Convergin Receives 2007 IMS Leadership Award from IMS Magazine.Accolade WCS See Windows CardSpace. Platform Honored for Outstanding Innovation NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Convergin, the leading provider of fixed mobile convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. and service interaction solutions, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center ) IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Magazine has named the Accolade WCS as a recipient of the first IMS Leadership Award. Convergin's Accolade WCS Platform accelerates the adoption of IMS in fixed, wireless and fixed-mobile networks and provides a clear migration path from today's network silos to fully converged networks based on IMS standards. Functioning as a Service Capabilities Interaction Manager (SCIM SCIM Smart Common Input Method SCIM Service Capability Interaction Manager (3GPP) SCIM Sample Collection for Investigation of Mars SCIM Spinal Cord Independence Measure SCIM Standard Cubic Inches per Minute ), Accolade allows Fixed-Mobile Convergence at the service control layer and a clear horizontal migration path towards IMS. The Accolade extends the functionality of an IMS SCIM, beyond managing the interactions between and among applications in an IMS environment, to also enable communication between traditional legacy switching and service platforms and next generation SIP/IMS control and service platforms. The Accolade is the first implementation of a standalone SCIM solution in the market, and is being OEMed by major network infrastructure vendors. Convergin's commercial deployments of SCIM now serve tens of millions of subscribers globally either directly with service providers or through its Tier 1 vendor partners. "In addition to being a vital element in any IMS rollout, SCIM has emerged as a critical element in migrating today's networks towards the IMS network architecture, and in leveraging existing assets and capabilities while allowing comprehensive and flexible service delivery," said Dr. Ayal Itzkovitz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Convergin. "It is an honor to have our Accolade WCS be recognized for its innovation and to be a recipient of the first IMS Leadership Award." "Growth in IMS exploded in 2006 as we saw a significant year for new solutions. IMS Magazine is the leading resource for IMS and it is fitting to establish an award to recognize those companies that are doing an incredible job launching the products and services that will transform the industry," stated Rich Tehrani, president of TMC. "Honoring Convergin for its incredible achievement is our way of recognizing them as a leader in the IMS market." The 2007 IMS Leadership Award winners can be found in the April 2007 issue of IMS Magazine. About Convergin Convergin is the leading provider of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC See fixed mobile convergence. ) and Service Capability Interaction Management (SCIM) core network solutions. By utilizing Convergin's Wireless Convergence Server, service providers accelerate their evolution towards IMS while enabling seamless orchestration of mobile, legacy, next generation and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. core network elements. For more information, please see www.convergin.com. About TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications: Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. , SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. 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