VoiceGenie and Convedia Partner to Deliver Best-in-Class IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Platform Elements for Delivering Enhanced Services.BOSTON -- VoiceGenie Technologies Inc., the leader in VoiceXML, CCXML CCXML Call Control Extensible Markup Language CCXML Call Control Xml Interpreter , and speech platforms, and Convedia Corporation, the leading supplier of VoIP media servers, today announced that they have joined forces to develop a best-in-class architectural model An architectural model is a tangible representation of a structure (typically a scale model) built to communicate design ideas to clients, owners, committees, customers, and the general public. for the delivery of enhanced services in the IP Multimedia Subsystem An integrated network for telecommunications carriers that uses the IP protocol as its foundation for packetized voice, video and data. Supporting voice over IP (VoIP) in all its flavors (SIP, H.323, MGCP, etc. (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ) Architecture. With the VoiceGenie Media Controller acting as a Media Resource Function Controller (MRFC MRFC Multimedia Resource Function Controller (Lucent) MRFC Madison River Fishing Company (Ennis, Montana) MRFC Maryville Rugby Football Club MRFC Malawi Rural Finance Company Limited ) element and the Convedia Media Server acting as a Media Resource Function Processor (MRFP MRFP Management Report of Fund Performance MRFP Multimedia Resource Function Processor (telecommunications) MRFP Media Resource Function Process Part ) element, the combined solution delivers a best-in-class Media Resource Function (MRF MRF Markov Random Field MRF Material Recovery Facility MRF Materials Recycling Facility MRF Motorcycle Riders Foundation MRF Medium Range Forecast (weather forecasting model) MRF Movement for Rights and Freedoms ) for 3G, IMS and Fixed Mobile Convergence Seamless switching between cellular and local networks for mobile users. The goal is to have a handset that switches automatically from the cellular network to the local, wireless Wi-Fi network when entering a building in order to save cellphone minutes. deployments. The VoiceGenie Media Controller is a software solution based completely on open-standards including SIP, VoiceXML, MRCP MRCP Member of Royal College of Physicians. MRCP abbr. Member of the Royal College of Physicians and CCXML. The VoiceGenie Media Controller acts as the MRFC, executing VoiceXML and CCXML applications by controlling leading MRFPs such as the Convedia Media Server, as well as other media resources such as Automated Speech Recognition (ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Using voice recognition to replace keypad entry for telephone voice menus. Typically used to speak the digits 0 through 9 insted of keying them, ASR systems may be able to recognize a limited vocabulary. See voice recognition and AVSR. ) and Text-To-Speech (TTS (1) See text-to-speech. (2) (Transaction Tracking System) Software that monitors a transaction until completion. In the event of a hardware or software failure, it ensures that the database is brought back to its former state before the attempt to ) servers. VoiceGenie's independently certified support for the full W3C (World Wide Web Consortium, www.w3.org) An international industry consortium founded in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee to develop standards for the Web. It is hosted in the U.S. by the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT (www.csail.mit.edu/index.php). VoiceXML 2.0 specification, as well as complete support for VoiceXML 2.1 and CCXML 1.0, allows applications to be standards-based, portable, and to take advantage of the latest advanced technology in speech. The flexibility offered by VoiceXML and CCXML allows for the MRF functionality to be leveraged by SIP-based application servers as part of a larger application, but also allows for standalone VoiceXML/CCXML-based services to be deployed on the MRF. Robust support for speech, including a standards-based integration via MRCP with all of the leading speech vendors, combined with MRCP proxy capabilities that enhance scalability and availability of speech resources, ensure that applications can go far beyond the simple touch-tone based interactions that are prevalent today. Finally, the resource management capabilities of the VoiceGenie MRFC allows for optimal allocation and usage of underlying MRFP resources, including cases where softswitches, session controllers, and application servers do not need the extended capabilities offered by VoiceXML and CCXML. Convedia's IP media servers deliver an optimized Media Resource Function Processor (MRFP) to support scalable, carrier-class audio, video and multimedia processing for a broad range of enhanced services and applications. By delivering a multi-service, open standards media processing platform, Convedia enables fixed and mobile service providers to consolidate the media processing in their network onto a common network element resulting in lower capital and operational cost. In addition, the open and flexible nature of Convedia's SIP controlled platform allows service providers to quickly prototype, deploy and scale new exciting services such as mobile video messaging, network gaming, and peer-to-peer voice and multimedia services. Convedia's CMS-6000 and CMS-1000 media servers are deployed today in over 30 countries around the globe powering production voicemail, voice conferencing, prepaid/recharge, IP Centrex, ringback tone and a wide range of IVR/VRU applications. "VoiceGenie's Media Controller, combined with Convedia's media processing servers, provides an optimal platform from which telecommunication service providers and large enterprise customers can deliver new services," said Grant Henderson, Convedia's Executive Vice President of Marketing and Strategy. "VoiceGenie's expertise in VoiceXML and CCXML coupled with Convedia's market-leading MRFP offers service providers an ideal combination of carrier-class density and reliability with an open-standards model for developing new speech-enabled and multimedia applications." "VoiceGenie and Convedia have partnered to deliver an MRF solution that provides the most effective means of delivering enhanced media processing and speech-enabled services," said Frank Tersigni, VP of Marketing and Business Development at VoiceGenie Technologies. "This combined solution will enable broadband, wireline and wireless service providers to realize the benefits of VoiceXML and CCXML open-standard applications to deliver next generation speech enabled services to their subscriber base." About Convedia Convedia is the leading supplier of VOIP media servers, which enable telecommunication service providers to reduce service delivery costs and increase revenues through new approaches to enhanced services. Since pioneering the IP media server market in early 2000, Convedia has deployed its multi-service media processing platforms and technology with over 100 customers worldwide including over 25 of world's top 50 carriers. Convedia's award-winning family of products includes the CMS-6000 Media Server, a carrier-class media server capable of scaling to 18,000 ports per shelf, and the CMS-1000 Media Server, a low-cost, entry-level media server. Convedia is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with regional offices in Asia, the United States, and Europe. For additional information about Convedia, its products, or the role of media servers in Softswitch, Packet Cable, or 2.5 and 3G/IMS wireless architectures, visit www.convedia.com. About VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. VoiceGenie is the leading supplier of standards-based Media Controller software to process VoiceXML applications; speech and DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency applications; and provide media control. VoiceGenie's Media Controller is certified as VoiceXML 2.0 conformant by the VoiceXML Forum and also supports standards and protocols such as CCXML, X+V, SIP and MRCP. VoiceGenie powers some of the largest VoiceXML and VoIP deployments in the world and successfully manages millions of customer calls daily. Our customers include leading telecomm service providers such as AT&T, Bell Canada, BellSouth, France Telecom, mobilkom austria, Orange, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Technology, Telkom South Africa, Verizon, Vodafone, and others. More information can be found on the company's web site at www.voicegenie.com VoiceGenie is a trademark of VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. Convedia, CMS-6000, CMS-1000, and the Convedia logo are trademarks of Convedia Corporation. Other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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