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TollBridge Proves Interoperability
With Five Vendors
The TB300 Gateway from TollBridge has tested for
interoperability with the ADC Cudea 12000 CMTS and Edge
Router, the Arris Telecommunications Cuda 1000 and
PacketPort MTA, the Cadant C4 CMTS, the Motorola DCM
2000 CMTS, CG 4500E, and SB3500 MTAs; and the Tellabs
CABLESPAN CVM410 embedded MTA. As of September, the
TB300 had just begun trials and deployments.
www.tollbridgetech.com / 408.585.2100
Delta Protocol Test Solutions Offers Enhancement For
VoIP Call Generator
Delta Protocol Test Solutions has made available a
Gatekeeper registration utility for use with its
VoIPCall Generator product. Now being delivered to major
VoIP equipment manufacturers and service providers, the
utility further supports the high demand for expanded
testing and evaluation of products for VoIP product
manufacturers and next-gen service providers.
www.delta-info.com / 215.657.5270
Connex International Introduces MeetNow Web
Connex International announces the addition of MeetNow
Web to its existing line of reservationless services,
offering the ability to Web conference and archive the
event. The new service gives users a range of options
that will let them produce effective and exceptional
meetings over the Web. It is designed for any meeting
where users need to communicate ideas, product
information, training review sessions, weekly sales
results, and corporate financials -- and communicate
the information to participants quickly across the
country and the world. With the ability to incorporate
visuals, users can enhance the conference with their
slide presentations
www.connexintl.com / 800.426.6639
Streaming21 And EDS Offer Real-Time Video And Audio
Streaming21 has announced that it is teaming up with EDS
to offer its clients next-gen streaming technology
solutions, enabling users to transmit and play digital
video and audio over the Internet and broadband networks
without having to wait until a file is downloaded. "We
believe the marketplace for broadband e-services is just
in its early phases, with tremendous growth potential,"
says Joe Sindelar, VP of marketing and portfolio
management for EDS.
www.streaming21.com / 408.866.8080
Kontron Communications New Family Of CompactPCI PSB Platforms
The Xtreamlink family of CompactPCI packet-switched
backplane platform solutions have been launched by
Kontron Communications. As a PICMG member, Kontron now offers a whole new
spectrum of platforms that exploit both the robustness
of CompactPCI and the growing dominance of IP and
Ethernet for next-gen network applications in the
telecommunications and Internet infrastructure markets.
www.kontron.com / 952.974.7000
Texas Instruments 600 MHz DSPs
The first devices based on the TMX320C64x DSP core,
which combines high-performance and low
power-consumption, have started customer development.
Operating at up to 600 MHz and consuming less than one
watt of power, the new devices deliver up to ten times
the performance in wireless and broadband applications
and up to 15 times the performance in advanced imaging
applications, with one third the power dissipation of
other single core DSPs.
www.ti.com / 800.336.5236
Yipes Announces Nationwide Availability Of Instantly
Scalable Bandwidth
Yipes Communications has announced the availability of
Yipes NOW, a feature giving customers the ability to
instantly adjust their bandwidth via a secure Web
interface. Yipes NOW meets the requirements of customers
whose bandwidth needs vary for unscheduled applications
such as data recovery, video collaboration, software
testing, or data analysis. Customers get the bandwidth
they need, when they need it, with no new equipment, no
new lines, and no need to call a service representative.
www.yipes.com / 415.901.2000
Network Photonics Unveils CrossWave Switching
Technology
The Crosswave switching technology from Network
Photonics enables the dynamic switching of DWDM
wavelengths by integrating demultiplexing, switching,
and multiplexing into a single, purely photonic
operation. This results in much lower cost and space
requirements by eliminating the need for external DWDM
multiplexers and repeated OEO conversions. The key to
CrossWave's unique design lies in the tight
integration of one dimensional MEMS and a wavelength
dispersive element.
www.networkphotonics.com / 303.440.7887
Pactolus Introduces Carrier-Class SIPWare Services
Pactolus Communication Software, Inc., has introduced
SIPware Services, an application suite consisting of
SIPware Prepaid Calling Card, SIPware Calling Card, and
SIPware Conference Calling. For service providers with
TDM enhanced services platforms already in place, the
SIPware Services suite offers a way for them to cap
their legacy platform investments and migrate to next-gen
network elements.
www.pactolus.com / 508.616.0901
Sitara Demystifies QoS Management
Sitara Networks has announced two new versions of
QoSDirector, a fully integrated central policy
management platform. QoSDirector Gold edition provides
enterprises with a complete solution to run baseline
network reports and deploy QoS policies across their
entire network. QoSDirector Platinum edition builds on
the functionality in the Gold version by adding open
APIs and billing system support to integrate into
service provider and large enterprise environments.
www.sitaranetworks.com / 888.748.2720
Denwa Communications Announces SIP-Based Voice
Services For Service Providers
Denwa Communications has announced a commercially
available IP voice communications service based on SIP
technology. Denwa's new service extends SIP-based VoIP
capabilities to a wide range of customers, from ISPs to
retail users. For ISPs and other wholesale providers,
these solutions offer multiple revenue streams, and a
value-added service it can offer its customers,
including toll-quality, voice communications.
www.denwa.com / 703.691.0330
Octave Unveils Mobility Applications
New mobility applications, MeetAbout, which enable
wireless carriers and service providers to offer
enterprises and consumers a host of new subscription
services for instant group communications, have been
made available by Octave Communications. MeetAbout
utilizes Octave hardware and software to allow any
mobile phone user to instantly start speaking with
multiple members of a buddy list via an "always-on,
always available" conference room.
www.octavecomm.com / 603.459.5200
Kagoor and dynamicsoft Partner Over SIP Solutions
Kagoor Networks is working with dynamicsoft to deliver
SIP-based solutions for VoIP traffic management. The
relationship with dynamicsoft furthers Kagoor's
overall strategy -- to partner with leading gateway and
softswitch companies to ensure the adoption and
large-scale deployment of Kagoor's technology by
carriers and service providers. Kagoor's VoiceFlow, a
VoIP traffic management platform, combined with
dynamicsoft's products, delivers a complete solution
for SIP.
www.kagoor.com / 650.572.7200
www.dynamicsoft.com / 973.952.5000
Telcontar's New Drill Down Server
Telcontar has announced the new version of its Drill
Down server, a software platform for location-based services,
offering support for real-time traffic information, multiple address
query matching capabilities, and enhanced map image
interface, as well as improved matching of street names,
intersections, and addresses in different map databases.
The product enables a variety of location-based
applications including those for cell phones, call
centers, workstations, Internet browsers, PDAs, and
in-vehicle telematics units.
www.telcontar.com / 408.294.8400
Ameritec Introduces Availability Of Signal-To-Noise
Ratio Measurements In VoP3 Test Suite
Ameritec has announced the availability of its newest
VoP3 test suite, which contains the ability for
Signal-To-Noise Ratio measurements, spurious noise
detection, and path confirmation in a packet-switched
network for its analog and digital models of AM2 Niagra,
AM2S Squirt, and Crescendo Network Load Generators.
Signal-to-noise ratio measurements have long been a
standard-quality assessment for traditional
circuit-switched networks to evaluate the ratio of
signal energy to the total energy on the circuit, which
directly impacts the subscribers listability and the
clarity of the circuit.
www.ameritec.com / 626.915.5441
Technoland Introduces TL-SBC 8000
Technoland, a leading industrial PC solutions provider
and systems integrator, has announced the release of an
Intel 845 Pentium 4 PICMG SBC, the TL-SBC-8000. It comes
with ATI Mobility M6 VGA controller to offer 4X AGP
8MB/16MB embedded DDR RAM for TMDS, LVDS, CRT, and
TV-out displays support. Other features on-board are
optional dual-ethernet, and ICH2 audio with optional
AC97 and external connector.
www.technoland.com / 800.292.4500
VistaNext On-Demand Service Assurance Solution From
InfoVista
InfoVista has unveiled VistaNext, a solution that will
expand the company's service level management product
offering. Including the VistaPortal Standard Edition,
the InfoVista Runtime, and Powerview, the new on-demand,
real-time performance-reporting manager component.
VistaNext, and PowerView specifically address the NOC
requirements in a totally new way by offering network
performance reports on demand," said Serge Genetet,
VP, Solutions and Delivery Organization for InfoVista.
www.infovista.com / 410.997.4470
Laurel Networks Announces Multiservice Over MPLS
Solution
Laurel's Multiservice over MPLS solution is being
touted as the first to enable service providers to offer
switched services as well as IP services on a common
edge routing platform. Implemented on the recently
announced St200 service edge router, Laurel's solution
enables service providers to offer ATM, Frame Relay, and
Ethernet private line services, as well as Internet
access, transit, peering, and virtual private networks,
on a common platform.
www.laurelnetworks.com / 412.809.4200
Avaya's IP Office Brings Big-Business
IP Networking To The Little Guys
Avaya has announced a new converged voice and data
communications solution, Avaya IP Office, that gives
small and mid-sized enterprises the robust networking
and communications applications that large companies are
using to drive sales results and improve communications,
such as unified messaging, contact center services, and
IP telephony.
www.avaya.com / 800.784.6104
Siemens SIP Desktop Phones To Leverage Broadsoft
Services
Siemens Enterprise Networks LLC, a subsidiary of Siemens
AG, and BroadSoft, Inc., announced that BroadSoft has
successfully completed interoperability testing between
BroadSoft's BroadWorks service delivery system and
Siemens optiPoint 100 advance SIP telephone. Service
providers using BroadSoft's award-winning service
delivery system can now offer Siemens highly reliable
and globally distributed IP phones as a part of their
complete voice over IP offering. Interoperability
between BroadSoft's BroadWorks and Siemens optiPoint
100 advance telephone broadens access choices available
to enterprises and furnishes service providers with the
means to rapidly deliver new telephony services for
expanded market penetration.
www.broadsoft.com / 301.977.9440
www.icn.siemens.com /
Telcordia Softswitch Now Available With
SIP Support
The Telcordia Call Agent, a Class 5 softswitch, provides
voice services over Internet Protocol (IP) and
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. The enhanced
Telcordia Call Agent will initially support SIP-based
applications for emerging PC to PSTN and PSTN to PC
applications. The release supports third-party call
control applications for PC control of telephone
features such as directory features, calling name
delivery and call initiation. In addition, third-party
call control can be initiated from Internet servers for
click-to-dial applications and from wireless PDAs.
Future releases of SIP-enabled softswitches will include
support for SIP-T to enable softswitch-to-softswitch
handoffs and support for SIP-enabled Application
Servers.
www.telcordia.com / 973.829.2000
AT&T Broadens Voice Over IP Portfolio For Global
Enterprises
AT&T has expanded its voice over IP (VoIP) portfolio for business by announcing VoIP
connectivity for AT&T Managed Data Network Services in more than
40 countries. The new service, AT&T Managed Data
Network Services (MDNS) with VoIP, compresses voice
calls into prioritized IP packets and routes them
throughout each company's virtual private network (VPN)
on the AT&T Global Network. For MDNS customers,
AT&T manages the network, access, and on-premises
routers to meet a demanding set of service standards. The VoIP
feature is now generally available to MDNS customers. The service currently handles on-net
to on-net voice and fax calls -- those made from one
enterprise VPN site to another -- with additional
features planned for the future.
www.att.com
TeleData To Introduce Linux-Based Voice Messaging
Solution
TeleData Technology, Inc., announced that it would ship
in August the first commercially available voice messaging solution based entirely on the
Linux
operating system. The current state of the industry has
generally employed the proprietary and older DOS or OS/2
operating systems, with Windows NT only recently
becoming a more common way to power voice processing
software. The Linux platform now offered by TeleData
Technology will quickly advance many of the
applications, particularly mobility applications such as
unified messaging and communications services, which
have become important to the market.
www.teledatatechnology.com / 913.663.2010
Spirent Announces TCP/IP Performance Testing Over
Dial-Up
The Abacus test system from Spirent Communications now
accommodates performance testing of TCP/IP traffic over
dial-up connections. With a single Abacus system,
manufacturers of media gateways, remote access servers,
and routers can test the capability of passing modem
data over 300 dial-up connections. The addition of the
MRG plug-in card enables any channel on Abacus to
generate modem calls, establish a PPP session using CHAP
or PAP authentication, perform the PING application to
any IP address, and download or upload binary files
using FTP.
www.spirent.com / 44.0.1293.767676
NMS Communications Chosen By Empirix
For Testing
NMS Communications has announced that Empirix, provider
of test and monitoring solutions for Web, voice and data
applications, has selected NMS' voice platforms for
use in its recently introduced Hammer Transport and
Hammer Universal Port with Modem test products. The two
companies have enjoyed a long-standing relationship;
Empirix is heavily using standard NMS technology across
the Hammer line of voice and network test equipment, as
well as retaining NMS for several successful consulting
engagements.
www.nmscommunications.com
/ 800.533.6120
www.empirix.com / 781.993.8500
Minerva And NovaMedia Bring Video To Iceland
Minerva Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class
video networking solutions that enable the delivery of
broadcast-quality interactive television and video
services over broadband networks today announced that
NovaMedia selected Minerva's IP Television solution to
deliver rich media services to Reykjavik's population
of 200,000 residences. NovaMedia will utilize the
country's widespread fiber network to deliver an
extensive lineup of broadcast-quality live television
channels and true video-on-demand (VOD) over an entirely
IP-based infrastructure." IP Television will be
enormously successful in Iceland. Today, our citizens
have access to so few television channels that it is not
surprising we are by far the most active moviegoers in
the world," said Halldor Axelsson, chairman at
NovaMedia.
www.minervanetworks.com / 408.567.6400
NBX Unified Communications Apps From 3Com
3Com Corporation has unveiled the 3Com NBX Unified
Communications application to give business customers
universal access to voice, fax, and
e-mail messages from virtually any communication device.
The NBX Unified Communications application enables
business users to access all of their messages from a
variety of common communication devices, such as
telephone, cell phone, Web client, or PC, regardless of
the message media type. For example, using the built-in
speech recognition and text-to-speech, users can listen
and reply to e-mails and voice mails, direct fax
messaging, and respond to all communications more
quickly and efficiently.
www.3com.com / 408.326.5000
ipVerse Extends Support For Cisco's New Gateways
ipVerse, a leading supplier of open softswitch solutions
bridging voice and packet-based networks, has
successfully completed interoperability with the Cisco
Systems "Any Service, Any Port (ASAP)" architecture
for its AS5000 series of universal gateways and ipVerse's
signaling and call control platform, ControlSwitch, in
ipVerse's advanced testing labs. Working in tandem
with Cisco's universal port products, ControlSwitch's
softswitch applications enable service providers to
extend the life of their existing Remote Access Servers
to offer VoIP services. Having already completed
interoperability with a wide range of Cisco products,
including Integrated Access Devices (IADs) and media
gateways, ipVerse and Cisco continue to work closely to
provide converged voice-data solutions for service
providers.
www.ipverse.com / 408.952.5400
Pentair Introduces New NEBS-Ready CompactPCI System
The new ProSeries 9U/Eight Slot CompactPCI system from
Pentair, ideal for high availability telecom
applications, is fully compatible with IEE 1101.10,
1101.11, and CompactPCI. The system accepts eight 6U x
160mm cards, in addition to an 8HP CPU, from the front
and eight 6U x 80 rear transition cards. It also
features an eight-slot CompactPCI hot-swap compliant
backplane with all slots on 4HP centers.
www.pentair.com / 651.636.7920
Two New IP Enhancements From Broadwing
Broadwing Communications has announced two enhancements
to its Dedicated Internet Access Services: Web-based
Customer Network Management Tools and Proactive
Monitoring/Notification, giving customers performance
visibility and insight into their IP traffic usage
patterns and network activities. Broadwing's Customer
Network Management (CNMS) Tools for Dedicated Internet
Access Service provide Web-based Network Performance
Reports and Trouble Ticketing Tools. The Performance
Reports capture network availability, core packet loss,
core roundtrip latency, customer circuit traffic
utilization distribution, customer port peak throughput,
and customer port accumulated volume on a rolling daily,
weekly, and monthly basis. The reports were created to
provide a secure view with single sign-on access for
current and historical trended traffic and SLA
performance activities on the Broadwing IP Backbone
Network.
www.broadwing.com / 800.BROADWING
I-Bus/Phoenix Introduces The C08xx Line of CompactPCI
Enclosures
The C08xx line of CompactPCI enclosures from
I-bus/Phoenix currently consists of the C0814 and C0877,
which combine superior thermal design and the latest in
PICMG electronics standards to offer the highest density
standard product on the market today. The C09xx family
of NEBS compliant enclosures also includes three
individually hot-swappable blowers and a hot-swappable
fan array in a redundant push-pull configuration,
optional PICMG 2.9 IPMI compliant system monitoring
controller, optional PICMG 2.16 compliant backplane, and
AC/DC single/dual input power supplies.
www.ibus-phoenix.com / 858.503.3000
Legerity And Clare Team For VoB Solutions
Legerity, a proven communication IC company, and Clare,
Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of
high-voltage integrated circuits (ICs) for the
communications market, today announced a collaborative
agreement to deliver turnkey telecommunications
reference design solutions based on Legerity's voice
connectivity chipsets and Clare's communication ICs.
These solutions will comply with worldwide telephony
standards and speed time-to-market for traditional voice
applications, as well as emerging voice over broadband (VoB)
system designs.
www.legerity.com / 512.228.5400
Code Technologies Chooses Paradigm
For Location Based Services
As part of the master agreement between the two
companies, PowerLOC will sell to CTI its proprietary
vehicle location devices (VLDs) and will also make
available to CTI use of its L-BIZ Tracker Server until
such time that CTI acquires its own server. PowerLOC's
technology will be used by CTI to provide their
customers with enhanced vehicle security and road
assistance services through CTI's response centers,
the precise location and status of the vehicles via the
Internet. PowerLOC's L-BIZ Tracker Server technology
offers mapping, fleet management, customer care,
billing, and wireless network access and Internet
connectivity to their users.
www.guidepointsystems.com / 800.372.6843
www.powerlock.com / 905.764.3701
Artesyn Communications Enhances PM/PPC With RTOS
Solution From Green Hills
Artesyn Communications Products has enhanced its popular
PowerPC-based PMC card module with the addition of
feature-rich operating system support from Green Hills
Software. Green Hills has added support from Artesyn's
PC/PPC to its INTEGRITY Real-Time Operating System. With
the addition of this system, Artesyn enhances the
catalog of feature-rich operating system support
available. The Artesyn PM/PPC is a complete real-time
computer solution in a very compact, industry standard
form factor. It is designed to allow communication
equipment manufacturers to add compute functionality to
a baseboard, such as a WAN I/O or ATM interface board,
and provide the localized horsepower necessary for
applications such as protocol processing, data
filtering, or I/O management.
www.artesyncp.com / 800.831.5500
Netopia To Acquire Cayman Systems
"We are pleased to combine the talents of two great
organizations. With its reliable and well-respected
products, Cayman has developed an impressive portfolio
of strong customer relationships with leading ILECs and
cable companies throughout the United States," said
Alan Lefkof, Netopia's President and CEO. "The
combination of Cayman and Netopia will enhance our
ability to sell more products to a broader range of
carriers and service providers worldwide."
www.netopia.com / 510.814.5100
SAN Valley Systems Offers SL1000 IP-SAN Gateway
SAN Valley's wire-speed FC over IP SAN technology,
available in the SL1000 IP-SAN Gateway, was proved to
work interoperably within the Extreme Network's
pavilion at Networld + Interop. SAN Valley delivers
seamless connectivity of fibre channel SAN resources
across metropolitan and wide area networks, and is
designed to be fully interoperable with today's
leading storage and networking products.
www.sanvalley.com / 408.559.6888
Avaya Unveils Full Color, Large-Display
IP Screen Phone
Avaya has introduced a new IP-telephone equipped with a
full-color, touch-sensitive screen that clearly displays
Web content, call status, directory data, and other
information. The Avaya 4630 IP Screenphone is designed
for access to most information available on the
Internet, such as corporate Web sites, airline flight
status, financial data, corporate directories, and
hospitality reservations in graphical form. The phone
enters customer trials in October and is slated for
general availability in mid-December. The price will be
$995.
www.avaya.com / 908.953.6000
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