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Welcome to PhoneFromHere.com's News and Press page. Here you will find a collection of our latest press releases and news articles.

If you are a journalist, analyst, blogger or member of the press, please contact the media team for more information about PhoneFromHere.com.

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(NYC, USA - September 15, 2009)
HD Communications Summit
PhoneFromHere.com launch their zero install, bidirectional, high definition audio service
PhoneFromHere.com's HD audio service is zero install and seamlessly embeds into any web page. It does not require the user to have any specialist HD equipment, just an Internet connection and their computer's mic/speakers or a headset.

The HD audio service demo is embedded here for you to try!

Find out more about the event - www.hdcomms.com
(Manchester, UK - September 2, 2008)
PhoneFromhere.com Blog's
PhoneFromHere.com's Tim Panton and Georgia Brown both blog regularly on topics relating to technology and business.
Providing a great opportunity for you to get to know us better and gain a personal insight into our experiences of running PhoneFromHere.com.

Tim's Blog - www.babyis60.wordpress.com
Georgia's Blog - www.webstartupdiary.blogspot.com
(Manchester, UK - July 10, 2008)
Rumours of the acquisition by BT of Ribbit have added to the weight of expectation around the Web-based voice market.
If the rumours are true, the award-winning PhoneFromHere.com will be one of the few independent players remaining in the market.

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Update July 29, 2008: BT acquired Ribbit for $105 million, more info...
(BBC Studios Manchester, UK - July 2, 2008 and August 27, 2008)
The broadcast takes a nostalgic look at two bygone years.
Tim Panton recollects technological firsts, including 1979's Sony Walkman and 2001's iPod for Windows. Did you hear the interviews? Tell us what you thought...

Find out more about the Becky Want's show...
(BBC Studios Manchester, UK - June 18 - 20, 2008)
Baby is 60!
Celebrating the 60th birthday of the world's first modern computer.
Find out just how much we have come to depend on our computers and mobile phones. BBC Radio Manchester's Eamonn O'Neal and Dianne Oxberry challenged Tim Panton to spend a whole day without using microchips. Did you see the report? Tell us what you thought...

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(Manchester, UK - May 12, 2008)
PhoneFromHere.com Rivals Skype
Joanne Birtwistle interviews Tim Panton for Manchester Business paper Crain's.
The article discusses PhoneFromHere.com's potential to challenge the big telephony companies with telecoms services to rival even Skype. PhoneFromHere.com are seeking investment of £350,000 to bring the service to market.

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(Manchester, UK - May 22, 2008)
Winners of Big Chip International Award for Innovation
The Big Chip Awards are the top awards for ICT and new media outside London.
"The judges loved this, with one describing it as revolutionary. They were captivated by the simplicity of the idea, ... And as soon as they saw it working, they were buzzing with enthusiasm ways it could be used." Find out more...
(Manchester, UK - April 30, 2008)
The award celebrates 10 years of Big Chip and 60 years since the invention of the first stored program computer in Manchester.
Entries for the award were asked to show "exceptional innovation in digital media or digital technology," something the judges felt was evident in PhoneFromHere.com's original service and business model.

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(Manchester, UK & Huntsville, AL - April 9, 2008)
PhoneFromHere.com announced today that they are working with Digium®, Inc.
The five-year agreement formalises this relationship, which aims to improve and commercialise the embedded Java softphone created by Digium engineers.

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(Los Angeles, CA - March 17, 2008)
The "Technical Achievement" award recognises Twiddla.com as re-inventing and re-defining the technical parameters of the online experience.
Twiddla's online collaboration offering provides a great example of how verbal communications can be integrated into Websites and online communities.

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(San Jose, CA - March 17, 2008)
Tim Panton will be part of the panel session "2.0 This! - Rethinking the Service Creation Model" at VONx.
"Telco's need to open their services to third party developers without forcing them to jump through hoops because there are already very simple solutions that exist." said Tim Panton.

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(Mountain View, CA - March 10, 2008)
Tim Panton to Discuss Verbal Communication for Web Users and Online Communities.
"This is an exciting time for the verbal communications industry, as pioneering technologies are set to enhance and evolve current Web functionality..." Tim Panton said.

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(Los Angeles, California - March 5, 2008)
Twiddla is an online collaboration tool that can be used to host remote meetings and collaborate in real time.
Twiddla announced today that it is a nominee in the Technical Achievement category of the South by South West Interactive Festival (SXSW). Twiddla offers an opportunity for collaborators to speak with one another in about 10 seconds, via PhoneFromHere.com.

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