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CSP 2090 IMG 1010 Microsoft Shared Fax MSP 1010 IP Media Server SR140 TR1000 TR1034 TruFax Home > Press Releases > 2006 Press Release CANTATA TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCES NEW RELEASE OF SOFTWARE MEDIA SERVER TO DRIVE INNOVATIVE IMS AND 3G WIRELESS APPLICATIONS SnowShore IP Media Server’s New Wireless, Speech Processing and Multimedia Content Integration Features Enable Operators to Rapidly Deliver Innovative IMS Services Across Fixed and Mobile Networks SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEEDHAM, Mass. – SPRING VON 2006, Booth #425 – March 15, 2006—Cantata Technology™, the world’s leading independent provider of enabling communications technology, established through the combination of Excel Switching Corporation and Brooktrout Technology, today introduced a new version of its award-winning Cantata SnowShore IP Media Server™, optimized for 3G wireless and IMS applications. The SnowShore IP Media Server provides the Media Resource Function (MRF), a key building block for advanced multimedia and interactive services within the emerging IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network architecture. The SnowShore IP Media Server is a software based SIP controlled media processing platform featuring advanced speech and multimedia processing capabilities to support new blended IMS voice and video applications. SnowShore IP Media Server: New Software Release Features Industry leading VoiceXML 2.0-compliant technology as a standard feature providing carriers with greater speech processing capabilities Support for text to speech and automatic speech recognition (TTS/ASR) for advanced speech-driven applications using MRCP to control resources from speech servers Enhanced multimedia file format support for 3G networks, allowing service providers greater flexibility for multimedia web content adaptation and delivery over mobile networks. “The SnowShore IP Media Server offers the industry’s most advanced IP-based software architecture for the rapid deployment of current and evolving network architectures such as IMS,” said Peter Vescuso, vice president, marketing, Cantata Technology, Inc. “In addition, the SnowShore IP Media Server is supported by a growing roster of industry-leading applications, accelerating deployment of a new generation of media-rich, high-value enhanced video and speech driven services.” Advanced Speech & Content Integration Features Cantata’s SnowShore IP Media Server 2.0 features several critical application building blocks that enable Cantata’s application partners and its service provider customers to rapidly develop and deploy a new generation of multimedia services. It has advanced ASR/TTS and VoiceXML 2.0 feature support to provide carriers with the necessary processing power and scale required for deploying new speech driven collaboration applications. The media server’s new 3GP support gives wireless carriers key functionality to deliver real-time wireless video applications to a wide variety of subscriber devices. Optimized for IMS & Advanced 3G Services IMS and 3G wireless services enabled by Cantata’s new SnowShore IP media server include advanced real-time video messaging and conferencing, multi-player gaming, conferencing and IP Centrex. Cantata customers are leveraging the new SnowShore IP Media Server release to deliver new IMS applications such as video ringback. Video ringback extends the popular audio ringback tone service to the multimedia domain, allowing subscribers the ability to provide a custom video message to callers. The video ringback application enabled by Cantata’s media server can be customized for consumer and enterprise deployments. For example, businesses using the service can offer a branded "on hold" video messages or advertisements to incoming callers instead of music on hold. IMS application and infrastructure vendor Argela Technologies is leveraging the Cantata SnowShore IP Media Server to support its new video ringback service. “The SnowShore IP Media Server offers the most compelling combination of cost savings, flexibility, and features for rapid application deployment,” said Seyhan Civanlar VP, Operations and Technology, Argela Technologies. “We were able to create a video ringback service in just four weeks, which is testament to the benefits of the SnowShore IP Media Server’s field-proven IP media processing software and flexible platform support.” Based upon a carrier-class, advanced software architecture, the ultra-flexible SnowShore IP Media Server supports an industry leading array of standard hardware platforms that can scale from single low-cost 1U rack-mountable servers to high–capacity blade servers and AdvancedTCA platforms. About Cantata Technology, Inc. Cantata Technology, established in 2006 through the combination of Brooktrout Technology and Excel Switching Corporation, provides enabling communications hardware and software that empowers the creation and delivery of anytime, anywhere IP-based communications applications. Leveraging more than 20 years of experience, Cantata offers the broadest range of products, along with a worldwide network of partners that allows service provider and enterprise customers to develop new products, introduce new services and cost-effectively transition networks to IP. Headquartered in Needham, Mass., Cantata maintains multiple locations worldwide in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit http://www.cantata.com ### Cantata, Cantata Technology, Cantata Partner Program, SnowShore IP Media Server and the stylized logo with and without the term Cantata Technology are trademarks of EAS Group, Inc., the parent company of Cantata Technology, Inc. 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