MetaSwitch VP3000 Wins Internet Telephony's Product of the Year For Second Year Running

MetaSwitch VP3000 Wins Internet Telephony's Product of the Year For Second Year Running 

 

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2002--Award Recognizes MetaSwitch's Industry-Leading Innovation in "Class 5 Alternative" Category

MetaSwitch today announced that its MetaSwitch VP3000 Next Generation Class 5 Switch has been honored for the second year in succession with an Internet Telephony magazine Product of the Year award, in the "Class 5 Alternative" category.

 "We are extremely pleased that Internet Telephony has again recognized the MetaSwitch VP3000 as one of its Products of the Year" said John Lazar, MetaSwitch's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "The VP3000 was the first product to combine VoATM access with a wide range of Class 5 subscriber and switch features. Over the past year, we've executed on that vision to deliver a working Class 5 broadband voice switch. We've now added VoIP and legacy POTS access via GR-303, and extended the core switch function, so that the MetaSwitch VP3000 can be the cornerstone of a service provider's network over the next five to ten years."

 According to INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) editorial director Greg Galitzine, the MetaSwitch VP3000 was selected because it demonstrates true innovation which is the hallmark of Product of the Year winners.

 "The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process, and the editorial team spent many hours studying the applications we received from vendors, as well as looking through materials we collected on our own over the past year," said Galitzine.

 About the MetaSwitch VP3000

 The MetaSwitch VP3000 is a Next Generation Class 5 Switch, combining broadband (VoATM and VoIP) and legacy voice access with Class 5 functions in a compact, fault-tolerant system. It offers service providers an immediate solution for broadband and POTS services, and a future-proof Softswitch architecture for enhanced application services.

 About MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch is a division of Data Connection (DCL), a leading provider of communications technology including MPLS, SIP, MGCP, Megaco/H.248, SCTP, ATM, IP conferencing and unified messaging.

MetaSwitch and Data Connection have offices in Alameda (California), Reston (Virginia), and Enfield (North London), Chester and Edinburgh in the UK. For information, email contact@metaswitch.com or visit www.\b metaswitch\b0 .com.

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