Products

VERAZ RELEASES CONTROLSWITCH

Veraz Networks is offering a new upgrade to ControlSwitch Release, version 5.5. The company says this release allows rapid delivery of revenue-generating services, flexibility for open platforms, improved IP interconnect and billing support across continents.

Veraz says version 5.5 delivers one of the most advanced softswitch solutions for carriers and service providers to accelerate the migration to multimedia services. The centrally managed, distributed ControlSwitch offers pretested building blocks and uses XML scripting and a multitiered design.

Veraz says the introduction framework combines the programmability potential of the mediation layer (such as for on-the-fly SS7 variant customization), programmability of the service logic (for on-the-fly service logic creation), and the policy layer to enable on-the-fly “behavior” change as to how, when and who can use a service.

VERAZ NETWORKS
926 Rock Ave., Suite 20
San Jose, CA 95131
+1 408 750 9400
www.veraznetworks.com

MAPINFO INTRODUCES PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS

MapInfo Corp. has introduced a locationbased demographic analysis solution designed for telecommunications companies.

The Predictive Analytics technology helps companies analyze customers, new markets and potential adoption of new products or services. MapInfo says communications providers can make more informed decisions about marketing, budgeting, real estate, merchandising and operational plans by examining the distribution of demographic, competitive and behavioral characteristics.

MapInfo says Predictive Analytics helps answer questions about estimated customer support for network expansion, market potential, the number of retail outlets a specific area can support, how to position store locations and characteristics of a provider’s most profitable customers. Based on these answers, companies can reduce risks associated with market and network expansion, and develop specific messages that resonate with current and potential customers.

MAPINFO CORP.
1 Global View
Troy, NY 12180
+1 518 285 6000
www.mapinfo.com

INTRADO CREATES CARE CLEARINGHOUSE SERVICE

In response to FCC requirements and IXC requests, Intrado Inc., provider of 911 infrastructure systems and services, has created a minimum customer account record exchange (CARE) clearinghouse service. The IntelliBase MinCARE Clearinghouse facilitates the exchange of CARE information essential to the provision of local or long-distance service between IXCs and ILECs. It provides accuracy in billing, provisioning and facilitates customer service.

Intrado says the solution’s design helps to minimize the carrier’s development, setup expenses and ongoing costs of providing and receiving CARE transactions because it provides flexible connectivity and data exchange options. It also offers lower data costs while meeting the requirements of the FCC. IntelliBase MinCARE services complement Intrado’s current National Repository Line Level Database services.

INTRADO INC.
1601 Dry Creek Drive
Longmont, CO 80503
+1 720 494 5800
www.intrado.com

IP3 ANNOUNCES NETACCESS GATEWAY

IP3 Networks Inc., developer of broadband access control, provisioning and billing solutions, has debuted its NetAccess gateway for Wi-Fi, UMTS videoconferencing and VoIP. The company’s NetAccess control/billing gateways give carriers, service providers and hotspot operators a platform to manage broadband revenue-generating services for wired and wireless networks.

IP3 bills NetAccess as a cost-effective, easy-to-use subscriber management solution with a proven track record. The turnkey software delivers customizable billing, provisioning and authentication controls to manage access to the Internet and offers a range of next-generation broadband-based services.

IP3 NETWORKS INC.
2564 State St., Suite G
Carlsbad, CA 92008
+1 866 825 5473
www.ip3networks.com

THUNDERHAWK TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE FOR CELL PHONES

Bitstream Inc. has introduced its ThunderHawk mobile browsing technology for cell and smart phones. ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition lets wireless carriers, operators and corporations supplement voice with up-todate, real-time data services in a format users already know. End users can buy Smart Phone Edition through Bitstream’s Web site. The ThunderHawk technology allows anyone with an Internet or wireless connection to browse the Web at any time.

ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition preserves Web page layouts, which users read without having to scroll left and right. Split screen mode means users can skim information. The upper half of the split screen shows the entire page, while the lower half displays the selected area at full size.

ThunderHawk SmartPhone Edition enables a smart phone with a 176×220 color LCD screen to display an 800×946-pixel Web page.

BITSTREAM INC.
245 First St., 17th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02142-1200
+1 617 497 6222
www.bitstream.com

VERSATEL DEBUTS EDGEIQ

Versatel Networks Inc.’s new EdgeIQ platform distributes media gateway and media server capabilities to the edge of the network, where the company says they are most efficiently used. Versatel says EdgeIQ lowers service providers’ network, capital and operating expenses by up to 50 percent.

With the EdgeIQ platform, applications are hosted at the network edge, allowing services to be provided to PSTN and IP customers equally, reducing the cost of backhauling traffic from one network to the other. For service providers, this means fewer vendors to manage, easier maintenance, smoother upgrades and faster rollouts of new services.

Versatel’s patent-pending EdgeWerx architecture integrates the media server with the gateway, using fewer ports, especially when calls originate on the same gateway. Services using the Versatel model typically require 50 percent fewer ports than platforms using a traditional centralized media server model.

Versatel’s EdgeIQ products are available in two carrier-grade NEBS-compliant configurations. The IQ1500, suitable for smaller installations and remote nodes, scales up to 1,500 ports of capacity in any combination of IP or TDM ports. The IQ4000 is designed for large deployments, and scales to up 4,000 ports.

VERSATEL NETWORKS INC.
23679 Calabasas Road, Suite 244
Calabasas, CA 91302
+1 818 591 8939
www.versatelnetworks.com