Press Release

Cantata Technology Introduces New Release of Software-Based Media Server to Drive New VoIP and IMS Services

SnowShore IP Media Server Enables Powerful Voice/Video Messaging, Conferencing, and Video Sharing Solutions for Carriers and Service Providers

NEEDHAM, Mass. – December 5, 2006—Cantata Technology™, one of the world’s leading independent providers of enabling communications technology, today introduced a new version of its award-winning SnowShore IP Media Server™, with video and voice features optimized to power the industry’s most robust set of VoIP messaging, conferencing, and video sharing applications. By delivering unprecedented capacity for high performance processing of video streams for multimedia and messaging applications, along with advanced collaboration features for voice and video conferencing applications, Cantata enables service providers to rapidly develop and deploy new revenue generating services.
Cantata Technology was established in 2006 through the combination of Brooktrout Technology® and Excel Switching Corporation.

SnowShore IP Media Server Enhancement Overview
Key features incorporated into the new version of the SnowShore IP Media Server, which is available immediately, include support for video sharing -- a sophisticated feature allowing the media server to play a video clip along with its associated audio into calls ranging from a simple two party call to large multi-party conferences. This feature enables a wide range of applications such as in-call video sharing among mobile users, to corporate conferencing services allowing moderators to play video files during a conference which are viewable by all participants. Also with this release, H.264 and H.263v3 video codecs are supported, providing customers a choice of video encoding and compression standards depending on their particular video messaging and conferencing application needs.

Simultaneous play/record is a new feature that allows the media server to record an entire audio conference, while being able to play conference-wide announcements at the same time. This valuable feature enables conference participants to be informed that they are being recorded, notifies them of the remaining time, and allows them to hear other pre-recorded announcements and notifications.

“The new release of the SnowShore IP Media Server marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the media server concept,” said Peter Vescuso, vice president, marketing, Cantata Technology, Inc. “The SnowShore IP Media Server’s high-performance multimedia processing capabilities support single or multiple media-rich processing intensive applications, making it an ideal enabling technology for carriers to introduce high-demand services and increase revenue. In addition, the SnowShore IP Media Server offers the broadest set of integrated, best of breed application partners building high-value enhanced IP/IMS services for carrier networks.”

“The ability to deliver a robust services portfolio is critical to today’s network operators,” said Steve Edwards, chief marketing officer, Sonus Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of service provider voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, and valued Cantata partner. "The SnowShore IP Media Server's advanced VoIP messaging, conferencing, and video sharing solutions enables network operators to deliver a comprehensive services portfolio in an IMS-ready environment, while providing a solid foundation for future innovation and the introduction of exciting new service offerings.”

"Cantata's SnowShore IP Media Server is a driving force in the burgeoning market for revenue-generating, multimedia VoIP and IMS applications," said Stephane Teral, principal analyst, VoIP, IMS and FMC, Infonetics Research. "The impressive and pioneering enhancements incorporated into the new version of the SnowShore IP Media Server will undoubtedly increase the strong traction and demand Cantata has already achieved in the competitive media server market."

About the SnowShore IP Media Server
The 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 traditional and next-generation voice and video services for wireline, wireless, and broadband networks including the 3GPP/3GPP2 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network architecture.

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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