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MetaSwitch Enhances MetaView, MetaSphere CommPortal
(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
MetaSwitch, a vendor of switching and applications solutions for both
packet and circuit-switched networks, announced availability of a major
enhancement to its MetaView network management system and MetaSphere
CommPortal web interface, designed to simplify carrier deployment of
SIP devices.
According to MetaSwitch, as the market increasingly embraces
applications such as IP centrex and hosted PBX, carriers are finding
that the intelligent nature of SIP phones limits the scalability of
their network operations. Not only are these devices highly
configurable by end-users, but effective service delivery often depends
on synchronization of configuration settings between the phone and the
softswitch or application server. In addition, users can access options
on their phone via a Web browser, allowing them to unwittingly change
or disable the services they expect to receive. This all translates
into increased operations management and support overhead for the
service provider.
"IP Centrex and hosted PBX services provide a cost-effective solution
for enterprise customers, as well as additional revenue opportunities
for carriers that are increasingly looking for new ways to stay
competitive, yet the use of these advanced services can be an issue
because of the highly-configurable nature of SIP," said St phane T ral,
principal analyst with Infonetics. "The MetaView SIP Provisioning
server helps reduce the 'headaches' associated with these advanced
applications."
MetaSwitch stated that the MetaView SIP Provisioning Server eliminates
the hassle of managing thousands of configuration files and intelligent
IP end-points, along with the distribution of firmware upgrades, by
integrating that configuration knowledge with the service intelligence
at the core of the network. In addition, carriers can securely delegate
as much or as little control over policies and settings as they like to
enterprise administrators and end-users.
The company added that the new solution is not just designed for
service providers' benefit, however. Subscribers will embrace the new
Phone Configurator application, an enhancement to the successful
MetaSphere CommPortal web user interface that provides easy-to-use
graphical representation of each user's exact phone model, and allows
straightforward point-and-click control over phone settings. Across the
entire solution, everything is seamlessly integrated with the existing
MetaSwitch user experience.
"The introduction of this elegant yet powerful provisioning solution
addresses a major pain point that carriers have been faced with when
deploying hosted PBX services, no matter which platform they use," said
Martin Taylor, vice president of product management at MetaSwitch. "It
is not only the most advanced solution of its type, but also the only
one to be fully integrated into an application server vendor's existing
network management system."
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