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Broad-Connect Telecom, the U.S. cloud-based communications firm, announced last week that its SIP trunking infrastructure and solutions portfolio will form the foundation of a Microsoft Lync network, allowing hosted voice companies to provide their customers with Unified Communications applications. After undergoing rigorous testing, the firm’s SIP trunking offerings were Lync Server 2013 qualified.

Microsoft has completed the initial stage of its plan to integrate the enterprise unified communications Lync server with its Skype user network for IM and IP telephony. The update has made it possible for Skype and Lync users to communicate with each other by making contact through audio calls and chatting via IM text.

Traditional copper line telephony is becoming a thing of the past with the advent of IP technology. In many countries, the transition has been a considerable and swift one, certainly in the US where the best solutions are able to provide a boost to business performance. The Gazette said that telephone firms in Iowa could now be affected by a commission looking into how to roll out IP telephony across the country.

Leading unified communication management and voice quality software provider Tone Software has announced that the ReliaTel VoIP and UC management service has been chosen by SPS (Strategic Products and Services) to provide fuel to its iCON Converged Network Management solution for Nortel/Avaya clients.

Fans of B2B data website LeadFerret are already able to access more than 14 million business contacts free of charge. Adding to this, the company has announced that users will soon have access a specialised search page, allowing them to search for and view full details for contacts working with managed service providers (MSPs).

Leading software and hardware components provider Sangoma Technologies Corporation has revealed that Voice Carrier has chosen its Vega Series gateways as the firm’s recommended choice of media gateway for VoIP and SIP trunking service deployments. It replaces another major gateway vendor due to problems encountered with a complicated installation and provisioning interface.

Reliance Jio Infocomm, led by Mukesh Ambani, is preparing to launch by 2014. To ensure this launch goes smoothly, the firm is making infrastructural deals at an alarming speed. The most recent deal is one with mobile messaging platform Nimbuzz, which helps the user to integrate email and social media contacts to create a messaging service on all platforms.

ShoreTel, the unified communications systems and IP telephony vendor, has released an IOS dock for devices that, when working with the company’s softphone app, has the device become a desktop speaker phone. Jamie Romanin, managing director of Shoretel ANZ, said that the dock was developed to acknowledge the fact that mobile devices have become the first choice for many employees.

Florida cargo shipping firm, Amerijet International Inc, is now in a better position to support organic growth of businesses with a data centre solution from Dell that comprises services, software and infrastructure.

The firm’s new data centre has enabled it to reduce facility expenditure by 60% thanks to energy efficiency.

American company XO Communications claims to be lending a helping hand to multi-location companies by providing them with increased flexibility and seeing that each of their operations and offices are gathered under one communications platform. With multiple features offered, the aim is to unify the workforce with advanced business VoIP tools and capabilities.