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IMS Forum Plugfest III Test Event Achieves New Interoperability Milestones
(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) BOSTON, MA, October 29 / MARKET WIRE/ --
The IMS Forum, the industry's only
association dedicated to IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) application and
service interoperability certification, announced today the results from
the third IMS Plugfest(TM) held Oct. 15-19, 2007 at the UNH
InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) in New Hampshire. The results of the testing
will be discussed by IMS Forum Plugfest III participants at the Fall VON
Conference Solutions Theater at the following times:
-- Tuesday, October 30, 3:15 - 4:15 PM
-- Wednesday, October 31, 2:15 - 3:15 PM
In this round of testing the IMS Forum Plugfest members completed
multi-vendor interoperability for voice, multimedia, video sharing,
security and the interworking of IMS core services with 2G and 3G mobile
user equipment. Plugfest III achieved the first-ever multi-vendor
interoperability enabling secure mobile access to IMS services.
Participating companies also demonstrated the interoperability between the
Proxy-CSCF and IMS clients using IMS Authentication and Key Agreement (IMS
AKA) and IP Security protocol (IPsec).
Sixteen companies participated in Plugfest III, testing the following
services:
-- VoIP, Instant Messaging, and FMC using femto-cells
-- Video Sharing and Multimedia
-- Services for Businesses and Unified Communications
-- User and Application Profile Handling
-- Security, Reliability and Robustness Testing for IMS Services
-- Delivery of IMS Core Services to 2G/3G Mobile Devices
In addition, the Forum issued the industry's first "IMS Report Card"
addressing a number of myths that have held back the widespread adoption of
standards-compliant IMS solutions. A copy of the report is available on the
IMS Forum Website at www.imsforum.org.
"We can speak with increased confidence that IMS is moving forward
regardless of the noise out there," said Manuel Vexler, IMS Forum Technical
Chair. "Standards-compliant and interoperable IMS services are getting
ready for deployment. We have seen that multiple vendors can quickly
integrate and deploy service in a multi-vendor, multi-service providers IMS
network. The proof is coming out of one successful Plugfest after another
as noted by the industry."
"The industry is clearly beginning to seize on IMS for cost-effective
delivery of new and existing multimedia IP services, and it is also feeling
the pain points that come from not demanding open, standards-compliant,
interoperable solutions from their vendors," said Michael Khalilian,
Chairman and President of the IMS Forum. "Open IMS is no longer a question
of if, but rather how long do you really want to wait."
Sponsors of the event included Empirix, Intel, and Sonus. Media Sponsors
included Pulver Media, Inc., and IMS Magazine. Participants in this
Plugfest included a cross-section of the IMS industry, in a clear example
of the global reach of IMS:
-- Acision -- Mavenir Systems
-- Argela Technologies -- Mu Security
-- Aricent Technologies -- NE Technologies
-- Continuous Computing -- Radvision
-- CopperCom -- Reef Point Systems
-- Data Connection, Ltd. (DCL) -- Sonus Networks
-- Empirix -- Starent networks
-- IPgallery (Gallery IP Telephony) -- Tekelec
The IMS technology is recognized to be a cost-effective (OPEX and CAPEX)
"Quadruple Play" revenue generating set of applications and services. The
IMS Forum Plugfests are designed to accelerate IMS deployment. The first
IMS Forum Plugfest focused on basic IP voice, routing fundamentals and the
interoperability of the IMS transport layer. The second Plugfest tests
built on that foundation to include interoperability for VoIP, IP Centrex,
IP PBX, SMS, video sharing, basic security and fixed-mobile convergence
functionality. The IMS Forum is open to all companies developing solutions
for IMS. For online registration go to www.IMSForum.org or contact the
forum at info@imsforum.org.
About the IMS Forum
The IMS Forum is a global, non-profit industry association devoted to
interoperable IP Multimedia Subsystem services delivery architecture and
solutions. IMS Forum's mission is to accelerate the interoperability of
IMS revenue-generating services and enabling enterprise and residential
consumers to fully benefit from the delivery of multimedia mobile and fixed
services over broadband cable, wireless, wireline and fiber networks. The
IMS Forum is the creator and organizer of the IMS Plugfest(TM), the
industry's only event focused on IMS service interoperability verification
and certification through the IMS Certified(TM) program.
Through its organized Plugfests, working group interactions and other
activities, forum members are able to develop cost-effective technical
frameworks for converged IP services over wireline, cable, 3G, WiFi and
WiMAX networks. For additional information or to join the IMS Forum and
the IMS Plugfests, please visit www.IMSForum.org.
For additional information contact:
IMS Forum PR
Cathy Clarke
617-527-2089PR@imsforum.org
Copyright 2007 Market Wire, Incorporated
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