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LEADING TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS JOIN BROADSOFT'S
PREMIER ACCESS SOLUTIONS PROGRAM
BroadSoft Adds Technology Partners in Key CPE,
Service Areas to Expand Integrated Access for VoIP Deployment
PHOENIX, AZ, BROADSOFT CONNECTIONS 2006, October 15, 2006
- BroadSoft, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP application software,
today announced at the BroadSoft Connections 2006 Executive Users
Conference that it has expanded its Premier Access Solutions program
to include five leading manufacturers in key access areas. BroadSoft
has agreed to collaborate with Covergence, Aastra Technologies Ltd.,
AudioCodes Ltd., and Adtran, Inc. to build integrated solutions
that simplify and resolve the integration challenges service providers
face when deploying new services.
BroadSoft's Premier Access Solutions program is collaboration between
BroadSoft and a consortium of customer premises equipment (CPE)
and access equipment vendors to provide pre-integrated access solutions
for hosted VoIP applications. Premier Access Solutions integrate
validated partner equipment with the BroadWorks® VoIP application
platform and create solution test plans to validate the integration.
The solutions include CPE kits that illustrate how to integrate
each company's equipment with the corresponding BroadWorks solution
and integration guides that simplify deployment of integrated access
solutions for common network architectures.
The newly added partners bring a range of competencies to Premier
Access Solutions:
- Covergence's Eclipse™ Session Manager provides instant,
secure access to real-time session initiation protocol (SIP) services
from any location, device or network.
- Aastra Technologies' family of standards-based IP phones, including
integrated wireless VoIP phones, supports a range of VoIP endpoints.
- AudioCodes gateways enable service providers to connect the
BroadWorks platform to existing enterprise PBXs and phones via
analog and digital media gateways.
- Adtran, Inc. facilitates the migration to VoIP with its Total
Access 900 Series, which can be used as a SIP gateway to overlay
additional services or as a registrar for IP phones.
These companies join BroadSoft's previously announced technology
partners: Acme Packet; Cisco Systems; Edgewater Networks; Linksys,
a division of Cisco; Polycom; and Siemens Communications.
"VoIP is changing the way service providers and enterprises
do business," said Scott Wharton, vice president of BroadSoft.
"That's why it's critical that we work closely with technology
partners to pave the way with access solutions that ease service
deployment and let service providers focus on building profitability
and customer satisfaction. The expansion of the Premier Access Solutions
program enables BroadSoft, together with this group of technology
innovators, to synchronize the best products, technology, and industry
relationships to work through integration issues and develop truly
integrated, off-the-shelf access solutions that will streamline
service delivery and speed time to market."
As part of the program, the companies meet on a regular basis to
coordinate product development and resolve potential integration
issues. BroadSoft and the participating companies also re-validate
the solution at the time of each new release of a participant's
product, providing carriers transparent upgrades on future product
releases.
Premier Access Solution companies engage in joint product development,
marketing, sales and support.
About the BroadWorks Platform
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks® platform provides a comprehensive
range of VoIP applications, including hosted PBX, IP Centrex, mobile
PBX, business trunking and residential broadband services fully
integrated into a single VoIP application platform. BroadWorks is
uniquely capable of providing these applications with the reliability,
redundancy, scalability and regulatory capabilities required to
deliver carrier-class service.
About BroadSoft Premier Access Solution Partners
For more information about Premier Access Solutions, go to www.broadsoft.com/Partners/Premier_Access_Solutions.htm.
For more information about the Premier Access Solutions companies
announced in this press release, please go to the following websites:
www.covergence.com
www.aastra.com
www.audiocodes.com
www.adtran.com
About BroadSoft
BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the delivery
of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship BroadWorks®
technology empowers wireless, wireline and cable carriers to deliver
next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced features
that increase revenue, enhance competitive differentiation and elevate
customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class software
products delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability that
the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to serve
mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers.
BroadSoft provides VoIP applications to 6 of the top 10 and 12 of
the top 25 largest carriers worldwide, including Korea Telecom,
Singtel, Sprint, Telefonica de Espana, Telstra, T-Systems, and Verizon.
BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks
of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective
companies.
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