| Iperia Teams Up with STS Telecom
ActivEdge unified messaging applications help hosted IP telephony provider
deliver value-add enhanced services
North Billerica, Mass., April 17, 2006 - Iperia, Inc., the emerging
leader in unified communications solutions, today announced its partnership
with STS Telecom to make a full suite of unified communications applications
available for residential and business subscribers. STS, an established
provider of hosted VoIP and traditional telephone services, has chosen
Iperia's ActivEdge™ solution to enhance its portfolio of IP-based services
to include web-based voicemail, voicemail to email, fax to email messaging,
conferencing and more. ActivEdge will be integrated on the Sylantro platform,
which provides STS with an advanced IP Centrex and hosted communications
services for business, residential, wireless and other applications.
VoIP telecommunications offers many benefits over traditional legacy
services. Lower long distance rates are only part of the equation.
For example, a business subscriber can travel a few miles out of a hurricane
disaster zone to plug into the Internet, restoring business operation while
other businesses struggle to establish new phone lines. In addition,
VoIP provides additional enhanced services such as telephone and web-based
voicemail and unified messaging, as well as hosted PBX and auto attendant
services for businesses. “Legacy providers offer simple stutter dial tone
to pick up messages, while restricting service to copper boundaries.
But today's businesses have much greater needs,” said Keith Kramer, executive
vice president at Florida-based STS Telecom. “Now, our agents can
offer feature benefits that outrank the competition. It’s no longer
about discounting prices.”
After evaluating other potential partners, including legacy providers
like Bell South, STS chose Iperia. “We needed a scalable solution
that could accommodate a larger business model,” said Kramer. “Iperia's
tight integration with Sylantro's Synergy, our IP PBX platform, is very
important. Sylantro's suite of hosted PBX and IP Centrex applications
and broadband voice solutions, coupled with Iperia's unified messaging
applications, enables STS to provide services that reflect the current
and future requirements of the market.”
“The three-way partnership between Sylantro, Iperia and STS exemplifies
the future of unified communications where any number of IP-based PBX and
enhanced communications services are readily available to both residential
and business subscribers,” commented Pete Bonee, president and CEO of Sylantro
Systems.
Iperia's carrier-class ActivEdge software empowers network service providers
with a scalable and high-performance solution for a full range of enhanced
services such as telephone and web-based voicemail, fax messaging, conferencing,
auto attendant, and unified messaging capabilities. Its applications
are packaged as industry standard, off-the-shelf hardware components; while
Iperia's installation, training, and support services provide for a turn-key
solution. The result is lower implementation risks and dramatically faster
time-to-market with unified communications services.
“As business and consumer subscribers increasingly realize the power
of VoIP, they won't settle for anything less than the services that STS
already offers,” said Jonathan Ross, president of Iperia. “We're pleased
to help make that happen.”
About STS Telecom
STS TELECOM is a Florida based, privately held, full service Telecommunications
Company that was established in 1994 as a long distance provider servicing
the Florida community. We have expanded our services to provide customers
with dependable discounted local phone service, in addition to long distance
service, and also offer a full suite of hosted communications services
for business and residential customers. In addition to Florida, STS is
in the process of receiving state authority to offer local and long-distance
telephone service in other states. On the web: www.ststelecom.com
About Iperia
Iperia is the emerging leader in unified communications, serving both
service providers (wireline, wireless, and broadband) and enterprise companies
worldwide. Iperia's software is based on open industry standards, such
as SIP and VoiceXML, and leverages off-the-shelf hardware components. Iperia's
voice-enabled framework offers a suite of "best in class" applications
plus an open architecture that promotes interoperability and customization.
This combination brings new efficiency and ease of use to personal and
business communications. Iperia is privately held and funded by Friedli
Corporate Finance, a leading Swiss venture firm. Its headquarters are in
North Billerica, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.Iperia.com.
About Sylantro Systems
Sylantro Systems, based in Campbell, CA,. USA, provides the premier
software platform for advanced hosted communications services for business,
residential, wireless and other applications. Sylantro allows service providers
to rapidly deliver high value, high margin managed telephony services without
the cost and complexity of today's in house PBX and key systems, giving
consumers new flexibility in their communications services. Sylantro customers
include AT&T Inc., Swisscom, China Unicom, and next generation service
providers such as Covad and Lightyear Network Solutions. For more information,
please go to www.sylantro.com.
Sylantro is a registered trademark of Sylantro Systems
Corporation. All rights reserved. All other products and brands mentioned
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