Acme Packet Joins Level 3's (3)VoIP Technology Alliance Program; The Leading Session Border Control Vendor Interconnects Many Level 3 Customers.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- 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, the leader in session border control, today announced that it has been selected by Level 3 for participation in its (3)VoIP Technology Alliance Program (TAP). The (3)VoIP TAP program formalizes the relationships between Level 3 and a select group of best-of-breed technology vendors to help service providers quickly deploy services interconnecting with the Level 3 network. Acme Packet's Net-Net family of session border controllers 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. (SBCs) satisfies 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. for voice, video and multimedia sessions crossing IP network borders. Acme Packet's NetSafe(TM) architecture sets the bar for session border controller security by protecting the 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. itself against DoS/DDoS attacks and overloads; the service provider's service infrastructure (e.g. SIP servers, softswitches, application servers, media servers or media gateways); and subscriber, enterprise and service provider security including confidentiality and privacy. Now Application Service Providers, Broadband Service Providers An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. , or anyone wishing to offer advanced multimedia services across IP network borders can connect to Level 3's selection of wholesale transport services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. . "As a market leader in session border controllers, Acme Packet is a natural fit for the (3)VoIP TAP program," Craig Schlagbaum, vice president of Channel Development for Level 3. "Acme Packet is certified in our interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. labs and we share many joint customers that interconnect with the Level 3 network. We look forward to working together as VoIP, video and other multimedia services continue to gain momentum in the market." (3)VoIP TAP provides valuable interoperability testing between Level 3 and numerous IP equipment vendors and network providers. The program speeds time to market by increasing confidence in vendors solutions that have already been proven with Level 3's wholesale services network including (3)Voice, (3)VoIP Enhanced(SM) Local, (3)VoIP Toll Free(SM), and (3)VoIP(SM) Local Inbound in·bound 1 adj. Bound inward; incoming: inbound commuter traffic. Adj. 1. inbound . "Acme Packet is honored to be one of the few technology vendors to participate in the (3)VoIP TAP," remarked Seamus Hourihan, vice president product management and marketing, Acme Packet. "This program is one of the first of its kind in the industry dedicated to working with vendors to enable service provider connections to Level 3's network in a quick and efficient manner." About Acme Packet Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables service providers to deliver premium, interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by over 160 service providers, including 20 of the top 25 providers in the world, to satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. These deployments support all applications - from VoIP trunking See port aggregation. to hosted enterprise and residential services; all protocols - SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and all border points - interconnect, access network and data center. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com. |
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