Viola Networks the First to Extend VoIP Lifecycle Management for Avaya and Cisco IP-PBX Systems; NetAlly Lifecycle Manager Provides Multi-Vendor IP-PBX Support from VoIP Assessment through Monitoring and Management.ANDOVER, Mass. -- Viola Networks, a leading provider of VoIP management solutions globally to enterprises and service providers, today announced that its integrated VoIP assessment and monitoring suite - NetAlly Lifecycle Manager - will support Avaya Communications Manager (ACM (Association for Computing Machinery, New York, www.acm.org) A membership organization founded in 1947 dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of information processing. In addition to awards and publications, ACM also maintains special interest groups (SIGs) in the computer field. ) as well as Cisco CallManager, Cisco Voice Gateway and Mitel Enterprise Manager. As large enterprises increasingly move to the benefits of lower cost 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. , they must also migrate from their traditional data and 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. 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). management systems to VoIP management platforms. Vital to a successful VoIP deployment is service quality that is maintained at the highest levels with positive end-user experiences. To ensure VoIP reliability, performance data must be continuously collected from the network and IP-PBX systems to detect and correct service problems proactively. "Enterprise VoIP adoption in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. alone is expected to more than double by 2010, 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. Infonetics Research," said Uri Feldman, 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 Viola Networks. "Fueling this growth are the bottom line benefits of converged networks and reduced communications management Communications management is the systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization, and between organizations; it also includes the organization and dissemination of new communication directives connected with an and telephony costs. To ensure voice quality and performance, organizations have to invest in tools designed to test and monitor VoIP. NetAlly covers the full VoIP lifecycle to manage global deployments from a central site and enable accurate reporting and capacity planning. By extending our support, we offer large enterprises the ability to choose the IP-PBX that best meets their location needs, without compromising on having a centralized VoIP management solution." NetAlly Lifecycle Manager is the first integrated software suite for managing VoIP assessment, deployment, network monitoring and network optimization. NetAlly Assessment simulates VoIP traffic levels over an existing network to measure call quality, determine the maximum call volume and analyze the infrastructure to suggest configuration and network changes prior to deployment for the optimal VoIP experience. With support for a broad range of IP-PBX solutions, NetAlly Passive Monitoring seamlessly collects data on all IP phones, monitoring the call records and quality statistics, independent of the vendor specific collection methods. Mean Opinion Score (MOS (1) (Metal Oxide Semiconductor) See MOSFET. (2) (Mean Opinion Score) The quality of a digitized voice line. It is a subjective measurement that is derived entirely by people listening to the calls and scoring the results from ) data is calculated and aggregated for call quality monitoring and reporting purposes. If NetAlly detects call degradation, Viola's Active Traffic Agents automatically diagnose the call path to analyze and isolate the source of route quality problems in seconds. NetAlly can be managed remotely from any location and provides 100% coverage of VoIP networks down to the desktop. With an interactive dashboard to view aggregated passive data, NetAlly enables tens of thousands of IP phones to be monitored quickly and easily. About Viola Networks Viola Networks is a leader in providing VoIP network management solutions to enterprises, integrators and service providers worldwide. Viola has over 200 customers globally, including two out of the top three largest service providers and the five largest VoIP equipment manufacturers. Viola Networks has offices in Andover, MA, Canada, Israel and the United Kingdom. Contact Viola Networks at www.violanetworks.com. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion