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The voicemail option in FreedomIQ also makes it possible for all voicemails to be sent to e-mail and, once they arrive, can be clicked on via an attachment in an e-mail and a voicemail will play right from the computer. Also, the voice to text option takes all voicemails and transforms them into texts, making them easy to skim quickly.

It is not uncommon for many providers to mistakenly equate regulatory fees, like the FCC’s Universal Service Fund fee, to a tax. Much of the confusion arises because people talk about USF and Internet taxes interchangeably, as if the two are one and the same.

One key feature, advanced call reporting, officials within the company said, is something other hosted VoIP providers are not offering, but is a very attractive feature for businesses to have along with their VoIP phone system.

As the global recession continues to wreak havoc on the budgets of companies of all sizes, a number of trends have emerged.

Smart cards provider Oberthur Technologies and Telefonica Spain have reportedly announced the release of a new Visual Voicemail Service running on Oberthur Technologies' Multimedia SIM Card GIGANTIC WUAOW.

Microsemi Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance analog/mixed signal integrated circuits and semiconductors, has reportedly signed an exclusive agreement with VoIP provider, Mitel Networks, for offering its PowerDsine Midspan products as power over Ethernet solutions to Mitel's division DataNet's comprehensive products.

Nortel announced this morning that Ciena has emerged as the winning bidder in a successful auction of its Optical Networking and Carrier Ethernet businesses.

Rebtel, the company which lets customers make low-cost international calls on mobile phones, announced recently that its iPhone application has reportedly been accepted for release by Apple, which will let iPhone owners make international calls around the world at a very low rate per minute without having to search for a Wi-Fi hot spot. Free calls are possible between the 53 countries where Rebtel is available.

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, announced a partnership with Telecom New Zealand International to develop a joint IPX voice service offering.

Adaptive Digital, provider of speech-based applications, has announced that its released integration-ready solutions make use of Texas Instruments' new TMS320C6472 six-core digital signal processor (DSP) to support high-density, VoIP and traditional telecommunications applications.

CallCopy Inc., a provider of call recording and quality management solutions, has announced its recognition as a recipient of one of Business First's Best Places to Work Awards.