Sonoma Systems Announces Sonoma Xchange; Industry's First ATM Integrated Access Device with Full PBX Functionality.MARINA DEL REY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999-- Sonoma Systems today delivered the third stage of its Voice and Data convergence strategy with the introduction of Sonoma Xchange(tm), the industry's first ATM Integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). with full 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). functionality. The Sonoma Xchange ATM Integrated Access Device (IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. ) allows Integrated Communications Providers (ICPs) to offer a full set of enhanced voice and data services, including business-class Internet access, Transparent LAN Service A service from a carrier that links remote Ethernets together. It is called "transparent" because the connected Ethernets are viewed as one Ethernet by the customer, regardless of the technology employed by the carrier in between. (TLS (1) (Transport Layer Security) A security protocol from the IETF that is based on the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 protocol developed by Netscape. TLS uses digital certificates to authenticate the user as well as authenticate the network (in a wireless ) and virtual PBX service from a single, cost-effective platform. By enabling value-added Voice over ATM (VoATM) service offerings, Sonoma Xchange allows ICPs to compete for a share of the $84B that is spent annually on voice services by small and medium business customers. The Sonoma Xchange takes Voice over ATM (VoATM) to the next level by supporting fully integrated PBX functionality. Sonoma Xchange's enhanced telephony capabilities include such features as voicemail, auto-attendant, call conferencing, hold, call forwarding, park, transfer, do not disturb Do not disturb usually referes to a status where the subject prefers to be left in solitary. It can also mean the following:
"Sonoma has the right vision of the future of voice services," said Tom Nolle, President of CIMI CIMI Certified Infant Massage Instructor CIMI Catalina Island Marine Institute CIMI Consortium for Interchange of Museum Information CIMI Canadian Institute for Market Intelligence CIMI Committee on Integrity and Management Improvement (US EPA) Corporation. "As customers get digitized access for service integration, these access devices will be ideally positioned to act as intelligent agents in distributing new voice features and coordinating services end to end." Advanced Computer Telephony Integration Computer Telephony Integration - Computer Telephone Integration (CTI) functionality allows subscribers to control telephony functions from their desktop computer. This LAN-based client application gives the user point and click control for such actions as initiating and transferring calls, putting calls on hold, and defining call forwarding preferences. In addition, dial plan management, access level classification and restriction and full detailed usage report capabilities offer the kind of control previously only available in external, standalone PBXs. "With this product, Sonoma Systems has taken a major step forward in enabling end-user voice over ATM services," said Gregory Koss, Sonoma's 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. . "While most currently deployed VoIP or VoATM solutions focus solely on network aspects such as transport and signaling, Sonoma has expanded beyond the basics to add service enabling features that allow subscribers the connectivity and features they demand from Service Providers." Sonoma Xchange is ideal for delivering flexible, cost-effective services to branch office subscribers. Sonoma Xchange offers the unique ability to scale network bandwidth from a single, cost-effective T1/E1 UNI to up to 4 Inverse Multiplexing over ATM (IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting ) links via simple software configuration. A full branch office in a box, this compact 3U platform supports up to 4 T1/E1 IMA uplink ports, up to two 10/100 Ethernet ports with bridged or routed services and either 24 or 48 PBX station ports for standard telephone handsets. As with all Sonoma Systems products, the Sonoma Xchange is manageable through SonomaView(tm), a simple to use, point-and-click Java-based provisioning and management tool. The Sonoma Xchange is currently available for trials. About Sonoma Systems Sonoma Systems develops Carrier-Class Broadband Integrated Access that allows Service Providers to deliver integrated services (Internet, voice, data, and video) with Class of Service guarantees over a single, cost-effective access network. Sonoma Systems is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Navy of the King", or "Seacoast of the King") is a census-designated place seaside community located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 8,176 as of the 2000 census. with a technology center located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and sales and support offices located throughout North America and in the UK. Additional information on products is available on the Sonoma Systems website at http://www.sonoma-systems.com. "Safe Harbor" 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: Except for the historical information presented, the matters discussed in this news release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including the timely development and successful acceptance of its new and enhanced broadband integrated access products, the acceptance of new technology such as ATM, the impact of competitive products and applications such as convergence of voice and data. Sonoma Systems, the Sonoma Systems logo, Sonoma Xchange and SonomaView are registered trademarks of Sonoma Systems Inc. |
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