AGNITY Launches ACONYX Service-Oriented Communication Architecture.SOCA so·ca n. A style of music, originating in the West Indies, that is a blend of soul and calypso. [so(ul) + ca(lypso). Framework Enables Service Providers, Enterprises to Rapidly Deliver Converged Communication Services Over Any Service Delivery Platform SILICON VALLEY, Calif. -- AGNITY, a leading global technology and consulting services company for communications and enterprise applications, today announced the AGNITY[R] ACONYX[TM] service-oriented communication architecture, a software components framework for the design, development and deployment of multiple communication services over any Service Delivery Platform. The Service-Oriented Communication Architecture (SOCA) brings communication service components into the applications infrastructure to ensure seamless, cost-effective integration of communication capabilities with other service components in Web 2.0 or SOA-driven infrastructure. A service-oriented architecture See SOA. (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. ) is a method for systems development and integration which enables disparate applications to exchange data within business processes. Today's SOA solutions, however, require greater integration with communication services in order to deliver long-term value to an organization's mission-critical functions. Likewise, Web 2.0 includes a set of evolving standards for social networking communities and hosted services which depend heavily on the integration of communication applications. The AGNITY ACONYX framework is designed to be a flexible environment for rapid application creation across multiple application servers enabling seamless integration with Web 2.0 services and Web mashups. ACONYX helps service providers and enterprises "bridge" common service enablers to any Web 2.0 or SOA environment over any network infrastructure delivering true IT/Telecom convergence capabilities. Said AGNITY CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Sanjeev Chawla, "Most applications implementations treat communication services as discrete vertical components. However, communication services have become a critical part of business requiring integration horizontally across all other applications. ACONYX delivers a standard set of application components that can be simply and rapidly integrated into all business and consumer services. This is the promise of SOCA." ACONYX includes components for communication services including, Multimedia Server Control, Prepaid, Messaging, Conferencing, Fixed Mobile Convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. , LCR See least cost routing. , Network based ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. , SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , Survey, Assign Worker. These services are delivered over Service Delivery Platforms supporting IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. , VoIP and SS7 networks, and common service enablers such as Location, Presence, Messaging. The ACONYX family of IP, mobile and converged applications is platform-independent and can be deployed across multiple network architectures and multiple open service delivery platforms. AGNITY is also making available a suite of communication applications that support the ACONYX framework. These include: * ACONYX Mobile[TM] for Call Completion, Mobile Social Networking, Multimedia RBT RBT Requirements Based Testing RBT Ring Back Tone RBT Random Breath Testing RBT Rainbow Trout (fish species) RBT Rabat-Malta (postal locality, Malta) RBT Risk Based Testing * ACONYX Prepaid[TM] for prepaid Voice, prepaid Data and prepaid services billing * ACONYX Next-Gen IN[TM] for Voice VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , Advanced Toll Free, Network ACD, Account Code, LNP (Local Number Portability) The capability of keeping the same local telephone number when switching carriers. See NP and WLNP. and LCR "ACONYX was designed to work together with our technology partners and other industry solutions," said Chawla. "Other solutions integrators and network equipment manufacturers can leverage ACONYX as a strategy for accelerated integration of communication services into Service Providers and Enterprises. Customers are demanding greater application integration of communication services and we are proud to deliver a solution framework that meets that demand head on." AGNITY also offers custom application development and solutions design for consumer and enterprise applications helping partners and customers focus on their core business. About AGNITY, Inc. AGNITY is a global technology and consulting services company dedicated to helping businesses, network equipment manufacturers and service providers design, develop and deploy application solutions. AGNITY ACONYX[TM] is the industry's leading Service-Oriented Communications Architecture (SOCA) enabling communication service components to be rapidly and cost-effectively deployed within the applications infrastructure. With locations in Silicon Valley, Plano, Toronto and Noida, AGNITY is one of the only companies of its kind providing global support exclusively on application design, solution development and application migration and deployment. For more information, visit www.agnity.com. AGNITY[R], the AGNITY[R] logo, ACONYX[TM], ACONYX Next-Gen IN[TM], ACONYX Mobile[TM], ACONYX Prepaid[TM], and combinations thereof are trademarks of AGNITY, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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