Acme Packet and SC ComTex, a Subsidiary of Sumitomo, Partner in Japan; Leading Japanese integrator becomes Acme Packet distributor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WOBURN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2002 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 developer 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. for service providers delivering interactive communications across IP network borders, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with SC ComTex, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation (住友商事, Sumitomo Shōji) TYO: 8053 is a highly built worldwide trading company (Sogo shosha), and is a diversified corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It is a member company of the Sumitomo Group. . Under the terms of the agreement, SC ComTex, a leading Japanese network integrator, will supply Acme Packet's award-winning Net-Net(TM) family of session border controllers to the Japanese service provider market. This relationship with SC ComTex, the highly regarded systems integration unit of Sumitomo, expedites Acme Packet's entry into the fast growing Japanese IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. market. For SC ComTex, the addition of Acme Packet's Net-Net family of products strengthens its next-generation IP networking portfolio and helps service providers deliver high performance for voice, video and multimedia sessions across any IP-IP network border such as those between service provider and customer/subscriber, or between two service providers. "Acme Packet's Net-Net products address immediate pain points felt by Japanese service providers transporting highly valuable, real-time IP communications such as voice, video or multimedia," commented Yoshio Osawa, 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. , SC ComTex. "The Net-Net products uniquely satisfy important security and service assurance requirements for end-to-end transport of IP communications." "The Japanese telecomm industry is leading the way in the evolution of IP networks from free calling and Internet offload To remove work from one computer and do it on another. See cooperative processing. to extending network reach and delivering premium, real-time communications across IP network borders," said Andy Ory, president and CEO, Acme Packet. "We are extremely pleased to be working closely with SC ComTex to help meet the needs of service providers in one of the most technologically advanced telecommunications markets in the world." 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. About SC ComTex SC ComTex was established in April of 2001 with a capital of 3 hundred million Yen, and currently employs over 200 personnel. Major shareholders of SC ComTex include Sumitomo Corporation, Sumisho Electronics Corporation, Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation and NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Advanced Technology Corporation. SC ComTex combined numerous subsidiary companies of Sumitomo Corporation by incorporating the telecommunication network-related business of the Sumitomo Corporation within the IT Industrial Sector. To form a total solution which utilizes new technology worldwide, SC ComTex offers a wide field of expertise for enterprise customers in the areas of: communication, network related hardware, software and communication network infrastructure, security management services for security systems, and application development for servers. |
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