Alliance Brings Together Leaders in IT and Web Services and Real-Time
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Communications
CHICAGO, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ubiquity Software Corp. and
Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced they have signed an
agreement to jointly develop, market and sell converged communications
solutions to telecommunications service providers worldwide. Through the
alliance, the companies will deliver solutions that bring together
Microsoft(R) Connected Services Framework and Ubiquity's award-winning SIP
Application Server (SIP A/S), enabling service providers to quickly and
cost-effectively bring to market new revenue-generating services for
businesses and consumers.
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The companies' joint efforts will also help operators address critical
issues such as the integration of service delivery platform (SDP)
deployments with next-generation network implementations based on IP
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). The combined solutions developed through the
Ubiquity and Microsoft alliance will help operators extend the capabilities
of IMS to create applications that marry multiple Web services with
real-time communications features.
"To maintain competitive advantage, telecommunications providers must
be able to rapidly develop service portfolios that will build
differentiation, foster customer loyalty and, ultimately, drive new
revenues," said Maria Martinez, corporate vice president of the
Communications Sector at Microsoft. "To accomplish this, they require a
comprehensive service enablement strategy, one that goes beyond the
capabilities that SDP or IMS can deliver individually. Working with
Ubiquity, we can provide operators with an integrated platform that
leverages their investment in IMS infrastructure and introduces the
innovation found in the Web world, enabling them to deliver rich, converged
communications services to their users."
The applications enabled through the alliance will blend real-time
telephony services with the accessibility, flexibility and speed of the
Internet. Carriers with wireless and wireline assets will be able to adapt
and change components of the services in real time, enabling them to
respond quickly to new opportunities in a rapidly changing market. At
GLOBALCOMM 2006, Microsoft and Ubiquity will demonstrate a jointly
developed service to showcase the advanced capabilities of the combined
platforms. The companies' "I'm lost" service demonstration integrates IMS
services including those for telephony and location with Web services such
as Microsoft MapPoint(R), Virtual Earth(TM) and e-mail, and is designed to
help "lost" mobile subscribers receive directions to their destinations
through either e-mail or interactive voice response (IVR).
As part of the agreement, Ubiquity becomes the latest company to join
Microsoft's Communications Sector Partner Alliance Program. The program
offers sales, marketing and product support from Microsoft to network
equipment providers, systems integrators and independent software vendors.
In addition, alliance partners are provided with development and production
environments for testing real customer solutions.
"This alliance provides an excellent fit for our strategy to enable
leading carriers, operators and application developers to deliver
innovative services that blend Web services with real-time telephony to
build and deploy multimedia services such as click-to-conference and other
real-time enabled services," said Ian McLaren, CEO at Ubiquity Software.
"By aligning Ubiquity with Microsoft we bring together the recognized
leader in IT and Web services with the leader in real-time SIP
communications to combine capabilities that can be leveraged by carriers
worldwide."
Additional information can be found by visiting Microsoft booth No.
34031 and Ubiquity booth No. 38015 at GLOBALCOMM in Chicago.
About the Ubiquity SIP Application Server (SIP A/S)
Ubiquity's SIP A/S is an "open," standards-based service creation
platform that has been selected by carriers to enable the rapid development
and deployment of a broad range of advanced communications services. SIP
A/S is a high-performance software platform designed specifically for
telecommunications applications to allow carriers to offer innovative
voice, data and video services. The SIP A/S offers a programmable,
horizontal platform that makes it easy to add new features and applications
to carrier networks.
About Ubiquity Software
Founded in 1993, Ubiquity Software (LSE: UBQ.L) is revolutionizing the
communications marketplace with solutions that enable service providers to
quickly develop and deploy innovative revenue-generating services. Ubiquity
offers deployment platforms, applications, development tools and
integration technology for converged voice, video and data services.
Ubiquity's SIP Application Server (SIP A/S) is the services deployment
platform standard for the world's leading telecommunications carriers.
Through the Ubiquity Developer Network (UDN), Ubiquity partners with
leading network equipment vendors, systems integrators, ISVs and developers
to bring new multimedia communications solutions to a rapidly changing
global market. Ubiquity is headquartered in Cardiff, Wales, with corporate
offices in Ottawa, Canada, and Redwood City, Calif., with sales offices in
Japan and China. For more information, visit http://www.ubiquitysoftware.com or
e-mail info@ubiquitysoftware.com.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software,
services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full
potential.
NOTE: Microsoft, MapPoint and Virtual Earth are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or
other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Microsoft Corp.
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http://www.ubiquitysoftware.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/
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CONTACT:
pr.mspx ./ /CONTACT: press only, In North
America, Catherine Bergstrom of Allison & Partners,
+1-415-277-4927, or Catherine@allisonpr.com, for Ubiquity; or
Mike Rosenbaum of Ubiquity Media Relations, +1-650-413-7109, or
mrosenbaum@ubiquitysoftware.com; or Rose Tucker of Weber
Shandwick, +1-425-452-5463, or rtucker@webershandwick.com, for
Microsoft; or In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Naresh
Chouhan of Ubiquity Media Relations, +44-7968-580812, or
nchouhan@ubiquitysoftware.com; or David Boyd of Ubiquity Investor
Relations, +44-2920-817545, dboyd@ubiquitysoftware.com; or
Sanjani Shah of Weber Shandwick, +44-20-7067-0534, or
sshah@webershandwick.com, for Microsoft
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