Jajah, Top VoIP Company 2008: FierceVoIP, Fierce 15

Jajah 

Where it's based: Mountain View, CA
When it was founded:  2006
Website: www.jajah.com 

Why it's Fierce: Since its' last appearance on the VoIP Fierce 15, Jajah has moved out of the crowded me-to "I've got a free VoIP client with IM/I'm going to make money throw low-cost calls" quagmire with some Fierce business strategy.  The company reinvented itself by becoming a backend/back-off VoIP provider for other services, including Gizmo5,MailVision, MOBIVOX, and Yahoo.  It put a stake through the heart of Jangl by acquiring Jangl's senior management (OK, Jajah and Jangl had been working together for a while, so it might not be too surprising, but still--). It added a hosted SMB IP PBX offering, another cut above the me-too crowd.

Don't be impressed by Intel's venture investment; Intel throws money at anything that might remotely use its silicon.  Be impressed by a ground-floor working relationship to leverage Intel's Remote Wake technology for making voice calls without having your PC turned on all the time.  Getting your foot in the door to impact the next generations of PCs is Fierce.