BayPackets Achieves ``Powered'' Status In Sonus Networks' Open Services Partner Alliance.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Networld+Interop Atlanta 2001 Booth No. 7639 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 BayPackets RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) Ailments of the hands, neck, back and eyes due to computer use. The remedy for RSI is frequent breaks which should include stretching or yoga postures. Processor 8000(TM) and RSI Voice VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. App(TM) Successfully Complete 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. Testing with Sonus' PSX PSX Sony Playstation PSX Playstation X (name of the CD add-on unit for the pre-production NES) PSX Professional Services Expo PSX Play Station 6000 and GSX GSX Gelled Slurry Explosive GSX Ground Storm X (VMware) GSX Gran Sport Extra (Buick Skylark) GSX Gasco Energy Company GSX Gender Sexuality XYZ 9000 Switches BayPackets Inc., a developer and marketer of a network independent and carrier-grade system that accelerates network-based voice service introduction and implementation, today announced that the BayPackets RSI Processor 8000 and RSI Voice VPN App have successfully completed the stringent interoperability testing with Sonus Networks' PSX6000(TM) SoftSwitch and GSX9000(TM) Open Services Switch. As such, the company has been awarded the "Powered" partner status within Sonus' Open Services Partner Alliance(SM) (OSPA OSPA Open Services Partner Alliance (Avant Telecom, Inovative Systems, Nextone, Sonus) OSPA Office of Sponsored Projects Administration OSPA Orquestra Sinfônica de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre, Brazil) ). The Sonus Interoperability Laboratory in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. , is the first in the industry to provide product interoperability verification through trial testing, and where complete solutions are ultimately produced. "BayPackets and Sonus Networks share a common vision of providing best-of-class technology and solutions," said Brian Coulter, vice president of sales and business development, BayPackets. "As a result of the interoperability testing between Sonus' switches and BayPackets' RSI Processor and VPN App, service providers are assured that they will have the capability to rapidly deploy reliable, carrier-grade revenue generating applications over their existing network or in a packet-based environment. Carriers understand they must continue to leverage all current infrastructure investments to see ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on additional capital expenditures. The investment in the RSI Processor and RSI Voice VPN App enable service providers to continue to reap the benefits of their existing infrastructure and helps to speed time to market for their eventual migration to packet-based networks." Based on Ovum Inc.'s projections and data from the annual reports of leading U.S. interexchange carriers See IXC. , the market for Voice VPN is estimated to reach $27 billion by 2003. BayPackets' RSI Voice VPN App is one of several value-added, core network-based applications that enables service providers to create competitive differentiation in today's volatile marketplace. With features that include private numbering plan A numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications. This is a set of rules used for making numbers. For example, most telephone numbers belong to the E.164 numbering plan, though that won't include internal extensions in some PABXs. The E. , on-Net calls and authorization profiles, the RSI Voice VPN App can be deployed over multiple networks simultaneously. The BayPackets RSI Processor 8000 is a highly scalable, carrier-grade, application feature server equipped for performance in multi-technology, third-party vendor environments and thus can be leveraged for future revenue generating application deployments. Both the BayPackets RSI Voice VPN App and RSI Processor 8000 are two key components of BayPackets Rapid Service Introduction(TM) (RSI) system, the industry's first carrier-grade system that focuses on offering service providers the capability to quickly deploy new enhanced voice services over heterogeneous environments Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. for immediate revenue generation. "BayPackets joins an elite group of technology and service providers in our portfolio of 'Powered' partners whose products have demonstrated that they can withstand the strict testing of the Sonus Interoperability Lab," said Terri Griffin, vice president of marketing, Sonus Networks. "We are committed to working with BayPackets and our customers in streamlining the delivery of value-added, revenue-generating applications that leverage the existing networks of today, as well as the next-generation networks of the future." About Sonus' OSPA Founded on the combination of Sonus' Open Services Partner Alliance (OSPA) Program and the INIP INIP Intelligent Internet Protocol (SoftSwitch) Powered(SM) Partner Program from the acquisition of telecom technologies, inc., the OSPA has gained significant industry momentum, with membership of more than 140 leading independent vendors. The OSPA provides a framework that offers service providers end-to-end packet-based network solutions using best-of-breed technologies and applications. The goal of the OSPA is to empower standards-based interoperability between applications, hardware vendors, and the Sonus product suite. An integral part of the Sonus OSPA, the Interoperability Laboratory in Richardson, Texas, is the first in the industry where product interoperability is verified, trial testing is performed and complete solutions are ultimately produced. To find additional information on the OSPA, including a list of all OSPA partners, log on to http://ospa.sonusnet.com. About BayPackets BayPackets Inc. is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., with an engineering, research and development center in Noida UP, India. The company develops and markets carrier grade, highly scalable systems and solutions that enable voice network service providers and cable MSOs to rapidly deploy and manage enhanced voice services over converged networks The integration of the telephone system with IP-based data networks. See softswitch. (networking) converged network - A single network that can carry voice, video and data. . Founded in February 2000, BayPackets is a privately-held company that has received funding from some of the telecommunications industry's most high-profile venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] including Lucent Venture Partners, Telesoft Partners, Diamondhead Ventures, Blueprint Ventures and Antillion Capital II. For more information visit BayPackets at www.baypackets.com or call 510/743-2500. BayPackets is a registered trademark of BayPackets Inc. All other company names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. (c) 2001, BayPackets Inc. All rights reserved. |
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