Vu TelePresence® shares an ideal way to say “NO” to impersonal voice conference calls and unnecessary expensive and exhaustive travel. For many reasons, it is a better way to do business. For example, it provides a luxurious experience of HD quality video among all parties on calls — and even, surprisingly on low bandwidth and a low budget.

A major part of their aim is to replace one of the most revolutionary inventions ever: the Telephone.

Vu TelePresence and their CEO Devita Saraf, wish to transform the way businesses connect with their clients by replacing everyday voice calls with face-to-face interactions in true high definition quality. The convenience of HD quality conferencing with eye contact, life-like images, and distortion free sound are just a few of the advantages.

The company has the ability to display presentations, documents, browsers, and any application. It also provides an excellent platform for events such ones recently planned with PGA* and also in large numbers of participants such as in a Web conference.

Techistan’s technology entrepreneur Suzanne Bowen grabbed the opportunity to interview Devita Saraf of Vu TelePresence who is herself a two-time founder and entrepreneur. A third female entrepreneur Christine Oneto of GirlsinTech recently wrote about Devita, “Her amazing journey from USC undergraduate to corporate leader is one I am lucky to begin following.”

Topics discussed and a summary follow, but if the reader (you) prefers to listen, feel free to click on the “Podcast” link just ahead. Listen and keep working on other things at your office, home, in your car, while waiting in line anywhere …

Part one of the audio podcast with Devita Saraf of Vu Telepresence:

Part two of the audio podcast with Devita Saraf of Vu Telepresence:

On verveonline.com, Ms. Saraf does show her well-deserved confidence when asked about being a young woman in a male-dominated field. She replied, “Since everyone is highly educated they treat me with respect…and of course, my visiting card commands deference.”

So true, Devita! She was born in India with a family who has a successful history in business. She studied in USA with an emphasis in marketing. Ms. Saraf just has a natural inclination for entrepreneurship and even began testing her ideas as a teen-ager.

Vu Telepresence, her newest company, is a part of the Zenith Group.

Vu Technologies, Ms. Saraf’s first company, is a luxury technology. It is a high-end television brand targeted to India — the youngest television brand in India, but much more premium than older brands. Thinking on a more global plan, she next, launched Vu Telepresence. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. in the USA. The co-founder is Devita Saraf’s brother Akash Saraf. Together, they have taken the brand to increasingly popularity in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, India, and Europe. Singapore is next.

An interesting fact is that Vu Telepresence was created with a codec that the company developed on its own. It allows compression of data, overcoming problems regarding bandwidth, jitter, and other issues. The service delivers in HD quality.

The Vu Telepresence customers are in the industries of medicine, law, enterprise and business, those with remote workers, education, and hospitality.

Using an HD quality video service such as Vu Telepresence makes users not want to go back to just audio conference calls. People can see each other’s facial expressions and body language to understand more about the conversation taking place, for example. Plus, the service includes document sharing, too.

Devita says, “Another thing that we have done that no one else has done in the telepresence industry is what we call the ‘Vu Telepoint.’ It is a physical point in a business center room, about 120 square feet. Go to VuTelepoint.com. Choose a location you are at. Then choose a location of where you want to view someone at. Choose the time for all to be online. Then, just walk in and use it … It’s a great tool for interviewing those I want to hire or for conducting a sales review or maybe to see samples of a particular product and to be able to talk about them while browsing.”

Vu Telepresence has 60 operational Vu Telepoints across the USA. The company expects this number to increase to 400 by the end of 2010. The service has partnered with India’s largest national telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel to build new Vu Telepoints.

Why do so many thousands such as Vu Telepresence and DIDX choose to participate in CommunicAsia, a conference based in Singapore and this year 2011 from June 21-24?

Devita Saraf reaffirms what many say … that Singapore is a hub for technology business. The Zenith Group has had an office in Singapore since the early 1980s. There are just so many opportunities to meet with current and potential high quality resellers, dealers, and even end-users. There is this assurance of congregrating with and among the top performers and innovators in technology.

Another of the many reasons is the fact that for example, companies like Vu Telepresence need to be able to give demonstrations of their products.

Last, Devita mentions that CommunicAsia does a great job bringing together the diverse markets throughout Asia.

Ms. Saraf says, “Asia is a diverse and populous continent. We felt that a product like ours … Vu Telepresence … with HD video conferencing that works well even on low quality bandwidth is perfect for the Asian market. It’s a market where you may have some companies with headquarters in Singapore with a good broadband connection, but he needs to communicate with his back offices in Malaysia, China and India where he may not have the same infrastructure and bandwidth. Then, what is he going to do? In many cases, they may not be able to pull up the phone lines from any certain location from where they are.”

She adds, “We have done in our specialty is to help both sides have the same video conferencing experience as you may have with, for example, Polycom, but on lower bandwidth. So, no matter where you are, what your challenges are in your local broadband, you will not have a loss in quality. I understand this. We have the best Internet in our offices, but where our factories are … there is nothing. This is one reason we are so successful. We don’t address large companies and their national and global footprints. We have also created something new for the small and middle-sized company businessmen who say that they have to work within the constraints of the infrastructure in the area that I am.”

Vu Telepresence has truly revolutionalized the way people do business. Conferences such as CommunicAsia give companies such as Devita’s to connect with Asians who may not participate in other important global events but also Americans, Australians, Europeans and Middle Easterners.

Back to video conferencing, how is video conferencing changing the way people do business and work to reach institutional and person goals?

Many hospitals are using video conferencing and telepresence to meet the needs of staff and patients. For example, it obviously works better than strictly voice telephony for deaf people.

In other cases, schools will share issues such as the fact that they do not have the best teachers where they are physically located. Telepresence can increase meaningful interactivity between students in those schools with excellent teachers at remote locations.

Telepresence has immense potential whether for government, education, healthcare, etc. But … Vu is the only company that has been able to democratize it. Their products are more affordable and have been created with these variable usages in mind.

Meet with inspiring individuals and organizations who Techistan has interviewed such as Devita Saraf of Vu Telepresence, Russell Perry of Emerson Networks, and Simon Yeung of Comba Telecom at CommunicAsia. Sign up to sponsor, exhibit and participate at http://www.communicasia.com.

Rich Tehrani of TMCNET interviews Akash Saraf, who is Devita Saraf’s cofounder of Vu Telepresence.

Enjoy asking and answering discussion questions on TelecomYou, and enter the Raffle to win $200 USD. It is amazing … the accidental but awesome business development that will result, in the meantime.

Discussions section link: http://telecomyou.com/forum/

Other than the raffle, the most active Discussions member will get the “Most Active Forum Member” award for the month of April, 2011. The Award badge will appear at the member’s public profile page.

The more questions you enjoy asking or answering; the higher your chance to win the prize.

Some things that people are talking about now:

Which tablet do you recommend?

What is your average work day like?

What should every newcomer know about the telecom industry?

Has anyone tried iPad 2?

Where exactly is Telecom Business is going?

Feel free to start a new question; this will help others to learn, teach, and collaborate. Tell them Techistan sent you! Visit http://www.telecomyou.com/forum now. Sign up if not already and enjoy!

Plus, looking for a job in Telecom. Watch and listen to Sheraz show and explain how on Telecomyou.com.

Apply for Inc.com 5000 List to get your business the attention it deserves. Do it by April 18 and get a free Sennheiser OfficeRunner Headset System, $400 value.

In order to be recognized on on the Inc.com 500 or 5000 exclusive lists of America’s fastest-growing private companies, applicants must sign up and qualify. The deadline is fast approaching: April 30th.

Beyond the national recognition it can provide, applying to the list comes with great value: the application fee includes a one-year subscription to Inc. magazine (a $19 value and jam-packed full of practical advice and innovative inspirations). Applicants will be able to get a $125 credit towards the conference registration fee to come and accept the award… and celebrate with other movers and shakers who are peers! The event is Sept. 22-24, 2011 in National Harbor, Maryland.

As the quotes above suggest, being listed provides businesses with substantial benefits…

…including: a complimentary PR (public relations) package valued at $300; greater industry visibility; increased morale and loyalty among employees and customers; and unlimited business connections and networking opportunities.

Take a chance. See if your company qualifies. Applying is fast and easy. DIDxchange, who is an Inc.com 500/5000 partner since 2006 wants you to win! The wholesale telephony platform that serves over 20,000 mobile and telecom and IP communications providers and operators invites YOU to apply and truly wants you to win. Isn’t it time you got the recognition you deserve?

Apply now. Tell them DIDX sent you.

Never a dull moment at Techistan and DIDXchange headquarters in the virtual and physical worlds! What an informative talk with two bright business people of the user-empowering company Golden Frog: Liz Kintzele, the Director of Sales and Affiliate Marketing at Golden Frog, Inc., and also Sunday Yokubaitis, the President. Where did Techistan meet them? At one of Jaymie Scotto and Associates’ Telecom OneonOne events during the week of ITEXPO East 2011.

Questions, topics and a summary of the discussion follow. Listen to the DIDX audio podcast interview to hear the complete interview.  

1. What is Golden Frog? What is a VPN, and what does it enable?

The company develops software. It was originally based in the Caymans with a service called VyprVPN. A VPN secures one’s connection to the Internet and to increase privacy. Probably most people think of a corporate VPN.

Golden Frog’s VPN product is a personal VPN for consumers to use while traveling, in a coffee shop, or any time they need increased privacy on the increasingly public Internet.

2. Who would be the typical customers? A description of them?

Sunday shares that the typical VPN consumer customer is a little more tech-savvy than most for various reasons. This person may realize how insecure the Internet really is such as one’s traffic can be tracked and one’s location can be targeted. These customers are sensitive to privacy, more so in Europe and Middle East than in the USA.

3. What areas of the world is this most popular in and why do you think that is so?

Privacy, security and/or freedom.

“Three reasons that people are using it. A desire for increased privacy first. We use the metaphor of “drawing the shades at home for complete privacy.” You are in your home, so you’re not anonymous. People know where you live, but you just want a little more privacy while you are out in the public Internet,” Mr. Yokubaitis responds.

People can prevent geo-targeting, hide their location and IP address. Looking at some of the geo-political stuff that has occurred around the world in the last 12 months … customers want to assert their individual rights.

Second reason is security which is probably the most common reason people use VPNs. For example, when we access our bank account online in a public place such as a coffee shop … we may want to secure that last mile of the Internet. Stop third party snooping into my connection. This encryption of the VPN secures your entire Internet connection: your email, the web …

The final reason is what we call freedom. The public Internet is increasingly becoming more restricted, areas are being blocked off, countries are blocking websites, social tools, and Internet services like Skype.

By connecting to a VPN outside one’s region, customers free up their connection and view websites in one’s language while traveling …

4. What conferences do you plan to participate in … in 2011? In what way? Website? Contact info?

“Visit http://www.goldenfrog.com. We can keep people updated on our Linkedin group of places where we will be in 2011,” says Liz Kintzele.

More about Golden Frog and the VyperVPN for consumers around the world? Their team cares about the Internet. Golden Frog lives online and recognizes deeper, broader uses for Internet technology in the broadband era. They’re passionate about cultivating and sharing the full potential of the Internet.

More about the two interviewees from Golden Frog:

Sunday Yokubaitis is President of Golden Frog. Mr. Yokubaitis is responsible for setting the company’s strategic direction and also leads future growth and expansion initiatives. His broad experience in business, technology and law brings a wealth of knowledge to Golden Frog.

Since 2004, Mr. Yokubaitis has also served as Vice President and General Counsel of Data Foundry, a provider ofwholesale and retail data center outsourcing, colocation and disaster recovery services. Previously, Mr. Yokubaitis practiced Intellectual Property law for a large law firm in San Francisco, California from 2001 to 2004.

Mr. Yokubaitis is licensed to practice law in Texas and California. He is a member of the U.S. Patent Bar, admitted to practice law before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

A Texas native, Mr. Yokubaitis received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rice University in 1998. He earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 2001.

Elizabeth Kintzele demonstrates the company’s value proposition to partners, customers, and media.  While managing the Golden Frog sales and affiliate teams, Ms. Kintzele works diligently to drive revenue for the company via strategic affiliate relationships. She also administers the relationships among the company and global resellers, ISPs, and carriers. She takes great interest in Internet neutrality, online and personal privacy, security and freedom.

Get psyched about Golden Frog’s VPN while experiencing a virtual bike tour of Lyon, France.

Podcasts are produced by DIDX.net.

Survey and Thought Leadership:

SIP Trunking is what everyone is talking about, but if we can’t get the basics right, will the talk be for all the wrong reasons?

Editorial and Research
Graham Francis
CEO The SIP School
Sponsored by Techistan
SIP Survey 2011

Introduction

In February 2011, The SIP School™ carried out a survey that resulted in responses from over 400 industry professionals from around the world. The biggest response was from the USA with 58% of people originating from there. Unlike a lot of surveys this one was sent out to people who actually work in the Telecommunications industry and with this in mind they answered the questions in this survey with varying degrees of knowledge and consequently some level of interest already in SIP and SIP Trunking.

The survey did not make all questions mandatory and therefore not all people answered all questions.

Why this kind of survey?

The survey’s purpose is to take a look at SIP Trunking and specifically, to find what the most common issues during SIP Trunk deployment are and what can be done to make these issues occur less frequently if at all.

Understanding these issues will help companies focus their efforts on improving the failing elements and also ensure that its staff members understand what to do when things go wrong so that they are able to fix problems quickly. It’s not ideal having the latest and greatest service that’s feature packed if you can’t count on it to not fail when least expected.

Let’s be clear, SIP Trunking is one of the fastest moving and most talked about elements of VoIP in the world of Telecommunications and not without good reason. It offers benefits ranging from low cost calling, centralization of lines into a business, fast disaster recovery (or failover) along with being a platform for carrying Unified Communications across boundaries to create a working environment that could never have been dreamed of using older technologies.

However, as manufacturers, service providers and enterprise customers are finding out, SIP Trunking is not always an easy service to implement and certainly not an easy one to support if things go wrong.

As the survey has been carried out by The SIP School, all of the opinions in this report are our own unless clearly stated. We have been able to embellish this report with comments from people who work in the SIP Trunking space and believe that their insights can help people understand what is important and actually happening out in the real world.

Note: The SIP School does not formally recommend any one provider or product as we are a friend and supporter of all who are involved in the world of SIP and VoIP.

“This is somewhat consistent with our understanding of the market. I think your respondents may have been a bit more SIP savvy than the general market. I do not believe that 58.6% of all businesses are using SIP Trunks in the US.” David Byrd, VP Marketing and Sales, BroadvoxLet’s get down to business and onto the Survey.

The first question is probably the most obvious to ask but we asked it anyway.

Q1: SIP Trunks are becoming more and more popular, where do you and your organization fit?

As one can see in [figure 1], the results indicate that organizations are embracing SIP Trunking with only 15.4% of respondents saying that they are not even testing them. David Byrd did comment about the figure being a little high in relation to experiences in the US and this could be supported by the fact that respondents are from all over the globe.

Here is a breakdown of all respondent locations.

• 58% USA
• 12% UK
• 8% Canada

• 22% Other

There are many reasons for not jumping on board the ‘SIP Trunk train’ including being tied up in existing provider contracts but nevertheless, having almost 85% of respondents using or at least testing SIP Trunks gives the following answers real meaning and food for thought.

In order to understand more about the organizations who the respondents work for, we asked the following questions about employees and locations.

Q2: How many employees work at your organization?

Among those surveyed, the majority have 101-200 500 employed with 500 + following in second.

Q3: How many sites do you have?

As echoed by Lisa’s comment we can see that the majority of respondents are working with small to medium sized organizations. The numbers shown here are often published in relation to the perfect candidate organization for SIP Trunks and it’s good to see the same values in this Survey.

Note: We did have a low number of respondents for these two questions and will make them mandatory next time around.

“Just because an end-user “says” the problem is with the PBX or with the service provider doesn’t necessarily mean that that is in fact the case – over the years I’ve seen lots of blame placed on one or the other by people that simply wasn’t merited when “due diligence” was performed.”  Marc Robins, President and Managing Director, SIP Forum Now, if SIP Trunks are installed and all works fine, then that’s great and your business is reaping all the rewards promised. But what if things go wrong?

Although the respondents indicated that the majority of issues were found on the PBX it’s pretty clear that it is an even enough spread to show that the problems found cover the three elements that make up a SIP Trunking scenario. The PBX inside the enterprise, the ITSP and where it all meets; on the edge.

Uncertainty of where the actual problems lie can often cause a lot of ‘finger pointing’ as Marc’s comment backs up.

Please note that respondents we able to select multiple options and people who selected ‘Not using SIP trunks’ on Question 1, did not get the opportunity to answer this question.

Now, let’s look at the three elements in isolation.

“We’ve seen similar results – basically “across the board” issues from Codecs to NAT traversal issues. Call transfer and fax are the two big “surprises” too. We even ran into an end-user that cut over to SIP Trunks and then when he had fax issues and called his carrier for help, they told him they don’t support fax. You can imagine what that call was like.”  Alan Percy Director, Business Development at AudioCodes, Inc.

 We’ll start with the SIP Trunks.  

Q5: If the problems were found to be on the SIP Trunking provider side, what were they?

Anyone who’s working in the VoIP industry today will recognise all of these issues but it’s disappointing that they still feature strongly in the issues people are facing today and it’s clear that these ‘basics’ are still not being tackled early on in installations so that they never become a problem. Looking at some of these issues:

• Codec mismatch: Shouldn’t this be a setting that people select on installation when using well written documentation to follow?
  
• Registration failures: These are usually account issues such as mistyped passwords
  One way / No audio issues: These are common problems that anyone deploying SIP Trunks would have come across before and should know how to tackle quickly.

Seeing these issues today is not really a surprise, but I just hope that these common problems are not so common when we run the SIP survey again in 2012.

“Codec issues I would agree with – I think the key here is make sure people choose an SBC that supports a variety of Codecs and has been in the field for a while to make sure all problems have been “shaken out” Mykola Konrad, Director, Enterprise Product Management, Sonus Networks, Inc.

So, onto the ‘Edge’ with the next question.

©Copyright 2011, All rights reserved. (The SIP School)

Click to study the SIP Survey Created by The SIP School and Sponsored by Techistan Part 1, 2, and 3 at Enterprise Connect 2011 in Orlando.

Orlando, March 24, 2011 – At the CTIA show in Orlando, FL, Paymotech entered into a strategic partnership with Prepay Nation, one of the fastest growing providers of instant account refills for international prepaid mobile operators, to offer International Top-Up Services for its customers directly from their Paytoo Mobile Wallet account.

These solutions are offered worldwide in both emerging and developed markets. Paytoo offers services that include money transfer, mobile wallet, mobile payment solutions, low cost mobile phone solutions and VoIP all integrated into a single product offering.

The partnership will enable all expatriates to recharge the mobile phone airtime of relatives back home directly and securely through their Paytoo Mobile Wallet account.

Under this agreement, Paytoo will increase its coverage and sell airtime from around 168 telecom operators in 65 countries with Real Time Top-Up. Prepay Nation will also assist its distribution channel in generating sales revenues by marketing the services at Point of Presence.

“This is a service that brings significant added value to our customers and we are fully committed to doing all it takes to promote it, making the service as accessible as possible across our worldwide sales network,” said Michel Poignant, President and CEO of Paymotech Group, parent company of Paytoo.

“We are proud to partner with Paytoo,” said Jessica Bishop, Vice President of Business Development at Prepay Nation. “They are the first provider of telecommunication services that has launched a mobile wallet solution with all the features a customer may want, which means dramatically increased value for our distributors as we bring more and more desirable services to customers worldwide.”

Paytoo and Prepay Nation will kick off their new partnership by conducting joint promotions to market the services, anticipating significant demand for international mobile top-up from worldwide expatriates and their loved ones, both of whom will benefit from the newly widespread availability of this service via Paytoo.

About Paymotech
Created in 1999, the Paymotech Group through its Swiss Holding Parent Company, is currently listed on the Frankfurt Stock Market – Deutsche Börse Group (4PA.DF). Since 2004, the Group offers Mobile Phone solutions, VoIP, SIM cards free of roaming charges and secured e-commerce payment transactions solutions. The Paymotech Group is introducing its global platform. Paytoo is the first GSM Mobile Wallet solution to combine telecommunications and mobile payments, all drawing from a single account. For more information please visit http://www.paytoo.com

About Prepay Nation
Prepay Nation is a fast growth company in the business of enabling micropayments from one person to another across international borders. Prepay Nation utilizes the prepaid mobile ecosystem to transfer values in the form of international airtime remittance. With mobile operator partnerships in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Asia, and Africa, and a varied distribution channel spanning the US, Canada, and Middle East, Prepay Nation offers its innovative services to expatriates who financially support their loved ones back home. Prepay Nation’s unique business model, highly scalable processing platform, and interconnectivity with mobile operators, allows for instantaneous and no-fee transfers for the consumers and an opportunity to generate significant revenues for the distributors.
For more information please visit http://www.prepaynation.com.

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If you’d like more information or would like to set up an interview, please call Zarah Ortiz at +1 (954) 318-1240 or send e-mail to z.ortiz@paymotech.com.

  Get Connected to Endless opportunities in the ICT Industry

Pakistan offers numerous opportunities in the ICT industry by providing substantial growth to high value businesses. The Information & Communications Technology sector in Pakistan has experienced tremendous growth in the last decade. The ICT industry stands at US$ 2.8 billion and has managed to attract US$ 266.4 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) which is 12% of total FDI during FY 2009-10. The 6th Information & Communications Technology Exhibition & Conference (CONNECT 2011), is scheduled from 3- 5 May 2011 at Karachi Expo Centre. As the recognized leading event of the region, it promises to be a prime source for successful business prospects in the sector and caters to a broad spectrum of resources.

The B2B event will bring ICT professionals under one roof to share experience & best practices. ICT gurus from more than 100 companies from Canada, China, UAE, USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, India, and Pakistan will explore the diversified opportunities in the regional ICT sector. (Techistan and DIDX are media and supporting organization sponsors from USA, UAE, Malaysia and Pakistan since 1999.)

Last year CONNECT 2010, got a tremendous response with a participation of more than 100 companies from 14 countries. Moreover, the exhibition was attended by more than 7,000 business professionals.

CONNECT ICT Forum 2011 will once again carry forward the legacy of being the leading platform integrating eminent speakers from IT & Telecommunication industry for knowledge sharing & networking. The forum will feature interactive IT & Telecom sessions with an exclusive session conducted by PSEB. The sessions are aimed towards bringing the latest trends & techniques into the limelight, while showing the diversity of ICT industry.

CONNECT 2011 has been endorsed by Federal Ministry of Information Technology (IT & Telecom division, Government of Pakistan). The event also has a strategic liaison with Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) and the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) as its Strategic Partners. The event is being supported by the Higher Education Commission, (HEC), Board of Investment (BOI), Engineering Development Board (EDB),), Pakistan ICT Consortium, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers & Taiwan Electrical & Electronic Manufacturers Association.

Another important and premier endorsement from PAKSAT Pvt.Ltd, adds more significance to the forum while other leading industry names has also come together as co-sponsors of CONNECT 2011 on May 3-5 in Karachi.

With this splendid response to 6th Information & Communications Technology Exhibition & Conference- CONNECT 2011 will converge & configure the ever changing needs of ICT industry in Pakistan.

Tellabs’ CEO recently said after reporting their 2010 Quarter 1 2011 revenue of $322.4 million, down from $379.2 million in Q1 2010, a factor it attributes to declines in all of its units. ”"Going forward, we will continue to invest in the smart mobile Internet through increased R&D spending to position Tellabs for long-term growth.”

Voiceserve, Inc. (OTC BB: VSRV), a low-cost, next-generation Internet telephony software and service provider, announced today that Super Technologies, Inc., a leader in wholesale direct inward dialing (DID) and session initiation protocol (SIP) services, will offer Voiceserve’s award winning mobile dialers through its massive DIDx network.

Established in 1999, Super Technologies’ DIDx is the leading provider of VoIP DID telephone numbers from 173 nations to over 18,500 IP wholesale level buyers in 56 countries who, in turn, have millions of customers, in aggregate. In addition to DID and SIP services, the company provides virtual phone lines that enables a Public Switched Telephone Network phone number ring on an IP phone.

“This is an incredible opportunity for our company to gain exposure to an extraordinarily large market for our mobile dialers,” said Michael Bibelman, Voiceserve’s CEO. “Super Technologies has created a unique marketplace for all levels of VoIP telecommunications professionals. DIDx has developed into an important shopping complex for our target market of wholesalers and retailers. It also provides additional exposure through its technology publication, Techistan.”

Alex Ellinson, Voiceserve’s chairman, added, “The arrangement highly motivates Super Technologies to promote our dialers, while providing its large group of market participants with a broad selection of award winning dialers. We have teamed with an exceptionally prolific marketing partner. In addition to the download fees, customers will also pay an annual maintenance fee to Voiceserve.”

“At Super Technologies, we have built up a vast worldwide network of telecom industry participants. Our objective is to provide our members with next generation global service capabilities. Teaming with Voiceserve will enable us to provide our network with the most advanced VoIP dialers in the industry. Voiceserve’s expert R&D staff and customer support will consistently provide our wholesale members with cutting edge VoIP software products,” commented Rehan Allahwala, president of Super Technologies, Inc. “Providers can mix gaming, tourism, mobile wallets, music, and other online activities with direct inward dialing local and international phone numbers and VoIP Switch dialers.”

About Voiceserve, Inc.
Voiceserve is a software platform provider focusing primarily on delivering affordable, complete, next generation services to Internet Telephony Providers (ITSPs). Products include VoipSwitch, a custom modular all-in-one Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) management platform licensing solution for resellers; VoIP airtime minutes bundled with optional convenient features, including virtual numbers, direct dial, web callback, and call forwarding; IP-PBX; and mobile softphone, and video technologies. For further information please visit http://www.voipswitch.com.

About Super Technologies’ DIDx
DIDX is a wholesale SIP DID phone number exchange. It creates new vertical markets for CLECs, ILECs, mobile operators, MVNOs, local regional telecoms, and VoIP companies to buy and/or sell their DID wholesale. It is also a media partner for world-renowned IP communications and technologies events via podcast channels and online magazine Techistan. Visit http://www.didx.net.
Certain statements in this news release may constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The Company believes that its expectations, as expressed in these statements are based on reasonable assumptions regarding the risks and uncertainties inherent in achieving those expectations. These statements are not, however, guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially. Risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to be different than expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the risk factors listed in the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and described under the heading “Risk Factors” our Form S-1 filed December 20, 2010. The Company expressly disclaims any current intention to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.

Investor Contact:
Yvonne L. Zappulla
Managing Director
Grannus Financial Advisors, Inc.
(212) 681-4108
yvonne@grannusfinancial.com
Alexander Ellinson
President & Chairman
Voiceserve, Inc.
011 44 208 136 6000
alex@voiceserve.com

Just when you thought that the phone number (via direct inward dialing) was dead, gone, out of here, in comes Bloc Jam and mobile payments over DID. In this case, it’s a musical improvisation game played via direct inward dialing, live from the street. When you call, you are given a sequence to compose your beats.

Once you have played around and created your composition, press the pound sign on your cell phone and there you go. Your musical piece is added to the crowd-sourced orchestra on the wall. You have participated in this collective music-making!

Bloc Jam takes the magic of musical improvisation to the streets, transforming building façades for anyone to take part in a session of collective musical making via one’s mobile phone keypad, direct inward dialing and other technologies.

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 ”Where were you? Where were you? No, 9 4 5 6, up there. Look,” says one of the cellular DID music makers in the crowd in Montreal at the collaborative concert on the wall of UQAM.

“You can follow your beats afterward. It’s easy to follow. We can hear everyone’s beats,” they continue in awe. “But isn’t your own beat your favorite?”

“Oh yes, and you do keep your eye on it. That one’s the best,” says another in delight.

It’s a Bloc Jam video on Youtube by Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat in collaboration with Rob Seward and Kelsey Snook and presented at MUTEK Extra_Muros 2010. More at http://www.blocjamradio.com. Find out how you can arrange for this kind of cool activity in your area of the world!

DIDX.net offers a wholesale location online where telecoms, social networking providers, DID mash-ups, mobile operators, and MVNOs to buy and/or sell DID virtual phone numbers in voice, music, transactions, and other exciting and unbelievably unique uses. The DID is not dead.