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Cantata Technology Highlights Blended Multimedia Applications
at 21st Century Communications Forum
21st Century Communications Forum, London, England, Business
Design Center, stand 294, March 27-30, 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 announced
its participation at the 21st Century Communications World Forum.
Cantata’s Chief Technology Officer, Eric Burger, will be
chairing a 90-minute session on “Blending Multimedia Content:
What the IMS Can and Does Achieve.” This session will focus
specifically on applications that blend multimedia content, such
as video messaging and multimedia gaming. Panelists will discuss
how the IMS infrastructure can deliver on its high expectations
and enable these types of commercially-viable applications. Solid
real-world examples will be provided, drawing from various perspectives,
including Chris Haddock from Ubiquity, Christian Mari from eServGlobal
and Neil Cook of Openwave.
Eric Burger is responsible for setting the technology direction
for current and future next generation products for Cantata Technology.
Mr. Burger serves on several industry standards forums including
the IETF, IEEE and SIP Forum, and is a member of the Board of Directors
of the SIP Forum and the IMS Forum (formerly the International Packet
Communications Consortium.) Prior to joining Cantata, Mr. Burger
co-founded SnowShore Networks. He has numerous patents issued and
pending, and holds degrees from MIT and the Catholic University
of Leuven.
At the stand, Cantata Technology will display its key enabling
technologies for next-generation mobile and converged network services
and infrastructure, including:
The SnowShore IP Media Server™, a software-based IP media
server platform for next generation networks and services.
The Excel Converged Services Platform (CSP) 2090, a high-performance,
speech-enabled, carrier-grade open platform for profitable enhanced
telecommunication services that bridges existing wired and wireless
networks with next-generation IP networks.
The Excel Multi-Service Platform (MSP) 1010, high-density, scalable
media and signaling platform, delivering service node capabilities
and enabling voice and signaling applications for TDM and IP networks.
The IMG 1010 ™ Integrated Signaling and Media Gateway, enhanced
to allow any-to-any network connectivity; provides a migration path
to add IP-based services to existing TDM networks and offers integrated
SS7 capabilities.
About Cantata Technology
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
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Press and industry analysts interested in meeting with Cantata
to learn more about the company’s products can contact Lida
Joly at +32 2 658 01 90.
Cantata, Cantata Technology, SnowShore IP Media Server, IMG 1010
and the stylized logo with and without the term Cantata Technology
are trademarks of EAS Group, Inc., the parent company of Cantata
Technology, Inc., or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks mentioned
in the above text are the property of their respective owners.
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