General Availability of BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 Designed to Provide a
Single Java EE-SIP Application Platform for Network Operators to Create New
Converged Services Leveraging IMS, SOA, and Event Driven Architectures
CHICAGO, GLOBALCOMM, Booth #51048, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Demonstrating continued leadership in next-generation communications
infrastructure software, BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS), today announced
the general availability of BEA WebLogic SIP Server(TM) 2.2.
As the Java EE-SIP application server component of the BEA WebLogic
Communications Platform(TM) product family, this latest version of BEA
WebLogic SIP Server is designed to deliver enhanced support for IMS, making
it the telecom industry's first and only carrier-grade, converged
application server platform with native support for IMS, Java EE, Service
Oriented Architecture (SOA), and Event Driven Architecture (EDA), in a
single application container.
"Network operators are looking to quickly implement a flexible, dynamic
and agile IMS services layer architecture in order to accelerate the
delivery of next-generation services," said Brian Partridge, senior analyst
with The Yankee Group. "A converged Java EE-SIP container, like that found
in BEA WebLogic SIP Server is a cost-effective and efficient approach. By
leveraging the enhanced IMS, SOA and EDA support network operators can
better respond to changing competitive market forces."
BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 Provides Support for Key IMS Standards and
SIP-based Event Notification
BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 is designed to provide enhanced support for
IMS. The product supports the key IMS application server standard
interfaces specified by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
These standards include the SIP-based IMS Service Control (ISC) interface,
and the Diameter-based Sh reference point that can help allow network
operators seamlessly integrate BEA WebLogic SIP Server with their IMS core
networks. BEA WebLogic SIP Server is also designed to provide a simplified
and cost-effective foundation for an IMS services layer architecture, with
support for multiple application protocols and interfaces, such as SIP,
HTTP, Java EE, and Web Services. This foundation can help allow for more
rapid service creation and delivery, while helping keep the cost of
deploying these new services down.
Additionally, BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 supports key Internet
standards and protocols that can help enable telecom network operators to
implement a SIP- and XML-based event-driven application architecture (EDA)
at the IMS services layer. These new technologies include SIP-specific
Event Notification and XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP), both of
which are in the process of being specified and standardized by the
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). Network operators deploying IMS
networks can leverage a SIP-based event notification framework, and an
XML-based data configuration platform designed to help implement new IMS
service enablers much more rapidly and cost effectively.
All of these enhanced capabilities in BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 are
designed to offer telecom network operators simplicity and choice at the
services layer of their next-generation network architectures. Instead of
requiring operators to purchase, deploy and manage multiple application
containers to build out services that require support for multiple
application protocols, BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 is designed to deliver a
single application container platform that can support all of these
industry-standard technologies. Simplicity can mean lower operational
costs; choice means new service and revenue opportunities can be created
using the variety of complementary technologies implemented.
"BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 is designed to firmly position BEA as the
leading converged Java EE-SIP-IMS application platform provider," said Mike
McHugh, vice president and general manager, BEA WebLogic Communications
Platform, BEA Systems. "We fully support the key 3GPP standards for IMS
application servers in BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2. We are continuing to
provide network operators with communication services infrastructure
designed to deliver new sources of revenue, while also helping to protect
investment by focusing on the implementation of widely adopted industry
standards at the IMS services layer. No other vendor in the telecom or IT
industries today offers such an integrated and complete solution."
Pricing and Availability
BEA WebLogic SIP Server 2.2 is generally available today. For more
information on BEA WebLogic SIP Server, please visit http://bea.com/sip, or
for more information about the BEA WebLogic Communications Platform, please
visit http://bea.com/wlcom.
About BEA
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software. BEA delivers the unified SOA platform for business transformation
and optimization in order to improve cost structures and grow new revenue
streams. Information about how BEA is enabling customers to achieve
Business LiquidITy(TM) can be found at bea.com.
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