CounterPath's eyeBeam 1.5 Softphone Achieves NeuStar Interoperability Certification
14 March 2007 - 5:29AM
PR Newswire (US)
VANCOUVER, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath
Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: CTPS), a leading provider of VoIP (Voice
over IP) and Video over IP SIP softphones, today announced that
CounterPath's eyeBeam 1.5 softphone has successfully completed
interoperability testing with NeuStar's Presence Platform (PSP).
Operators investing in converged presence enabled services will now
be able to select CounterPath's multi-media PC client to work
seamlessly with NeuStar's PSP, which is already integrated within
operator networks worldwide. Compliant to OMA (Open Mobile
Alliance) industry standards, the NeuStar Developer
Interoperability Program (DIP) for mobile instant messaging (IM)
provides end-to-end interoperability testing for SIP multimedia
capabilities over converged IMS networks. Mobile IM's presence and
group list management functions, which work within the core of
converged IMS networks, enable fixed and mobile users to
communicate with each other at any time from anywhere.
"CounterPath's eyeBeam 1.5 softphone is a white-labeled SIP
multimedia PC client that provides a wealth of powerful
communications features to support traditional and next generation
services, and it has already been selected by British Telecom (BT).
Working with the NeuStar PSP, operators are able to provide
personalized presence-enabled communications to the PC user,
including smart-call routing based on presence information and
VoIP-to-video calling. We look forward to working with NeuStar and
helping them provide end-to-end, market-leading next generation
services," said Donovan Jones, President and COO of CounterPath.
"Mobile and fixed line users demand personalized communications and
the ability to keep connected regardless of operator networks or
devices. NeuStar provides integrated next generation services, and
working with CounterPath further strengthens our market offering
for truly converged multimedia communications," said Simon Brown,
General Manager of NeuStar's Next Generation Messaging Services.
About NeuStar NeuStar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR) is a leading provider of
essential clearinghouse and directory services to the global
communications and Internet industry. In November 2006, NeuStar
created its Next Generation Messaging (NGM) Services by acquiring
Followap Inc., a leading global provider of instant messaging,
presence and interconnect services. Powering leading IMS networks
such as Nortel and working in close partnership with handset
manufacturers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), NeuStar's NGM
Services enable subscribers to stay connected through real-time,
presence-enabled next generation services. Today, leading mobile
operators including Vodafone Group, Turkcell, Hutchison 3, Wind,
SFR, Swisscom and Mobinil are NeuStar customers, and have a
combined user base of over 200 million subscribers. NeuStar, Inc.
is headquartered in the United States, with subsidiary offices in
Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit
http://www.neustar.biz/ and http://www.neustar.biz/ngm. About
CounterPath CounterPath Solutions, Inc., formerly Xten Networks,
Inc., is a developer of award-winning, carrier-grade VoIP and Video
over IP SIP softphones for telecom and Internet telephony service
providers, cable operators, IP-PBX manufacturers and infrastructure
manufacturers. CounterPath's SIP softphones and softphone SDKs
(Software Development Kits), which provide VoIP, Video over IP, IM
(Instant Messaging) and Presence functionality and can be
preconfigured to our customer's VoIP service, are predominantly
licensed on a per seat or per subscriber basis, either co-branded
or private labeled. CounterPath's technology is deployed by over
250 customers in more than 50 countries. Additional information
about CounterPath and CounterPath's products and services is
available at http://www.counterpath.com/. CONTACT: Rob Brown,
Director of Marketing, (604) 320-3344 ext.120, DATASOURCE:
CounterPath Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Rob Brown, Director of
Marketing, (604) 320-3344 ext.120,
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