Cedar Point Communications' Safari Media Switching System Selected as a 2004 MITX Technology Awards Finalist; SAFARI Recognized as One of New England's Best.DERRY, N.H. -- 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., the leader in integrated packet-based voice switching technologies for the cable industry, today announced that its SAFARI C(Cubed) Media Switching System has been selected as a finalist in the Communications category for the The First Annual MITX MITX Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange Technology Awards. Held by the Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, the MITX Technology Awards recognizes innovative technologies developed in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , as well as the individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to advance technology and innovation in our region. "We were incredibly pleased with the caliber of technology applications submitted into this year's competition," said Leslie Cushing, Executive Director of MITX. "It is a true testament to New England's position at the forefront of technology and innovation and we are thrilled to provide the opportunity to showcase our region's accomplishments." SAFARI C(Cubed) is the only totally integrated carrier class switch that incorporates -- at no additional cost -- all of the components that make up the PacketCable(TM) voice switching infrastructure, eliminating the need for operators to purchase, maintain, upgrade and regression test separate Call Management Servers, Media Gateways, Record Keeping Servers, Announcement Servers, Signaling Gateways, Ethernet Switches and 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 servers. Designed to accommodate not only current voice switching needs but also the anticipated migration to video telephony See videophone. and multimedia services, the PacketCable(TM)-qualified 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. "Our goal in designing SAFARI C(Cubed) was to create a simpler, more cost-effective switching alternative for cable operators interested in deploying voice services," said Dave Spear, executive vice president, strategy and market development for Cedar Point. "We're pleased that the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange has recognized the value of our concept, and the resulting product." Cedar Point Communications will be recognized with the other finalists in the category of Communications at an awards ceremony attended by 200 of the region's top technology and business professionals. Winners will be announced at the ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel on Wednesday, September 22, 2004. MITX will also present several awards of distinction, including the Lifetime Achievement Award to Ray Stata Ray Stata is a cofounder and Chairman of the Board of Analog Devices, Inc.(NYSE: ADI).[1] A native of Pennsylvania, Stata earned BSEE and MSEE degrees from MIT. In 1965 he founded Analog Devices with MIT classmate Matthew Lorber in Cambridge, Massachusetts. , Chairman of Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. . Additional awards include the "What's Next" Awards to be presented to up to three companies that have created emerging technologies that are expected to have profound impacts on the technology environment within the next few years. The "Innovation Influencer of the Year" Award will be given to an individual or organization that has done the most to promote New England-based innovation. The 2004 MITX Technology Awards are sponsored by Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , Nixon Peabody Nixon Peabody LLP is one of the largest multipractice law firms in the United States, with offices in seventeen cities and more than seven hundred attorneys collaborating across twenty-five major practice areas. LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , TD Capital, Technology Review and The Barbarian Group. About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications' totally integrated voice and multimedia switches provide cable system operators with cost-efficient, less complex voice-over-IP alternatives to distributed soft-switching cable telephony See cable telephone. options. Cedar Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) Media Switching System is a PacketCable(TM)-qualified, Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") solution that supports legacy circuit and PacketCable(TM) voice services, as well as video telephony and non-traditional SIP-based devices. The company is based in Derry, NH. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. About MITX The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX), formerly known as MIMC MIMC Massachusetts Interactive Media Council MIMC Manitoba International Marketing Competition (Manitoba, Canada) MIMC Mobile Infirmary Medical Center MIMC Mercury IMC Ltd (hazardous areas security access devices) , accelerates business opportunities and professional development for those who seek to create business advantage through the innovative application of technology and services. Serving more than 2,500 members from multiple industries including Internet, nanotechnology, interactive marketing, healthcare, and financial services, MITX is the region's premier association for thought leadership, technology trends, building business relationships and professional training and development. MITX also offers its members the chance to promote their companies to targeted audiences through sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking. MITX is headquartered in Boston. For more information please go to www.mitx.org. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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