IP Telephony Gateway Developers Select Natural MicroSystems' Fusion 2.0 Platform
Business Wire - September 15, 1998 08:14
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998--
Latest Release of Industry Leading Platform Adds Many New Design
Wins
At pulver.com's Voice on the Net conference, Natural MicroSystems, the technology leader in Open Telecommunications(TM), today announced several new design wins for the company's Fusion(TM) IP telephony platform. North American Partners developing new solutions based on Fusion 2.0 technology include Digitcom Multimedia, Interface Alternatives, IP Voice, Interactive Telephony Systems, Inter-tel, International Communications Group (ICG), Internet Telephony Solutions, NetSpeak, NeTrue, Science Dynamics, Speechlink, TALX Corporation, Telesoft, Inc., and WellTel Network, Inc.
The company also announced several international Partners who have chosen the Fusion 2.0 Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony platform to create applications such as Local Area Network (LAN) Telephony, Internet Call Waiting and Web-enabled call centers. Widespread adoption of Fusion 2.0 is evidence of the growing commitment of industry leaders to develop voice- and fax- over-IP solutions based on open platforms and operating systems.
Built on Microsoft Windows NT Server, Fusion 2.0 offers developers of high-value IP telephony applications a rich software development environment and access to proven programming tools, which are significant advantages over solutions based on closed, proprietary architectures and operating systems. Fusion is the only H.323-compliant IP telephony platform capable of supporting multiple T1/E1 spans in a single chassis.
"Developers in the increasingly competitive telecommunications market need an extensible, programmable platform that enables them to bring solutions to market quickly and cost efficiently over the entire product development lifecycle," said Joel Hughes, director of IP Telephony at Natural MicroSystems. "The solutions being developed today on the Fusion 2.0 platform will remain at the forefront of innovation because of the platform's ability to integrate new technologies and new functionality. That's the beauty of Open Telecommunications(TM)."
"After reviewing all of the prominent purveyors of VoIP equipment, we found that Natural MicroSystems' Fusion platform stood prominently above the rest. Fusion gives us the performance and scalability that our carrier-grade solutions demand," said Anthony K. Welch director and co-founder of IPVoice. "It is because of Fusion that we now deliver the VoIP industry's first and only carrier-grade platform with fully-integrated, real-time business management and network administration. We are delighted to be partners with Natural MicroSystems and remain confident of our mutual success."
"Fusion 2.0 allows NetSpeak to deliver its next generation of high-performance, H.323- enabled carrier-grade solutions," said Robert Kennedy, president and chief operating officer of NetSpeak. "We are committed to providing enhanced user services and applications based on industry standards. Our partnership with Natural MicroSystems helps us to rapidly achieve this objective."
About Fusion 2.0
Fusion(TM) is the most scalable, highest-performance PC development platform for standards-based Internet Protocol (IP) telephony gateways. Fusion enables developers to create gateways with configurations ranging from small groups of analog ports to hundreds of digital voice channels in a single system with no increase in latency or decrease in performance.
"The Fusion product enables us to provide a wide variety of services that can be customized to our partners' needs," said Phil Chan, chairman and CEO of Welltel Network. "With offices being set up all over China, our customers have an urgent need to tie their offices to the regional management center and overseas headquarters. Natural MicroSystems' enables us to customize telecommunication solutions for our customers."
Fusion 2.0 Design Wins
BestJet - (Taiwan) a major systems integrator and developer of CT solutions in Taiwan, Best Jet solutions include IP and real time-fax which can cut the cost of telecommunications.
COMSYS - (Netherlands) Comsys International B.V. is a European market leader in the development and marketing of highly sophisticated voice computers throughout Europe.
Cosmobridge - (Korea) the first Korean-based provider of packaged hardware and software for Internet telephony exchange carriers and ISPs.
Datasoft/Stollmann - (Austria) a provider of ISDN and IP telephony systems for the European call center market.
Digitcom Multimedia - an Internet voice communications technology company.
IP Voice - delivers a product that enables companies and individuals to route their phone calls and data over the Internet for less money.
Interactive Telephony Systems - a supplier of turnkey systems for audiotext, VoIP, and business PBX applications. Their Ecall audiotext platforms are the leaders in uptime.
Interface Alternative, Inc. - a developer of platform independent switching middleware; currently providing a nationwide switching solution for Hancho Telecom, one of only four licensed long distance carriers in Korea. IAI also runs a full service co-location facility and provides system integration services.
International Communications Group - a worldwide developer of communications integration products. Their platforms provide integration and automation features that replicate the operation of modern telephone companies' central office facilities in remote or mobile communications applications.
Internet Telephony Solutions - a developer of industrial computer-based telecommunications hardware and software. They specialize in Internet telephony using IP networks, ATM, Frame Relay, and leased lines.
Inter-tel - a single-source provider of telephony, data and network services, including the Vocal'Net IP Gateway and Inter-tel.net, a worldwide managed IP network for voice, fax and data services.
NetSpeak - a leading developer and marketer of IP telephony solutions.
NeTrue - a leading provider of Internet telephony gateways and global network targeting telecom companies, Internet Service Providers (ISP) and corporations.
Science Dynamics - a provider of innovative solutions including IP telephony gateways, an IP announcer system, video over Frame Relay technology and a range of telephony fraud prevention systems. Customers include national and worldwide PTTs and data carriers.
Speechlink - designs systems on a turnkey platform to support applications such as international call back, prepaid calling cards, fax on demand, fax broadcasting and general purpose IVR.
TALX Corporation - designs and implements interactive communications solutions using technology such as IVR and interactive Web applications for Fortune 500 companies.
Telesoft, Inc. - the provider of SmartWorks, a standards-based, full-function software gateway, which offers ready-to-deploy advanced capabilities such as H.323 and SS7 protocol interfaces and Simple Gateway Control Protocol (SGCP) support for creating distributed gateway systems. Combined with third-party telephony hardware, like Fusion, Smartworks provides ready to deploy scaleable, interoperable, carrier-grade gateways.
Welltel Network Inc. - a provider of Secure Voice technologies to global intranet, telephone, cable TV and cellular phone networks.
About Natural MicroSystems
Natural MicroSystems(TM) (NASDAQ:NMSS), based in Framingham, Mass., is the technology leader in Open Telecommunications, providing hardware and software technologies for developers of high-value telecommunications solutions. The company's state-of-the-art technology enables a growing international network of OEMs, VARs, systems integrators and service providers to reduce time to market, leverage development resources, and offer truly global communications products. Natural MicroSystems products are installed in more than 40 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, Natural MicroSystems developed Watson(R), the first product to utilize digital signal processor (DSP) technology in PC-based telephony products, and has been a leader in the creation of MVIP and H.100, the industry standards for interoperability in PC-based telephony products. More information on the company is available at nmss.com.
CONTACT: Natural MicroSystems
Karen Connor, 508/271-1380
Karen_Connor@nmss.com
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