Acme Packet Introduces Net-ASSURE Portfolio of Premium Professional Services.New, Customized Services Optimize Acme (company, jargon) ACME - /ak'mee/ 1. A Company that Makes Everything. The canonical imaginary business. Possibly also derived from the word "acme" meaning "highest point". 2. A program for MS-DOS. Packet Session Border Controller A Session Border Controller is a device used in some VoIP networks to exert control over the signaling and usually also the media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls. Delivery of VoIP and Other Interactive IP Communication Services BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Acme Packet[R] (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, today announced Net-ASSURE (Assist, Support, Scale, Upgrade, Recommend, Evaluate), a new portfolio of premium professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. designed to optimize the Net-Net[R] session border controller's (SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. ) delivery of trusted, first-class interactive IP communication services. These new services include an advanced set of planning, testing, implementation procedures and support coordination services. Net-ASSURE services are customized to complement the capabilities of Acme Packet customers, distribution partners and product partners. Acme Packet's Net-ASSURE program includes five new service offerings: * Performance and scalability benchmarking - performs tests based upon customer requirements, including hardware and software revisions, configuration, call flows and registration frequency, to determine the number of SBCs required for initial deployment or expansion, or to assess the impact of changes such as new software revisions, SBC feature utilization, revised call flows, etc. * Configuration optimization - conducts a detailed review of existing SBC configurations and provides recommendations adhering to Best Current Practices to maximize performance, scalability and security * Method of Procedure (MOP (Millionaire On Paper) Refers to people who have wealth tied up in company stock options, which cannot be exercised until a certain date. During the dot-com boom, tens of thousands of MOPs were created, but many unfortunately never cashed in before the stock became ) development - develops, tests and documents a step-by-step procedure that allows the customer to enable a new SBC software feature or upgrade with confidence * Customer program manager - supplies a dedicated resource to manage all Acme Packet service activities, including trouble ticket status reviews and communication, issue escalation es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. , resolution action plan development and implementation, project-specific service coordination service coordination Case management, see there (network-wide configuration or software upgrades) and feature enhancement reviews * Certified interoperability testing - performs tests between Acme Packet SBCs and products from third party vendors and generates Interoperability Test Reports "Acme Packet's customers rely on our technology to secure the borders of their networks to ensure the delivery of trusted, first-class, interactive IP communication services," said Erin Medeiros, Acme Packet's vice president of professional services. "They also rely on our professional services organization to provide a sensible and sound migration strategy for their IP network maturation maturation /mat·u·ra·tion/ (mach-u-ra´shun) 1. the process of becoming mature. 2. attainment of emotional and intellectual maturity. 3. as they grow beyond early implementations to more complex, truly innovative service offerings." Acme Packet's Net-ASSURE program facilitates its customers' ability to advance the introduction of IP communication services, whether they are introducing an initial Voice over IP (VoIP) offering or deploying advanced IMS-based communication services. Available as part of Acme Packet's professional services programs, these new services are easily customized to meet the specific market, service and technical requirements of Acme Packet's customers, distribution partners and product partners. About Acme Packet Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables the delivery of trusted, first class interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family of session border controllers supports multiple applications in service provider, large enterprise and contact center networks - from VoIP trunking See port aggregation. to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence. They satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. in wireline, cable and wireless networks; and support multiple protocols - SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and support multiple border points - interconnect, access and data center. Our products have been selected by over 390 service providers in 77 countries, including 23 of the top 25, and 75 of the top 100 service providers in the world. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com. Acme Packet Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement Statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may relate, among other things, to our position in the session border control market, our expected financial and operating results, our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property rights, our ability to build and grow Acme Packet, the benefits and advantages of our products, including any enhancements or new features, services and programs and our ability to achieve our goals, plans and objectives. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These include, but are not limited to: difficulties in growing our customer base, difficulties leveraging market opportunities, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially form those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements are contained in our recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in such filings. |
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