News: Telecom and VoIP

OTTAWA, Canada -- Atreus Systems, the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP and IMS-based services, this week announced a new product enhancement that allows providers to augment their base VoIP bundles with individual voice features orderable on an a-la-carte basis.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Marco Island Cable has selected Internet media company and VoIP services provider, YFonGlobal LLC, to create and manage its new telephone service. With the new agreement, Marco Island Cable will be able to provide voice services to its customers utilizing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology.

BOONTON, N.J. -- Telecommunications companies will be investing billions of dollars over the next five years on service delivery platforms (SDPs) in order to bring the benefits of on-demand services to their wireline and mobility enterprise customers, says a new report from Insight Research Corporation. SDPs are computing platforms and software that support emerging standards such as IMS and SIP while continuing to inter-work with legacy protocols.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Engate Technology Corporation, a leading supplier of next generation network profiling connection management security solutions, today announced the general availability of Engate MailSentinel(TM) to anti-spam software, security appliance, router, firewall, and unified threat management vendors. The Engate solution empowers vendors to differentiate themselves by integrating Engate's proprietary Network Profiling Connection Management technology.

IRVINE, Calif. -- Irvine-based BandCon announced today it has turned up a national 10 Gigabits per second (10 Gbps) backbone to help large Internet content companies connect diverse data centers, server farms and peering points. BandCon's new network enables companies to purchase layer 2 Ethernet connections between cities on a pay-for-use basis.

OTTAWA, Canada -- Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IP service bundles, and IMS offerings, today announced that Shift Networks (TSX VENTURE:SHF), the leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) services to the Canadian small and medium business market, has successfully deployed Atreus' solution in twelve days to automate the provisioning and management of its business VoIP service.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- AZO Technologies, Inc., today announced the release of VisiWave(TM) Site Survey 1.6, the latest version of its very successful wireless site survey product. With this release, GPS is now supported as a new method for keeping track of the surveyor's location while conducting a site survey. Using a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, the surveyor can track his or her movements while outdoors to automatically create maps of the area's 802.11a/b/g wireless coverage.

FREMONT, Calif. -- TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded security, today announced that V-IPSecure - its high-performance implementation of IPsec and IKE protocols for IPv4 and IPv6 - successfully passed all the Virtual Private Network Consortium's (VPNC) interoperability tests for IPsec VPN systems. This certification continues the company's long-standing commitment to provide the embedded market with lean and robust security software complying with stringent industry standards.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Atreus Systems, the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, today announced that Cincinnati Bell (NYSE: CBB), one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers, has successfully deployed Atreus' IP Service Provisioning Solution to automate the provisioning and management of its business trunking service.

OTTAWA, ON, Canada -- Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, today announced that Bitflow VoIP Inc., has selected Atreus' IP Service Provisioning Software to speed the deployment of its wireless and residential VoIP service offering. Atreus' provisioning software automates BroadSoft BroadWorks(R) to speed VoIP service delivery.

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- BROADSOFT CONNECTIONS 2006 - Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, today announced that PCCW Global has launched Atreus' IP Service Provisioning Platform to activate a full range of IP Centrex applications for their reseller channels located in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and the EMEA region.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Cellular Jewelry, Inc. (www.cellularjewelry.com), a leading provider of cellular technologies and solutions, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has awarded Cellular Jewelry(TM) a U.S. patent (Patent Number 6,954,659). The Cellular Jewelry(TM) work as an alerting device and flashes when a signal is received within 3 feet of a cellular phone.

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- CheapOAir.com announced that, in partnership with its technology partner Fareportal Inc., it has acquired a 26,000 square foot Call Center. This state of the art Call Center is equipped with the latest VOIP Telephony and Call Center technology. The CheapOAir.com Call Center capacity currently is 240 Seats with scalability to 950 seats. The Call Center is utilizing MPLS connectivity with 5 MBPS dedicated connection linking its New York City office with its Call Center. The VOIP telephony is provided by Inter-Tel, a leader in high-end Call Center technology.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Using the Internet to lower phone bills just got easier, thanks to the launch of Auvi's PHIP65 Dual Mode Cordless Phone. The sleek PHIP65 is the next generation of communication hardware which connects to a traditional landline and the computer, via USB port. This dual functionality gives consumers the freedom to make and receive both standard and / or Internet calls from a single cordless phone.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- ES Interactive announced today that it has teamed up with WiggleWireless to offer fans the Kona Buzz, a "fly on the wall" view of what really happens before, during and after the biggest race on the planet - the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Triathlon insiders, Paul Huddle and Wendy Ingraham, will be joined by Michael Lovato, Desiree Ficker and a host of others to give fans the inside skinny on the place, the players and the unique character of the granddaddy of all races.

YUBA CITY, Calif. -- Prime Companies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PRMC) announces that it has entered into an agreement with the Rural Utilities Service, a branch of the U. S. Department of Agriculture to retire a certain loan obtained by its subsidiary LMDS Communications, Inc. and therefore relinquishing itself of its position of guarantor on said defaulted loan.

TORONTO, Canada -- VoiceGate Corporation proudly introduces its Military Grade Emergency e-Response Mass Message Notification / Business & Emergency Communication Planning system at the Homeland Defense Symposium and Exposition show in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. After three years in development, VoiceGate's Mass Message Emergency Alert system is now available to Military, Fire and Police forces around the globe.

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Atreus Systems(TM), the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, announced today that Internet Telephony magazine has named Atreus' IP Provisioning Software as a recipient of the 2006 TMC Labs Innovation Award.

BOSTON, Mass. -- Atreus Systems, the leading supplier of provisioning software for VoIP, IMS and advanced IP service bundles, today announced Spirit Telecom has successfully deployed Atreus' IP Service Provisioning Solution to activate and manage its wholesale and retail hosted VoIP services for business and residential customers. Spirit Telecom, the Columbia, S.C.-based competitive local exchange carrier is owned by a group of eighteen independent and cooperative telephone operating companies in the Southeast United States.