CounterPath Raises The Bar For Free VoIP With Launch Of X-Lite 3.0
01 June 2006 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Drives Accelerated VoIP Adoption With Launch Of Carrier Grade Free
Softphone VANCOUVER, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath
Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: CTPS), a provider of Voice and Video over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications and softphones, has launched
X-Lite 3.0(TM), its new free softphone. X-Lite 3.0 is based on
eyeBeam 1.5(TM), CounterPath's carrier grade commercial SIP
softphone, and offers key functionality such as automatic
configuration, high quality audio and video, presence and instant
messaging, and a comprehensive address book. X-Lite 3.0 builds on
the success achieved by the previous version of X-Lite, which was
launched in April 2003, and has since been downloaded and used by
the vast majority of companies looking to test, build and deploy
SIP-based solutions. X-Lite 3.0 can be downloaded from
CounterPath's Web site, enabling users to experience the benefits
of softphones for free, as part of CounterPath's drive to
accelerate mainstream adoption of VoIP. These benefits include the
flexibility to communicate with others in a cost-effective way,
regardless of location, and over different applications, and with
greater audio and video clarity. "By providing X-Lite 3.0 free of
charge, we are extending the benefits of softphones to as many
people as possible, as part of our commitment to driving widespread
VoIP adoption and to ongoing innovation in the SIP-based IP
communications space," said Donovan Jones, President and COO at
CounterPath. "X-Lite 3.0 is the most advanced free softphone
solution available and complements our commercial offering, eyeBeam
1.5, providing an easy and intuitive way for users to explore how
VoIP can lend flexibility and cost savings to their everyday
communications needs. Many of the current users of X-Lite are using
it in conjunction with PBX solutions such as Asterisk and with the
resulting enhanced usability and performance, we expect to see
significant additional deployments of this complementary pairing."
As part of CounterPath's ongoing commitment to the SIP community
and to product development, X-Lite 3.0 will be used as a platform
for innovation, by enabling users to test, evaluate and provide
feedback on new features and applications to be launched in the
future. A comprehensive developer's program will be launched in the
next few months, and will enable users to engage in real world
deployments, therefore accelerating the time to market of
innovative multimedia and communications solutions. "Third-party
developer communities have been essential in the rapid prototyping
and development of applications for leading companies such as
Nokia, Microsoft and IBM," said Jason Fischl, CTO at CounterPath.
"CounterPath's standards-based approach to SIP ensures our
preeminent position in the VoIP community, allowing us access to
the largest organizations in the world involved with developing and
deploying SIP-based applications. Through the implementation of a
developer community around X-Lite, we expect to see X-Lite as the
catalyst for innovative new features and concepts such as
photo-sharing, music downloads, and other collaborative
applications." X-Lite 3.0 is highly inter-operable with many
commercially available, standards-compliant SIP elements, as well
as with other open source solutions including Asterisk, SIP Express
Router (SER), repro and sipX. X-Lite 3.0 is available from today
and can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.counterpath.com/. It is currently available on Windows,
with Mac and Linux versions launching later this year. To
experience the full power of CounterPath's SIP softphone solutions,
including individual brand customization, security and encryption
such as TLS and SRTP, and performance monitoring, please contact a
CounterPath Account Executive at 1-800-320-3344. About CounterPath
CounterPath Solutions, Inc., formerly Xten Networks, Inc., is a
developer of award-winning, high-quality, carrier-grade VoIP (Voice
over IP) and Video over IP SIP softphones for service providers,
cable operators, Internet telephony service providers, IP PBX
manufacturers and OEMs. CounterPath's SIP softphones are available
either pre-configured or as a software development kit (SDK), and
provide VoIP (Voice over IP), Video over IP, IM (Instant
Messaging), and Presence functionality. With over 150 customers in
more than 30 countries, CounterPath technology is deployed in more
than 6,000,000 IP endpoints worldwide. For more information please
visit http://www.counterpath.com/. For more information on
CounterPath, please contact: Todd Hanas Investor Relations
+1.866.869.8072 Louise Tipton (LEWIS Public Relations) Media
Relations +1.415.992.4400 DATASOURCE: CounterPath Solutions Inc.
CONTACT: Todd Hanas, Investor Relations, 1-866-869-8072, ; Louise
Tipton (LEWIS Public Relations), Media Relations, (415) 992-4400,
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