Bria for Asterisk extends the power of Asterisk to enterprise PCs,
enhancing employee productivity and collaboration
VANCOUVER, CANADA – January 19, 2010 – CounterPath Corporation (TSX-V: CCV; OTCBB: CPAH), an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, and Digium®, the Asterisk Company®, today launched a co-branded voice over IP (VoIP) softphone platform: Bria for Asterisk. Designed for small, medium and large enterprises and certified by CounterPath, Bria for Asterisk takes the advanced telephony and multimedia communications features found on Asterisk servers and brings them to the desktop level, improving employee productivity and collaboration.
Based on open standards, Bria for Asterisk combines Digium’s Asterisk, AsteriskNOW and Asterisk Business Edition telephony platforms with Bria Professional, CounterPath’s enterprise-class, multimedia softphone. Bria for Asterisk gives users advanced telephony features, yet can be quickly set up and configured with any Asterisk deployment.
Bria for Asterisk turns any PC into a multimedia communications center. Users can see presence information for their colleagues, initiate multiparty and multimedia conference calls, access telephony services from Microsoft Outlook and initiate call-handling options, all with just a mouse click.
“Today, thanks to immense investments of time and resources by the Asterisk community worldwide and Digium, Asterisk is the world’s most commonly used open source telephony engine and toolkit,” said Bill Miller, vice president of product management, Digium. “Its flexibility empowers software developers to create advanced communication solutions and to integrate it with products such as CounterPath’s Bria softphone. Asterisk is typically found on servers, but by partnering with CounterPath, we’ve extended the capabilities of Asterisk to the desktop.”
“With more than a dozen awards for our softphone solutions, CounterPath continues to drive innovation in its softphone suite of products in efforts to unify the desktop experience across multiple platforms and devices,” said Todd Carothers, vice president of product management for CounterPath. “Our partnership with Digium gives businesses an integrated VoIP solution that marries two best-in-breed offerings. Bria for Asterisk, based on our flagship softphone Bria, seamlessly interoperates with Asterisk, enabling SMBs and enterprises to confidently implement a complete end-to-end VoIP solution that is powerful and easy to install. The next version of the Bria for Asterisk softphone will also include auto-provisioning, making for an even more valuable and cost-effective business communications solution.”
The CounterPath-Digium Synergy
Both CounterPath and Digium have been widely embraced by the open-standards community. CounterPath has shipped more than six million softphones to date, and its free SIP-based softphone, X-Lite, is currently downloaded more than 5,000 times a day. Digium’s Asterisk telephony platform is installed on more than four million servers to date and is downloaded more than 3,000 times a day. The Bria for Asterisk offering brings together the best of both offerings for SMB and enterprise customers.
About CounterPath
CounterPath Corporation is a leading provider of innovative desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. The company’s product suite includes SIP-based softphones, server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to cost-effectively integrate voice, video, presence and Instant Messaging (IM) applications into their VoIP offerings and extend functionality across both fixed and mobile networks.
CounterPath’s customers include some of the world's largest telecommunications service providers and network equipment providers including AT&T, Verizon, BT (British Telecommunications PLC), Deutsche Telekom, Cisco Systems, and Mitel.
Visit www.counterpath.com.
Thursday, 21 January 2010
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
NET AND UC PLANET JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER WAN BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT FOR UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS
Fremont, CA, January 11 2010 -
Network Equipment Technologies Inc. ("NET") (NASDAQ: NWK), a leader in network and voice-over-IP solutions, and UC Planet Inc., the leader of Unified Communications Bandwidth Management solutions, today announced a strategic sales and product-solution alliance targeting the unified communications market.
The partnership allows NET to globally resell UC Planet's Lookout software for IP WAN Bandwidth Management to NET's enterprise and government customers, channel partners and carriers. Further, it enables NET to integrate UC Planet's Lookout software into future NET products to provide a one-stop solution for WAN Bandwidth Management and Call Admission Control for unified communications and voice systems, optimizing usage of SIP trunks, and routing over PSTN when an enterprise WAN is oversubscribed.
NET's VX Series voice switches provide "any-to-any" voice integration and advanced capabilities for high-performance, secure voice communications. VX Series voice switches offer outstanding interoperability for enterprise unified communications and enterprise voice systems.
The combination of NET voice switches and UC Planet's Bandwidth Management solutions will help organizations save bandwidth-related costs while ensuring high availability of their UC investments by applying bandwidth policies across unified communications platforms, IP PBX's, conferencing systems, enterprise voice systems and network infrastructure.
"NET is pleased to partner with UC Planet, whose visionary commitment to the user experience has inspired new uses for established voice technology," said Matthew Krueger, Vice President of Marketing, NET. "With our broad portfolio of high-performance voice switching solutions, we can provide the connectivity pieces and advanced features required for next-generation unified communications deployments."
"NET shares our vision of unified communications. Together, we can enable customers to leverage their IP network and voice infrastructure, cost-effectively and intelligently, as they implement UC applications," said Ajay Dankar, President of UC Planet.
About Network Equipment Technologies Inc.
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 brings 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. For more information, visit www.net.com.
About UC Planet Inc.
UC Planet, a Microsoft-certified voice partner, specializes in providing complementary value-added software on top of Microsoft UC platform. UC Planet provides software tools to aid in deployment and operation of unified communications applications. UC Planet Lookout family of products helps in planning and management of WAN bandwidth as Microsoft OCS is rolled out alongside IP telephony and conferencing applications from other vendors. UC Planet has partnered with system integrators and resellers worldwide to offer these solutions. For more information visit: www.ucplanet.net.
Network Equipment Technologies Inc. ("NET") (NASDAQ: NWK), a leader in network and voice-over-IP solutions, and UC Planet Inc., the leader of Unified Communications Bandwidth Management solutions, today announced a strategic sales and product-solution alliance targeting the unified communications market.
The partnership allows NET to globally resell UC Planet's Lookout software for IP WAN Bandwidth Management to NET's enterprise and government customers, channel partners and carriers. Further, it enables NET to integrate UC Planet's Lookout software into future NET products to provide a one-stop solution for WAN Bandwidth Management and Call Admission Control for unified communications and voice systems, optimizing usage of SIP trunks, and routing over PSTN when an enterprise WAN is oversubscribed.
NET's VX Series voice switches provide "any-to-any" voice integration and advanced capabilities for high-performance, secure voice communications. VX Series voice switches offer outstanding interoperability for enterprise unified communications and enterprise voice systems.
The combination of NET voice switches and UC Planet's Bandwidth Management solutions will help organizations save bandwidth-related costs while ensuring high availability of their UC investments by applying bandwidth policies across unified communications platforms, IP PBX's, conferencing systems, enterprise voice systems and network infrastructure.
"NET is pleased to partner with UC Planet, whose visionary commitment to the user experience has inspired new uses for established voice technology," said Matthew Krueger, Vice President of Marketing, NET. "With our broad portfolio of high-performance voice switching solutions, we can provide the connectivity pieces and advanced features required for next-generation unified communications deployments."
"NET shares our vision of unified communications. Together, we can enable customers to leverage their IP network and voice infrastructure, cost-effectively and intelligently, as they implement UC applications," said Ajay Dankar, President of UC Planet.
About Network Equipment Technologies Inc.
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 brings 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. For more information, visit www.net.com.
About UC Planet Inc.
UC Planet, a Microsoft-certified voice partner, specializes in providing complementary value-added software on top of Microsoft UC platform. UC Planet provides software tools to aid in deployment and operation of unified communications applications. UC Planet Lookout family of products helps in planning and management of WAN bandwidth as Microsoft OCS is rolled out alongside IP telephony and conferencing applications from other vendors. UC Planet has partnered with system integrators and resellers worldwide to offer these solutions. For more information visit: www.ucplanet.net.
Friday, 15 January 2010
SPECIAL OFFER
SPECIAL OFFER for Microsoft®
Voice Partners
NET Quintum VX1200 and Polycom® CX product family demo bundle for *£7908.81with FREE pre/post-sales support!
Microsoft Voice Partners: a VX1200 and Polycom CX handsets NFR (Not For Resale) bundle is on offer at an exceptionally low price, so you can personally see how easy it is to set up and install within your customers’ networks and integrate it with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
VX1200 offers real-time communication between Microsoft UC and legacy infrastructure, traditional PBXs, IP PBXs, and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The VX1200 assures the easiest deployment with no disruptions in the enterprise network. Fully integrated, multi-functional, single box solution supports easy integration of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 into today’s enterprise voice networks with the simplest, most unobtrusive installation for enterprise VoIP and Unified Communications. The VX1200 sits in front of the PBX, intelligently routing calls to any Voice network. A simplified, intuitive interface makes it easy to configure and monitor calls, with very little re-configuration of the existing equipment.
The CX product range delivers the high quality, high definition wideband audio experience users expect from Polycom. Whether you choose the hands-free CX100 speakerphone, CX200, CX300 or CX700 desktop phones, or the CX5000 Unified Conference Station, or all of the above, each provides full, convenient access to the advanced presence-enabled features of Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007. The Polycom CX product family, designed specifically for use with Office Communications Server 2007, with benefits including clear, high definition, wideband audio maximizes the accuracy and productivity of real time conversations. As well as, advanced audio processing for full-duplex speakerphones maximises audio quality. Plus, four different form factors with familiar telephone user interfaces both complement and offer convenient access to the advanced features of Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007.
Quantities are limited, as the bundle is only available through to March 31st 2010 or while supplies last. Limit to two per partner. Products received pursuant to this promotional offer are not for resale and are to be used only for the limited purpose of testing, training, evaluation, and/or demonstration. Includes: VX1200 with 2 E1/T1STIX, all software licenses & extended UC gateway, 1 x CX5000, 2 x CX700, 2 x CX300, 2 x CX200 and 2 x CX100 units.
For further information on ordering details for this NFR offer please contact VCOMM UK Ltd on:+44 (0) 1635 232 430 or email sales@vcomm.co.uk All prices are exclusive of VAT.
* Normal trade cost for this bundle: £11298.30
Voice Partners
NET Quintum VX1200 and Polycom® CX product family demo bundle for *£7908.81with FREE pre/post-sales support!
Microsoft Voice Partners: a VX1200 and Polycom CX handsets NFR (Not For Resale) bundle is on offer at an exceptionally low price, so you can personally see how easy it is to set up and install within your customers’ networks and integrate it with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2.
VX1200 offers real-time communication between Microsoft UC and legacy infrastructure, traditional PBXs, IP PBXs, and the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The VX1200 assures the easiest deployment with no disruptions in the enterprise network. Fully integrated, multi-functional, single box solution supports easy integration of Office Communications Server 2007 R2 into today’s enterprise voice networks with the simplest, most unobtrusive installation for enterprise VoIP and Unified Communications. The VX1200 sits in front of the PBX, intelligently routing calls to any Voice network. A simplified, intuitive interface makes it easy to configure and monitor calls, with very little re-configuration of the existing equipment.
The CX product range delivers the high quality, high definition wideband audio experience users expect from Polycom. Whether you choose the hands-free CX100 speakerphone, CX200, CX300 or CX700 desktop phones, or the CX5000 Unified Conference Station, or all of the above, each provides full, convenient access to the advanced presence-enabled features of Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007. The Polycom CX product family, designed specifically for use with Office Communications Server 2007, with benefits including clear, high definition, wideband audio maximizes the accuracy and productivity of real time conversations. As well as, advanced audio processing for full-duplex speakerphones maximises audio quality. Plus, four different form factors with familiar telephone user interfaces both complement and offer convenient access to the advanced features of Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft® Office Communicator 2007.
Quantities are limited, as the bundle is only available through to March 31st 2010 or while supplies last. Limit to two per partner. Products received pursuant to this promotional offer are not for resale and are to be used only for the limited purpose of testing, training, evaluation, and/or demonstration. Includes: VX1200 with 2 E1/T1STIX, all software licenses & extended UC gateway, 1 x CX5000, 2 x CX700, 2 x CX300, 2 x CX200 and 2 x CX100 units.
For further information on ordering details for this NFR offer please contact VCOMM UK Ltd on:+44 (0) 1635 232 430 or email sales@vcomm.co.uk All prices are exclusive of VAT.
* Normal trade cost for this bundle: £11298.30
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