 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Home > Press Releases > 2005 Press ReleaseVoiceGenie and Brooktrout Announce Partnership to Enable Industry Leading Carrier Enhanced ServicesFall VON, Boston, September 19, 2005 -- VoiceGenie Technologies Inc., the leader in VoiceXML, CCXML, and speech platforms, and Brooktrout Technology, a leading supplier of media processing and call-control products today announced that they have partnered to deliver enabling technologies for carrier enhanced services within the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) framework. The joint offering will provide customers a best-in-class, scalable Media Resource Function (MRF) for next-generation wireline, wireless and broadband network deployments. VoiceGenie and Brooktrout have a long-standing technology partner relationship that is further augmented with this partnership. Under this new arrangement, VoiceGenie will make available the VoiceGenie Media Controller, which acts as the Media Resource Function Controller (MRFC), and the Brooktrout SnowShore IP Media Server™ will serve as the Media Resource Function Processor (MRFP) as defined by the 3G IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network architecture. The VoiceGenie Media Controller is a software solution based completely on open-standards including SIP, VoiceXML, MRCP and CCXML. The VoiceGenie Media Controller provides the MRFC, executing VoiceXML and CCXML applications by controlling leading MRFPs such as the Brooktrout SnowShore IP 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 and portable, while leveraging the latest advanced technology in speech. The flexibility offered by VoiceXML and CCXML allows for the MRF server to be controlled by SIP-based application servers supporting a number of services from basic messaging and multi-party conferencing to prepaid services and advanced video applications. It also allows standalone VoiceXML/CCXML-based services to be deployed on the MRF as well. VoiceGenie’s extensive support for speech, including a standards-based
integration via MRCP with all of the leading speech vendors, coupled
with MRCP proxy capabilities that enhance scalability and availability
of speech resources, ensure that applications can achieve a far
greater level of sophistication than many of today’s simple
touch-tone based interactions. “VoiceGenie and Brooktrout share the same vision in providing software based, open-standards solutions that give customers maximum flexibility in delivering new multimedia and speech-enabled services” said Frank Tersigni, VP of Marketing and Business Development at VoiceGenie Technologies. “Our combined solution unlocks new opportunities for increasing the velocity of these new services all within the framework of an open systems approach based on SIP, VoiceXML and CCXML.” The Brooktrout SnowShore IP Media Server™ is the industry's
premier software-based, carrier-grade IP media server. It leverages
the simplicity, openness, and flexibility of SIP, VoiceXML, and
MSCML to provide a cost-effective and scalable IP media server solution,
powering a broad range of voice and video services for next-generation
wireline, wireless and broadband networks including support for
the 3GPP/3GPP2 IP "VoiceGenie's recognized expertise in VoiceXML and CCXML provides an ideal choice when coupled with Brooktrout’s industry leading software-only SnowShore IP Media server," said Peter Vescuso, vice president of market development, Brooktrout Technology. “Brooktrout pioneered the software-based MRFP for enabling rich multimedia services, and when combined with VoiceGenie’s software based solutions, we deliver an unsurpassed solution that leverages industry-standard protocols and platforms in meeting customer demands for reliability, performance and scalability. About VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. About Brooktrout Technology For media or analyst inquiries, please contact:
VoiceGenie is a trademark of VoiceGenie Technologies Inc. Other brands and products referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
|