CentricVoice Selects Carrier Access for Hosted Voice Service Delivery.BOULDER, Colo. -- Carrier Access' New Adit adit (ăd`ĭt), in mining, underground passage excavated nearly horizontally, with one end open to the earth's surface, usually used to service a mine. The adit end is the furthermost end from the surface, i.e., the location where miners work. 3104 IP Business Gateway Powers Industry-Leading Hosted VoIP Solution Carrier Access Corporation (Nasdaq: CACSE CACSE Center for Advanced Computational Science and Engineering ), a leading provider of broadband communications equipment, today announced that CentricVoice, a Texas-based, fully voice-enabled ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , has chosen the Carrier Access Adit(R) 3104 IP Business Gateway to power its Centric-Flex hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) services. CentricVoice is deploying the Adit 3104 for trunk replacement and Hosted IP solutions, as an interface to existing PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. facilities and to provide a proven analog interface for PBXs, FAX lines, modems, and telephones. "The Adit 3104 is the first SIP-based device to cost-effectively provide the performance and analog connectivity features required for successful services such as ours," said Johnny Berry, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , CentricVoice. "These cost savings, combined with the Adit's ease of installation and easy management, allow us to serve our customers faster and more effectively than ever before." CentricVoice's IP service is among the nation's first to offer bundled IP-based voice services, data services, video conferencing, and collocation to small and medium enterprise customers. As its customer base rapidly expands, CentricVoice is continually enhancing its service offerings by adding new services, products and solutions. The Adit 3104 IP Business Gateway enables the delivery of converged IP services quickly and cost-effectively. By integrating the features of a high-performance WAN access router, stateful firewall, analog interfaces, SIP protocol and VoIP gateway, the Adit 3104 consolidates several platforms into one. With fewer network elements to buy, install and manage, CentricVoice greatly reduces its capital, inventory and operational costs without sacrificing performance or functionality. Additionally, the Adit 3104's proven interoperability with network-based softswitch platforms allows CentricVoice to quickly deploy its hosted VoIP services without the typical lag time to market. "We are excited to see our new Adit 3104 IP Business Gateway enabling new and profitable business models for 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). services like Centric-Flex," said Marty Hahnfeld, senior vice president, Converged Access, Carrier Access. "Carrier Access is committed to helping service providers meet the growing demand for converged IP services, and with CentricVoice we are watching the Adit 3104 do just that." About CentricVoice CentricVoice, innovators of IP communications, is headquartered in Dallas. 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. , it has a nationwide footprint providing a suite of IP products, including Voice, Data and enhanced features that include Hosted PBX, IPVPN IPVPN Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network , Web conferencing, video conferencing and IP phones. CentricVoice is a Level(3) Master Reseller. www.centricvoice.com About Carrier Access Carrier Access (Nasdaq: CACS CACS Center for Advanced Computer Studies CACS Computer Audit, Control and Security CACS Carrier Access Corporation (stock symbol) CACs Criteria Air Contaminants CACS Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CACS Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring ) provides consolidated access technology designed to streamline the communication network operations of service providers, enterprises and government agencies. Carrier Access products enable customers to consolidate and upgrade access capacity, and implement converged IP services while lowering costs and accelerating service revenue. Carrier Access' technologies help our customers do more with less. For more information, visit www.carrieraccess.com. Forward-Looking Statement forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. Caution This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's best judgment based on factors currently known. However, these statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the successful development and market acceptance of new products, the ability to sell new products into new and existing customers, the degree of competition in the market for such products, and other risks detailed in our annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2004. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements included in this press release. |
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