Japan Telecom Launches IP Telephony Service Using VocalTec and Fujitsu Business Systems Joint Solution
October 20, 1998 TOKYO, Japan and HERZLIYA,
Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge
Corporation -- Oct. 19, 1998--Fujitsu
Business Systems (FJB) and VocalTec
Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:VOCLF), the IP
communications company, today announced
that Japan Telecom, a major Japanese
domestic and international carrier, chose
FJB's Web Telephony Solution based on the
VocalTec Ensemble Architecture(tm) (VEA)
to launch its commercially available low-cost
fax-to-fax IP service and a planned
phone-to-phone IP service. Japan Telecom's
planned phone-to-phone service will use
ITXC's WWeXchange(SM) service to expand
their long distance reach. The VocalTec
Ensemble Architecture includes the VocalTec
Telephony Gateway(tm), VocalTec
Gatekeeper(tm) and the VocalTec Network
Manager(tm).
"We chose the VocalTec Ensemble
Architecture because it allows us to offer our
customers quality, reliable and secure
low-cost fax-to-fax and phone-to-phone
service," said Yutaka Nakano, general
manager, Data Communications Planning
Department at Japan Telecom. "VocalTec
offers superior technology and partners with
companies that extend the reach and
capabilities of our network."
"Fujitsu Business Systems and VocalTec
Communications are working together to
provide a complete IP telephony solution to
the service provider and the corporate
markets," said Mikio Ohtsuki, President at
Fujitsu Business Systems (FJB), integrator of
VocalTec's IP telephony network solutions in
Japan. "FJB's system integration and support
capabilities are designed to address the
specific needs of service providers in Japan
and Asia. We work with VocalTec because
they are a clear leader in the IP telephony
industry."
"Today's announcement with Japan Telecom
demonstrates VocalTec's continued
leadership in the IP telephony, global carrier
market," said Dr. Elon Ganor, chairman at
VocalTec Communications. "Though
important, gateways provide only one of the
essential components needed by carriers to
support global IP telephony services. Without
gatekeepers and network managers, IP
telephony networks lack the necessary
intelligence to support traditional and
enhanced applications. VEA provides the
infrastructures these carriers need. We are
committed to developing full solutions and
partnering with other leading companies,
such as Fujitsu BSC and ITXC, to enable our
customers to deliver superior services."
"VEA gives ITXC the scalability and
manageability we need to support the volume
of traffic affiliates like Japan Telecom are
bringing to our WWeXchange Service," said
Tom Evslin, CEO at ITXC. "The introduction
of VEA and the emergence of Japan Telecom
as a provider of IP Telephony services are
indicators of the rapid maturing and growth
of IP Telephony."
About the VocalTec Ensemble Architecture
The VocalTec Ensemble Architecture(tm),
including the VocalTec Telephony
Gateway(tm), VocalTec Gatekeeper(tm) and
VocalTec Network Manager(tm), is the first
open IP telephony platform to support the
most advanced industry standards for
widescale, secure and reliable IP telephony
services. With support for third-party
accounting, billing and security solutions, it
provides the framework for quality, intelligent
IP telephony services and centralized
management solutions for the routing of
traffic between thousands of gateways and
gatekeepers, network management agents
and millions of end-user devices, including PC
clients, standard telephones and other
communications devices.
About VocalTec Communications
VocalTec Communications software enables
audio, video, data, text and collaborative
communications between personal computers
and other devices over IP networks.
VocalTec is a leader in developing innovative,
open standards products that bridge IP
networks and the traditional public switched
telephone network (PSTN) and drive the
convergence of computing and telephone
technologies. For the latest company
information, visit VocalTec on the World Wide
Web at vocaltec.com.
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