We left Voip Inc's affliate program a long time ago when we suspected that something just did not feel right. Apparently we were not the only ones. Three former VoIP Inc. executives are being targeted by the SEC for improper bookkeeping and lying to investors about the financial shape of the company. A complaint filed Monday in Miami federal court says that between November 2004 and May 2005, ex-VoIP inc. CFO and VP of Finance Osvaldo Pitters and GM Terrell Kuykendall recorded $1.4 million in fake revenue from the alleged sale of computer hardware and fees for management services. The inflated revenue raised the company's overall figures for 2004 by 43 percent. It is also alleged that VoIP Inc. CEO Steven Ivester knew the company was struggling and the company's actual revenues were "substantially less" than its projections, said the [+]

The open-source Android platform created by Google is picking up momentum in areas beyond the cell phone. In Asia, Android set-top boxes, TVs, VoIP phones, digital picture frames and even Karaoke boxes are all going to hit retail shelves shortly. A large number of Android-toting devices are expected to be on display at CEATEC, Japan's largest electronics show, including a prototype Android set-top box developed by Motorola for service provider KDDI. The Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF) is rallying support for Android on non-phone devices. The OESF is a group of 25 companies who plan to have working groups on set-top boxes, VoIP, network and security, measurement and control, system core, application and services, marketing and education. Current members include ARM, KDDI, Japan Cable Laboratories, Alpine Electronics and Fujitsu Software Technologies, with other silicon companies contemplating participation. [+]

Now you can turn your iPhone into your own mobile office with RingCentral Mobile. Get it free from the iTunes App Store and access commonly used RingCentral features. Get RingCentral Mobile and use your iPhone to: • Make business calls with your RingCentral number as the caller ID • Get your business voicemails with visual voicemail • Receive and view internet faxes • Add, edit and dial personal or business contacts directly from the app RingCentral Mobile lets you manage your business calls easier than ever. Get RingCentral Mobile now. It requires iPhone 2.2 Software update. Special Sign Up Bonus: FREE rollover minutes. Order Today! Start using RingCentral Mobile on your iPhone and enjoy these benefits: Mobility. Take your RingCentral number wherever you go. Easy Access. Listen to voicemails and read faxes on your iPhone. Privacy. Keep your personal number [+]

ShoreTel ShoreTel got a VoiceCon hat trick by winning the "Best of VoiceCon" award for the third year in a row. This is an award not to be taken lightly, since VoiceCon attendees voted on products. Competition was heavy, with vendors pre-announcing news before the show and handing out bribes (chocolate, typically) to influence voters. Interoperability Few enterprises operate a single-vendor IP communications solution, so Cisco, IBM, and everyone BUT Microsoft (more on them later) was talking up interoperability between unified communications solutions, IP communications solutions, and legacy phone gear. The telepresence/videoconferencing crowd, even stalwarts such as AT&T, were also talking up interoperability. Cisco's telepresence solutions can be extended to T1/E1 users and FiOS/DOCSIS cable modem infrastructure. Bottom line: Nearly everyone wants to play well together, because they realize businesses don't have the cash or desire to flush an existing solution. VoiceCon 2009: IBM puts Sametime [+]

Skype will officially pull the wraps off its Apple iPhone application Tuesday, but it seems like every reporter with an iPhone got a look at the application over the weekend. Users will be able to Skype-inate over WiFi, including free calls to other Skype users and the whole cheaper calls bit via SkypeOut. A Skype version for the BlackBerry will appear in May. PC World says that users won't be able to place calls over a cellular data network; this is a protective sop thrown to the carriers so the app won't (supposedly) diminish long-distance and roaming minutes. Presence and IM work the same and go over whatever data network is available; cellular or WiFi. Skype for iPhone will use phone numbers directly from the iPhone's address book and will also helpfully display Skype contact photos. Conference calling is available, but [+]

On Thursday, Nimbuzz released a significant upgrade to its iPhone application including integration into SkypeOut and 10 SIP networks for cheap international phone calls over WiFi, plus an app to enable calls on an iPod Touch. New features include the introduction of a dial pad and the ability to make VoIP calls to landlines and mobiles via Skype-Out. Nimbuzz provides the available Skype credit left on the dial pad when using Skype Out for phone calls to landlines and mobile phones. New VoIP call options are available through the company's global affiliate SIP partners, including Gizmo5, Vyke, and SIPgate. The networks are integrated into the interface to use Nimbuzz for cheap international calls to landlines and mobile phones over WiFi. A two week online banner campaign to promote iPhone SIP calling functionality will be conducted on partner sites Gizmo5, [+]

U.S. WiMAX carrier Clearwire is running a trial of mobile VoIP phones in Portland, Oregon and should be launching mobile voice services in 2010. The company has been discussing how it can work with its cable partners/investors to offer mobile voice services and handsets. Under the deployment plan, mobile VoIP handsets will be tested out this year with voice being incorporated into the product line in 2010. A company executive said it is testing the usage model, integration with the home phone and WiMAX network, and "how you hand off to a cellular network" like Sprint's. The VoIP-over-WiMAX technology is vitally important to cable carriers invested in Clearwire, as it offers them mobile options for bundling to more effectively compete with AT&T and Verizon. Clearwire investors Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks have the option to buy WiMAX access services [+]

Continuing its forward march into the business world, Skype today announced the beta version of Skype for SIP for business users. With 438,000 IP PBXes shipped worldwide in 2008, there's a big market for Skype to tap into if it can master the SMB and channels game. The Skype For SIP service allows SIP-based IP PBXes to route calls through Skype for lower cost landline and mobile rates around the world. It also enables inbound calls from Skype users directly into an IP PBX system. Additionally, users in more than 20 countries can purchase Skype-In numbers to enable inbound "virtual" local number calling through Skype. Applicants for the beta test need to be businesses, have an installed SIP-based IP PBX system and a level of technical expertise available to configure said IP PBX. The initial beta will be available for a [+]

On Monday, Primus Telecommunications Group announced it and three affiliated holding companies were undertaking "consensual financial restructuring" with various debt holders - Chapter 11 bankruptcy by most any other name. Under the bankruptcy proceedings, the holding companies would shed more than 50 percent of their principal debit obligations - around $315 million - reduce interest payments by more than 50 percent, and extend certain debt maturities in exchange for stock and warrants to the debtors. Before entering bankruptcy, Primus had anywhere from $500 million to $1 billion in debt and $100 million to $500 million in assets. None of Primus' operating companies in the United States, Australia, Canada, India, Europe and Brazil are included in the filing, and all operating units are expected to continue to manage and operate their businesses without interruption as a result of the filing. If anything, the [+]

VoIP provider ooma has just announced a series of premier Google Voice Extensions (GVE). The company says the new enhancements will simplify the Google Voice user experience; we're more interested in how those features were added. Google Voice features ooma is adding/supporting within its Premier (i.e. you gotta pay for it) package include: caller ID integration, allowing ooma users to display their Google Voice caller ID on outbound calls from ooma hardware without having to dial additional call prompts; forwarding inbound calls made to an ooma phone directly to a Google Voice number for routing; explicit forwarding of Google Voice calls to a specific handset in a home; an announcement of who in the household the call is for based upon which Google Voice account originated the call; and one-touch voice mail from ooma handsets (no need to dial a [+]