VocalTec Announces Additional Advanced Capabilities For Hosted Enterprise Services; Provides Carriers With Additional Features to Meet the Needs of Small, Medium and Distributed Organizations.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. -- VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: VOCL VOCL Vault Online Career Library ) ("VocalTec"), a leading telecom equipment provider offering carrier class packet voice solutions, today announced the addition of advanced capabilities to its Essentra(TM) BAX Broadband VoIP Access Platform that are designed specifically to address the needs of the enterprise market. These new capabilities will allow carriers to better meet the requirements of small, medium and distributed organizations through enterprise oriented features such as call transfer, ad-hoc multiparty bridge conferencing, selective call acceptance, anonymous call reject and some 50 more features. Together with advanced web-based multi-tier management and Voice VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , this new set of features makes the Essentra BAX a cost effective hosted alternative to a 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). or "key system" for small and medium businesses, enabling private numbering plan A numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunications. This is a set of rules used for making numbers. For example, most telephone numbers belong to the E.164 numbering plan, though that won't include internal extensions in some PABXs. The E. and short number dialing. Locations with existing PBX equipment can also connect to the Essentra BAX network and benefit from its services through the addition of CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment VoIP gateways which connect the analog or digital PBX (digital Private Branch Exchange) A modern PBX that uses digital methods for switching in contrast to older PBXs that use analog methods. to the VoIP network. Service providers can define and manage any number of such enterprise groups, depending on the total capacity of the specific Essentra BAX deployed. The enhancements to the Essentra BAX were developed in response to customer demand and are available immediately. "This robust solution for small and medium office communications opens up new possibilities for service providers seeking to offer better, cost effective telephony services to enterprise customers," commented Moti Suess, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , VocalTec Communications Ltd. "It provides a wide range of features that enterprise users need, complemented by self provisioning and service uniformity across distributed organization locations." The Essentra BAX, currently being trialed by over 10 carriers, is part of VocalTec's expanded Essentra(TM) Product Suite, a versatile set of open and highly focused VoIP products for next generation network (NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. ) operators and service providers. Essentra BAX allows service providers to take advantage of the growing availability of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. for business and residential customers in developed markets, such as North America and parts of Europe and Asia. At the same time, using Essentra BAX over a fixed wireless infrastructure represents a cost-effective access solution for low-teledensity and rural areas in emerging markets. The carrier-grade and scalable Essentra BAX offers service providers a cost-effective entry into the world of broadband VoIP services. Featuring open interfaces, Essentra BAX can be easily and quickly implemented in the service provider's network facility. End users connect to the service through a SIP-based 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). (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. ) , SIP Phones or soft phones. In addition to the newest capabilities just announced, Essentra BAX also supports traditional subscriber calling features, such as caller ID, call waiting, call forward, amongst others. For further product details, please visit VocalTec's website at www.vocaltec.com. About VocalTec VocalTec Communications Ltd. (VocalTec) is a leading telecom equipment provider offering next generation network (NGN) VoIP carrier class call control and hosted telephony platforms. Our customer base spans more than 100 countries and includes Deutsche Telekom, Intelcom San Marino (subsidiary of Telecom Italia Sparkle), RomTelecom and Hanoi Telecom. The company's flagship Essentra(TM) Product offers carriers a rich set of residential and enterprise telephony services, supporting both legacy and advanced IP based multimedia devices. VocalTec's products provide carriers with call control, interface to legacy telephone systems as well as peering with other NGN. Being first to the VoIP market, VocalTec continues to offer most innovative and advanced telecommunication solutions for carriers and service providers who migrate from legacy 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. to NGN. Learn more about our products and solutions at www.vocaltec.com. NOTE: VocalTec is a registered trademark of VocalTec Communications Ltd. Other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Certain statements contained in this release may contain "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the US 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. These statements are based on the current expectations of VocalTec Communications' management and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained herein include information with respect to plans, projections or the future performance of VocalTec Communications or any of its subsidiaries or businesses or any of its customers, the occurrence of which involves certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, product and market acceptance risks, the impact of competitive pricing, competitive products, implementation of cost reduction plans, fluctuations in market demand, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties, and other risks detailed in the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. VocalTec Communications is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. |
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