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CommuniGate Systems Adds Global IP Solutions' High Definition Voice to Its Web 2.0 Collaboration Client Pronto!
[March 30, 2009]

CommuniGate Systems Adds Global IP Solutions' High Definition Voice to Its Web 2.0 Collaboration Client Pronto!


(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) MILL VALLEY, CA, March 30 / MARKET WIRE/ -- CommuniGate Systems, the leader in carrier-class Mobile Unified Communications, today announced a strategic partnership with Global IP Solutions (OSLO: GIPS), the leading provider of IP multimedia processing solutions. CommuniGate Systems has embedded the GIPS VoiceEngine to power voice communications in its Pronto! UC client framework.



Pronto! provides broadband and mobile network operators with a client framework to deliver Value Added Services (VAS) for Unified Communications in the Software as a Service (SaaS) model.

Pronto! delivers a single sign-in interface for all forms of communications from e-mail to presence, IM, VoIP, Rich Media, and Mobility. Pronto! is built with Adobe? Flex? 3 and is deployed in the browser with the Adobe Flash? Player and to the desktop with Adobe AIR(TM). The Web 2.0 client Pronto! unifies all forms of communications together with a framework that allows expansion or new applications to snap into the server or UI as modules. Pronto! allows carriers to build modular VAS, for example, delivering a virtualized Mobile Office to business subscribers with full-featured Mobile Unified Communications specifically for the SME market.


Released in 2003, the GIPS VoiceEngine has enabled many of the world's major consumer clients with HD Voice. With the growth and demand of UC, the GIPS VoiceEngine also powers enterprise applications with HD Voice capability. Pronto! with GIPS VoiceEngine inside will enable a richer and more powerful experience for business subscribers.

"CommuniGate Systems has done an excellent job providing Unified Communications to network operators with Pronto! and we're pleased to be part of this new wave of communication," says Larry Golob, Senior Director of Business Development GIPS. "CommuniGate is setting a new bar for UC and GIPS is working closely with them to make sure the bar is set as high as possible for voice quality." "Global IP Solutions has been a pioneer in HD Voice for many years. They have over 800 million downloads and a growing list of brand name customers to prove it," says Jon Doyle, VP Business Development CommuniGate Systems.

"GIPS has a unique engineering team that is focused on addressing the processing issues related to IP communications on various network topologies. With GIPS superior engineering skills, we are able to deliver on the promise of a truly business grade UC experience." GIPS VoiceEngine is a complete solution that goes beyond the codec and is designed to handle all necessary voice processing for IP networks including jitter buffer and echo cancellation. It provides superior voice quality even under the most adverse network conditions.

The CommuniGate Pro Unified Communications platform is a multi-tenant hosting solution for Network Operators providing Unified Communication in the SaaS model. It delivers virtualization of domains with a modular feature set, powerful class of service provisioning, and a live rolling updates management capability not found in other solutions. The platform's exclusive Dynamic Clustering architecture provides 99.999% uptime in a multi-tenant architecture with no single point of failure, and allows SaaS providers to add frontend or backend nodes as needed without any downtime or service interruption. CommuniGate Pro makes it easy for service providers and operators to offer business class services with costs that decline as virtualized client volume increases.

CommuniGate Pronto! is a Web 2.0 client that unifies all forms of communications together with a framework that allows expansion or new applications to snap into the server or UI as modules. Features within Pronto! allow carriers to build modular services, for example, delivering VideoMail, IPTV or Video on Demand (VOD) to subscribers while offering full featured Mobile Unified Communications to the SME market. Pronto! offers a modular class of services including power e-mail, VoIP, presence, Instant Messaging, Rich Media with HD audio and video with over the air synchronization to the iPhone 3G and other smart phones supporting AirSync.

Try the CommuniGate Systems Flash based Web 2.0 client Pronto! including mobility with AirSync for the iPhone and other Smartphones for free at www.TalktoIP.com.

About Global IP Solutions Global IP Solutions (OSLO: GIPS) provides best-in-class voice and video processing in IP communications. GIPS enables its customers to deliver unmatched quality, with a faster time-to-market and with less risk than alternative solutions. GIPS serves application developers, wired and wireless service providers, and network and telecommunications equipment vendors. Its customer list includes Citrix, Nortel, Oracle, Samsung, Tencent, WebEx, Yahoo!, AOL, and other key players in the voice and video over IP markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Stockholm, Boston and Hong Kong. For more information, visit http://www.gipscorp.com.

About CommuniGate Systems Founded in 1991 and based in Mill Valley, California, CommuniGate Systems develops carrier-class Unified Communications and media delivery software for broadband and mobile operators to deliver value-added services and SaaS solutions. CommuniGate Systems delivers powerful mash-ups of Unified Communications technology mixed with media and entertainment applications for portals, social networks, enterprises and mobile communities.

CommuniGate Systems is revolutionizing the Unified Communications industry with a unique Flash-based client framework Pronto! bringing together all forms of communication and breaking the leash to the desktop with Web 2.0 mobility.

CommuniGate Systems is the first choice in technology solutions for over 12,000 customers with over 130 million subscribers unifying e-mail, collaboration, IM, presence and VoIP with a single identity. The Unified Communications platform provides flexibility, performance, and scalability with benchmark proven architecture remaining unchallenged in the industry.

Our technology powers OEM partner products ranging from embedded real time systems to powerful unified messaging platforms at top tier global network operators. The open development environment's simple APIs deliver extensible flexibility with a unique clustering technology for 99.999% uptime for the most demanding application environments.

The company is a trusted and financially stable vendor, maintaining the highest customer satisfaction levels in the Unified Communications industry with over 175 members in its partner network worldwide.

Press Contact: Andrea Kimpflinger CommuniGate Systems (415) 383-7164 ext [email protected] Copyright ? 2009 Marketwire

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