IP Unity Launches Software Development Centre

Tuesday, 14 December 2004, 20:30 IST
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BANGALORE: IP Unity dealing with IP enabled enhanced service solutions for traditional and new IP-centered public networks, has announced the opening of its new software and solutions development centre in Bangalore, India. The focus of the new centre is the rapid development of enhanced services platform and services that include audio/web/video conferencing, voicemail and unified messaging, speech recognition and innovative collaborative communications features. “We have recruited the best and brightest developers throughout India, with forefront carrier grade platform and application development skill set, to staff this new development centre,” stated Arun Sobti, CEO and Chair of IP Unity. “Our India team will develop innovative unified communication and collaboration enabling core platform modules and integrate the best third-party peripherals in messaging, speech recognition, video, data collaboration and presence capabilities. With these new deliverables, IP Unity intends to reinforce our leadership in IP services, and help transform the way the world communicates.” The HMS6000 embraces telecoms’ most important technology and innovation challenges, to cater to a multi-billion dollar opportunity. IP Unity’s platform and solutions - Provides revenue generating features for fixed line operators (ILECS and CLECS) deploying broadband services, cable operators moving into triple play services, mobile operators replacing legacy messaging infrastructures with next-generation platforms, and large enterprises deploying VOIP networks - help mobile operators provide a seamless experience for users while they roam between traditional cellular and new 3G coverage - help operators who are converging their mobile and fixed line networks IP Unity leverages industry standards and carrier-dominant protocols like SIP, PacketCable, MGCP, NEBS 3 and 3GPP. It partners with Siemens, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Nortel, UTStarcom, NEC and other top-tier network and systems integrators preferred by carriers throughout the world. The development centre will draw on in-house innovations and integration of turnkey solutions working with partners to match the needs of world wide markets. The center is staffed by an initial team of 20 developers, but IP Unity projects potential growth to over 100 developers in the coming year and beyond. The company strives for maximum transparency between its employees and customers, and has attracted a highly talented and experienced pool of employees to its world-class R&D organization. IP Unity has also invested in best-in-class facilities in Bangalore, with seamless connectivity between all global locations and a single line of management to enable seamless engagement in all aspects of innovative telecoms services and platform development, projects and career growth for all its employees. IP Unity was founded in 1999 and has now shipped hundreds of its carrier-grade media server systems to wireline and wireless telecoms operators in North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America. The company is a leader in giving operators VoIP, messaging and conferencing, text-to-speech, interactive voice response and announcement features via a single unified multi-services platform. Operators use these features to provide exciting new applications to their consumer and enterprise users.
Source: IANS