VoIP Service Provider iTalkBB Chooses Covergence to Continue to Scale Performance and Quality of Service at the Subscriber Edge; Covergence's Eclipse, Enables iTalkBB to Ensure Quality and Reliability as Subscriptions Grow.MAYNARD, Mass. -- Covergence, the first company to deliver a unified security and management solution for applications and services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP (1) (Session Initiation Protocol) An IP telephony signaling protocol developed by the IETF. Primarily used for voice over IP (VoIP) calls, SIP can also be used for video or any media type; for example, SIP has been used to set up multi-player Quake games. ), announced today that iTalk Broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Corporation (iTalkBB) has chosen Covergence's Eclipse(TM) solution to address the challenge of reliably scaling thousands of concurrent Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) connections at the subscriber edge. The subscriber edge is the boundary point at which service providers connect subscribers to their service. At the SIP subscriber edge hundreds-of-thousands to millions of real-time connections need to be managed and secured as they traverse traverse - traversal the service boundary. In order to continue to grow its business while maintaining its position as a tier one VoIP service provider, iTalkBB sought out Covergence to ensure service scalability and performance at the subscriber edge. Eclipse is the first product specifically designed to secure and manage large numbers of active endpoints. The remarkable performance and capacity of Eclipse begins with its hardware and software architecture which were purpose-built for the demands of the SIP edge. Eclipse's flexible, distributed design supports integrated clustering and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them to enable administrators to scale performance to carrier-class levels simply by adding Eclipse appliances to the cluster. With Covergence's Eclipse(TM) solution, iTalkBB can now offer subscribers the predictable performance and quality they have come to expect from their existing PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. service. "We chose Covergence's Eclipse solution because it is specifically designed to handle a high number of VoIP connections," said Jack Zhao, 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 iTalkBB. "With Eclipse managing our connections, we can continue to guarantee reliability and quality to our subscribers, while maintaining our strategic growth objectives." "Service providers like iTalkBB are quickly discovering that they need to find new solutions to manage their escalating VoIP business," said Bob O'Neil, president and CEO, Covergence. "Those that choose Eclipse are gaining the competitive advantage in the marketplace by giving subscribers the quality and reliability they demand." The Covergence Eclipse series of solutions solves SIP security, reliability and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. issues faced by enterprises and service providers. By offering these value-added solutions, Covergence is facilitating the mass adoption of VoIP and other real-time applications and solutions. Eclipse is widely available from Covergence by contacting sales@covergence.com or by calling 978.823.5200. About Covergence Covergence has developed the industry's first unified security and management solution for applications and services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The Covergence Eclipse(TM) series of solutions provide the security, control, monitoring and interoperability necessary for deployment of real-time applications and services. For more information, visit www.covergence.com. About iTalkBB iTalkBB is a subsidiary of iTalk Global Communications, Inc., a pioneer in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) revolution and a leader in the international telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industry. iTalkBB provides reliable high-quality local, long distance, and international calling at prices competitive to traditional phone company services. For more information, visit www.italkbb.com. Covergence and Covergence Eclipse are registered trademarks of Covergence. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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