Date: 23/11/2010

AudioCodes is certified by Microsoft for SIP trunking connectivity into Verizon Business

AudioCodes has announced it has achieved interoperability qualification for its Mediant 3000 and Mediant 1000 Enterprise Session Border Controllers with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Microsoft Office Communications Server R2, when used in conjunction with Verizon Business' SIP Trunking service. The qualification testing was conducted by tekVizion Labs, Microsoft's Unified Communication Open Interoperability Program (UC OIP) testing partner.

AudioCodes said by using its Enterprise Session Border Controllers (E-SBC), enterprise customers can securely connect their Microsoft Unified Communications environment to Verizon Business' SIP trunking services, as well as to other SIP trunking service providers worldwide. The tekVizion certification confirms interoperability and feature transparency between the Microsoft system and the SIP trunking service. With AudioCodes Mediant platforms, customers can support PSTN and SIP Trunk interfaces in the same box, preventing forklift upgrades, and enabling gradual migration from costly PSTN circuits to SIP Trunking services, providing security and interoperability, adds AudioCodes.

"We are happy to announce another milestone in our roadmap to enable ubiquitous connectivity for Microsoft UC networks," stated Nimrod Borovsky, Vice President of Marketing at AudioCodes. "Our Mediant family of VoIP platforms has been key to our success in delivering secure and interoperable connectivity solutions for the Microsoft environment. Enterprises can safely use our products to create a fully connected Microsoft world, supporting the evolution from TDM PBXs and PSTN networks, to IP systems and SIP Trunking services."

AudioCodes has also announced the general availability of Enhanced Gateways and Survivable Branch Appliances for Microsoft Lync 2010. AudioCodes says its customers utilizing "Basic" and "Basic Hybrid" gateways for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 can easily migrate to "Enhanced" and "Survivable Branch Appliance" gateway configurations for Microsoft Lync Server 2010, using a remote software upgrade, thereby maintaining their investment in existing hardware.