makes it easy for service providers and operators to offer business class services with costs that decline as virtualized client volume increases. CommuniGate Pro is the only truly integrated UC platform that was built to power all forms of IP communications in one integrated platform.

About CommuniGate Systems
Founded in 1991 and based in Mill Valley, California, CommuniGate Systems develops carrier-class Unified Communications and media delivery software for broadband and mobile operators to deliver value-added services and SaaS solutions. CommuniGate Systems delivers powerful mashups of Unified Communications technology mixed with media and entertainment applications for portals, social networks, enterprises and mobile communities. CommuniGate Systems is revolutionizing the Unified Communications industry with a unique Flash-based client framework Pronto! bringing together all forms of communication and breaking the leash to the desktop with Web 2.0 mobility.

CommuniGate Systems is the first choice in technology solutions for over 12,000 customers with over 130 million subscribers unifying e-mail, collaboration, IM, presence and VoIP with a single identity. The Unified Communications platform provides flexibility, performance, and scalability with benchmark proven architecture remaining unchallenged in the industry. Our technology powers OEM partner products ranging from embedded real time systems to powerful unified messaging platforms at top tier global network operators. The open development environment's simple APIs deliver extensible flexibility with a unique clustering technology for 99.999% uptime for the most demanding application environments.

The company is a trusted and financially stable vendor, maintaining the highest customer satisfaction levels in the Unified Communications industry with over 175 members in its partner network worldwide.

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 Citrix, Nortel, Oracle, Samsung, Tencent, 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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