Partners IP-Gen and Audio Web Access Announce Partnership to Provide Multimedia Applications for VoIP
Richardson, Texas (2001) ipGen, Inc., a softswitch and multimedia applications
provider for convergent networks, and Audio Web Access (AWA), a voice portal
middleware provider of speech-enabled applications, today announce a partnership
to integrate solutions using ipGen's Genovation-Multi-Services Platform (MSP)
softswitch and AWA's VoIP applications to provide carriers with a next-generation
network infrastructure and readily deployable enhanced services that will quickly
add new revenue generating services and stimulate movement to convergent networks.
Integration of ipGen's Genovation-MSP and AWA's voice-activated multimedia
applications provide carriers with a robust, flexible, telecom grade call control
and mediation platform with a package of enhanced services, including voice portal
applications, unified messaging and personal information management. A
demonstration of product interoperability, and platform and application features
are scheduled for debut at the Spring Voice on the Net (VON) 2001 Expo in Phoenix,
Arizona on March 21-23.
"Carriers and service providers are looking for ways to grow revenues and increase
subscriber retention. Both can be accomplished through providing competitively
differentiated and revenue generating enhanced next-generation services that
subscribers are looking for," said Ron Goldman, Vice President of Marketing for
ipGen, Inc. "The integration of our Genovation-MSP with AWA's multimedia
application package gives carriers a flexible, open architectured, telecom grade
multi-services platform with instant revenue generating service capabilities."
The Genovation-MSP is an Internet Protocol (IP) based media gateway
controller/softswitch /applications platform with an open applications
programming interface (API) and support for industry standard APIs such as
JAIN, PARLAY and JTAPI. It provides the core control and mediation functions for
next-generation networks and networks in transition supporting multi-protocol such
as MEGACO, MGCP, SIP and SIGTRAN. The platform surpasses the needs of the carriers
and service providers for a flexible, reliable platform that inter-operates with a
wide variety of networks and devices, and provides the ability to build scalable
multimedia services quickly with a foundation of robustness.
AWA's middleware applications are categorized under three main service groups, a
Personal Voice Portal(tm) (PVP), a Corporate Voice Portal(tm) (CVP) and a Customer
Service Portal(tm) (CSP). Individual services include a voice portal, unified
messaging and personal information management. Voice portal services deliver news,
sports, weather, stocks and entertainment - coupled with proprietary voice-Web
architecture, Voice Portal Link(tm), which helps members discover, navigate and
benefit from other voice portals. Unified messaging services (UMS) allow for the
convergence of all incoming email, voicemail, and fax functionalities into one
universal in-box. Personal information management (PIM) services include an
address book for contact information, a calendar for managing daily schedules and
a voice dialer that allows users to dial a contact name or number by using their
voice. Services are scaled for consumers, small to midsize enterprises and large
communication service providers.
"Our partnership with ipGen allows us to package our speech applications as a
complete, simplified solution to carriers and service providers seeking to take
advantage of next-generation network capabilities," said George Deprez, Ph.D.,
co-founder and CTO for Audio Web Access. "Our innovative, voice-enabled
applications allow our customers to increase their service offering with voice
recognition applications and customizable features which increase their value to
subscribers, and subsequently, bring added revenues from an existing market. We
believe that AWA technologies will define the future of information access."
About Audio Web Access
Audio Web Access, Inc. (AWA) is a privately held corporation headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, focused on the design and development of voice portal middleware
applications that allow speech-enabled information access and display anytime,
anywhere, via any existing or future communications device. The company's patent
pending technology removes media enforced barriers to information access. The
technology can be deployed with minimal cost as it leverages existing telephone,
Internet and TV infrastructure without the need for any client side hardware or
software. For more information about AWA's products and services, please contact
the company at 214-468-0414 or visit us online at
www.audiowebaccess.com
About ipGen
ipGen, Inc. is a privately held corporation headquartered in Richardson, Texas,
focused on providing softswitch solutions and multimedia applications for
convergent networks. ipGen develops the Genovation(tm) family of products
including the Genovation-MSP(tm) (Multi-Services Platform) softswitch,
Genovation-ACT(tm) (Application Creation Toolkit), protocol stacks and test tools
for convergent networks, next generation carriers, application service providers
and enterprise networks. For more information on ipGen's product and services,
please contact us at (972) 437-3330 or visit us on the Web at
www.ipgen.com
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