My,my,my.....are the cable-wheels turning now > VocalTec to Demonstrate Voice Calls Over IP Backbone to Comcast Headend At Western Cable Show
December 3, 1998
HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)
In addition, VocalTec Gatekeeper to Play Key
Role in Largest Vendor Interoperability Demonstration at
Show Announced at Western Cable Show in Anaheim, California, Now
Through December 3, 1998
VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:
VOCLF), the IP communications company,
today announced that the VocalTec
Ensemble Architecture' (VEA) will be used to
demonstrate realtime voice traffic over an IP
backbone to a Comcast headend during the
CableNet 98 Demo at the Western Cable
Show.
The demonstration will feature the VocalTec
Gatekeeper(TM), the VocalTec Telephony
Gateway(TM) and a new beta version of the
VocalTec Internet Phone(R) Lite(TM) to
enable show attendees to call from a PC or
regular phone over a high capacity IP
network to another PC or regular phone
connected to Comcast's cable network. The
Western Cable Show is being held through
December 3 at the Anaheim Convention
Center in California.
"Comcast is looking aggressively at VoIP as a
commercial enterprise," said Steve Craddock,
vice president - New Media Development at
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. "We
were very impressed by the robustness of
VEA as a platform for the delivery of IP
telephony services. By working with
VocalTec for CableNet98, Comcast is
showing that cable, through its PacketCable
efforts, is preparing to be a major force in
the VoIP industry."
In a separate demonstration at the CableNet
98 Demo, VocalTec will showcase the
VocalTec Gatekeeper interoperating with
other VoIP vendors' gateways and intelligent
end unit devices over an IP cable network.
Spearheaded by CableLabs' PacketCable
interoperability initiative, this demonstration
is part of the largest vendor interoperability
demonstration for Voice over IP (VoIP)
products. CableLabs is a research and
development consortium of cable television
system operators. The VocalTec Gatekeeper
enables scalability, manageability and
enhanced IP telephony services by acting as
the chief control point for queries from other
IP telephony network components regarding
the direction, tracking and billing of traffic.
"VocalTec is committed to developing
interoperability between our end-to-end IP
telephony solutions and other vendor
products allowing for the advancement of
the burgeoning VoIP cable market," said Dr.
Elon Ganor, chairman at VocalTec
Communications. "Such VoIP vendor and
cable operator demonstrations emphasize
VEA's flexibility as a platform for delivering
multimedia rich IP telephony services over
multiple network types."
About the VocalTec Ensemble Architecture
and New Beta Internet Phone Lite
The VocalTec Ensemble Architecture (VEA)
represents the first open IP telephony
platform in the industry 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, the VocalTec
Ensemble Architecture provides the
framework for quality intelligent IP telephony
services and centralized management
systems including PC clients, standard
telephones and other communications
devices.
Internet Phone Lite is a software application
(less than 2MB) that works in conjunction
with the VocalTec Telephony Gateway to
enable carriers to roll out PC-to-phone calling
services. Carriers can brand Internet Phone
Lite to reflect their own corporate identity
and offer the product for free to their
customers. The beta version of Internet
Phone Lite demonstrated at CableNet 98
offers both phone-to-phone and
PC-to-phone calls.
About Comcast Cable
Comcast Communications Inc., a subsidiary
of Comcast Corp., Comcast Corporation is
principally engaged in the development,
management and operation of broadband
cable networks, wired and wireless
telecommunications systems and the
provision of content. Comcast, the fourth
largest domestic cable company, also holds
ownership interests in Primestar, a satellite
video provider, and in cable and telephony
businesses in the United Kingdom. Comcast's
wireless operations serve markets with a
population of more than 8.4 million and also
include the Company's investment in Sprint
PCS. Comcast provides content through its
majority-owned subsidiaries, QVC, the world's
premier electronic retailer, E! Entertainment
Television, Comcast-Spectacor and Comcast
SportsNet and through other investments,
including The Golf Channel, Speedvision and
Outdoor Life.
About VocalTec Communications
VocalTec Communications is a manufacturer
of systems that enable audio, video, data,
text and collaborative communications over
IP networks such as phone data networks,
corporate intranets and the Internet.
VocalTec is a leader in developing innovative,
open standards products that bridge the
Internet and the traditional public switched
telephone network (PSTN) and drive the
convergence of computing and telephone
technologies. VocalTec was voted by PC
Magazine one of the 100 most influential
companies in the world. For the latest
company information, visit VocalTec on the
World Wide Web at
vocaltec.com.
NOTE: VocalTec(R), Internet Phone(R),
Internet Phone Lite(TM), Community
Browser(TM), Atrium(TM), VocalTec
Ensemble Architecture(TM), VocalTec
Telephony Gateway(TM), Surf&Call(TM),
VocalTec Gatekeeper(TM) and VocalTec
Network Manager(TM) are trademarks or
registered trademarks of VocalTec
Communications Ltd. Other trademarks are
the property of their respective holders.
Certain statements contained in this release
may contain forward-looking information with
respect to plans, projections, or the future
performance of VocalTec Communications,
the occurrence of which involves certain
risks and uncertainties, including, but not
limited to, product and market acceptance
risks, the impact of competitive pricing,
competitive products, product development,
commercialization and technological
difficulties, and other risks detailed in the
Company's reports filed from time to time
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
35 Industrial Parkway, Northvale, NJ 07647
Tel: 201-768-9400 Fax: 201-768-8893
E-mail: info@vocaltec.com
CONTACT: Jo Lee | VocalTec
Communications Ltd. | Tel: 201-768-9400 |
Fax: 201-768-8893 | pr@vocaltec.com | or |
Marty Querzoli/Theresa Edo | LNS
Communications | Tel: 617-577-9777 | Fax:
617-577-9888 | mquerzoli@lnscom.com |
tedo@lnscom.com
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