Companies' complementary media processing and strengths expand rich media
functions, leverage emerging multimedia capabilities
BOSTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FALL VON 2006 --
http://www.bea.com/ -- IP Unity, the leader in carrier-grade media servers,
application servers and real-time multimedia applications, has teamed with
Surf Communication Solutions ("Surf"), a leading provider of high-capacity
multimedia processing boards for the telecommunication infrastructure
field, to deliver advanced video functionality in applications such as
video messaging and video conferencing.
IP Unity's industry-leading, IMS-ready Mereon(R) 6000 Media Server and
Mereon Application Server are being paired with Surf's ATCA-ready
SurfRider-812(TM)/PTMC resource board, supporting eight TI TMS320C6412
DSPs, and SurfStream(TM) media processing framework to enhance the delivery
of diverse video communications signals from one end device or network to
another, enhancing many emerging multimedia applications for converging
networks.
IP Unity is bringing feature rich, flexible, and user-friendly
carrier-grade video messaging and video conferencing applications to market
this year, as part of its ongoing strategy to equip carriers and
enterprises with unified communications and IMS-ready solutions. The
company's strategy includes the delivery of IMS functions, delivery of
H.263/MPEG-4/H.264 signals and video quality enhancements.
"Surf is advancing the convergence of voice and video processing on and
across 3G and IP networks," stated Keith Bhatia, CTO and senior vice
president of business development, IP Unity. "We are integrating Surf's
products into our solutions, to ensure reduced time-to-market, deliver the
highest video quality, processing density and speed, and enable some of the
hottest applications demanded by the market."
"IP Unity has a great vision for converged multimedia applications, and
a very powerful set of integrated video solutions," emphasized Surf VP
Sales Doron Hendler. "By using our SurfStream and SurfRider products, IP
Unity is taking advantage of the best, most future-proofed signal
processing technology and our advanced development framework for scalable
media transport, transcoding, streaming and conferencing functions."
IP Unity's Mereon Video Conferencing solution, incorporating Surf's
video engine, can be seen at Booth 429 at the Fall VON 2006 in Boston,
September 12-14.
About Surf Communication Solutions
SURF Communication Solutions develops a suite of hardware and software
products that drives a wide variety of applications whose common goal is
high- capacity propagation of voice and video. These applications are
predominantly developed by media gateway, media server and IMS equipment
manufacturers in the telecommunication infrastructure field. The Surf media
processing engine is available in a variety of integration levels, such as
AMC, PTMC and PCI form factor resource boards or DSP chips, which are
pre-integrated with leading ATCA, MicroTCA and cPCI carrier boards and
blades. By utilizing the capabilities and flexibility of Surf's media
processing engine, customers can significantly reduce time-to-market while
supporting market demands for true convergence of all media types:
audio/voice, video, and data (fax/modem), over all networks: IP, mobile,
wireline, and wireless - all on a single DSP. For more information, go to
http://www.surf-com.com or call (866) 644-3379.
About IP Unity
IP Unity is the leader in delivering carrier-grade media servers,
application servers and real-time multimedia applications over IP, TDM and
enterprise networks. The company's open and modular Mereon(R) solutions let
service providers, large enterprises and public institutions quickly deploy
services ranging from simple personal communications to complex rich media
information and enterprise services. IP Unity solutions feature
carrier-class reliability and scalability, intelligent resource management
and ease of customization, resulting in optimal total cost of ownership. IP
Unity's comprehensive multiservice solutions are deployed across
traditional and all-IP broadband, fixed, mobile and FMC networks around the
world. For more information, go to http://www.ip-unity.com or call 408-582-1100.
About the Texas Instruments DSP Third Party Network
Surf Communication Solutions is a member of the TI DSP Third Party
Network, a worldwide organization of independent companies that offer
products and services supporting TI DSPs. TI third parties provide
expertise across a variety of applications, including audio, control,
telecommunications, video and imaging and wireless communications. Third
party products and services include a broad range of application software,
development hardware and software, and consulting services that support
original equipment manufacturers' efforts to bring differentiated products
to the market quickly. For more information about the TI DSP Third Party
Network, please visit http://www.ti.com/3p.
Trademarks
SurfRider and SurfStream are trademarks of Surf Communication
Solutions. Mereon is a registered trademark of IP Unity. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Surf Communication Solutions
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CONTACT:
Ruth Bridger, Marketing Manager of Surf
Communication Solutions, +972-4-9095-777, or pr@surf-com.com
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