[November 30, 2004] SunRocket Taps Sylantro to Power Residential Internet Phone Service Offering CAMPBELL, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 30, 2004 -- SunRocket Relies on Sylantro to Support Massive Service Scale and Diverse Voice Application Requirements for Home Phone Service Sylantro Systems Corporation today announced that Internet phone service provider SunRocket has chosen Sylantro's consumer broadband voice solution and applications feature server as the foundation for the SunRocket Signature Service, a new residential Internet phone service offering. SunRocket's Signature Service leverages the Sylantro platform and development tools, along with technologies from Convedia, TeleGea and uReach, to deliver innovative features and enhanced control for Internet-based home phone services. Introduced earlier this month, SunRocket has differentiated its residential VoIP services using their unique service pricing model and a variety of Sylantro-based features such as distinctive ringing for multiple household members, find me/follow me, do not disturb, and a browser-based Web account manager, among other features. "Sylantro's application feature server and consumer VoIP platform is a perfect fit for SunRocket's strategy," said Robert Mainor, SunRocket co-founder and chief operating officer. "Sylantro's highly flexible platform enabled us to rapidly develop and deploy our service offerings, and provide the foundation for SunRocket's low-cost, superior architecture that allows us to offer consumers greatly enhanced features at extremely attractive prices. Further, through the Sylantro platform, we can easily scale our offering to serve millions of users." Sylantro's application feature server provides key components of the SunRocket service offering including advanced features such as click-to-call, anonymous call rejection and smart call forwarding. In addition to the core Sylantro platform, a number of Sylantro partners are providing complementary technologies, including Convedia's Media Servers for value-added services media processing; TeleGea's VoIP Delivery Management Solution for automated flow-through provisioning; and uReach Technologies' Enhanced Services Platform for enhanced voice messaging and other applications. Sylantro's commitment to open standards, support for third-party applications and service creation tools allows providers to develop custom features that are tailored to SunRocket's requirements. "We are very pleased that SunRocket has standardized on the Sylantro platform based on our demonstrated scalability for highly customized consumer applications," said Pete Bonee, president and CEO of Sylantro Systems. "SunRocket's management team has a strong background in bringing innovative offerings to the market and driving them to success. This solid track record, combined with our industry-leading technologies and those of our partners, will help SunRocket capitalize on the burgeoning VoIP marketplace as they expand nationwide." Sylantro Systems is the leading provider of hosted PBX and IP Centrex applications, voice VPN capabilities and consumer broadband applications via the company's carrier-grade feature server. Sylantro's products are successfully deployed around the globe with the widest market distribution in its product class. The Sylantro platform provides the telco-grade scalability, reliability, operability and regulatory compliance required for massively scalable carrier deployments to serve millions of users. About SunRocket Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, SunRocket, the "no gotcha" phone company, is bringing Internet phone service to mainstream America with the nation's first full-year, flat-rate home phone service package. SunRocket is the only company to offer complete Internet phone service at an all-inclusive, bottom-line annual price of $199, with no hidden charges, cancellation fees or "gotchas", SunRocket makes it easy for households with high-speed Internet access to take advantage of the incredible value and enhanced capabilities of state-of-the-art Internet telephony. Nokia Venture Partners is the lead investor in the privately-held corporation. For more information, please visit the company's web site at SunRocket.com. About Sylantro Systems Corp. Sylantro Systems provides the premier software platform for advanced IP Centrex and hosted communications services for business, residential, wireless and other applications. The company leads the market in deployments, with carriers such as SBC and Verizon, PTTs such as TeliaSonera, and next-generation service providers such as Level 3, SunRocket and Covad using the Sylantro platform. With a unique combination of advanced applications, a carrier-class platform, and proven go-to-market services, Sylantro allows service providers to rapidly deliver high-value, high-margin managed telephony services. These award-winning solutions offer business users sophisticated communications services without the cost and complexity of today's in-house PBX and key systems, and give consumers new flexibility in their communications services. Sylantro is a privately held company backed by premier investors. On the Web: www.sylantro.com Sylantro is a registered trademark of Sylantro Systems Corporation. All rights reserved. All other products and brands mentioned are trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]