Comdasys reaches into Service Providers and large Enterprises
Munich, 18 May 2010 - Comdasys, the global leading provider of Mobile Unified Communications Solutions today announced that Service Provider and large Enterprises can now deploy its MC Solution in a virtualized form (with major virtualization software such as VMWare) as well as in a high performance mode on Blade Servers.
By releasing its virtualized and Blade Server versions of its MC Controller, Comdasys is now able to offer its MC Solution for large and very large deployments by Service Providers and Enterprises. For this purpose, Comdasys provides its MC Controller as an easily deployable package with a user licensing model. “It has always been our target to make the deployment of our MC Solution as easy and cost effective as possible”, said Martin Bitzinger, CTO of Comdasys. “With the release of the Virtual Server and the Blade Server versions of our MC Controller, our MC Solution can now be deployed and sold by our business and channel partners under a software license agreement. The licensing module we provide is easy to deploy and intuitive to administer”, he added.
With the Mobile Convergence Solution Smart Phone become fully fledged Enterprise PBX extensions complementing and partially also replacing desktop phones without having to sacrifice PBX features. The Comdasys Mobile Convergence Solution also enables the use of the full suite of UC functionality on the Mobile Phone while reducing mobile communications cost through a sophisticated Mobile Least Cost Routing that Comdasys provides with its MC Client. The Comdasys MC Solution is easy to use and to deploy and comes with a client provisioning tools. The Comdasys MC Solution supports the largest variety of mobile handsets in the market, including Symbian, BlackBerry, Android and iPhone mobile devices.
Comdasys’ MC Solution earns great market recognition not only for the number of mobile devices and features supported but also for its reliability and scalability.
About Comdasys Comdasys is the leading provider of PBX integrated Mobile Unified Communications Solutions for enterprises. Comdasys’ MC
Solution is PBX vendor and mobile provider agnostic. Enterprises of all sizes can depend on Comdasys’ MC Solution for state-ofthe-
art secure and scalable enterprise mobile unified communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service
and competitiveness. The company provides also branch office connectivity network appliances with office survivability, session
border controller and other enterprise communications features. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, Comdasys has sales
offices in EMEA and North America. The company provides its products and related services through its channel partners to
leading businesses and organizations around the world. For more information, visit www.comdasys.com.
Friday, 21 May 2010
Sunday, 16 May 2010
Exclusive interview for VoIP Today on SIP Trunking with Microsoft OCS Providing Critical TCP/IP to UDP Conversion with Steven Johnson, President, Inga
VoIP Today spoke with Steven Johnson, president of Ingate Systems, about a recent announcement of a new SIP trunking deployment.
The installation showcases a critical issue many businesses are finding when they try to deploy SIP trunks while using Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) as the IP-PBX.
voiptoday.org: What are the challenges to deploying SIP trunks with Microsoft OCS?
Microsoft OCS 2007 uses TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)/IP. TCP/IP is one of the core protocols used in Unified Communications (UC) and allows for the reliable, ordered transmission of data.
SIP trunking service providers, however, generally use UDP (User Datagram Protocol) because it consumes less bandwidth.
The solution is to provide a seamless protocol conversion of TCP/IP to UDP. This is easily accomplished with a Session Border Controller such as the Ingate SIParator and is absolutely necessary in order to have SIP trunks work with the Microsoft OCS-enabled network.
voiptoday.org: Is this what Ingate did for Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services, Inc. (NMSAS)?
Yes. Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services, Inc. (NMSAS), which coordinates and oversees the delivery of substance abuse services for 30 counties in that state, had deployed SIP trunks from BBTelsys, a nationwide provider of Internet telephony and multi-dwelling unit triple play services. They were using Microsoft OCS 2007, and encountered the problem of TCP/IP-UDP incompatibility.
To address the issue, NMSAS deployed the Ingate SIParator with the Ingate SIP Trunking Software module, which works hand-in-hand with the BBTelsys service and NMSAS’ existing Microsoft OCS solution. The SIParator provided the crucial integration component necessary for SIP trunks to work with the IP-PBX.
voiptoday.org: What is the SIParator?
The SIParator is an Enterprise Session Border Controller (E-SBC) that enables SIP trunking by resolving Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal of SIP traffic. Working with the SIP Trunking Software module, it also normalizes the SIP signaling between the IP-PBX, in this case the Microsoft OCS server, and the BBTelsys service solving interoperability issues. The SIParator also secures VoIP calls made over the SIP trunk.
voiptoday.org: Is there, or will there be, a significant demand for this TCP/IP-to-UDP conversion capability?
Absolutely, we’re already seeing a spike in requests for this solution – and our VAR partners tell us the same thing. Microsoft OCS is an extremely popular SIP-based PBX, with a large installed base of users. SIP trunking is in demand as well, as a way to deploy VoIP quickly and easily and with a very fast return on investment. Microsoft OCS users want to leverage SIP trunks now. This solution addresses the incompatibility issue immediately. It also provides security for the SIP traffic (in this case, for VoIP) – another significant added benefit to incorporating the SIParator.
voiptoday.org: In the press release for the NMSAS deployment you talk about added benefits you brought to the table for the customer.
Yes. The BBTelsys and Ingate solution also addresses the advanced dialing requirements needed by NMSAS, to provide their clients with unparalleled privacy and security for VoIP calls.
As a substance abuse services facility, NMSAS offers counseling for clients over the phone. These clients are oftentimes at work; most require absolute privacy about their relationship with NMSAS. NMSAS needed to make sure that, when they called clients, the recipient’s caller ID display would come up as “anonymous.” Additionally, NMSAS wanted the flexibility of making calls without this “anonymous” option.
Ingate developed a simple dial plan solution harking back to the days of traditional wireline telephony. When calling a client, NMSAS workers need only dial “8” and then the phone number for the system to display an anonymous caller ID. Regular business-related calls, where an anonymous caller ID is not necessary, are preceded by a “9.”
About Ingate® Systems
Ingate® Systems develops firewall technology to enable global SIP-based person-to-person communication such as IP telephony, presence, Instant Messaging, video conferencing, IP-PBX connections and Unified Communications. With a history based in security, Ingate offers enterprises, service providers and carriers elegant solutions that make trusted SIP communications possible beyond the LAN. Among the company’s award-winning products are the Ingate Firewall® and Enterprise Session Border Controllers (E-SBCs) including the Ingate SIParator® and the Intertex IX78 E-SBC for operator volume SIP trunking deployments. These are widely used to connect service providers’ SIP trunks to enterprise IP-PBXs and Unified Communication solutions and to allow remote users outside the LAN. Ingate products are used by retail companies, financial institutions, industrial firms, government agencies and small-to-large enterprises throughout Europe, Asia and North America.
A leading educator on SIP trunking, Ingate hosts the SIP Trunk Seminar Series at the ITEXPO and the Ingate SIP Trunking Community at http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com. Both bring together industry visionaries to generate awareness for the benefits of SIP, SIP trunks and Unified Communications.
The installation showcases a critical issue many businesses are finding when they try to deploy SIP trunks while using Microsoft Office Communications Server (OCS) as the IP-PBX.
voiptoday.org: What are the challenges to deploying SIP trunks with Microsoft OCS?
Microsoft OCS 2007 uses TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)/IP. TCP/IP is one of the core protocols used in Unified Communications (UC) and allows for the reliable, ordered transmission of data.
SIP trunking service providers, however, generally use UDP (User Datagram Protocol) because it consumes less bandwidth.
The solution is to provide a seamless protocol conversion of TCP/IP to UDP. This is easily accomplished with a Session Border Controller such as the Ingate SIParator and is absolutely necessary in order to have SIP trunks work with the Microsoft OCS-enabled network.
voiptoday.org: Is this what Ingate did for Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services, Inc. (NMSAS)?
Yes. Northern Michigan Substance Abuse Services, Inc. (NMSAS), which coordinates and oversees the delivery of substance abuse services for 30 counties in that state, had deployed SIP trunks from BBTelsys, a nationwide provider of Internet telephony and multi-dwelling unit triple play services. They were using Microsoft OCS 2007, and encountered the problem of TCP/IP-UDP incompatibility.
To address the issue, NMSAS deployed the Ingate SIParator with the Ingate SIP Trunking Software module, which works hand-in-hand with the BBTelsys service and NMSAS’ existing Microsoft OCS solution. The SIParator provided the crucial integration component necessary for SIP trunks to work with the IP-PBX.
voiptoday.org: What is the SIParator?
The SIParator is an Enterprise Session Border Controller (E-SBC) that enables SIP trunking by resolving Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal of SIP traffic. Working with the SIP Trunking Software module, it also normalizes the SIP signaling between the IP-PBX, in this case the Microsoft OCS server, and the BBTelsys service solving interoperability issues. The SIParator also secures VoIP calls made over the SIP trunk.
voiptoday.org: Is there, or will there be, a significant demand for this TCP/IP-to-UDP conversion capability?
Absolutely, we’re already seeing a spike in requests for this solution – and our VAR partners tell us the same thing. Microsoft OCS is an extremely popular SIP-based PBX, with a large installed base of users. SIP trunking is in demand as well, as a way to deploy VoIP quickly and easily and with a very fast return on investment. Microsoft OCS users want to leverage SIP trunks now. This solution addresses the incompatibility issue immediately. It also provides security for the SIP traffic (in this case, for VoIP) – another significant added benefit to incorporating the SIParator.
voiptoday.org: In the press release for the NMSAS deployment you talk about added benefits you brought to the table for the customer.
Yes. The BBTelsys and Ingate solution also addresses the advanced dialing requirements needed by NMSAS, to provide their clients with unparalleled privacy and security for VoIP calls.
As a substance abuse services facility, NMSAS offers counseling for clients over the phone. These clients are oftentimes at work; most require absolute privacy about their relationship with NMSAS. NMSAS needed to make sure that, when they called clients, the recipient’s caller ID display would come up as “anonymous.” Additionally, NMSAS wanted the flexibility of making calls without this “anonymous” option.
Ingate developed a simple dial plan solution harking back to the days of traditional wireline telephony. When calling a client, NMSAS workers need only dial “8” and then the phone number for the system to display an anonymous caller ID. Regular business-related calls, where an anonymous caller ID is not necessary, are preceded by a “9.”
About Ingate® Systems
Ingate® Systems develops firewall technology to enable global SIP-based person-to-person communication such as IP telephony, presence, Instant Messaging, video conferencing, IP-PBX connections and Unified Communications. With a history based in security, Ingate offers enterprises, service providers and carriers elegant solutions that make trusted SIP communications possible beyond the LAN. Among the company’s award-winning products are the Ingate Firewall® and Enterprise Session Border Controllers (E-SBCs) including the Ingate SIParator® and the Intertex IX78 E-SBC for operator volume SIP trunking deployments. These are widely used to connect service providers’ SIP trunks to enterprise IP-PBXs and Unified Communication solutions and to allow remote users outside the LAN. Ingate products are used by retail companies, financial institutions, industrial firms, government agencies and small-to-large enterprises throughout Europe, Asia and North America.
A leading educator on SIP trunking, Ingate hosts the SIP Trunk Seminar Series at the ITEXPO and the Ingate SIP Trunking Community at http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com. Both bring together industry visionaries to generate awareness for the benefits of SIP, SIP trunks and Unified Communications.
Monday, 10 May 2010
NET AND MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS FORGE ALLIANCE
NET’s Voice Platform Provides Enhanced Capabilities to Microsoft Office Communications Server Customers Worldwide
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. ("NET", NASDAQ: NWK), a leader in network and voice-over-IP solutions, today announced that it has been named an MTC Hardware Partner for Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) worldwide. MTCs are state-of-the-art collaborative environments that provide access to innovative technologies and world-class expertise and enable enterprise customers to envision, design, and deploy solutions to meet their exact needs.
NET’s solution integrates enterprise voice and leverages Microsoft® Office Communications Server (OCS). NET’s platform provides the MTCs with the ability to demonstrate enterprise voice integration into the Microsoft Unified Communications solution.
"As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, NET continues to focus on innovation that enables and extends interoperability for Microsoft solutions," said Matthew Krueger, Vice President of Marketing for NET. "NET’s platform provides a key component in MTC OCS engagements, allowing MTC alliance partners the capability to demonstrate applications in production conditions. This enables Microsoft customers to visualize how to leverage their existing investments, take advantage of software powered voice, and integrate their disparate systems into OCS."
NET’s voice platform provides "any-to-any" voice integration and advanced capabilities for high-performance, secure voice communications. NET solutions offer outstanding interoperability for enterprise unified communications and deliver a powerful switching solution that allows enterprises to simplify IP network environments.
"NET is an exciting addition to the Microsoft Technology Centers," said Chuck McCann, director of the MTC Alliances Program. "Demonstrating how NET leverages OCS to rapidly integrate legacy voice applications to immediately answer pressing business questions drives home one of the many value points of OCS in the enterprise."
About Network Equipment Technologies:
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) provides network and VoIP solutions to enterprises and government agencies that seek to reduce the cost to deploy next generation unified and secure communications applications. For a quarter of a century, NET has delivered solutions for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of versatility, security and performance. Today, the company's broad family of products enables interoperability and integration with existing networks for migration to secure IP-based communications. Broadening NET's voice solutions, Quintum Technologies, now a part of NET, is a VoIP innovator whose applications bring the reliability and clarity of public telephone networks to Internet telephony and unified communications. NET is headquartered in Fremont, CA and has 14 offices worldwide including the US, the UK, France, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australia, and Latin America. The company sells its solutions through a direct sales force and an international network of resellers and distributors.
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. ("NET", NASDAQ: NWK), a leader in network and voice-over-IP solutions, today announced that it has been named an MTC Hardware Partner for Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) worldwide. MTCs are state-of-the-art collaborative environments that provide access to innovative technologies and world-class expertise and enable enterprise customers to envision, design, and deploy solutions to meet their exact needs.
NET’s solution integrates enterprise voice and leverages Microsoft® Office Communications Server (OCS). NET’s platform provides the MTCs with the ability to demonstrate enterprise voice integration into the Microsoft Unified Communications solution.
"As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, NET continues to focus on innovation that enables and extends interoperability for Microsoft solutions," said Matthew Krueger, Vice President of Marketing for NET. "NET’s platform provides a key component in MTC OCS engagements, allowing MTC alliance partners the capability to demonstrate applications in production conditions. This enables Microsoft customers to visualize how to leverage their existing investments, take advantage of software powered voice, and integrate their disparate systems into OCS."
NET’s voice platform provides "any-to-any" voice integration and advanced capabilities for high-performance, secure voice communications. NET solutions offer outstanding interoperability for enterprise unified communications and deliver a powerful switching solution that allows enterprises to simplify IP network environments.
"NET is an exciting addition to the Microsoft Technology Centers," said Chuck McCann, director of the MTC Alliances Program. "Demonstrating how NET leverages OCS to rapidly integrate legacy voice applications to immediately answer pressing business questions drives home one of the many value points of OCS in the enterprise."
About Network Equipment Technologies:
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) provides network and VoIP solutions to enterprises and government agencies that seek to reduce the cost to deploy next generation unified and secure communications applications. For a quarter of a century, NET has delivered solutions for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of versatility, security and performance. Today, the company's broad family of products enables interoperability and integration with existing networks for migration to secure IP-based communications. Broadening NET's voice solutions, Quintum Technologies, now a part of NET, is a VoIP innovator whose applications bring the reliability and clarity of public telephone networks to Internet telephony and unified communications. NET is headquartered in Fremont, CA and has 14 offices worldwide including the US, the UK, France, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australia, and Latin America. The company sells its solutions through a direct sales force and an international network of resellers and distributors.
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