Vonage(R) Selects Covergence's Eclipse; Deployment of Covergence's Eclipse to Play Integral Role in Vonage's E-911 Solution.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), today announced that Vonage Network, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. and a leading provider of broadband phone service See VoIP. , will use Covergence's Eclipse to provide E-911 call routing, E-911 call recording and E-911 call detail records. By deploying Eclipse, Vonage can intelligently route E-911 calls to the correct emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' gateway, based on the customer information retrieved from the E-911 service bureau database. This will assist Vonage in its aggressive plans to meet FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. guidelines required of VoIP service providers to offer reliable E-911 services. In addition, Eclipse allows Vonage to record and create records of E-911 calls, helping the company to easily and accurately view historical information, and ensuring that the Vonage E-911 environment continually delivers optimum call quality. "Vonage continues to seek out those technologies that will ensure our customers' safety and is rolling out E-911 services that will meet or exceed those currently available through traditional phone service," said Martin Hakim Din, Senior Vice President, Vonage Network. "Covergence provides us with another key piece of the puzzle and will help us to ensure that our customers receive reliable and efficient emergency phone service." "Broadband phone service is becoming a viable replacement for traditional phone service and Covergence is dedicated to ensuring that pioneer providers like Vonage can provide secure, reliable and quality residential services," said Bob O'Neil, 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. , Covergence. "We're proud to be supporting Vonage's plans as they rapidly augment and optimize their E-911 environment to give their growing subscriber base the added assurance that emergency functions delivered through broadband will exceed their expectations." About Covergence Founded in October 2003, 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 family of network-based appliances gives organizations the knowledge and confidence that their real-time IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. have the same security, reliability, performance and quality that they get today from the 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. Comprised of a team of industry veterans that have worked in the networking industries for the past 20 years, the company's product line spans the needs of the Fortune 2000 up to the most demanding service provider requirements. Based near Boston, Covergence is funded by Highland Capital Partners Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices located in Boston, Silicon Valley, Geneva, and Shanghai. Since its inception in 1988, the firm has invested in more than 180 early and growth stage companies and taken a sector-focused approach to investing in and North Bridge Ventures. About Vonage Vonage has pioneered the broadband phone industry, setting the standard for pricing, features, call quality and reliability for the entire VoIP category. Vonage's award-winning service is sold on the web and through national retailers like SAM's Club, RadioShack, Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples, Fry's Electronics, Office Depot and CompUSA. Vonage Holdings Corporation is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey Edison Township (usually known as Edison) is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 97,687, making it at the time the fifth largest municipality in New Jersey. As of the U.S. . For more information about Vonage's products and services, please visit Vonage at www.vonage.com or call 1-VONAGE-HELP. Vonage(R) is a trademark of Vonage Marketing, a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion