Covergence Teams with CounterPath Solutions to Deliver Bullet-Proof VoIP Security for SIP Softphone; Companies Can Now Offer Customers Complete VoIP Security.MAYNARD, Mass. -- Covergence, the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP), announced today that it has certified CounterPath(TM) Solutions' eyeBeam 1.5 Video SIP softphone application for use with its Eclipse(TM) solution, the industry's first SIP security and management solution. With this announcement, CounterPath and Covergence can now offer customers "bullet-proof" VoIP security that prevents any unauthorized access to the user's call and protects the service provider from attacks intended to disrupt or disable their service. As VoIP continues its penetration into the marketplace, concerns around VoIP security continue to present a major hurdle for organizations seeking to take advantage of the promised benefits of VoIP technology, including cost savings, improved service levels and enhanced productivity. In order to provide customers with a "bullet-proof" VoIP security solution, Covergence has tested the ability to communicate between the CounterPath eyeBeam 1.5 Video SIP softphone and Eclipse SIP Session Manager using the IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force standards; Transport Layer Security (TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless ) for signaling information and its counterpart the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (or SRTP) defines a profile of RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol), intended to provide encryption, message authentication and integrity, and replay protection to the RTP data in both unicast and multicast applications. (SRTP (Secure RTP) See RTP. ) for voice and video traffic. "Today's savvy consumers are seeking service providers who can assure their privacy, while avoiding service disruptions, toll fraud and user identity theft," said Bob O'Neil, president and 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. , Covergence. "By certifying CounterPath's softphone with Eclipse, we're protecting both the subscriber connection and the service infrastructure, all the while helping VoIP and SIP-based services to reach their full market potential and become as reliable and safe as the 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. ." By using Eclipse, with its unique and purpose-built architecture dedicated to scaling, securing and controlling SIP, service providers give their customers the security and reliability they expect. When used with the eyeBeam softphone, they are providing their users with the rich multi-modal communications (voice, video, text) experience they demand. "A key strategic imperative for CounterPath is ensuring our customers are equipped with the tools and applications that will help them execute on their VoIP strategies and make them successful in the marketplace," said Donovan Jones, President and COO of CounterPath Solutions. "By certifying our SIP softphones with Eclipse, we are adding additional security and management capabilities that will only serve to better the end user's experience as companies like CounterPath and Eclipse work together to provide innovative SIP based applications to the market." About CounterPath CounterPath(TM) Solutions, Inc., formerly Xten Networks, Inc., is a developer of award-winning, highquality, carrier-grade VoIP (Voice over IP) and Video over IP SIP softphones for service providers, cable operators, Internet telephony service providers (communications) Internet Telephony Service Providers - (ITSP) Companies providing IP Telephony. , IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. manufacturers and OEMs. CounterPath's SIP softphones are available either pre-configured or as a software development kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ), and provide VoIP (Voice over IP), Video over IP, IM (Instant Messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or ), and Presence functionality. With over 150 customers in more than 30 countries, CounterPath technology is deployed in more than 6,000,000 IP endpoints worldwide. Visit www.counterpath.com for more information. About Covergence Covergence is the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The Covergence Eclipse(TM) session manager is purpose-built to address the challenges of the access edge, giving users the secure, instant, and reliable access to SIP services they expect while giving organizations the complete control and visibility they require. For more information, visit www.covergence.com. Covergence and Covergence Eclipse are registered trademarks of Covergence. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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