IP Unity Builds Success in Enterprise VoIP Solutions and Deployments; Carrier-Grade Reliability, Innovative Enterprise Features Fuel Deployments and Partnerships.MILPITAS, Calif. -- IP Unity, the leader in carrier-grade media servers, application servers and real-time multimedia applications, is becoming a major provider of enterprise VoIP solutions for large businesses and educational campuses in 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. and Europe, the company announced today. Since late 2004, IP Unity has focused and expanded its offerings, resources and partner suite to provide value for enterprises. Recent market successes now show the results of this effort. Large enterprises are demanding carrier grade, highly scalable platforms to serve their needs for high productivity and cost-effectiveness. "Today's requirements for 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. platforms within the large enterprise nearly mirror what is required within the carrier segment," stated Zeus Kerravala, Vice President of Enterprise Computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. and Networking, Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. . "It makes a lot of sense that IP Unity has achieved significant recent traction within large enterprise accounts, given the growing requirements for complex media processing we see in that segment." IP Unity has invested in building a strong team of industry experts to serve the enterprise. "IP Unity has quickly built a solid track record and bankable bank·a·ble adj. 1. Acceptable to or at a bank: bankable funds. 2. Guaranteed to bring profit: a bankable movie star. synergies with its enterprise prospects and partners," stated Augie Cruciotti, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of IP Unity. "We now represent a valued source of expertise to enterprises in voice processing, integration strength, cost-effective scalability and multimedia functions for sophisticated users. We have also expanded our depth in sales and support, adding resources and competencies to meet the growing needs and opportunities in the enterprise segment." The company is delivering 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). integrations and legacy migration solutions as well as new multimedia messaging solutions with enterprise solutions partners including VoicePlus. IP Unity recently deployed a campus-wide unified messaging solution for the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . The deployment weds an IP Unity Mereon(R) 6000 Media Server, Mereon Unified Messaging, Text-to-Speech, Find Me-Follow Me, Web Conferencing and other innovative features with the University's Intecom PointSpan 6880 PBX, and already serves over 18,000 users. VoicePlus was instrumental in supporting 'Train the trainer' user classes at the university as the solution was rolled out to this large university user population. Together, IP Unity and VoicePlus offer integrated solutions based on both the carrier-scaled Mereon 6000 Media Server and the more modular Mereon 3000 Media Server. "We are very pleased to work with IP Unity to deliver in-demand enterprise solutions," said Jim Gillespie, VoicePlus 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. . "Our customers highly value the carrier-class architecture and cost-effectiveness of IP Unity's products. We have demonstrated the value of its 'Many services, one powerful platform' approach by deploying numerous unified messaging, communications and collaboration features over a single Mereon 3000 Media Server platform." IP Unity has won over 30 enterprise sales in Europe, in partnership with its tier one softswitch partners. Major installations of Mereon Unified Messaging, Interactive Voice Response and Conferencing applications have been completed for financial institutions in Germany, Holland and France. About IP Unity IP Unity is the leader in delivering carrier-grade media servers, application servers and real-time multimedia applications over IP, TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and enterprise networks. The company's open and modular Mereon(R) solutions enable service providers, large enterprises and public institutions to rapidly deploy services ranging from simple media enabled information services See Information Systems. to complex multi-modal personal communications. IP Unity solutions feature carrier-class reliability and scalability, intelligent resource management and ease of customization, resulting in optimal total cost of ownership. IP Unity's comprehensive multiservice solutions are deployed across traditional and all-IP broadband, wireless and wireline networks around the world. For more information, go to www.ip-unity.com or call 408-582-1100. Mereon is a registered trademark of IP Unity. |
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