Oresis Communications Wins Two 2001 Product of the Year Awards from TMC.Business Editors BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002 Oresis' ISIS(TM)-700 honored two years in a row by two leading telecommunications publications Oresis Communications, a leading developer of next-generation, carrier-class switching products for global telecommunications carriers, has won 2001 Product of the Year Awards from Communications Solutions(TM) and Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. (R), both leading telecommunications magazines published by Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center )(tm). Oresis' ISIS-700 OmniService(TM) Switch, a carrier-class multi-service switching system that seamlessly switches voice, data, Internet and video services in a single chassis was hailed as an "innovative product" for the second consecutive year by Communications Solutions and Internet Telephony, and will be featured in the January 2002 issues of both publications. "Oresis Communications is a clear leader in the multi-service switch and softswitch sectors of 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. industry. We're proud to recognize their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2001," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of Internet Telephony and Communications Solutions. "The Product of the Year Awards, selected by the editors of Internet Telephony and Communications Solutions, are given to those select products, such as the ISIS-700, that deserve the attention of forward-thinking organizations looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. best-of-breed solutions." TMC editors selected the ISIS-700 OmniService Switch as one of the best products of 2001 from more than 150 companies vying for the honor. Internet Telephony selected Oresis for demonstrating vision, leadership and attention to detail in the competitive IP telephony industry. Communications Solutions Product of the Year Awards are given to companies that have released the most significant communications solutions or product upgrades throughout the year. "Being selected for the second year in a row as a product innovator by TMC is an honor and outstanding achievement for Oresis," said Ali Sarabi, 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. of Oresis Communications. "On the heels of winning the TMC Labs Innovation Award in October, this is another testament to the ISIS-700 leading the way for carriers and service providers to true convergence The angle at which one meridian is inclined to another on the surface of the Earth. See also convergence. of voice, data, video and Internet services as they migrate to next generation packet networks." Oresis' flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the ISIS-700 OmniService Switch, is a next-generation multi-service voice and data switch that enables true voice and data convergence, thereby facilitating seamless migration of traditional voice and data services onto a common packet network. The ISIS-700 data services include a full range of frame relay, ATM, and circuit emulation services. Its switched voice services include VToA (Voice Trunking over ATM), VoIP (Voice over IP) and enhanced voice over packet next-generation Class 5 services. The ISIS-700 combines the functionality of multiple network elements including digital cross-connects, traditional edge and core switches, and media gateways, hence setting new standards in capital and operational efficiencies for carriers and service providers. The ISIS-700 also offers one of the highest port densities in its class (over 3000 DS-1s per bay) and the "any-service-to-any-port" software-configurable capability enables carriers to configure services faster and more cost effectively, thereby providing additional cost savings. About Oresis Communications Oresis Communications is a leading developer of carrier-class, multi-service switching equipment designed to simplify global internetworking for telecommunications carriers and service providers. The company's flagship product is the ISIS(TM)-700 OmniService(TM) Switch, the industry's first carrier-class multi-service switch that seamlessly switches multiple voice, data, Internet and video services in a single system. Oresis is backed by some of the communications industry's most prominent venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] : Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer Venture Partners is a private venture capital firm with offices in Silicon Valley, New York, Massachusetts, China, and India. It has backed such companies as Ciena, Flarion, Parametric Technologies, Skype, Staples, VeriSign and Veritas. , Lightspeed Venture Partners, ComVentures, JAFCO America Ventures, Blueprint Ventures, UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System Capital Americas, Sands Brothers, Silver Creek Fund, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Leasing and Comdisco. The company was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, USA, with an additional development center in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. . For more information about Oresis and its products, please call +1 (503) 533-0717 or visit our website at www.oresis.com. Oresis, ISIS and OmniService are trademarks of Oresis Communications, Inc. |
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