Micromethod Launches SIP/SIMPLE Presence Server for Unified Communication.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Micromethod Technologies (www.micromethod.com) launches SIPoint server that consists of SIP proxy (Session Initiation Protocol proxy) A server in a SIP-based IP telephony environment. It is required in large companies with numerous telephone numbers or when the Internet is the long distance transport. , registrar, XCAP XCAP XML Configuration Access Protocol (network protocol) functions and SIMPLE presence engine. By using SIP 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 Leverage Extension (SIMPLE) technology and providing a core set of routing, presence and resource management functions, SIPoint server can be applied to a wide array of real-time VoIP communication applications and services. While Micromethod SIPoint server's proxy function provides accurate routing of general SIP messages and presence information; the presence engine collects and updates user presence information (online/offline, busy and away) as well as user capability (Audio, Video, IM, Collaboration). In addition to core SIP and SIMPLE support, SIPoint server implements XCAP functions for server side resource management such as buddy list A list of colleagues, workgroup members, friends, etc., that you might wish to communicate with via instant messaging. See instant messaging. . SIPoint server can be deployed at VoIP service provider, web ASP or enterprise as critical server component of any presence-aware SIP-based communication and collaboration services - instant messaging, IP-PBX, web collaboration, video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. or any communication-enabled business application. "Extensibility and flexibility to customize is critical for today's IP communication applications," said Wei Chen, Micromethod's VP of Engineering. "Through open programming SIP Servlet A Java application that runs in a Web server or application server and provides server-side processing such as accessing a database and e-commerce transactions. Widely used for Web processing, servlets are designed to handle HTTP requests (get, post, etc. API, any web developer can easily extend and customize SIPoint Server to tightly integrate with business process and portal applications." SIPoint Server can be deployed by service provider or enterprise as standalone, distributed or clustered for efficient capacity planning. The ability to scale up and down will allow organizations to start with low capital expenditure and scale with growth while delivering high-value services. SIPoint server can be licensed separately or as an option on top of Micromethod's SIP Servlet runtime engine, SIPMethod Application Server. SIPoint server is available for 30 days free trial for evaluation on the company's website, www.micromethod.com. About Micromethod Technologies Micromethod Technologies is an innovative developer of end-to-end IP communication software. Micromethod's product offering includes SIP communication software that provides customers and partners new revenue opportunities through a rich offering of convergent solution such as IP telephony, messaging, conferencing and presence. |
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