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BEA Systems Partners with Cantata Technology to Advance Converged
IMS Service Creation
BEA WebLogic SIP Server Coupled with Cantata SnowShore IP
Media Server Designed to Help Communication Service Providers Deliver
Next-Generation Services for Fixed and Mobile Networks; BEA and
Cantata to Perform Innovative Demo at Spring VON 2006
SAN JOSE, Calif., SPRING VON 2006, March 16, 2006
-- BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS - News), a world leader in enterprise
and communications infrastructure software today announced it has
expanded its partnership with Cantata Technology(TM) (formerly Brooktrout
and Excel Switching Corporation), the world's leading independent
provider of enabling communications technology. The two companies
have completed interoperability testing for Cantata's SnowShore
IP Media Server(TM) and BEA WebLogic SIP Server(TM), the converged
Java EE-SIP-IMS application server component of the BEA WebLogic
Communications Platform(TM) product family. The combined products
are designed to allow Web application developers to rapidly build
applications for VoIP and IMS networks such as voice/video messaging,
video ring back clips, voice/video conferencing and IVR. BEA is
scheduled to host a live demonstration of the two products at BEA
booth #1721 at Spring VON 2006 in San Jose, Calif.
"The BEA WebLogic Communications Platform product family,
which includes BEA WebLogic SIP Server and BEA WebLogic Network
Gatekeeper(TM), is designed to accelerate the creation and delivery
of next-generation, IP-based, multimedia services for telecom network
operators," said Mike McHugh, vice president and general manager
BEA WebLogic Communications Platform, BEA Systems. "Cantata's
SnowShore IP Media Server's SIP and VoiceXML-based media processing
capabilities combined with BEA WebLogic SIP Server can help provide
developers and network operators with the scalability and features
required to deliver IP multimedia solutions for the next-generation
telecom network architectures based on IMS. We are pleased to partner
with Cantata in this effort."
"BEA has a built a strong foundation in the telecommunications
industry, and as a leader in communications infrastructure software,
worked extensively to understand the needs of developers such as
rapid application development and scalable platforms. Cantata Technology
also shares this commitment to our customers, and we are excited
to partner with BEA as they continue their work in telecommunications,"
said Marc Zionts, chief executive officer, Cantata Technology. "The
combination of BEA WebLogic SIP Server with our SnowShore IP Media
Server is designed to provide both existing service providers as
well as start-up application developers with a best-in-class solution
for the rapid development of advanced communications applications
that will help drive new revenue sources and improve customer service."
BEA WebLogic SIP Server is the converged J2EE and SIP Servlet (JSR
116) based application server component of the BEA WebLogic Communications
Platform. BEA WebLogic SIP Server(TM) is the industry's first high-performance
J2EE-SIP application server to provide an integrated SIP, HTTP,
EJB container, designed to enable rapid development and delivery
of next-generation, converged, multimedia communication services.
The product is designed to help telecommunications network operators
accelerate the deployment of next- generation network architectures
based on SIP and IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) and increase revenue
by more readily capitalizing on IMS and next- generation service
delivery opportunities.
Cantata's SnowShore IP Media Server is the industry's premier software-
based, carrier-grade IP media server supported by a wide range of
industry standard hardware platforms running on Red Hat Linux. 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
the 3GPP/3GPP2 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network architecture.
Special 2-Port Developers Kit Now Available
A special 2-port license of Cantata's SnowShore IP Media Server
supporting BEA WebLogic SIP Server is now available to developers
free of charge. For more information, visit http://www.cantata.com.
About BEA Systems
BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise infrastructure
software, providing standards-based platforms to accelerate the
secure flow of information and services. BEA product lines -- WebLogic®,
Tuxedo®, JRockit®, and the new AquaLogic(TM) family of Service
Infrastructure -- help customers reduce IT complexity and successfully
deploy Service-Oriented Architectures to improve business agility
and efficiency. For more information please visit www.bea.com.
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Cantata Technology Contacts
Geoff Spillane
gspillane@cantata.com
508-862-3091
Michelle Liro
mliro@cantata.com
781-433-9525
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