VOIP managers sentenced

Two former senior managers of a US-based VOIP firm have been sentenced to a total of 10 years probation and fines of $17 000 for attempting to bribe employees of Nigerian telco Nitel, says itp.net.

Both men pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate anti-bribery provisions of US-law with the payment of approximately $267 000 in the form of illegal "commissions" to employees of state-owned telecommunications carriers in various African countries.

Former MD of ITXC, Roger Young, was sentenced to five years probation, including three months of home confinement and three months in a community confinement centre, along with a $7 000 fine.

SoundBite Communications' multi-channel Intelligent Communications Platform is now 100% VOIP, states Market Watch.

As of August 2008, all of SoundBite's outbound and inbound client traffic is carried over a VOIP backbone.

IP communications such as VOIP and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) enable many of SoundBite's next-generation capabilities and accelerate the release of new features to its clients.

With the introduction of the VOIP, it has become possible to extend the hemisphere of business from local to international domains, reports TMCnet.

Business houses now rely completely on VOIP as it offers cost-effective telephony services to its users, the business VOIP providers have made it possible for people to make cost saving up to 80%.

The low-cost calling offered by VOIP providers allows enhanced productivity of the employees.