Hypercom Partners With AudioCodes to Deliver IP Telephony Solutions Processor Chips Enable Toll-Quality Voice in Carrier-Class IP Telephony Gateways
December 3, 1998
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/
Today at the CTI EXPO Fall '98, AudioCodes announced it is providing
Hypercom Network Systems (NYSE: HYC) with Voice over Packet
(VoP) processor chips to be used in Hypercom's IP.tel line of
carrier-class Internet Telephony gateways, the companies announced
today. AudioCodes' AC4804A-C Quad Channel devices and Voice
Framer(TM) packetization software will be incorporated into
Hypercom's IP.tel switching and voice compression software to help
continually improve IP-based voice quality and reliability. To continue
thriving in the worldwide alternative carrier market, Hypercom seeks
to constantly raise the quality, reliability and user features of Internet
Telephony to match those of traditional voice networks.
"AudioCodes is excited that Hypercom has completed large scale
production and installation using AudioCodes Voice over Packet
technology," commented Bruce Gellman, vice president of sales and
marketing at AudioCodes. " Hypercom is leveraging AudioCodes'
technology fully in some of the hottest growth markets worldwide,
such as Internet Telephony and international voice and fax services.
They've been very creative in taking advantage of NetCoder(TM), our
variable bit-rate voice coder, to enable 'on the fly' response to
network congestion. This adds reliability to packetized voice networks
by reacting effectively to bursty traffic on packet networks. We like
to see technologically innovative organizations makes the most of our
sophisticated processors."
Hypercom Network Systems President Paul Wallner emphasized the
importance of using AudioCodes technology to fulfill Hypercom's
market strategy for targeting IP telephony carriers. "We believe
Hypercom has the technological lead among gateway providers and
we plan to maintain it by developing more and more features and
using the best available technology to complement our own," says
Wallner. "AudioCodes is a recognized leader in voice compression. By
using NetCoder(TM) along with some of their other features, we have
been able to constantly improve voice quality in our IP.tel solutions
and simultaneously raise the bar on features with things like
Integrated IVR and circuit- switching capabilities."
AudioCodes' AC4804A-C Voice Compression Chip combines toll-quality
low bit-rate voice compression, G3 fax relay, silence suppression,
echo cancellation and all voiceband processing functions necessary in
building VOP products. The chip supports four independent full-duplex
voice/fax channels with user-selectable G.729A, G.723.1,
G.727/G.726, and G.711 voice codecs along with NetCoder(TM),
AudioCodes' proprietary voice codec specifically designed to provide
high speech quality in a harsh, high packet loss network environment.
NetCoder(TM) allows for a variable bit rate, 4.8-9.6 Kbps, featuring
near PCM voice quality at 9.6 Kbps. AudioCodes supplies leading VoIP
manufacturers with OEM solutions including Ascend, Clarent, Selsius
(acquired by Cisco), Nortel-Matra, Level One, and Vocaltec.
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes is a provider of Voice over Packet server boards, custom
modules and voice compression chips. The company was established
in 1993 and has its headquarters and R&D design center in Yehud,
Israel. Sales and marketing for North American operations are in San
Jose, California. AudioCodes is privately held by its founders and
venture investment funds. AudioCodes holds key patents that are an
essential part of ITU standards for the emerging market for IP packet
telephony. AudioCodes' customer base includes leading telecom and
datacom manufacturers developing CPE products for IP telephony,
voice FRAD's and ATM multiplexers integrating LBR voice.
About Hypercom
Hypercom Corporation is a leading supplier of point-of-sale (POS)
payment systems, enterprise networking solutions, and client/server
software. Based in Phoenix, Hypercom sells its products in more than
50 countries worldwide. Hypercom's common stock is traded on the
NYSE under the symbol "HYC." To find out more about Hypercom,
access www.hypercom.com.
AudioCodes, 2841 Junction Avenue, San Jose, CA., 95134, Tel:
408-544-1864, Fax: 408-577-0492, www.audiocodes.com.
For more information:
North American Company Contact, Bruce Gellman, 408-544-1864, or
email, bruce.gellman@audiocodes.com, or International Contact, Oded
Morag, +972-3-539-4040, or email, omorag@audiocodes.com, both of
AudioCodes, PR Agency Contact for AudioCodes, Alan Weinkrantz,
210-820-3070, ext. 103, or email, alan@weinkrantz.com, or PR
Agency Contact for Hypercom Corporation, Liza Kurtz, 212-995-5680,
ext.201, or email, kurtz@hammondfarrell.com
VoiceFramer(TM) and NetCoder(TM) are trademarks of AudioCodes. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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