PacketPort.com Partners with Natural MicroSystems for New Flexible Gateway Solution.Business & High Tech Editors NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2000 PacketPort.com Selects NMS See NetWare Management System. Carrier-Grade CG 6000C to Deliver High Density VoIP and VoDSL Gateway and Services Platform PacketPort.com (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:PKPT), the leading provider of complete Voice-over-IP and DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary (VoDSL) solutions, today announced that it has selected Natural MicroSystems Convergence Generation(TM) (CG) Series to develop its next-generation, high-density 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 and enhanced services platform. Natural MicroSystems is the technology leader enabling a new era of communications. A leader in flexible packet gateway solutions, PacketPort.com will use NMS' CG 6000C Series hardware as the foundation for its new "Flexible Gateway Solution," which allows service providers to deploy voice-over-packet networks for highest quality Voice-over-IP (VoIP), Voice-over-DSL (VoDSL) and voice- over-cable or 3G wireless networks. By using the CG 6000C's CompactPCI form factor, PacketPort.com's newest gateway benefits from a substantial increase in scalability, flexibility and functionality - with a robust 28 T1/E1 interfaces (672 ports) per chassis. Offering an unprecedented 120 VoIP ports per CompactPCI slot, the CG 6000C provides considerable cost-savings by integrating into a single gateway hardware platform. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. GartnerGroup's Dataquest, the global voice-over-packet services market will grow to $87 billion by 2004, with retail VoIP services expected to reach $19 billion by 2004. Fueling this tremendous growth, PacketPort.com's Flexible Gateway Solution will leverage the CG 6000C's reliable, high-quality voice and packet processing capabilities so that carriers and service providers can support both media gateway capabilities and enhanced services, such as 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. services or calling card capabilities, in a single system. "The name of the game today is 'value-added services' for incumbent and next generation carriers alike," said Nathan McCracken, vice president of sales for PacketPort.com. "To help them provision telco-grade services faster than their competitors, we provide our customers with a cost-effective, flexible gateway that allows them to quickly deploy and support new, feature-rich services and applications. We've enjoyed tremendous success with NMS' products in our previous generation gateways. That track-record, plus the fact the CG 6000C delivers the highest levels of scalability and reliability - made NMS the obvious partner of choice for our newest offering," McCracken added. CG 6000C For Superior, Network-Quality Results The CG6000C supports the rapid, simplified development of IP media gateways and servers, voice portals and Enterprise communications servers - all critical to next-generation IP-based enhanced services and support infrastructures. It offers the industry's highest density per slot, a mature and comprehensive software development environment, full hardware and software integration for accelerated time-to-market, along with carrier-grade high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. features such as "hot swap To pull out a component from a system and plug in a new one while the main power is still on. Also called "hot plug" and "hot insertion," hot swap is a feature of USB devices, allowing an external drive, network adapter or other peripheral to be plugged in without having to power down the " and built-in quad T1/E1 interfaces. Delivering robust functionality in a small footprint, the CG 6000C hosts Fusion(TM), NMS' award-winning VoIP software platform for the development of advanced real-time media streaming applications. Fusion features a streamlined API set that delivers a powerful architecture for rapid development of new media gateway and enhanced services applications. The CG 6000C is also supported by NMS' Natural Access(TM) development and runtime environment A configuration of hardware and software. It includes the CPU type, operating system and any runtime engines or system software required by a particular category of applications. See runtime engine. , which provides a consistent set of operating system-independent APIs to ensure industry-leading application portability - as well as the highest scalability, reliability and flexibility available in a single CompactPCI slot today. "PacketPort.com's products and services give carriers and service providers the ability to capture new customers and more revenue," said Jack Chase, director, packet telephony Synonymous with IP telephony and voice over IP (VoIP), in which a digital voice stream is broken up into small chunks (packets) and transmitted over a packet-switched network. See IP telephony and packet switching. for NMS. "The company has high standards for its technology providers, including NMS. With each solution delivered to PacketPort.com, we've exceeded the stringent requirements set by the company. We've enjoyed a strong and very productive relationship with PacketPort.com and we are confident the CG 6000C will extend the partnership by delivering the scalability, flexibility and functionality PacketPort.com's customers need." About PacketPort.com, Inc. PacketPort.com, Inc. develops and markets IP Telephony products and services for the Internet, telecom and other data networking industries, based on the flexible packet gateway architecture. PacketPort.com is launching a complete line of VoDSL products. Extending the capabilities of standard DSL service, VoDSL allows the same line to provide multiple lines of Voice or Fax-over-IP service in addition to high-speed Internet See broadband. access. PacketPort.com's products are sold to International Carriers, 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. and Next Generation Telcos. For more information on PacketPort.com, contact Nathan McCracken, Vice President of Sales at 203-831-2214, NBMcCracken@packetport.com or visit the company's Web site at www.packetport.com About Natural MicroSystems Natural MicroSystems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ), based in Framingham, MA, is the technology leader enabling the world's premier networking and communication equipment suppliers to create and accelerate next-generation infrastructure and services. The company designs, develops and supplies network-quality hardware and software components and provides design and customization services. NMS' products and technologies are deployed at the foundation of today's high-value communications systems, including network-based enhanced service platforms, wireless networks, media servers, unified messaging platforms, VoIP and other communications gateways, integrated voice and fax servers, and web-enabled call centers. By using NMS products and services, leading networking and communications suppliers are able to shorten time to market, leverage development resources, and offer truly global telecommunications solutions. NMS' products and services are deployed in close to 50 countries. The company's quality processes have earned ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certification. More information on the company is available at http://www.nmss.com. Natural MicroSystems, Convergence Generation, Fusion and Natural Access are trademarks of Natural MicroSystems Corporation. All other company or product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The statements contained herein which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, certain delays in testing and evaluation of products and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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