CounterPath Helps Verizon Business Deliver Comprehensive Unified Communications Solution
October 30 2007 - 7:09PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company's Software Development Kit (SDK) incorporated into Verizon
Business' Integrated Communications Package VANCOUVER, Oct. 30
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath Corporation (formerly
CounterPath Solutions, Inc.) (OTCBB: COPA), a leading provider of
multimedia VoIP softphones and SIP applications, announced today
that the company's software has been licensed by Verizon Business
to enable voice, messaging and presence management in its
Integrated Communications Package, helping to provide Verizon
Business customers with a comprehensive unified communications
solution. Verizon Business' Integrated Communications Package -
currently available to U.S.-based Hosted IP Centrex customers - is
a unified communications service which helps businesses increase
productivity and efficiency by enabling employees to control
incoming and outgoing calls, access voicemail, manage their online
presence, send text messages, and synchronize contacts and
calendars. Verizon Business' future plans include expansion
internationally and integration into its portfolio of advanced
audio, net and video conferencing services and contact center
services. "Businesses are looking for solutions that enhance
productivity and collaboration across multiple platforms and
environments. The Integrated Communications Package from Verizon
Business provides an intuitive user experience and we are pleased
to be included in the Company's vision for unified communications
services", said Donovan Jones, President and COO of CounterPath.
"CounterPath is focused on building carrier grade, rich
applications for voice, video, IM and presence. Our enterprise
roadmap, which focuses on enhanced collaboration, calendaring,
white boarding and conferencing, will fulfill a much needed
requirement of businesses today." Verizon Business will utilize the
strengths of the CounterPath C++ SDK (Software Development Kit) to
help power the soft phone components of the Integrated
Communications Package. The CounterPath SDK runs beneath the
surface of the Integrated Communications Package desktop client
allowing Verizon Business customers to direct their incoming calls
to a traditional phone, computer, mobile phone, PDA or voicemail.
"Our Integrated Communications Package offers our customers a
compelling IP solution for collaboration and mobility," said Mike
Marcellin, vice president of Product Marketing for Verizon
Business. "By incorporating the CounterPath softphone SDK into our
ICP offering, we can help enable high performance unified
communications for our customers in a converged voice and data
environment. CounterPath is demonstrating its softphone technology
within Verizon Business' Integrated Communications Package at the
Fall VON Expo (Booth #1249) taking place October 30th and 31st in
Boston, MA. For more information on Verizon Business' Integrated
Communications Package, please visit
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2007/verizon-business-enables.html.
About CounterPath Since 2003, CounterPath Corporation (formerly
CounterPath Solutions, Inc.) has been creating value for its
clients with the development of innovative multimedia VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol) softphones and SIP applications.
CounterPath has a flexible, user friendly and feature-rich product
suite, which enables its clients to cost-effectively integrate or
bundle voice, video, presence and IM applications into their VoIP
solutions. The company's clients include some of the world's
largest telecommunications service providers and network equipment
providers including AT&T, BT (British Telecommunications PLC),
Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco Systems. Additional information about
CounterPath and its products and services is available at
http://www.counterpath.com/. CONTACT: Media Contact: Sarah Stover,
GREY Vancouver, (604) 484-3274, ; Investor Contact: Scott Wilson,
The Blueshirt Group, (415) 489-2188, DATASOURCE: CounterPath
Corporation CONTACT: Media Contact: Sarah Stover, GREY Vancouver,
(604) 484-3274, ; Investor Contact: Scott Wilson, The Blueshirt
Group, (415) 489-2188,
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