AudioCodes Announces an 8-port VoIP Media Gateway OEM Module
Showcases at Voice on the Net Interoperability with VoIP Boards
Yehud, Israel ? September 28, 1999 ? AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC) a leading provider of IP Telephony and voice over packet technologies, introduced today a new analog 4/8-port media gateway OEM module ? the MP-100. The new product expands the company?s Voice over IP processor chips and PCI/CompactPCI board offering for OEM?s with an MGCP controlled module targeting to enable enterprise installations. The MP-100 is an analog 4/8-port media gateway platform, which can be leveraged by OEM?s to speed time to market, while gaining the benefit of AudioCodes? industry-leading VoIP processing and media streaming technology.
Presenting the broadest offering of media gateway enabling platforms in the industry, AudioCodes presents today MGCP support across its offering of VoIP products. The offering spans from low-density, low cost, analog media gateway modules to high-density CompactPCI boards, enabling multiple-T3 trunking gateways. At the show, AudioCodes will demonstrate MGCP control and interoperability between the analog MP-100 and the CompactPCI TrunkPack?-VoIP/400-cPCI.
"We are pleased to see this AudioCodes offering of low density, high performance media gateways [MGW] for the distributed architecture of VoIP networks," said Mike Vargo, Chief Technology Officer of Clarent Corporation. "It's great to see our partners facilitate interoperability with the Clarent call agent. The AudioCodes MGCP media gateway module will enable our customers to deploy more reliable and manageable VoIP networks."
The MP-100 is a 4 to 8-port analog MGW OEM module, providing standard RTP/RTCP media streaming, and MGCP support over the built-in Ethernet port. The module supports from 4 to 8 VoIP and FoIP calls and is MGCP controlled. It incorporates up to 8 analog port interfaces for connection either directly to an enterprise PBX, to phones or FAX machines, and has a 10base-T Ethernet port for connection to an IP based LAN. The MP-100 provides excellent voice quality and optimized packet voice streaming over IP networks. The MP-100 module is best suited for large volume deployment by OEM?s targeting small to medium size enterprises, branch offices or for residential media gateway solutions. The module is also available in an evaluation unit, or in small quantities as a stand-alone unit.
"The MP-100 platform is the first in a new family of enabling platforms for OEM?s", said Bruce Gellman, Vice President of marketing and sales at AudioCodes. "AudioCodes is committed to providing both low and high density products complying with the newes t standards".
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. designs, develops and markets enabling technologies and products for voice over packet networks. AudioCodes' product line includes a variety of signal processor chips, VoIP communication boards, communications software and custom modules for OEM customers. AudioCodes is a voice compression leader and the key originator of the ITU G.723.1 standard for the emerging IP Telephony market. AudioCodes? customer base includes leading telecom and datacom manufacturers, including Alcatel S.A., Cisco Systems, Inc., Clarent Corporation, Lucent Technologies, Siemens and HyperCom Corp. The company?s headquarters and R&D facilities are in Yehud, Israel with sales and marketing offices in San Jose, California. For more information on AudioCodes, please visit the company web site at www.audiocodes.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such statements involve various risks that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks include, but are not limited to, market demand for the Company's products, economic and competitive factors, international market conditions, technological developments, the ability to finance operations and other factors which are detailed in the Company's SEC filings.
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