Edgewater Networks And Xten Announce Partnership
To Deliver Joint Solution That Speeds Deployment Of SIP Softphones
- Innovative use of standards-based technologies by both companies
will simplify the task of connecting users to VoIP networks
Santa Clara, California, and Burnaby, Canada, December 2, 2003
– Edgewater Networks, Inc. and Xten, announced today
that the companies are working together to automate the installation
and configuration of Xten’s softphones when deployed in combination
with any Edgewater EdgeMarc Series appliance. This functionality dramatically
reduces the time, costs and complexity normally associated with the
provisioning of endpoints in a VoIP network.
“Working with a best-in-class solution provider such as Xten to
deliver plug ‘n dial capabilities for softphones is another example
of our commitment to simplifying the deployment of VoIP,” said
Dave Norman, Chief Executive Officer of Edgewater Networks, Inc.
“As a company that has always focused on the ease-of-use of our
software we are very pleased to be working with Edgewater Networks on
this capability,” said Erik Lagerway, Co-Founder and President
of Xten Networks, Inc. “It will improve the overall out-of-box
experience for VoIP users and significantly reduce installation times
for our mutual service provider customers.”
Using the joint solution VoIP subscribers can simply connect a PC running
X-PRO or X-Lite software to a LAN segment attached to an EdgeMarc appliance
and receive all of the necessary parameters for voice connectivity.
In addition to provisioning the softphones, EdgeMarc series appliances
resolve NAT/Firewall traversal problems by providing a “voice-aware”
firewall that supports SIP, MGCP, H.323 or SCCP to protect the enterprise
LAN. They also provide passive call quality monitoring and traffic management
to ensure toll quality voice when using the same WAN link for both voice
and data traffic.
For additional information and availability please contact Dave Martin
at dmartin@edgewaternetworks.com or Erik Lagerway at erik@xten.com.
About Edgewater Networks
Edgewater Networks, Inc. is a privately held company providing solutions
that make the deployment of voice and video over IP easier, less expensive
and more secure. Edgewater’s flagship products, the EdgeMarc Series
converged network appliances are a new generation of edge device providing
the demarcation point for real-time, interactive IP services. They provide
a SIP, MGCP, H.323 or SCCP VoIP firewall and sophisticated traffic management
mechanisms to ensure toll quality voice. For more information about
Edgewater Networks, Inc. please visit the company’s web site at
www.edgewaternetworks.com.
About Xten
Xten is a leading provider of award winning, high-quality SIP (Session
Initiation Protocol) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) software. Xten
provides IP Telephony software products directly to end users, Enterprises,
Next-Gen Service Providers (ITSPs & Tier 2), Wireless Internet Service
Providers (WISPs), Telephone Companies (TELCOs), and Original Equipment
Manufacturers (OEMs). Xten partners with Service Providers and the like
to offer turnkey IP Telephony solutions. Xten is a private Nevada corporation
located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. On the Web: www.xten.com.
For more information, contact:
Dave Martin
Edgewater Networks, Inc.
408.351.7209
dmartin@edgewaternetworks.com
www.edgewaternetworks.com
Mark Bruk, CEO
Xten Networks, Inc.
604.878.0440 ext. 4
mark@xten.com
www.xten.com
