Sonus Networks (Nasdaq: SONS) has rolled out the Sonus SBC 5100, a session border controller (SBC) that targets medium-to-large enterprises and Tier 2/3 service providers.
With increasing adoption of video and unified communications, the company said the Sonus SBC 5100 leverages SIP-based networks for enterprises and tier 2/3 service providers looking to simplify their infrastructure and deploy video and UC features. It also provides secure access to SIP trunking.
"SBCs are...being asked to carry many types of traffic including voice, video, and multimedia over many different technology manufacturers' products," said David Lover, VP of strategy and technology for Arrow S3, a systems integrator and managed services provider of UC solutions. "Sonus helps normalize various vendors' interpretations of SIP usage."
The mid-sized SBC market has seen growth of 26 percent year-over-year, and Sonus has jumped knee-deep into the segment; the SBC 5100, in fact, is the third product in Sonus' portfolio of SBC solutions.
Sonus said the SBC 5100 includes a number of unique features, including voice codecs, routing and call control; it also was designed to be used in a variety of deployment scenarios.
The Sonus SBC 5100 is available for immediate order, and comes with a new version of software that's consistent across the Sonus SBC 5000 family of products.
In April, Infonetics said Westford, Mass.-based Sonus gained share in the SBC service provider market in the fourth quarter of 2011; it rode that increased share to revenues in Q1 2012 that beat Wall Street estimates.
The company last month reported revenue was down 4.4 percent to $64.3 million, topping analyst forecasts of $58.6 million for the quarter. Increased sales helped narrow Sonus's losses for the quarter to $6.4 million, from $12.4 million a year ago, again besting analyst estimates.
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Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) is investing in video conferencing company Vidyo , through its Junos Innovation fund. The networking company is joining lead investor QuestMark Partners in the funding round and other existing investors Menlo Ventures, Rho Ventures, Star Ventures and Four Rivers Group.
Vidyo said the latest cash infusion will be used to increase its go-to-market activities and integrate its video conferencing products with Juniper's offerings.
Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
The New Jersey-based startup has so far raised $97 million.
Vidyo currently has more than 1,850 enterprise, healthcare, education, and government customers for its telepresence platform, a platform that routinely is referred to as a disruptor in the accelerating conferencing and collaboration space.
"As the use of video in the enterprise and on end devices continues to expand, our customers are seeking new ways to improve video delivery," said Jeff Lipton, vice president, Venture and Strategic Investments, Juniper Networks. "Vidyo is an emerging player that is driving innovation in software-based videoconferencing."
Vidyo's co-founder and CEO, Ofer Shapiro, said the startup sees Juniper as "a kindred spirit," and said the investment "is a solid endorsement of our vision and a recognition of how rapidly the videoconferencing market is expected to grow."
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Enhanced 911 services provider RedSky Technologies announced that its flagship product, E911 Manager Version 6, is now available as a hosted, cloud-based service.
The E911 solution integrates with major call servers/PBXs to track detailed location data from a range of phones on the enterprise network, including analog, digital, SIP, H.323, WiFi and softphones. The application automatically updates the location information used by emergency-service dispatchers at public safety answering points (PSAPs) throughout the nation.
E911 Manager works with platforms including Avaya, Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Siemens (NYSE: SI) and supports SIP endpoints and voice platforms, Chicago-based Red Sky said.
In addition to hosting on RedSky's private cloud, the automated E911 solution can be deployed on-premises, in a virtual environment or on a dedicated server.
RedSky SVP Nick Maier said offering E911 Manager as a hosted service provides deployment options to organizations that seek automated E911 protection.
"We are witnessing a major transition of enterprise applications moving to the cloud," Maier said. " We believe an increasing number of organizations will take advantage of E911 in the cloud to help manage their capital expenditures and IT staffing costs."
RedSky's E911 Manager is built on a Java/Linux platform that allows scalability and meets uptime requirements of enterprise applications, the company said.
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Hometown vendor NetVersant Solutions has signed a five-year deal with the Houston Airport System (HAS) to provide telecommunications services for three Houston airports--George Bush Intercontinental, William P. Hobby and Ellington.
The Houston Airport System is the fourth-largest U.S. airport system and the world's sixth largest, with a system that served more than 49.5 million passengers in 2010, including more than 8.5 million international travelers, the company said.
NetVersant's key business areas are network infrastructure, integrated security solutions, enterprise communications, mobility solutions and environmental monitoring and control, the company said.
"NetVersant Solutions has the infrastructure and capabilities to support the mission critical communications network within HAS," the airport system's technology services manager, Frederick McDowell, said in a statement.
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