PRESS RELEASES- 2002

IBM drives telecommunications industry with on demand computing

HONG KONG , December 1, 2002 - Open, integrated solutions fused with business insight help reduce costs, generate revenue for service providers.

Convedia will work with IBM to enable telecommunication service providers to reduce service delivery costs and increase revenues through new approaches to enhanced services. More...

Convedia and Convergent Networks join the Occam Packet Access Network (OPAN) Alliance

SANTA BARBARA, CA, September 9, 2002 - Companies’ solutions bring additional enhanced voice services and packet-based switching system offerings to OPAN portfolio.

Occam Networks Inc. (OTCBB: OCCM), a supplier of innovative Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications companies worldwide, today announced that Convedia, a leading supplier of next-generation, softswitch compliant media servers, and Convergent Networks, a leading provider of broadband voice infrastructure solutions, have joined the Occam Packet Access Network (OPAN) alliance. More...

Indigo Software and Convedia partner to deliver presence enabled conferencing solutions for wireline and wireless networks

SAN FRANCISCO, CA and VANCOUVER, Canada. June 11, 2002 - Instant conferencing coupled with presence enriches end-user experience.

Indigo Software, a leader in real-time communications software development based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and Convedia Corporation, a leading provider of multi-protocol media servers, announced today they have entered into a partnership that will deliver to service providers and enterprises the ability to make use of presence information in multimedia collaborative applications. More...

Pingtel certifies SIP interoperability with Convedia's CMS-6000 and CMS-1000 Media Servers

ATLANTA, GA and WOBURN, MA. June 4, 2002 - Pingtel® today announced that the Pingtel xpressa™ IP phone and instant xpressa™ softphone are certified interoperable with the Convedia family of SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) compliant media servers.

Interoperability between the products, for both SIP signaling and audio streams, was verified through a extensive series of interoperability tests, including evaluations at the Convedia lab and mutual partner labs, customer trials and recent SIP industry interop events, such as Pulver.com's SIPop. Pingtel and Convedia will continue to test their products on an ongoing basis to ensure long-term interoperability. More...

Convergent Networks and Convedia join forces to demonstrate advanced voice applications at SuperComm

ATLANTA, GA. June 3, 2002 - Demonstrations highlight revenue-generating solutions for carriers with Convergent Networks' broadly deployed next-gen switching platform and partner applications.

Convergent Networks, a leading provider of next-generation voice infrastructure solutions, today announced its comprehensive roster of live broadband voice applications and advanced services demonstrations at SUPERCOMM 2002. Convergent and more than twenty of its partners will showcase next-generation platforms and revenue-generating applications that carriers can deploy today. More...

Convedia and partner NexVerse Networks demonstrate multi-vendor softswitch solutions at SuperComm 2002

ATLANTA, GA. June 3, 2002 - Applications span class 4, class 5 and enhanced services; open solutions feature nine different third party vendors.

NexVerse™ Networks, the industry-leading open softswitch provider, announced today an extensive demonstration that highlights how its ControlSwitch platform is empowering carriers to offer a wide range of revenue-generating services through open, softswitch-based solutions. Powered by the ControlSwitch, NexVerse’s industry leading open softswitch platform, and featuring hardware and software products from nine different partners and third party vendors, the live demonstration features multiple applications including Packet Tandem, Integrated Voice-Data Access, and enhanced services such as IP Centrex, Pre-paid services and Voice Portal services.

Convedia joins ADC, Microsoft, net.com, and Siemens in launch of Service Creation Community to fast-track communications services

ATLANTA, GA. June 3, 2002 - Members unveil first new service demonstration at SuperComm 02.

Networking, software and services companies ADC Telecommunications Inc (Nasdaq: ADCT), Microsoft, net.com (NYSE: NWK), and Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc. (NYSE: SI) have formed the Service Creation Community, an independent organization created to speed deployment of new content and communications services. More...

Convedia and other SIP Forum members demonstrate interoperable solutions at Supercomm

ATLANTA, GA. June 3, 2002 - Convedia, Hotsip, Lucent Technologies, Mitel Networks, Nortel Networks, Pingtel and RADVISION, join forces to lead the way towards real market interoperability and functionality.

The SIP Forum today announced that seven of the leading companies from the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) communications community have joined forces to produce compelling demonstrations that will display interoperability of disparate SIP products in a mobile and fixed network at Supercomm 2002 in Atlanta from June 4-6, 2002. More...

Convedia’s New CMS-1000 Media Server Named Telecommunications Magazine’s Product of the Month

VANCOUVER, Canada. May 7, 2002 - Low-cost, Entry-level Media Server Reduces CAPEX and OPEX Costs for Service Providers.

Convedia Corporation today announced that the Convedia CMS-1000 Media Server has been named Product of the Month by Telecommunications Magazine. The regular feature profiles leading-edge products within the service-provider market. The CMS-1000 is the industry’s first low-cost, entry-level media server specifically designed for next generation voice networks. Media servers lower both CAPEX and OPEX costs by consolidating media processing in a shared, multi-service device and help accelerate the creation and deployment of high margin, differentiated services. More...

Convedia Introduces the Industry's First Turnkey, Entry-Level IP Media Server for Packet Voice Networks

VANCOUVER, Canada. April 1, 2002 - Convedia’s CMS-1000 Media Server lowers entry costs and increases deployment options for media rich, high margin services.

Convedia Corporation today introduced the Convedia CMS-1000 Media Server, the industry’s first low cost entry-level media server that reduces CAPEX and OPEX costs by consolidating media processing in a multi-service device. Ideally suited for the hosted applications, data center and Fortune 500 packet voice markets and applications, the CMS-1000 offers service providers, large enterprise customers and application developers a feature rich, high performance media server in an affordable, ultra-slim 1 RU package. More...

Convergent Networks Expands Cohesion Alliance Partner Program with Seven New Members

LOWELL, MA. March 12, 2002 - Alliance Members Promote Advanced Services on Next-Generation Voice Switching Platforms; New Members Include ADTRAN, BayPackets, Carrier Access Corp., Convedia, FastComm, IP Unity and Occam Networks.

With a shared commitment to promoting innovative and interoperable next-generation solutions for the New Public Network, seven leading communications companies have joined Convergent Networks' Cohesion Alliance Partner Program. Convergent Networks, a leading provider of broadband voice infrastructure solutions, formed the Cohesion Alliance Partner Program to further the education, development and deployment of next-generation packet technologies in carrier networks. Alliance members span all facets of the telecom industry and include technology providers, communications equipment manufacturers, applications developers and network consultants who share a common goal of helping service providers successfully deploy traditional and advanced voice services over a packet infrastructure.

jNETx Achieves Power Status in Sonus Networks’ Open Services Partner Alliance

DALLAS, TX. February 20, 2002 - Today, jNETx announced the successful completion of interoperability testing between its Universal Session Manager and products from Sonus Networks. Based on this interoperability testing, jNETx has reached the “Powered” level in Sonus' Open Services Partner AllianceSM (OSPA). The interoperability testing, which was conducted in Sonus' Interoperability Lab in Richardson, Texas, focused on the consumer experience, demonstrating extensive payment services in an all-IP, next-generation network. The joint interoperability testing in Sonus' OSPA provides carriers with proven, pre-integrated, efficient network solutions to provide greater service delivery capabilities.

The jNETx solution tested by Sonus includes the company's Universal Session Manager application server, as well as the CMS-6000 Media Server provided by Convedia. More...