IMS Forum Unveils Plans at CTIA for the Second IMS Plugfest.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. services for the Quadruple Play interoperability event to take place on June 4-8, 2007 SILVERTHORNE, Colo. -- Following the successful completion of the first IMS Plugfest[TM] in January, 2007, the IMS Forum (IP Multimedia Subsystem Forum, Fremont, CA, www.imsforum.org) An industry association dedicated to the acceleration of IP convergence and interoperability of IP services. The organization also provides best practices consulting on interconnectivity for fixed, mobile and cable service is announcing the second IMS Plugfest scheduled for June 4-8th at the IMS Forum UNH Unh The symbol for the element unnilhexium. InterOp Lab (IOL IOL Intraocular lens, see there ) in Durham, New Hampshire Durham is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 12,664 at the 2000 census. Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire. History . The second IMS Plugfest will test interoperability for IMS voice, VoIP and Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC See fixed mobile convergence. ) services including 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. functionality, features management, billing and operational testing (testing) operational testing - A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment. . This IMS Plugfest is the second of a series of testing events open to Forum members and non members that will run through 2008. IMS Plugfests examine the interoperability of IMS "Quadruple Play" applications and services under real-world conditions. The extended program will also establish an industry certification to identify products and services as having achieved interoperability for voice, video, and mobility across multiple wireline, wireless, and cable broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . "The IMS Forum Interoperability and Test Working Group consists of representatives from dozens of member companies and service providers who are currently contributing to the test plan," said Michael Khalilian, chairman and president, IMS Forum. "We continue to receive inquiries from service providers and equipment vendors interested in the interoperability program and quickly becoming involved so they too can to contribute to the IMS Plugfest test plan." The IMS Forum is committed to bringing together all participants, including vendors, service providers, enterprises, industry forums, standards bodies, system integrators, and software and middleware providers, to deliver on the promise of IP convergence. Interoperability veterans Empirix and Ixia will be Platinum level sponsors, and Sonus Networks a Gold level sponsor. The list of companies announcing today their participation include Amdocs, Argela Technologies, Aricent Communications, CopperCom, Ditech Networks, Empirix, Ixia, Mu Security, Reef Point Systems, Starent Networks, Sonus Networks,Tekelec, and Tektronix. ABOUT THE IMS FORUM IMS Forum's mission is to accelerate the interoperability of IMS applications and services, enabling enterprise and residential consumers to quickly benefit from the delivery of quadruple play voice, video, internet and mobile services over broadband via cable, mobile and fixed networks. The IMS Forum is the creator and organizer of IMS Plugfest[TM], the industry's only event focused on IMS services interoperability verification and certification. Through its organized Plugfests, working group interaction, and other activities, forum members are able to develop cost-effective technical frameworks for converged IP services over wireline, cable, 3G, WiFi and WiMAX networks. For additional information or to join the IMS Forum and the IMS Plugfest, please visit www.IMSForum.org |
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