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BridgePort Networks, GoAhead Software and Solid Information Technology Demonstrate Highly Available, Open Standards-Based Fixed Mobile Convergence SolutionORLANDO, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- BridgePort Networks, the leader in mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) convergence, demonstrates its highly available, secure, and scalable MobileSTICK(TM) fixed-mobile convergence solution that leverages open standards hardware and software to increase its flexibility and speed of development. This demonstration will show failover between servers under high call load on the BridgePort Networks' NomadicONE(TM) Network Convergence Gateway (NCG), The Nomadic ONE NCG uses open-standards based, proven high availability and management middleware from GoAhead Software ensuring 99.999 percent or greater system resource availability; full featured in-memory relational database from Solid for scalable, high performance data access; open standards-based platform for next generation networks provided by IBM BladeCenter(TM); and greater throughput capabilities with minimal packet loss and lower power consumption from AMD Opteron(TM) processors. "As telecom equipment manufacturers are challenged to increase services in shorter time frames and with reduced budgets, they are looking for ways to ensure carrier-grade availability and robust platforms, so they can focus resources on differentiation," explains Dr. Asif Naseem, chief technology officer and chief operating officer for GoAhead Software. "By leveraging GoAhead Software, BridgePort can ensure carrier-grade availability while focusing resources higher up the stack." "By embedding solidDB directly into their solution, BridgePort achieves exceptionally fast, always-on data access that is critical to the satisfaction of their customers." says Paola Lubet, vice president, marketing and business development for Solid. The MobileSTICK solution transforms personal computers into voice, SMS and multimedia messaging (MMS) terminals for mobile operator services, leveraging standards-based VoIP technology. Bringing together the mobile number identity with the benefits of Internet VoIP and messaging services, MobileSTICK can use virtually any broadband-connected PC, while maintaining security and mobile operator control via the same SIM card-based authentication already trusted by GSM and UMTS operators. "In order to deploy this feature-rich solution in a timely and cost-efficient manner, we adopted an open architecture at both the hardware and software layers," explains Steve Blumenthal, chief technology officer for BridgePort Networks. "By leveraging a combination of interoperable, carrier-grade elements, we have assembled a highly-available and scalable platform that can reliably support up to one million converged subscribers on a single IBM BladeCenter chassis." Not only do telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) want the cost and schedule efficiencies a solution based on open standards offers, but they also want a platform that is application-ready. "As IBM continues to be a leading provider of blade server solutions to the telecommunications industry, we are seeing increasing demand for an application-ready platform," explains Jim Pertzborn, vice president, IBM Telecommunications Industry. "IBM has joined forces with GoAhead Software to pre-integrate and pre-validate GoAhead's high availability and management middleware on IBM BladeCenter HT(TM), significantly shortening the time-to-revenue cycle by removing the burden of integration and validation necessary for applications such as the one showcased here." LIVE DEMONSTRATION AT CTIA WIRELESS 2007 This live demonstration shows how calls are balanced among servers and remain up during a failover scenario. BridgePort Networks showcases its MobileSTICK solution, based on its NomadicONE Network Convergence Gateway that features open standards-based elements: AMD Direct Connect Architecture, GoAhead SelfReliant, IBM BladeCenter HT, and solidDB from Solid in the AMD booth (#3031) at CTIA Wireless 2007, in Orlando, March 27-29. About BridgePort Networks BridgePort Networks is the leader in MobileVoIP convergence - combining the personalization and mobility of mobile phone services with the flexibility, innovation and outstanding cost economics of the rapidly growing VoIP sector. The NomadicONE product family extends single identity phone number services over multiple access networks, including - mobile, cable, DSL and Wi-Fi - in both pre-IMS and IMS environments. The company was recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer for 2007. BridgePort Networks is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. To learn more visit www.bridgeport-networks.com. For press information, contact Mike Pruyn at 630-328-7302, [email protected], or Ken Jones at 312-873-6174, [email protected]. BridgePort Networks, NomadicONE and MobileSTICK are trademarks of BridgePort Networks Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. About GoAhead GoAhead Software is the worldwide leader in open standards-based high availability and systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission critical systems where downtime is unacceptable. Deployed on more than 15,000 nodes worldwide, GoAhead has the only proven, open standards-based solution on the market, reducing project risk so you can meet time and cost requirements. GoAhead's leadership and long commitment to Service Availability Forum open standards prevent vendor lock-in and protect your investments over time. GoAhead delivers the software and the expertise necessary to ensure success for a broad range of development projects such as wireless base station controllers, Node Bs, softswitches, defense applications and industrial controllers. Every day, industry leaders such as Motorola, Alcatel, Italtel, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell entrust GoAhead to speed time to market, lower R&D costs and focus on differentiation. GoAhead is a privately held company, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. For more information on GoAhead, visit www.goahead.com or call 425-453-1900. For press information, contact Lacy Williams at 425-468-5417 or [email protected]. GoAhead and SelfReliant are registered trademarks of GoAhead Software, Inc. About Solid Information Technology Solid Information Technology is the leading provider of fast, always-on and affordable database solutions. Solid serves both OEM/Embedded customers and Enterprise end-users with a combination of open source and proprietary database products. There are more than 3,000,000 deployments of Solid's database technology worldwide in telecommunications networks, enterprise applications, and embedded software and systems. Market leaders such as Alcatel, Cisco, EMC, Nokia and Siemens rely on Solid for their mission-critical applications. Founded in 1992, Solid has worldwide headquarters in Cupertino, California, and regional offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.soliddb.com. |
