Dialogic IP Media Gateways Enable Unified Messaging in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.Dialogic di·a·log·ic also di·a·log·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or written in dialogue. di  a·log Gateways Link Legacy PBX's to VoIP Based Exchange Server PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Dialogic Corporation ("Dialogic"), a global provider of world class products and technologies for media and signal processing See DSP. , announced today that Microsoft has certified Dialogic IP Media Gateway products for use with the newly released Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. 2007 with unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. . The addition of unified messaging to Exchange Server 2007 provides a common inbox for e-mail, voice-mail and fax messages, plus access to those messages as well as calendars and contacts from a variety of clients and devices anywhere in the world. Dialogic gateways provide the audio and signaling link between legacy 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). voice systems and the IP based Exchange Server. This enables enterprise customers the ability to deploy the unified messaging features without converting their entire voice infrastructure to an IP based system. Dialogic and Microsoft worked closely together to certify the interoperability between Exchange Server 2007 and Dialogic gateway products. The Dialogic T1/E1-IP Media Gateway and PBX-IP Media Gateway provide a range of standard PBX interfaces and port densities to enable businesses of all sizes worldwide to take advantage of the unified messaging productivity gains and system efficiency that Exchange Server 2007 can deliver. Dialogic gateways can also work with the majority of the PBXs deployed in enterprises globally, from manufacturers such as Avaya, Nortel, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Siemens, Alcatel, Mitel and others. Configuration templates specific to Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. 2007 are provided for specific PBXs to simplify the installation and integration process. "IP media gateways are a key ingredient needed to link the enormous installed base of legacy PBX voice infrastructure to the converged voice and data infrastructure where Microsoft Exchange 2007 lives," stated Jim Machi, Vice President of Marketing for Dialogic. "Our gateway portfolio has performed exceedingly well in lab tests and Microsoft's early adopter programs, unlocking the unified messaging benefits of Exchange Server 2007 for enterprises with legacy PBX voice infrastructure." The Dialogic gateway portfolio includes the T1/E1-IP Media Gateway providing single, dual and quad density T1/E1 PBX connections and a series of PBX-IP Media Gateways providing 8 ports of specific PBX station protocol emulation or analog FXO FXO Foreign Exchange Office connectivity. Basic Rate ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. BRI-IP Media Gateways providing connectivity for many popular European PBX systems are planned for near-term release and certification as well. "Dialogic is well known in the industry as a leader in open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced based enterprise messaging solutions. Our gateway portfolio was developed and finely tuned to support media applications such as unified messaging with un-paralleled PBX integration support. It is part of Dialogic DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. to enable market leading communications technologies, so our strategic relationship with Microsoft is a natural fit as they expand Exchange Server to a multi-media messaging platform," states Nick Jensen, 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 Dialogic. For more information specific to Dialogic gateways for use with Microsoft Exchange, visit www.dialogic.com/Exchange2007UM. About Dialogic Corporation Dialogic Corporation is a leading provider of open systems platforms to both the Enterprise and Service Provider markets. The platforms enable converged communications, allowing service providers, developers and system integrators to deliver services, content and applications using multimedia processing and signaling technologies. Dialogic was formed when Eicon Networks Corporation completed its acquisition of Intel Corporation's Media and Signaling business and simultaneously announced that Eicon's name would change to Dialogic Corporation. Headquartered in Montreal, Dialogic and its subsidiaries have over twenty offices worldwide, providing local presence, knowledge and support to serve its customers around the globe. Dialogic's Research and Development centers are based in Canada, USA, Germany, UK and Ireland. Information about Dialogic is available at www.dialogic.com Dialogic and Eicon Networks are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Dialogic Corporation or its subsidiaries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Dialogic encourages all users of its products to procure all necessary intellectual property licenses required to implement their concepts or applications, which licenses may vary from country to country. |
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