Acme Packet Wins Prestigious Hot Start-Up Award from Telecommunications Magazine at SUPERCOMM 2003.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2003 Booth #21377 - Hall B Booth 11061 - Hall C - Hot Technology Pavilion ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2003 Leading 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. vendor wins big at SUPERCOMM for second straight year 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(TM), a leading developer of session border controllers and a pioneer in the new product space, announced today that it has been selected among a group of ten start-up companies start-up company A new business. to receive a 2003 Hot Start-Up award from Telecommunications(R) magazine. The coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. award comes on the heels of session border control being selected as a 2003 Hot Technology by the editors of Telecommunications magazine. "Acme Packet is taking a bold step into a product group that is emerging as a key element in the VoIP peering and hosted IP services market: session border controllers. SBCs are becoming increasingly critical to service providers as they try to bridge the disparate islands of VoIP that are popping up in the managed businesses services arena," said Sue O'Keefe, editor in chief, Telecommunications(R) magazine. "Acme Packet's Net-Net product portfolio combines a full feature set of H.323 and SIP, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. and security capabilities, which has already garnered them notice from, and contracts with, a wide range of service providers." Acme Packet's Net-Net(TM) session border controllers are purpose-built, carrier-class products designed to enable high-quality, interactive communications - voice, video, multimedia - across IP network borders. The Net-Net products provide the broadest and deepest set of control functions of any session border controller in the industry today, including in the areas of security, service assurance and law enforcement. "Receiving this distinction from Telecommunications magazine is an honor and a thrill for us," said Andy Ory, president and 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. , Acme Packet. "It is validation that Acme Packet is achieving and exceeding our objectives not only for the corporation in the areas of marketing, finance and product development - but of critical importance - for our service provider customers around the globe." "Choosing our list of annual Hot Start-Ups is always difficult and this year was no exception," continued Sue. "Despite the tough telecom market and tight VC wallets, our editors were able to find 10 companies with what we felt were the ingredients for success: strong financial backing (and the wisdom to spend it wisely), marketing savvy, proven leadership talent, and a product/architecture concept with the ability to make a strong impact in the telecom industry." The winners will be presented with the award at a breakfast ceremony scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. . About Acme Packet Acme Packet enables network service providers to deliver premium, interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our award-winning Net-Net family of session border controllers satisfy critical security, service assurance and law enforcement requirements in wireline, wireless and cable networks. Established in August 2000 by networking industry veterans, Acme Packet is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts Woburn (/'wu.bə(r)n/) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 37,258 at the 2000 census. Woburn is the birthplace of Anglo-American scientist Benjamin Thompson, a.k.a. . For more information, contact us at +1 781.756.6800, or visit us at www.acmepacket.com. |
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