Cedar Point Announces CALEA Support, Call Features with Integrated Switched IP SAFARI C-Cubed- Media Switching System; Comcast Corporation To Test System In IP Voice Trial.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Cable-Tec Expo 2003 PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2003 Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It is one of the world's largest amusement parks (by ride count) with 69 rides and currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one Communications, Inc., a leader in packet-based voice switching technologies for the cable industry, today announced the latest release and initial customer purchase of its Integrated Switched IP SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System. The newest release of SAFARI C(Cubed), the first solution to integrate all of the functions necessary for carrier class cable telephony See cable telephone. , includes support of 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 , E911 and Operator Interrupt A signal that gets the attention of the CPU and is usually generated when I/O is required. For example, hardware interrupts are generated when a key is pressed or when the mouse is moved. Software interrupts are generated by a program requiring disk input or output. , and delivers to service providers a full set of call features. Cedar Point has received a purchase order from Comcast Corporation (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 :CMCSK, CMCSA) for a unit to be used in trial deployments. Cedar Point is demonstrating SAFARI C(Cubed) in Booth #1835 at the SCTE SCTE Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers SCTE Society of Cable Television Engineers SCTE Serial Clock Transmit External Cable-Tec Expo, to be held May 12-14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. . "We continue to move toward the best of both voice worlds: the security, quality and reliability of proven circuit switched architectures and the flexibility of packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. ," said Mark Galvin, chairman and founder of Cedar Point Communications. "We're delighted to be able to enter this next phase of the company's evolution with a partner like Comcast that shares a vision of delivering carrier class telephony services to cable subscribers." "We will pursue the best possible cable telephone solutions as we develop a VoIP service," said Sam Chernak, vice president of VoIP for Comcast. "The advantages of Cedar cedar, common name for a number of trees, mostly coniferous evergreens. The true cedars belong to the small genus Cedrus of the family Pinaceae (pine family). Point's simple, standards-based approach to voice deployments have been readily apparent throughout our testing with SAFARI C(Cubed). We look forward to working with the company to identify applications for Cedar Point's integrated approach that will benefit our systems, and the cable industry in general." The only integrated carrier-class voice-over-IP solution designed exclusively for the cable industry, SAFARI C(Cubed) utilizes a unique set of PacketClass(TM) technologies to bring the high quality and reliability of today's Class 5 voice switches to a packet environment. SAFARI C(Cubed) provides superior performance and reliability, significantly reducing capital expenditures, system integration and operations costs for cable operators offering telephony services while increasing network integrity, security and privacy. About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications has created and commercialized SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System, an entirely new category of voice switching equipment tailored exclusively to the broadband cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. Based on CableLabs(R) PacketCable(TM) specifications, SAFARI C(Cubed)'s totally integrated Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") telephony solution is a cost-efficient, less complex alternative to current circuit switched and distributed soft-switching cable telephony options, and provides an elegant migration path from legacy circuit voice deployments. Founded by telephony and data veterans, Cedar Point has assembled a management team and an advisory board that also include cable operations, broadband communications and manufacturing experts. Cedar Point has received funding from a high-level group of investors that includes STAR Ventures, Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, Battery Ventures, Comcast Interactive Capital and Ascent Venture Partners. The company is based in Derry, N.H., with additional offices in Denver, CO. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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