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BOSTON, MA - Fall VON -
September 19, 2005
 VoiceGenie
Technologies Inc., the leader in VoiceXML, CCXML, and
speech platforms, and Convedia Corporation, the leading
supplier of VoIP media servers, today announced that they
have joined forces to develop a best-in-class architectural
model for the delivery of enhanced services in the IP
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Architecture. With the VoiceGenie
Media Controller acting as a Media Resource Function Controller
(MRFC) element and the Convedia Media Server acting as
a Media Resource Function Processor (MRFP) element, the
combined solution delivers a best-in-class Media Resource
Function (MRF) for 3G, IMS and Fixed Mobile Convergence
deployments.
The VoiceGenie Media Controller is a software solution
based completely on open-standards including SIP, VoiceXML,
MRCP and CCXML. The VoiceGenie Media Controller acts as
the MRFC, executing VoiceXML and CCXML applications by
controlling leading MRFPs such as the Convedia Media Server,
as well as other media resources such as Automated Speech
Recognition (ASR) and Text-To-Speech (TTS) servers. VoiceGenie’s
independently certified support for the full W3C VoiceXML
2.0 specification, as well as complete support for VoiceXML
2.1 and CCXML 1.0, allows applications to be standards-based,
portable, and to take advantage of the latest advanced
technology in speech. The flexibility offered by VoiceXML
and CCXML allows for the MRF functionality to be leveraged
by SIP-based application servers as part of a larger application,
but also allows for standalone VoiceXML/CCXML-based services
to be deployed on the MRF. Robust support for speech,
including a standards-based integration via MRCP with
all of the leading speech vendors, combined with MRCP
proxy capabilities that enhance scalability and availability
of speech resources, ensure that applications can go far
beyond the simple touch-tone based interactions that are
prevalent today. Finally, the resource management capabilities
of the VoiceGenie MRFC allows for optimal allocation and
usage of underlying MRFP resources, including cases where
softswitches, session controllers, and application servers
do not need the extended capabilities offered by VoiceXML
and CCXML.
Convedia's IP media servers deliver
an optimized Media Resource Function Processor (MRFP)
to support scalable, carrier-class audio, video and multimedia
processing for a broad range of enhanced services and
applications. By delivering a multi-service, open standards
media processing platform, Convedia enables fixed and
mobile service providers to consolidate the media processing
in their network onto a common network element resulting
in lower capital and operational cost. In addition, the
open and flexible nature of Convedia’s SIP controlled
platform allows service providers to quickly prototype,
deploy and scale new exciting services such as mobile
video messaging, network gaming, and peer-to-peer voice
and multimedia services. Convedia’s CMS-6000 and
CMS-1000 media servers are deployed today in over 30 countries
around the globe powering production voicemail, voice
conferencing, prepaid/recharge, IP Centrex, ringback tone
and a wide range of IVR/VRU applications.
“VoiceGenie’s Media Controller, combined with
Convedia’s media processing servers, provides an
optimal platform from which telecommunication service
providers and large enterprise customers can deliver new
services,” said Grant Henderson, Convedia's Executive
Vice President of Marketing and Strategy, “VoiceGenie’s
expertise in VoiceXML and CCXML coupled with Convedia’s
market-leading MRFP offers service providers an ideal
combination of carrier-class density and reliability with
an open-standards model for developing new speech-enabled
and multimedia applications."
“VoiceGenie and Convedia have partnered to deliver
an MRF solution that provides the most effective means
of delivering enhanced media processing and speech-enabled
services,” said Frank Tersigni, VP of Marketing
and Business Development at VoiceGenie Technologies. “This
combined solution will enable broadband, wireline and
wireless service providers to realize the benefits of
VoiceXML and CCXML open-standard applications to deliver
next generation speech enabled services to their subscriber
base.”
Convedia is the leading supplier
of VOIP media servers, which enable telecommunication
service providers to reduce service delivery costs and
increase revenues through new approaches to enhanced services.
Since pioneering the IP media server market in early 2000,
Convedia has deployed its multi-service media processing
platforms and technology with over 100 customers worldwide
including over 25 of world’s top 50 carriers. Convedia’s
award-winning family of products includes the CMS-6000
Media Server, a carrier-class media server capable of
scaling to 18,000 ports per shelf, and the CMS-1000 Media
Server, a low-cost, entry-level media server. Convedia
is a privately held company headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada, with regional offices in Asia, the United States,
and Europe. For additional information about Convedia,
its products, or the role of media servers in Softswitch,
Packet Cable, or 2.5 and 3G/IMS wireless architectures,
visit www.convedia.com.
VoiceGenie is the leading supplier of standards-based
Media Controller software to process VoiceXML applications;
speech and DTMF applications; and provide media control.
VoiceGenie's Media Controller is certified as VoiceXML
2.0 conformant by the VoiceXML Forum and also supports
standards and protocols such as CCXML, X+V, SIP and MRCP.
VoiceGenie powers some of the largest VoiceXML and VoIP
deployments in the world and successfully manages millions
of customer calls daily. Our customers include leading
telecomm service providers such as AT&T, Bell Canada,
BellSouth, France Telecom, mobilkom austria, Orange, SBC
Technology, Telkom South Africa, Verizon, Vodafone, and
others. More information can be found on the company’s
web site at www.voicegenie.com
Interprose PR for Convedia
Becky Obbema
+1-408-778-2024
becky_obbema@interprosepr.com
Bryan Socransky
Marketing Directory
VoiceGenie Technologies Inc.
+1-416-736-0905
bsocransky@voicegenie.com
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