I try not to play favorites with the news and instead of giving you my picks of the week, I defer to TMC editors who picked the following stories as some of the week's best. This week, we have a truly diverse group of stories that range from the economy to open source and even SIP trunking.

Hopefully you will find them interesting as well and if you don't - please don't get mad  at me as I am just the messenger.

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• Ixia Intros Quality of Experience and Service Validation Platform for Triple Play
• The Right Tools for Making Bandwidth Management Work for You
• VPI's Activ! Voice Recording Solution Rated Avaya Compliant
• Ethernet Extenders: Key Benefits and What to Look For
• WYDE Voice Launches Wideband Audio Conferencing Appliances
• BT Partners with RingCentral to Launch Small Business Hosted Phone Service
• Converging Networks, Converging Channels
• Hosted PBX: The Next Step in Voice Communications
• Google Completes Acquisition of DoubleClick
• Atlas Telecom Leading the IP PBX Charge
• Broadvox Achieves Interoperability Certification with AdvanceIP
• LifeSize Software Version 3.5
• VoIP Usage Pattern Differs from Legacy Telephony
• Analyst: CEOs Should Remain Steadfast in the Face of Economic Downturn
• Spirent Picks Telchemy's VQmon for IPTV Analysis
• VanillaSoft Adds New Features to its Web-based Lead Management System.
• When Will Telcos Deploy VoIP?
• Getting the Most Out of Mobile Device Management
• Sangoma Expands its Presence in Europe and the Middle East through New Partnership with The IP Company
• Phone System Choices: The Importance of End-User Feedback
• A Primer on SIP and VoIP CODECs
• Two BlueNote Networks SOA Products Win 2007 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award
• Telecom Expense Management Solutions Provider Tangoe Wins UC Product of the Year Award
• Esnatech Intros Telephony Office-LinX 7.1 with Disaster Recovery Enhancements
• MOBIVOX's New Say It and Save It Feature
• Massey University Picks Network Equipment Technologies' VX Series Intelligent Media Gateway
• Brasil Telecom GlobeNet Hires Nokia Siemens Networks to Expand in North America
• AOTMP's 2008 Wireless Mobility Market Landscape Now Available
• Webcasting Helps Companies Save Money, Be Green
• What the ApplianX Gateway from Aculab Has to Do With Pizza