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OTTAWA, January 08, 2009 - CATAAlliance, Canada's largest high tech association, and the traditional champion of Canada's Research and Development and the Innovation Nation announced today a new award for Emerging Technology Leadership, named after the late Peter Brojde, one of Canada’s leading and respected entrepreneurs.

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On January 20, 2009, Marlin Equity Partners announced that they were making a significant capital investment in software company Emptoris. In this commentary soundbit regarding the January 22, 2009 Procurement Insights post, Jon Hansen touches on the reasons why this transaction may very well reshape the software vendor landscape.

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OTTAWA, CANADA – October 23, 2008 - TalkSwitch®, the leading developer and inventor of owner-friendly™ phone systems for small and multi-location businesses today announced Polycom® Authorized Technology Partner status after successful completion of the Polycom VoIP Field Verified Program. TalkSwitch’s fully hybrid phone systems are certified interoperable and able to auto-provision Polycom’s SoundPoint® IP desktop phones including the SoundPoint IP 301, 320, 430, 501, 550, 601 and 650 models.

“We are very excited about our partnership with Polycom,” said Tim Welch, TalkSwitch VP North American Sales. “This is beneficial for everyone as customers have the opportunity to experience the world-class quality of Polycom IP phones working with TalkSwitch systems, and channel partners gain access to new sales channels and the Polycom Resource Center.”

TalkSwitch’s fully hybrid phone systems offer outstanding choice and flexibility for small businesses. With TalkSwitch VoIP enabled systems, small businesses can ...

OTTAWA, ON & PHOENIX, AZ – Sept. 22, 2008 -- PHONE+ magazine, a resource for the telecommunications indirect sales channel, announced that TalkSwitch has been selected as a Top 50 Channel Program. The results of this contest will be published in the magazine’s 2008 Channel Program Guide special issue, due out Oct. 15.

PHONE+ is very proud to honor TalkSwitch and the Top 50 Channel Program winners. TalkSwitch was selected among hundreds of companies who submitted their channel program details in hopes of being recognized as a Top 50 Channel Program. Voted on by more than 1,000 indirect sales partners, the winners represent communications suppliers -- carriers, resellers, master agents and manufacturers – who provide their agents with that extra something -- extra attention, rapid quotes, sales training or special promotions -- that makes agents want to do business with them.

“We’re very proud to be recognized by our channel partners in this way,” said Tim Welch, VP Sales, TalkSwitch. “This award is particularly ...

OTTAWA, CANADA - July 15, 2008 - TalkSwitch®, the inventor of the owner-friendly™ phone system for small and multi-location businesses, today announced the release of TalkSwitch management software version 6.10. This free upgrade adds a wealth of great new call handling features that improve performance and make TalkSwitch systems even more customizable, further simplifies the installation of IP phones and adds powerful new diagnostic tools.

This release represents yet another giant leap forward for customers. With 6.10, setting up a phone system has never been easier. Analog and even IP phones can be added in seconds. Simply connect them to the system and they are automatically detected. Configuration is nearly instantaneous. Additionally, a simple firewall test can be conducted to ensure the network is optimized for VoIP calling. This test can save hours of troubleshooting and is a huge benefit for do-it-yourself end-users, system administrators and installers.

"Software 6.10 is a great advancement for ...

Norwood, MA & Ottawa, ON – March 5, 2008 – TalkSwitch®, the leader in the design and manufacture of innovative telephone systems for small and multi-location businesses, today announced that it has received a 2008 VON Magazine Innovator Award, the foremost recognition of companies representing the future of the Internet Communications industry.

The VON Magazine Innovator Awards are the most prestigious in VoIP communications. Given to only 65 companies worldwide, the awards recognize the top achievers among the thousands of companies in the industry. TalkSwitch is the pioneering developer of phone systems exclusively for small business. The truly hybrid nature of its systems, coupled with a uniquely owner-friendly™ and vendor-friendly™ approach, were key factors that elevated the company over its competition in these awards.

“The VON Magazine Innovator Awards recognize the Internet Communications industry’s best and brightest companies, and we’re very pleased to announce TalkSwitch as an inaugural winner,” ...

OTTAWA, ON – February 27, 2008 – TalkSwitch®, a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative telephone systems for small and multi-location businesses, today announced general availability of configuration software 6.0, a newly designed and engineered platform that makes installation of TalkSwitch systems even simpler and more efficient, while also providing customers and resellers with a host of new configuration opportunities.

Most significantly, users in the French and Spanish-speaking markets get a phone system that is fully operational in the language of their choice, an unprecedented development for systems of this size. All system configuration fields, documentation and help files, as well as automated attendant and individual extension prompts can be set in English, Spanish or French, all at the touch of a button. And companies that operate in more than one language can use multiple languages on the same system.

In addition, users will notice a dramatic new Java-based graphical user interface ...