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 SYRACUSE,
NY and WESTBOROUGH, MA, November 20, 2003
Pactolus Communications Software Corporation, a leading provider of SIP-based
voice services announced today that its RapidFLEX™ Application Server
and SIPware™ Services suite has been deployed in USA Datanet’s
converged network to provide their customers with high value voice services.
The Pactolus RapidFLEX Application Server environment is hosting prepaid
and post paid calling card, and conference calling services connected
to the extensive USA Datanet VoIP network using the SIP signaling protocol.
This network-wide usage of multiple SIP-based services in conjunction
with high-density PSTN / IP media gateways represents an industry first
in deploying this combination of services in a common IP voice services
architecture. As part of this deployment, Pactolus has deployed its software-based
RapidFLEX Soft Media Server and the Convedia high-density CMS-6000
IP Media Server products.
“In partnership with Pactolus, we have achieved a significant industry
milestone in the
deployment of a multiple, highly scalable, SIP-based services using our
converged network
infrastructure and the Pactolus software environment,” said Jay
Mercer, Chief Technology Officer of USA Datanet. “The Pactolus environment
is designed to process extremely high busy hour call volumes while at
the same time having the functional breadth and flexibility to meet the
various services needs of our customers as our network expands.”
“Given USA Datanet’s combined experience
in deploying converged network elements and a history of developing high-value
services, we were able to bring a set of comprehensive service to the
market in a very short period of time,” said Dave Horton, President,
CTO, and founder of Pactolus. “Our open, IP-based services architecture
was able to readily integrate with the USA Datanet converged network elements
and in-place resources. And with the RapidFLEX environment now in place,
USA Datanet will be able to easily add other brand new services over the
same IP-based voice services infrastructure.”
Pactolus offers a suite of enhanced services for deployment in wireline
and wireless carrier networks called SIPware™ Services, built upon
the RapidFLEX™ software platform. These services include prepaid
/ post paid calling card and conference calling, available with an integrated
operator assistance module, voice mail, unified messaging, and SCE-customized
applications. The RapidFLEX software platform includes an application
server, service creation environment (SCE), software-based IP media server,
element management system, subscriber self-service portals, high availability
features, and other components in an open, extensible software framework.
Pactolus Communications Software Corporation, (www.pactolus.com)
is the leading provider of SIP-based enhanced service solutions for converged
network infrastructure and VoIP networks. The company is the first to
bring sophisticated, third-party call control capabilities to SIP-based
networks. The SIPware Services suite, enable service providers to deliver
multiple, advanced voice applications that are versatile and scalable
in a single platform environment. Pactolus is a venture funded, privately
held company headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.
USA Datanet is a dynamic, fast growing, next generation
communications provider based in Syracuse, New York, with a passion for
delivering high quality, value-based communications products and services
to its ever-expanding customer base. The company, founded in 1998, uses
an advanced Voice-over-IP telecommunications network designed to deliver
voice, data and enhanced services to consumers innovatively, conveniently
and affordably. Services include domestic and international long distance,
Internet access, calling cards, Personal 800 service, and reservation-less
teleconferencing. For additional information, please visit our website
at www.usadatanet.com.
Media Contact:
Victor Bakunoff
315-579-7104
vbakunoff@usadatanet.com
Ken Osowski
508-616-0900 x328
keno@pactolus.com
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