VAPPS INTEGRATES WEB CONFERENCING INTO CB1000 CREATING FIRST IP BASED AUDIO AND WEB CONFERENCING SERVICE PLATFORM
Enhanced Hybrid Platform Allows Carriers and Service Providers to Combine Web and Audio Conferencing into One Collaborative Service Over Any Type of Network
Hoboken, NJ — November 22, 2005 — Vapps, a leading global provider of audio conferencing systems for IP and TDM networks, announced today a strategic partnership with WebDialogs to incorporate Web conferencing technology into its flagship CB1000 audio conferencing platform. The enhancement will allow carriers and service providers to offer the first collaborative voice and data conferencing service simultaneously over legacy PSTN and next-generation IP networks.
The central component of the CB1000 enhancement is WebDialogs’ WebInterpoint™ architecture, enabling end users to share documents, presentations, web content and applications online and in real-time. With its flexible design, and open API’s, WebInterpoint™ easily integrates into the Vapps platform, giving service provider customers an easy to use interface for hosting or joining audio/web conferences over any type of network utilizing any type of access device including: traditional handsets, cellular phone or IP devices.
“It’s important in today’s evolving telecom industry to offer high quality solutions that support both legacy and newer IP infrastructures,” said Ben Lilienthal, CEO and co-founder of Vapps. “WebDialogs has given us the ability to offer the industry’s first collective voice and data conferencing solution that works across all communication platforms, an invaluable competitive advantage for us.”
CB1000 is a SIP-enabled, carrier-grade conferencing platform that is VoIP native and delivers reliable, seamless reservation-less conference calls on both legacy and IP-based telecom systems. Features include: web-based call control, standard and advanced call management (lists, mute, volume control, conference locking and recording), operator support and call record details among others. The product supports up to 18,000 total conference participants in multiple simultaneous conferences, with the ability to easily scale on a card-by-card basis.
“We’ve built our business by providing our customers premier Web conferencing services that are easy to use,” stated Lou Guercia, CEO of Wedialogs. “Our partnership with Vapps furthers our initiative by leveraging the CB1000’s hybrid architecture in order to enter into new arenas such as the exploding VoIP marketplace.”
Pricing and Availability
The Vapps CB1000 with Web conferencing is available now. For pricing, please contact Vapps directly at 201- 420-1155 or WebDialogs at 1-877-932-3547.
About Vapps
Vapps develops, licenses and supports enhanced services products for converged network providers. The company’s flagship product, the CB1000 conference bridge, is a scalable, fault-tolerant conference calling platform for converged networks being used by service providers like BBTelsys and Excel Conferencing to reliably and continuously provision reservationless conference calling. For more information, visit www.vapps.com or call 201-420-1155.
About WebDialogs
WebDialogs, Inc., based in Billerica, Mass., is a leading provider of online meeting and communication solutions, which increase the productivity, effectiveness and quality of online interactions. WebDialogs delivers its practical and affordable Web conferencing and communication solutions to enterprises, service providers, application vendors and communication equipment providers. Effective, easy-to-use and quick to implement, WebDialogs solutions enable low-cost, high-value interactions online in an instant. For more information, visit www.webdialogs.com
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