RADVISION/Jasomi Solution Lets Carriers Deliver Hosted Desktop Multimedia Conferencing Services.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Solution Brings Premium Multimedia Conferencing See videoconferencing and data conferencing. Capabilities to Microsoft's Live Communications Server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. 2005 Hosted Architecture for Service Providers RADVISION (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 :RVSN RVSN Radvision (stock symbol) RVSN Recorded Volume Serial Number (Veritas) RVSN Raketnye Voiska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya (Russian strategic rocket forces) ) and Jasomi Networks About Jasomi Networks was a pioneer in the development of Session Border Controllers (SBCs), computer network devices that enable, control, and monitor the flow of multimedia data streams across carrier networks, corporate networks, home networks, and the Internet. today announced a joint carrier-class desktop multimedia conferencing solution for the recently announced Microsoft solution for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration 3.0. The new RADVISION and Jasomi solution combines RADVISION's iVIEW Desktop(TM) multimedia conferencing architecture and Jasomi Networks' PeerPoint Firewall/NAT Traversal solution to augment the Hosted Messaging and Collaboration Live Communications Server Hosted platform with multimedia communications services, enabling service providers to offer high-margin managed desktop voice, video, data, and instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or (IM) services to their enterprise customers. The solution, of which a user experience demo will be shown at Spring VON this week (booth #915), marks the first joint product and marketing initiative resulting from the recently announced partnership between RADVISION and Jasomi. Allstream, one of Canada's leading national business communication solutions providers, is one of a number of carriers to have selected the RADVISION/Jasomi solution. Allstream has launched the first fully-integrated hosted collaboration solution in Canada, called Allstream Collaboration Suite(TM) (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ), specifically designed to meet the needs of small to mid-sized businesses. ACS leverages Microsoft's Live Communications Server (LCS LCS - Language for Communicating Systems ) solution that demonstrates a new convergence beyond voice and data applications. "We wanted to offer our customers a secure, hosted collaboration experience using Microsoft's award-winning Real Time Collaboration technology," said Doug Michaelides Senior Vice President, Marketing, Allstream. "To do that, we needed value-added components like Jasomi's PeerPoint Session Border Controller A Session Border Controller is a device used in some VoIP networks to exert control over the signaling and usually also the media streams involved in setting up, conducting, and tearing down calls. to do voice and video conversations through independent firewalls and RADVISION technology for multipoint voice and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. . Because of Jasomi and RADVISION's unique integration with Live Communications Server, Allstream will be able to help customers connect their business, protect information, and collaborate." "Progressive carriers are embracing new technologies that enable new services, improve margins, generate new revenues, and reduce customer churn," said Boaz Raviv, General Manager for RADVISION's Networking Business Unit. "Demand for hosted desktop IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. is clearly on the rise and RADVISION and Jasomi will help carriers meet it by augmenting Microsoft's carrier platform for hosted messaging and collaboration with a powerful suite of real-time multimedia services." Solution Components The Microsoft solution for Hosted Collaboration and Messaging 3.0, which utilizes Microsoft Office Live Microsoft Office Live is an Internet-based software service designed for small businesses with fewer than ten employees launched on February 15, 2006,[1] and is part of Microsoft's Windows Live initiative. Communications Server 2005, enables carriers to offer customers Instant Messaging and presence awareness, and features SIP signaling that enables vendors to integrate additional real-time applications such as voice and video. RADVISION's iVIEW Desktop(TM) is just such a platform, tightly integrating with Live Communications Server to deliver high quality presence-based multiparty voice, video, and data desktop and meeting room conferencing. Additionally, the RADVISION solution features a powerful gateway that allows a meeting room videoconferencing device, a telephone, WiFi PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , or 3G video phone to participate in the same voice or video call. To date, a crucial barrier to offering real-time IP communications by the service provider has been traversing the firewall and NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. at their client customer's network edge. Jasomi Networks' PeerPoint Session Boarder Controller provides a powerful solution for this challenge, enabling carriers to provide their enterprise customers with voice and video over IP services without placing special equipment at the customer's site. Demo at Spring VON 2005 Jasomi Networks is joining RADVISION in demonstrating RADVISION's iVIEW(TM) Desktop multimedia collaboration technology for carriers at Spring VON 2005. This demonstration will highlight hosted video and voice services that carriers can offer their customers - increasing revenue, and reducing customer churn. The two companies will be available to discuss the specifics of their joint technologies at the show. For more information, visit RADVISION's exhibit at Booth #915, Jasomi Network's booth #220 or visit www.jasomi.com and www.radvision.com. About Jasomi Networks Jasomi Networks enables Voice over IP (VoIP) for carriers, enterprises and service providers. By providing the technology that allows VoIP services to be rolled out economically and securely in complex multi-bordered networks, Jasomi is an integral part of making VoIP work. Jasomi's product line complements today's existing security and networking infrastructure, providing VoIP connectivity across network security boundaries without requiring network re-architecting. For further information, contact Jasomi Networks at (408) 252-VoIP (8647), or send email to info@jasomi.com. Jasomi's web site is www.jasomi.com. About RADVISION RADVISION (NASDAQ:RVSN) is the industry's leading provider of high quality, scalable and easy-to-use products and technologies for videoconferencing, video telephony, and the development of converged voice, video and data over IP and 3G networks. For more information please visit our website at www.radvision.com. IVIEW and viaIP are trademarks of RADVISION, Inc. All other products or services referenced may be trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in RADVISION's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including RADVISION's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. Annual Report. These documents contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement. |
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