net.com's SHOUT Facilitates VoIP Cost Savings and Productivity Gains for Large Enterprises
February 24 2005 - 9:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
net.com's SHOUT Facilitates VoIP Cost Savings and Productivity
Gains for Large Enterprises Newest Release Solves Key Issues for
Large Global Enterprises, Scares off VoIP Attacks With Rogue Packet
Ejector MIAMI, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- net.com
(NYSE:NWK), a global supplier of communications equipment,
announced today that the newest version of its SHOUT platform
enhances a large enterprise's ability to take advantage of the cost
savings and productivity gains of voice-over-IP (VoIP) while
maximizing the return on its substantial investment in telephony
infrastructure. SHOUT helps the enterprise seamlessly migrate
legacy telephony systems to a converged IP solution by
interconnecting multi-vendor PBX and call center environments with
next generation VoIP applications across IP data networks. SHOUT's
multi-vendor, multi-protocol support, combined with its strong
support of open standards such as SIP helps avoid vendor lock-in
with proprietary solutions, further reducing implementation and
capital costs. Enhancements to the platform in this release further
equip SHOUT as an optimal voice migration appliance for large
global enterprises: -- IP over Serial Aggregates multiple remote
nodes on a router connected to SHOUT, offering point to point
serial connection to the central router. The serial interface
interoperates with the Cisco HDLC protocol. -- SIP Signaling over
TCP Allows broader interoperability of SHOUT with third-party SIP
vendors, providing additional flexibility and more choices of SIP
elements -- NI-2 ISDN Support Supports the basic call control
messages and information elements required for NI-2. Stephen
Gleave, vice president of marketing for net.com, commented, "With
SHOUT, immediate savings are achieved by capping investment in the
installed PBX network, using the IP network as a transport
mechanism for high-cost routes, and enabling the existing
infrastructure to take advantage of standards-based VoIP-enabled
applications. Migration reduces risks and costs associated with a
full scale replacement of the enterprise voice infrastructure."
Security issues in the VoIP network net.com's voice-focused
security solutions include protecting the devices from attack, MD5
authentication, TLS support, and enabling enterprises to run VoIP
over their existing data infrastructure without having to update or
replace their security devices or policies. Headlining SHOUT's rich
set of security features is the SHOUT Packet Manager (SPM), which
inspects the validity of every packet at the Ethernet interface
before it is passed to the operating system for processing. This
"rogue packet ejector" helps keep networks running, unlike other
solutions that may require a reboot of the router when rogue
packets are sent to its interfaces. SHOUT also provides MD5
authentication on a call-by-call basis to prevent spoofing of users
by challenging devices attempting to call the network and verifying
responses against an internal table or an external database. In
addition, SHOUT's BSP/VTP protocols enable voice conversations to
seamlessly traverse existing NATs and firewalls, and because these
protocols encode voice and signaling information into proprietary
tunnels, voice packets are effectively secured from those intent on
listening in on conversations. For secure voice calls in an IP
setting, SHOUT offers support of STUII, STUIII, STE, FNBDT for
government, and now adds TCC for secure-grade commercial phones.
SHOUT can operate as a standalone system, or can work alongside
third- party call controllers, IP PBXs, and SIP proxies. The newest
release of SHOUT is now generally available. About net.com Network
Equipment Technologies, doing business as net.com, is a leading
provider of networking equipment that enables enterprises,
governments and carriers to adapt to a broadband future. An
architect of the networking industry, net.com has been supplying
service providers, governments and enterprises around the world
with bulletproof networking technology for more than 20 years. net
performance. net results. net.com. Visit http://www.net.com/ for
more information. NOTE: SHOUT, SHOUT Packet Manager, net.com and
the net.com logo are trademarks of Network Equipment Technologies,
Inc. DATASOURCE: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. CONTACT:
investors, Brenda Ropoulos of net.com, +1-510-574-2508, or ; or
Richard Williams, +1-919-554-3532, or , for net.com U.S.; or David
Rowlands, +44-0-1291-626200, or , for net.com internationally; or
Tonya Bacon, +1-301-408-4500, or , for N.E.T. Federal Web site:
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