MetaSwitch Forum 2009, Las Vegas, NV: April 8, 2009.
Varaha Systems, Inc., a leading provider of Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions announced
today at the MetaSwitch Forum 2009 that its uMobility product family has achieved MetaSwitch
Partner Certified interoperability with MetaSwitch. The joint solution enables carriers to
deploy a SIP-based FMC service.
Varaha's uMobility solution uses the MetaSwitch call agent to deliver the MetaSphere
applications suite directly to the mobile smartphone. Together with MetaSwitch, uMobility's
combination of mobile client and network server software transforms the smartphone into a
fully featured enterprise dialing community member. Single number productivity gains plus
hard cost savings from Wi-Fi-based voice and messaging services adds value to the overall
MetaSwitch solution.
"Varaha is confident of the growth of mobility solutions for carriers serving both
the business and consumer segments based on the volume of uMobility deployments," said
Jogen Pathak, CEO of Varaha Systems. "MetaSwitch confirms the readiness of the world's
elite carriers to enhance their voice and data mobility services portfolio for their customers."
uMobility makes the deskphone mobile, increasing employee productivity with a higher
first-call connection rate with one voicemail box. uMobility improves coverage, offers
higher data speeds, and offloads traffic to Wi-Fi. This win-win solution cuts 50% of usage
costs while enforcing telecommunications policy for outbound services. The result is
increased usage and more bandwidth for new innovative services offered by carriers enabled
by future uMobility Multimedia solutions.
Enterprise security is maintained through VPN and certificates support across multiple
platforms while making carrier deployment easy. uMobility's patented Service Quality Aware
(SQA) ™ means mobility enjoys uniform enterprise-grade voice quality.
"The user experience begins and ends with the mobile smart phone," said Ed Cox,
VP of Marketing and Carrier Sales. "uMobility's support of the latest devices, including
Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone and even Blackberry means that the best device for the end user
is now also the best device for fixed-mobile convergence."
To achieve Partner Certification by MetaSwitch, Varaha's uMobility solution had to pass a
rigorous set of interoperability tests, encompassing connectivity and support for advanced
calling features across multiple network types reliably.
"We are pleased to welcome Varaha Systems to the MetaSwitch Partner Program and as a
Silver Sponsor, exhibitor and speaker at the MetaSwitch Forum 2009," said Andy Randall,
vice president of marketing at MetaSwitch. "The service provider market continues to see
increasing competition for both the corporate desktop and the residential user, one that
requires an increasing set of competitive network-based capabilities to win. MetaSwitch
understands what is needed by our customers and uMobility delivers the capabilities needed for
our customers to thrive."
By adding Varaha's uMobility solution to the MetaSwitch powered network, a number of key
benefits become available to end users:
Improved Productivity and Efficiency: The use of single number reach (SNR) means
that employees don't miss important calls because the deskphone is always available on the
mobile. Likewise, time previously spent checking numerous voice mail boxes is significantly
reduced because the user is more available and only has one voicemail box to check.
Uniform Telecom Policy Management: uMobility means all mobile voice communication
routes through the MetaSwitch network. This common thread means IT can regulate consistent
telecommunications policy for access, long distance and international calling.
Cost Reduction: Making the deskphone mobile means better services at reduced cost.
Prior to the mobile desk, as much as 38% of the IT department is covering various cell phone
plans, both those negotiated for the enterprise as well as rogue cell phones paid for in
monthly expense reports. After the mobile desk, all cell phones are part of the enterprise,
using Wi-Fi minutes up to 60% of the time - the conversion from cellular to Wi-Fi means the
enterprise can afford to provide mobility to a much larger portion of their staff, improving
productivity and employee work environment all along the way.
About Varaha Systems
Varaha Systems is a leading provider of FMC (Fixed-Mobile Convergence) solutions for
carrier and enterprise networks. Varaha's patented and comprehensive uMobility solution
ensures superior voice quality through its Service Quality Aware (SQA) software architecture,
seamless network hand-offs and network security along with a rich set of mobile capabilities.
Varaha is headquartered in Dallas, TX with sales and development centers in three continents.
Learn more about Varaha Systems by visiting www.varaha.com.
About MetaSwitch
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migration of communications networks to open, packet-based architectures. Hundreds of network operators
worldwide depend on its Carrier Division for reliable, scalable session control, media gateway and
application/feature server solutions to enable compelling revenue-generating services. Its Network
Protocols Division, marketed under the Data Connection brand
(www.dataconnection.com), develops high performance,
portable software components that are integrated into the products of the world's leading communications
equipment manufacturers. For more information, please visit
www.metaswitch.com.
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