BroadSoft Partners with Atreus to Enable Flow-Through Automated Provisioning for Voice Over IP.OTTAWA -- Atreus Systems(TM), the IP service provisioning leader, today announced a partnership with BroadSoft(R), to help accelerate the delivery of Voice Over IP (VoIP). The partnership integrates BroadSoft's BroadWorks(R) network communications platform with Atreus xAuthority(TM), creating a pre-packaged solution that delivers superior time-to-revenue and lower operational costs by automating the activation and provisioning of VoIP services. "To become profitable market leaders, communications service providers must overcome the operational complexities in delivering new revenue-generating services and applications," explains Sharon Ballard, Analyst, Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "By streamlining the service creation process and automating the provisioning of VoIP services, the Atreus and BroadSoft solution will enable communications service providers to reduce the costs of delivering complex services while speeding time-to-revenue with improved margins." The joint solution enables service providers to deliver a broad portfolio of revenue-generating IP-based voice, data and multimedia services to their business and residential customers including: IP Centrex A telephone service in which an IP-based PBX is located in the telephone company's facilities. It connects to the customer via the LAN rather than by telephone wires. IP CENTREX offers voice over IP and other IP-based services as well as connectivity to the regular telephone system (PSTN). , hosted PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. , advanced messaging, and IT. By pre-integrating Atreus xAuthority with BroadSoft's BroadWorks, service providers are able to effectively manage the operational issues associated with subscriber self-management, automated provisioning The ability to set up new communications services for customers automatically. Carriers use automated provisioning to set up their network based on customers' requirements. Such systems control all network devices from a central console and greatly speed up deployment time from days to and the integration of VoIP products into their operational environment. "The Atreus and BroadSoft partnership presents a comprehensive suite of revenue generating services, building on the foundation provided by VoIP," said Scott Wharton, VP Marketing, BroadSoft. "Together we are able to deliver a market-ready solution to address the immediate challenges of VoIP deployment while providing the infrastructure for expansion into a full portfolio of converged voice and data services." "We are pleased to partner with BroadSoft to deliver a solution that enables service providers to efficiently deploy and manage VoIP services," said Len Castelli, Vice President of Business Development and Product Management. "This partnership provides a flexible, low-risk and cost effective approach to offering a broad range of VoIP services." Rapid Delivery of Revenue-Generating VoIP Services BroadSoft's BroadWorks provides a comprehensive range of applications including hosted PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband, and the latest in collaborative conferencing fully integrated into a single network communications platform. BroadWorks enables service providers to quickly enter the VoIP enterprise and residential market using a single platform that meets the scalability and full range of regulatory requirements necessary for primary line service, including emergency calling, lawful intercept (CALEA CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act ), equal access, and local number portability "LNP" redirects here. For the airport in Virginia with that IATA code, see Lonesome Pine Airport. For the compound InP, see Indium phosphide. Local number portability, (LNP) for fixed lines, and full mobile number portability . The Atreus xAuthority solution delivers a comprehensive set of off-the-shelf dynamic provisioning and activation capabilities. Atreus enables providers to rapidly and profitably grow their value-added services by removing the complexity and risk in deploying new offerings. With Atreus' automated provisioning of BroadSoft's BroadWorks, service providers quickly and cost-effectively deploy services on demand, allowing them to shorten time-to-revenue and increase profitability. About BroadSoft BroadSoft is the leading supplier of network communications platforms to service providers and channels in the enterprise and residential markets. BroadSoft's flagship product, BroadWorks, provides a comprehensive range of applications including Hosted PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband and collaborative conferencing, fully integrated into a single platform. The company has the largest customer base in its space worldwide, including MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , SingTel and Telstra. BroadSoft is located near Washington, DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and maintains a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada. Additional information can be found at www.broadsoft.com. About Atreus Systems Atreus Systems(TM) is a leading provider of software solutions for rapid IP service provisioning. The company's flagship product, Atreus xAuthority(TM), is a service fulfillment OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. solution that enables global communications providers to extend their existing systems to profitably deliver new services like Voice Over IP, Virtual Private Networks, Managed Security and Managed Applications. Atreus Systems is the vendor of choice for the provisioning and activation of new services. Leaders like SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. , Telcordia and Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY) sell Atreus' software to their customers worldwide. Atreus Systems is a privately held Delaware company financed by leading telecom 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 Aliant, Inc, BDC (Backup Domain Controller) In a Windows NT server, a copy of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC). The BDC is periodically synchronized with the PDC. See PDC. BDC - Backup Domain Controller Venture Capital, Blueprint Ventures, Meritage Private Equity, Mobius Venture Capital, SAIC Venture Capital Corporation, Skypoint Capital Corporation, and TELUS TELUS Telemetric Universal Sensor Ventures. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.atreus-systems.com or call (800) 764-5514 (North America). Atreus Systems, the Atreus Systems logo, Atreus xAuthority and all Atreus Systems products are trademarks of Atreus Systems, Inc. or its subsidiaries and are used under license. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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