Clarent Announces Third-Generation Clearinghouse Products; Clarent Connect 2.0 Will Further Clarent's Lead in Connecting Clearinghouses and Telcos Worldwide.Business Editors and Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Clarent(TM) Corporation (Nasdaq:CLRN CLRN California Learning Resource Network CLRN Community Legal Resources Network CLRN Chemical Laboratory Response Network ) (Fall 2000 Voice on the Net booth nos. 320, 322), a worldwide leader in providing carrier-grade, phone-to-phone IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. solutions, announced today a new generation of products that are intended to increase and accelerate the reach and potential of global IP telephony. These products are planned to further enhance the value proposition for global IP telephony clearinghouses as they enable their regional and local carrier members to exchange traffic and clear transactions with security and integrity. IP telephony global clearinghouses currently allow regionally based telcos and enterprises from around the world to connect to them for billing, settlement, roaming and enhanced services. The clearinghouses serve as a single point of contact for these regional companies, allowing them to have a global phone-calling footprint for exchanging minutes with other telcos around the world. With today's announcement of Clarent Connect 2.0, clearinghouses also will be able to easily connect with other clearinghouses, dramatically increasing the number of potential partners and global coverage for the clearinghouse's telco and enterprise members. Also, individual members of clearinghouses will be able to connect to many different members' networks or clearinghouse networks. Called "multi-hopping," this new capability is directed towards growing the traffic volume and revenue opportunities for Clarent's extensive telco and clearinghouse customer base. "Clearinghouses have provided a great benefit to the development of the IP telephony marketplace," said Heidi Bersin, senior vice president, corporate marketing, Clarent Corporation. "More than ten telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. , including the two of the world's two telcos, including NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Communications Group and Concert, have built Clarent-based clearinghouses to provide the foundation for next generation communications networks. We believe that these clearinghouses can also provide the foundation for service providers to offer a rich assortment of new electronic commerce and mobile commerce features to end-users. The fact that they can increase their capabilities to connect to each other with complete and secure billing and settlement between clearinghouses should provide continued exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. in the industry." "Clarent's announcement of the launch of Clarent Connect 2.0 is an excellent development in the IP telephony industry," said Jeff Pulver Jeff Pulver is the Chairman and founder of pulver.com, and a founder of the VoIP industry. Pulver is the chief writer of what's referred to as "the Pulver Order", which was adopted in 2004 by the Federal Communications Commission as the first FCC ruling regarding internet , President/CEO of pulver.com, the voice of telephony on the net. "IP telephony is revolutionizing the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , and the clearinghouses are playing a very important role in fostering the growth of the industry and bringing the benefits to consumers and businesses worldwide. The fact that clearinghouses can now easily connect to other clearinghouses should forge further developments in this exciting marketplace." Clarent Connect 2.0 is expected to be generally available in the fall. It is designed to work with Clarent Command Center 3.1.1 and Clarent Gateway 3.1.1. Forward Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements 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. that involve risks and uncertainties, including potential issues relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc interoperability, inability to introduce new products, ability to retain customers, changes in market conditions, government regulations, the international communications industry, technological changes and other factors, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described further in the risk factors discussed in Clarent's periodic filings with the SEC." About Clarent Corporation Clarent Corporation (Nasdaq:CLRN) is the world leader in providing intelligent, software-driven products for new generation, IP-based communications networks. Clarent solutions enable interconnection among communications service providers' disparate networks and foster the creation of global footprints for more than 30 telecom service providers worldwide, including AT&T, NTT and China Telecom. Clarent's software platform encourages innovation by allowing carriers to develop limitless new features for consumers and enterprises. Founded in 1996, Clarent is headquartered in Redwood City Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. and has offices in Asia, Europe, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . To learn more about Clarent, visit its Web site at www.clarent.com. Clarent, the Clarent logo, NetPerformer, DynaStar, Clarent Command Center, Clarent ThroughPacket, PowerCell, SkyPerformer, ACTview and ServiceXchange are trademarks or registered trademarks, and "The Clearer. The Better" is a service mark of Clarent Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other jurisdictions. All other trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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