Jabber, Inc. (http://www.jabber.com) today announced that it was selected as the runner-up for the Graham Bell Award for Best Communication Solution in the 2007 SPIFFY Awards by the Service Provider Innovation Forum (SPiF) of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley.

Several hundred companies were nominated for the eight SPIFFY award categories, which recognized outstanding innovation and execution by entrepreneurs in the telecommunications industry as judged by twenty-five global carriers. The Graham Bell Award for Best Communication Solution acknowledged the companies that advanced the cause of improving telecommunications.

“Our service provider members from around the world review hundreds of exceptional start-up telecom companies annually from a variety of categories that showcase new products and services in the communications technology industry,” said Liz Kerton, president of the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley. “With Jabber’s runner-up SPIFFY award, these carriers formally recognize the high quality and global impact of Jabber's communication solutions.”

Among the twenty-five global fixed and wireless carriers from Asia, Europe, and North and South America were

AT&T, British Telecom, France Telecom, NTT DoCoMo, SK Telecom, Sprint, Swisscom, and Vodafone. These members of the Service Provider Forum voted for the start-up companies for each SPIFFY award category, identifying those who have developed telecommunications solutions that provide the most opportunities and benefits to global communication service providers.

“Some of the early adopters of presence-based applications were telecommunications companies who wanted to integrate presence and messaging into their consumer offerings,” said Paul Guerin, chief executive officer of Jabber. “The SPIFFY runner-up award for the best communication solution acknowledges Jabber’s continuing ability to develop innovative, market leading, presence-based solutions.”

To learn more about Jabber’s telecommunication solutions, visit http://www.jabber.com/CE/CommunicationsServiceProviders, send an email to info@jabber.com, or call 303-308-3231, ext. 2.

ABOUT JABBER, INC.

Jabber, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time presence and messaging solutions. More than ten million users—representing hundreds of telecommunications carriers/operators, financial institutions, government agencies, higher education institutions, logistics companies, and other organizations—have licensed the Jabber XCP™ commercial server to underpin carrier-class real-time, presence-powered applications including desktop and wireless instant messaging for enterprises and consumers, real-time trading systems, and government intelligence systems. The JabberNow™ IM appliance is targeted to small and medium businesses that require secure, interoperable, and compliant business-class IM. Among the company’s customers are AT&T, Bank of Ireland, California ISO, CapWIN, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Directorate of National Intelligence (DNI), Earthlink, FedEx, HP, Lehman Brothers, McKesson, Qualcom, United States Air Force (USAF), United States Marine Corp (USMC), United States Navy (USN), and Wells Fargo. For more information, visit http://www.jabber.com or send an email to info@jabber.com.

ABOUT THE TELECOM COUNCIL

The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley is an association dedicated to connecting Silicon Valley's critical mass of companies across the entire telecom ecosystem—big and small, fixed and wireless, traditional or IP, young and mature—with each other. Using our network, tools, framework, and events, the Council brings together the industry's local companies, research, ideas, capital, and human expertise to create a hub for local telecom professionals to connect, communicate, and collaborate. Visit http://www.telecomcouncil.com.

Jabber, the Jabber logo, The Power of Presence, Jabber XCP, and JabberNow, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Jabber, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.