NexTone Communications Joins National Convergence Alliance and Presence and Availability Management Forum; Inaugural Member of the Recently Launched PAM Forum.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2000 NexTone Communications, www.nextone.com, a provider of advanced network systems that power the Virtual Central Office, today announced it has recently joined the National Convergence The National Convergence (Convergencia Nacional) is a conservative/Christian democratic political party in Venezuela. It was founded in 1993 by former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera. Alliance (NCA (Network Computing Architecture) An architecture from Oracle for developing applications within a networked computing environment. It provides a three-tier distributed environment based on CORBA that uses program components known as "cartridges. ) and The Presence and Availability Management Forum (PAM). The PAM forum (www.PAMforum.org) recently launched in November as an independent and non-profit consortium. It is a forum promoting an open, standard interface that will enable service providers to securely share authorized information about a subscriber's identity, presence and availability. The Forum's standardization effort will be based on an initial specification that was developed by Bell Labs, the research development arm of Lucent Technologies, in collaboration with Novell. NexTone is one of the 19 inaugural members. "As a member of these organizations, NexTone is positioned at the forefront of the convergence and standardization of the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. ," said Sridhar Ramachandran, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , NexTone Communications. "NexTone is proud to be a part of these cutting-edge organizations that are defining the foundation for next-generation networks and applications." "Convergence is all about delivering more services in a simpler and more cost-effective manner than traditional communications solutions," stated Don Lawrence, the NCA's president. "That's why we are proud to welcome NexTone to the NCA. They personify per·son·i·fy tr.v. per·son·i·fied, per·son·i·fy·ing, per·son·i·fies 1. To think of or represent (an inanimate object or abstraction) as having personality or the qualities, thoughts, or movements of a living being: the next generation of voice and IP service delivery." The National Convergence Alliance was created to facilitate and expediate the growth of the convergence industry. By providing an educational and business forum for industry members, the NCA will increase awareness and perpetuate the entire communications industry from end-users to technology providers. The NCA does this through measuring the impact of convergence technologies in the enterprise, articulating the convergence industry's benefits, providing education, driving buyers to members, facilitating clear communications Clear Communications was a telecommunications company based in New Zealand. Until merging into Telstra's operations in 2001, it was the biggest rival to Telecom New Zealand. between members and assisting the healthy growth of member companies looking to define or refine their market. As members of these organizations, NexTone is involved with working with other key industry companies promoting and setting the standards of the communications industry. ABOUT THE NATIONAL CONVERGENCE ALLIANCE The NCA is an industry alliance comprised of product and service vendors in the convergence market. The mission of the NCA is to promote the convergence industry and the inherent benefits of its use. The NCA is now calling for white papers and seeking committee members across a range of topics. For more information, visit www.ConvergenceAlliance.com for call 877/331-1117 toll free from within the US, 978/692-3522 outside the US. ABOUT THE PRESENCE AND AVAILABILITY MANAGEMENT FORUM The PAM Forum is an independent non-profit consortium with members from the voice, data and wireless networking See wireless network. , services and applications community. It is dedicated to establishing and promoting presence and availability management (PAM) as an industry standard. ABOUT NEXTONE COMMUNICATIONS Powering the Virtual Central Office, NexTone Communications is a leading provider of advanced application creation and service delivery systems for next-generation communication networks. NexTone's iVANi system enables rapid design and deployment of powerful enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; and value-added applications to small and medium-sized businesses in the most simple and cost effective way. Corporate headquarters are located in Rockville, Md. with sales offices nationwide. NexTone Communications is a Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SFE See Sydney Futures Exchange. ) partner company. For more information, visit www.nextone.com. |
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