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Convedias CMS-6000 Media Server named Product of the Year by Internet Telephony® Magazine CMS-6000 recognized for clear leadership in carrier class media server market VANCOUVER, Canada January 7, 2002 - Convedia Corporation today announced that its CMS-6000 Media Server has been honored with the Internet Telephony Magazine Product of the Year award. The award, designed to recognize innovative products and services that have made a significant impact on the convergence of voice and data, was awarded to Convedia this month. "Convedias CMS-6000 is a clear leader in the carrier class Media Server sector of the IP telephony industry," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY. "Convedia's product was selected because it demonstrates true innovation in the areas of scalability, performance and functionality which is the hallmark of Product of the Year winners. We are proud to recognize Convedias hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2001." Convedias media servers allow telecommunication service providers around the world to reduce service delivery costs and increase revenues through new approaches to enhanced services. They consolidate the functions of traditional announcement servers, interactive voice response (IVR/VRU) units, conference bridges, messaging and speech platforms into a single multi-service, open standards compliant solution for network and enhanced services media processing. "Service providers worldwide are adopting packet voice technologies to reduce the cost of delivering existing services and to pave the way for innovative new services which marry the ubiquity of telecommunications with the power and richness of the Internet", said Tom Jenkins, Vice President of TeleChoice, a leading analyst and market consulting firm. "It is becoming increasingly clear that media servers, such as Convedias CMS-6000, are a critical component of emerging packet voice architectures and have a significant role to play in helping service providers reduce their capital and operating costs as well as enabling new services that will help to secure and retain profitable customers." "We are delighted to have been chosen to receive this prestigious award," said Peter Briscoe, President and CEO of Convedia. "This award reinforces the extremely positive market response we've seen for our CMS-6000 Media Server. Our focus on scalability, reliability and comprehensive solutions development with our strategic partners has proven to be the right combination for service providers needing a carrier-class Voice over IP (VoIP) solution. About the CMS-6000 Media Server Convedias CMS-6000 Media Server is the industrys first carrier-class VoIP enhanced service media processor and can be used in a broad range of traditional and emerging enhanced services delivered over cable, wireline, and wireless networks. Designed specifically for next generation packet networks, the CMS-6000 gives service providers a modular, softswitch compliant platform for delivering media-intensive, real-time enhanced services such as multimedia conferencing, speech processing, interactive voice response, unified messaging, and announcement services. Delivering up to 18,000 ports in a single shelf, Convedias CMS-6000 offers unparalleled scalability, performance and reliability. About Convedia Convedia Corporation is the leading supplier of next-generation, softswitch-compliant media servers that enable communication service providers to rapidly deliver innovative and differentiated voice and video services over Internet Protocol (IP) and ATM networks. Convedia is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and financed by leading venture capitalists. For additional information about Convedia, its products or the role of media servers in the softswitch architecture, please visit www.convedia.com. *Convedia is a trademark of Convedia Corporation Contacts: Interprose PR: Cathy Palmen +1 (408) 268-8112 cathy_palmen@interprosepr.com Convedia Contact: Grant Henderson +1 (604) 918-6309 ghenderson@convedia.com |
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