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It’s been a pretty good week for IP telephony, here are some of the top news stories:

TMC’s (News - Alert) Deepika Mala wrote [http://ip-telephony.tmcnet.com/topics/ip-telephony/articles/197066-jenne-launches-sophisticated-online-systems-design-center.htm] that Jenne Inc., a value-added distributor of IP telephony, audio and video conferencing, data networking and IT security products, introduced its sophisticated online systems Design Center.

Avaya (News - Alert) enterprise-oriented resellers, with the help of the Jenne Design Center ,will be able to upload, view and maintain network design configurations for Avaya -- and in real time. By accessing the Jenne Design Center, they can also stay informed 24/7 as a product design progresses and elect to receive notifications as each phase is completed.

"The Jenne Design Center is a fantastic new tool that will help our reseller customers stay up to speed on each step of their design," commented Jim Karaffa, director, training and technical services, Jenne.

Also this past week, Rajani Baburajan wrote that Siemens (News - Alert) Enterprise Communications, a provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions, announced the launch of the OpenStage 5 SIP phone.

Company officials claim that it is a cost-effective entry level phone. Key business features of the new SIP phone include enterprise security and AudioPresence HD, for superior high definition voice quality.

The OpenStage 5 can be used by organizations looking for high quality phones. Businesses can benefit as the OpenStage 5 offers superior voice quality at an affordable price, according to Siemens officials.

Supporting advanced OpenScape Voice features including features such as call pick-up groups and hunt groups, it can be used as a unified communications audio front-end in combination with third-party CTI (News - Alert) applications.

And this past week Paula Bernier wrote that Phoenix-based business telecommunications outfit COMVOICE unveiled what it says is the first desk phone powered by Google’s Android (News - Alert) operating system.

It works like a personal smartphone, featuring a touch screen, compatibility with Android applications, and it even supports high-definition audio. The device also allows integrated communications to tie into user data stored within the COMVOICE Cloud.

To be sold at a starting price point of $599, the new phone was designed to appeal to executives looking for office technology solutions that compliment the mobile market, according to the company.

“With all this cutting-edge personal technology everywhere, we were wondering why people weren’t demanding equal capability from their desk phones,” says Erik Knight, president of COMVOICE.