Pingtel Selected for 2004 Pulver Top 100.WOBURN, Mass. -- Selection Validates Industry Impact of Pingtel's Open Source IP Communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. Business Model as an Integral Part of the Future of the Communications Ecosystem Pingtel Corporation, the leading provider of open source, business-grade enterprise communications solutions, today announced that the company has been selected as part of the 2004 Pulver 100, a list of the privately-held companies believed to reside at the apex of the worldwide communications sector, and that best represent the future of the communications ecosystem. Pingtel's open source IP communications business model, which unlocks enterprise customers from proprietary call control and single vendor lock in, was judged to demonstrate one of the topmost contributions to the IP communications industry, helped spread IP communications worldwide with little or no dependence on traditional telephone networks, equipment or service providers. "The 2004 Pulver 100 lists the companies that I believe have the technology, business model and market opportunity to play an integral part in how voice services are deployed, delivered and consumed," said Jeff Pulver Jeff Pulver is the Chairman and founder of pulver.com, and a founder of the VoIP industry. Pulver is the chief writer of what's referred to as "the Pulver Order", which was adopted in 2004 by the Federal Communications Commission as the first FCC ruling regarding internet , 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 pulver.com. "Pingtel's move to an open source business model, combined with a 100 percent standards-based product offering, presents a compelling and cost effective IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. solution for a market quickly moving away from the traditional TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. model." Pingtel's business model of delivering a standards-based, software IP PBX developed via the open source community, differs from the traditional, vertically integrated telecom model, focusing instead on open interfaces, connectivity decoupled from services and software decoupled from hardware. Pingtel's business model is based on delivering service and support for the source code and binaries for SIPxchange IP PBX and CallManager and SIP softphones similar to the existing Linux-based subscription model. "The VoIP market is ripe for open source and Pingtel is proud to be selected as a company that will help reset the enterprise communications market," said William J. Rich, president and CEO of Pingtel Corp. "Pingtel's open source business model has already been widely adopted by Fortune 500 companies, leading universities and a wide variety of small and medium enterprises as a means to lower the cost of voice services." Pingtel's enterprise communications suite includes the SIPxchange PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). , including 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. , SIPxchange CallManager, providing enterprise level application routing, and SIP softphones. SIPxchange software runs on standard PC server hardware and uses the Linux operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . Development for Pingtel's SIPxchange and SIP softphone takes place at SIPfoundry, Inc. (www.SIPfoundry.org). Companies and individual developers that want to help reshape the VoIP market in a new, open structure can learn more about contributing at www.SIPfoundry.org. About Pingtel Corporation Pingtel's open source business model will prove to be a fundamentally disruptive force in the $5 billion per year enterprise PBX market. By offering enterprise-class, all SIP-based, open source IP PBX software under a Linux-style subscription license, Pingtel is combining the best attributes of open source development - low cost, adaptability and flexibility - with the reliable solutions and support enterprises require for voice applications. Pingtel's open source IP PBX software is the linchpin linch·pin or lynch·pin n. 1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off. 2. technology that will catalyze cat·a·lyze v. To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis. catalyze to cause or produce catalysis. the movement of enterprise communications into the data center and away from purpose-built hardware. Like enterprise-grade Linux, this approach will drive commoditization Commoditization 1. A situation when illiquid financial contracts are changed or modified in a way that promotes trading and results in a more liquid market. 2. Making a product into a commodity. Notes: 1. of traditional telephony hardware and software and eliminate technology lock-ins that have plagued the industry for decades. This new business model will lead to pervasive adoption and shift significant market share away from vertically integrated, proprietary solution vendors. For more information, visit www.pingtel.com. Note to Editors: Pingtel, SIPxchange, etc. are trademarks of Pingtel Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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