ALSO NOTED: Canadian firms partner on international VoIP; ATSI connects Hong Kong telecom; and much more...

> Canadian firms Call Center Development Services and Ubity Solutions, both of Montreal, Quebec, struck a strategic partnership so CCDS can offer its service internationally via Ubity's VoIP network. Press Release

> ATSI Communications of San Antonio, Texas struck an agreement to interconnect Hong Kong telecom PCCW Global to international VoIP traffic via ATSI's subsidiary, Digerati Networks. Press Release

> San Jose, Calif. Winbound Electronics Corp. has added a Skype-targeted unit to its line of USB audio controllers. Article

> NetQoS of Austin, Texas, is unveiling an end-user VoIP monitoring system at the VoiceCon tradeshow in San Francisco today. Press Release

> Engineer Yusef Motiwala is working on a way to use Yahoo! Messenger VoIP Service with any SIP phone. He notes that the service is SIP-based, but it doesn't appear to be a straightforward transfer. He's looking for feedback on a method here.

And finally… Sony is getting ready for all those dead analog TVs in 2009. The Tokyo conglomerate is launching a free recycling program for all of the products it markets in the United States--TVs, laptops, Walkmans, the like. The program is being administered by Houston, Texas-based Waste Management, a company with a storied history of having to clean things up. The fun begins Sept. 15. Article