"Microsoft believes text messaging direct from Outlook is a major new benefit for users,... We are delighted to have Bulletin.net Inc as a new service provider who can reach mobiles globally and deliver replies back to Outlook." said Dev P. Balasubramanian at Microsoft Corporation.

Following rigorous and extensive testing of Bulletin's services and technology, the company became a Microsoft™ Approved-Service-Provider for Office Mobile Services for Outlook 2007. Bulletin Messenger For Microsoft™ Outlook enables SMS text messages to be sent directly from Outlook to any mobile phone globally and for replies to be received right back into Outlook's email. In 2010 the same approved provider status was granted to Bulletin for the Office Outlook 2010 and Sharepoint. - Microsoft.com >>

"We are very excited to be partnering with Bulletin.net to allow our customers to leverage Bulletin.net's hosted infrastructure to gain the international coverage, reach and resiliency they need to grow their subscriber base. This partnership allows service providers to integrate the next-generation services of Talking SIP with the non-smartphone market in a configuration that offers time-to-market advantage, zero CAPEX and nominal OPEX," said Randall Walrond, VP of product development at IVR Technologies, Inc.

IVR Technologies is an advanced software development company emerging as a leader in the SIP space for innovative, real-time SIP trunking, billing and enhanced services solutions. For more information, please contact: IVR Technologies, 555 West Fifth Street, 30th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90013; +1 866.856.0301 or visit: www.ivr.com >>