NexTone and VegaStream Partner to Extend Next Gen Services to the Customer Premise; NexTone's Application Switch Interoperates with VegaStream's Gateways.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 Spring VON 2001--NexTone Communications, www.nextone.com, a provider of advanced network systems that power the Virtual Central Office, today announced it has partnered with VegaStream, the IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. gateway company. VegaStream has joined NexTone's All for ONE partner program and has concluded interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. testing between its Vega series of gateways and the NexTone Application Switch. The partnership provides service providers with a highly cost-effective and scalable solution for voice VPNs and other next generation services. "We see lots of synergy between NexTone's carrier class Application Switch and Provisioning Server and VegaStream's gateway product line," said Kameran Ahari, director of product marketing, NexTone Communications. "With VegaStream's series of gateways, the NexTone Application Switch and Provisioning Server enable large scale deployment of tens of thousands of service delivery end points. This gives service providers a way to quickly scale new applications and services from the lab to their customer." NexTone's Application Switch is part of their iServer architecture, which consists of the switch and the NexTone family of Application Servers. The NexTone Application Switch is a platform that provides the policy-based call routing and signaling interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. (SIP, H.323) needed to deploy applications in an on-net IP environment while also interoperating with softswitch, media gateway and customer premise platforms for off-net calls. The NexTone family of Application Servers, including the recently announced NexTone Presence Server, enables breakthrough applications that support the mobile behavior of today's users. NexTone's partnership with VegaStream strengthens their ability to deliver end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. from the customer premise to the central office. VegaStream's Vice President of Sales & Marketing Dan Mercer, said, "We are extremely pleased that NexTone has selected the Vega Gateway range as part of their carrier class solution. The performance, scalability and cost effectiveness of Vega gateways combined with the NexTone iServer architecture offers service providers a world-class next generation telephony solution." VegaStream's award winning product line has a range of gateways that link traditional circuit switched telephone systems to next generation networks, supporting SIP and H.323. VegaStream's products are primarily aimed at small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and the telecommunications companies See telecom company. that serve them, enabling cost savings and productivity improvements. VegaStream's solution offers the end-user a cost-effective scalable solution when adopting IP Telephony as part of their fully integrated IP (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . 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 iServer architecture 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. ABOUT VEGASTREAM VegaStream was formed to create IP telephony products that produce real cost savings and business advantage to corporate 'Enterprise' customers, Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) and Telephony Carriers. Formed in January 1998, VegaStream demonstrated its core IP speech technology within four months of start-up. In November 1998 VegaStream won the prestigious Voice Europe award for Most Innovative Technology and the following January Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. Magazine applauded the Vega 100 as their Hot Product for VoIP Gateways in 1999. Three products are evolving from the same technology platform: -- Vega 50 - An enterprise-class Voice over IP Telephony Gateway that that merges speech and data into one network for SMEs. Four models allow up to 8 POTS or ISDN devices to interface to an IP based Ethernet LAN. -- Vega 100 - A carrier-class Voice over IP Telephony Gateway that converts ordinary telephony speech into data packets. Three models provide primary rate ISDN connection for 30, 60, or 120 simultaneous callers to an IP based Ethernet LAN. -- Vega 200 - A PC Audio Conferencing Unit that acts as a `voice mixer' for speech that has already been encoded into data packets, ideally suited to home workers. VegaStream conduct business through OEMs and a developing network of specialist reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. partners. Further information is available at www.vegastream.com |
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