Acme Packet Market Leadership Grows in 2006.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 Builds Commanding Lead in 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. Market According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dell'Oro Group and Infonetics Research 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 that leading market research firms, Dell'Oro Group and Infonetics Research, found that Acme Packet gained significant ground in the session border controller market in 2006. In their fourth quarter 2006 reports on the service provider VoIP equipment market, both firms showed Acme Packet as the leading session border controller vendor with market share over two times that of its closest competitor. Infonetics Research reported that Acme Packet achieved 50% market share based on 2006 revenue. Dell'Oro Group reported that Acme Packet owned 45% market share based on 2006 revenue, up from 39% in 2005. Dell'Oro Group also showed that Acme Packet's market share for session border controller sessions licenses was 69% for 2006. "Session border controllers have become a critical component of IP networks as service providers look to deliver more advanced, premium IP communication services," noted Stephane Teral, Principal Analyst with Infonetics Research. "Acme Packet's success stems from its leadership across many product dimensions, including signaling protocol It is a protocol used to identify signaling encapsulation. Signaling is used to identify the state of connection between telephones or VOIP terminals ( IP telephone or PCs or VoWLAN units ). List of signaling protocols:
adj. That can be managed or controlled: manageable problems. man and configuration flexibility." "Acme Packet established the session border control market in 2002 when we first announced our products, and we have been the leading driving force behind it ever since. We believe our growing market share to date is attributable to our customer focus and dedication to improving our session border control solutions through innovative design and development," said Andy Ory, president, 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. and co-founder of Acme Packet. "These reports by leading research firms are strong indicators that we are moving in the right direction and are meeting the demands of our customers around the globe." About Acme Packet Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables service providers to deliver trusted, first class interactive communications--voice, video and multimedia sessions--across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by over 360 service providers in 75 countries to 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. Our customers include 23 of the top 25, and 72 of the top 100 service providers in the world. These deployments support multiple applications--from VoIP trunking See port aggregation. to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence; multiple protocols--SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and multiple border points--interconnect, access network and data center. 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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