Antepo Integrates Presence and Telephony With VoIP Upgrade for OPN System

Antepo, Inc. (http://www.antepo.com), a pioneer of secure, scalable Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Presence technology, today unveiled the first preview of its upcoming upgrade for OPN System(TM), code-named "Rivoli" which adds voice and video capabilities to its award-winning EIM and Presence Management server. The Rivoli release further establishes OPN System's native support for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to offer broad integration with SIP-enabled services, devices, and applications.
With OPN System Rivoli, enterprises and service providers can seamlessly integrate IP-based telephony capabilities with enterprise-wide Presence management across a range of multimedia communications systems and services. The module implements a complete SIP registrar and proxy server, so users can leverage a range of SIP and SIMPLE-based "endpoints" (such as softphones, clients, and hardware devices) to make multimedia calls over the Internet -- and to generate and manage Presence through OPN System. Examples include Microsoft Windows Messenger, and CounterPath's eyeBeam(TM) softphone and SDK.
"Organizations are not only saving money through IP-based or converged communications; they are seeing tangible business gains in collaboration and productivity," said Maxime Seguineau, Chairman and CEO of Antepo. "Like every enhancement to OPN System, Rivoli will reduce friction in business processes -- in this case, delivering a scalable, reliable, and flexible platform for both enterprises and service providers to consolidate communications modes, and drive continued business growth."
For service providers, Rivoli works with CounterPath's award-winning eyeBeam client to offer a robust, scalable Presence engine to deliver voice-centric communication offerings. This integrated solution facilitates availability-based voice and video calls between eyeBeam-powered desktops and mobile devices, while providing Presence management and IM capabilities via OPN System to end-users.
"As the market adoption for VoIP increases, businesses are seeing real benefits in having features and functionality at the endpoint. We are very excited that CounterPath's softphone has been certified for Presence and Instant Messaging integration with Antepo. When combined, eyeBeam and the OPN System can be utilized as another powerful platform to deliver availability- based converged communication services," said Donovan Jones, Vice President of Sales & Marketing of CounterPath. "We are looking forward to working together to deliver best-of-breed IM, voice and video-over-IP solutions for service providers."
For enterprises, Rivoli offers the first and only alternative to Microsoft Live Communications Server for the company-wide integration of IP-based telephony systems, and the addition of advanced Presence management capabilities to a full range of voice, video, and IM communications. For instance, OPN System now integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Office by allowing Windows Messenger to register against OPN System Server for Presence, EIM, and multimedia calls - ultimately enabling real-time decision-making and information delivery. Enterprises can also achieve tight integration of Presence with existing VoIP infrastructures through OPN System's SIP signaling interface, setting a path for true convergence between desktop and voice communications in any organization.
Additional information for Antepo is available at http://www.antepo.com/rivoli/. For a demonstration and availability, call 212-741-6653 or email sales@antepo.com
Go to http://www.counterpath.com for information and pricing on CounterPath products and services, call 604-878-0440, or email sales@counterpath.com.
About CounterPath
CounterPath 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. eyeBeam -- CounterPath's feature-rich SIP Video over IP softphone with IM and Presence -- recently received both Communications Solutions(R) Magazine's and INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine's "Product of the Year" Award for 2004. CounterPath's Pocket PC SIP Softphone was recently named a 2005 Innovation Award winner from INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine. With over 120 customers in more than 30 countries, CounterPath technology is deployed in more than 5,400,000 IP endpoints worldwide. For more information please visit http://www.counterpath.com.
About Antepo
Antepo provides secure, scalable Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) and Presence capabilities to enterprises, carriers, developers, and SMBs through its innovative Open Presence Network (OPN) System(TM). OPN System enables real-time communication and collaboration between employees, customers, suppliers, and partners, while meeting critical requirements for control, security, integration, and compliance. As an official AOL Enterprise Federation Partner, Antepo also provides OPN System enterprises with seamless connectivity to business contacts on the AOL Instant Messenger(TM) (AIM(R)) network, in addition to supporting interoperability and server federation between EIM solutions based on XMPP or SIP/SIMPLE industry-standard protocols. OPN System is used by over 200 customers, including leading financial institutions such as Merrill Lynch, Calyon, Man Financial, Rabobank, and Goldenberg, Hehmeyer & Co.. Antepo is a FIMA (Financial Services Instant Messaging Association) affiliated vendor, and the recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award in EIM software. For more information, visit http://www.antepo.com.
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