MAYNARD, Mass., April 7, 2008 – Covergence®, the leading provider of next-generation Session Border Controller solutions, today announced that Unity Business Networks, a leading regional provider of integrated IP communications, has selected Covergence Session Manager (CSM). CSM, a super-set of traditional Session Border Controllers (SBCs), is designed specifically to address the challenges of the most vulnerable region of IP networks – the access edge. Denver-based Unity is deploying CSM, along with feature servers from BroadSoft, to enhance the stability and scalability of its hosted IP communications and Private Branch Exchange (PBX) services to the enterprise.
Enterprises have now recognized the significant cost savings and productivity enhancements that VoIP and real-time communications provide. As a result, more businesses are moving their primary phone lines to IP, while still demanding a seamless PBX and “toll quality” hosted connections. To address this market need, integrated IP communications providers like Unity must deploy a solution that can scale the access edge with absolute predictability. CSM is the industry's first session management solution designed for the access-edge, and it helps providers like Unity deliver fully secure and reliable IP communications and hosted PBX services.
Located where user SIP traffic first enters the network, CSM terminates, secures, controls and manages large numbers of user connections efficiently and effectively. The access edge is more difficult to scale than the network core and the network-to-network peering boundary. For example, a subscriber edge system has to process registration traffic, secure subscriber connections and protect the internal network from intrusions, attacks and compromises. CSM helps Unity eliminate vulnerabilities at the edge to ensure quality VoIP, hosted PBX services and other real-time applications for customers.
“We provide cutting-edge IP communications services to business customers, and each client must have access to the latest technologies without feeling vulnerable in terms of security and quality of service,” said Brian Loesch, Sr. Engineer, Unity. “CSM helps us to deliver cost-effective, secure voice services to meet our clients’ communications needs while enhancing their productivity and profitability.”
“Because CSM is custom-built for the access edge, it secures millions of active user connections and allows service providers like Unity to deliver the business-quality, real-time applications that are shaping the way today’s enterprises communicate,” said Bob O’Neil, president and CEO, Covergence. “With CSM, Unity can provide cost-effective, scalable security and enhanced performance in integrated IP communications without worrying about potential network threats and vulnerabilities.”
CSM is designed to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses (SMB) and scales its offerings all the way up to the world’s largest service providers, with recently-announced support for the IBM BladeCenter and industry-standard AdvancedTCA chassis. CSM also feeds critical performance and quality metrics to the management frameworks from IBM, HP and others to provide operations teams with the complete visibility and span-of-control they need. All CSM models are available from Covergence today and can be purchased by contacting sales@covergence.com or (+1) 978.823.5200.
About Covergence
Covergence is the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services. The award-winning Covergence Session Manager combines traditional session-border-control functionality with comprehensive security features and management tools. The Covergence Session Manager is purpose-built to securely and reliably connect users to VoIP and multi-media services while giving organizations the complete control and visibility they require.
About Unity Business Networks
Denver-based Unity Business Networks is a leading provider ofhosted and integrated local, long-distance and Internet services to single and multi-site businesses in Denver, Minneapolis, St. Paul,Portland, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins, Colo. Unity's hosted IP phone system provides businesses access to advanced capabilities to enhance productivity with unparalleled flexibility, with a level of proactive professional support unmatched in the industry. For almost a decade, the Unity team has relied upon its end-to-end, private Internet-protocol (IP) network to ensure the greatest voice and data communications quality, now connecting over 24 million voice-over-IP (VoIP) calls per year. For information go to www.unitybn.com, or call 1-866-491-0200. Now you’re talking.™
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