Software accelerates adoption of converged IMS-NGN services.
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Integrated with SOA capabilities, WebLogic SIP Server v3.0 is designed to offer network operators and application developers support for Java EE 1.4, Java SE 5, and Web services standards. Standards compliant IMS application server includes on-line and off-line charging support, geographical redundancy, hot application and platform upgrade capability, IPv6 and SCTP support, plugable Profile API, and full Diameter base protocol access.
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BEA Systems Ships BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 to Help Accelerate Adoption of Converged IMS-NGN Services Layer
BEA Offers the Industry's First and Only Geographically Redundant IMS Application Server Integrated With Java EE 1.4 and SOA Capabilities
Core News Facts
o BEA WebLogic® SIP Server 3.0 is designed to feature SIP session replication with geographical redundancy and the hot swappable BEA WebLogic Server® 9.2 kernel for high availability IMS services and improved end customer satisfaction.
o BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 is designed to provide comprehensive support for Java, Web services and Internet standards through a single converged application container.
o BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 is generally available today. For more information, visit bea.com/sip .
BEAWORLD 2006, BEIJING, Dec. 13 / - BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS), a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, today extended its leadership role at the Services Layer of next-generation telecom networks with the release of BEA WebLogic® SIP Server 3.0.
The converged Java EE-SIP-IMS application server component of the BEA WebLogic® Communications Platform product family, BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 adds new capabilities designed to further enhance BEA's position in the marketplace. New features include on-line and off-line charging support, geographical redundancy, hot application and platform upgrade capability, IPv6 and SCTP support, a plug-able Profile API, full Diameter base protocol access and complete Java EE1.4 compliance. BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 is designed to meet the needs of network operators committed to deploying a feature-rich and cost-effective services layer for next-generation networks (NGN)
"The number one concern of telecom network operators is increasing the top-line and generating new revenue streams," said Mike McHugh, vice president and general manager, WebLogic Communications Platform, BEA Systems. "In a competitive landscape where they must innovate and deliver, they need a powerful IMS service creation, composition and execution platform to rapidly create and launch competitive services. With the release of BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0, BEA continues to deliver on its promise of providing these network operators with powerful innovation capabilities at the IMS-NGN service middleware level."
New Features in BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 Designed to Address High Availability, Performance and Extensibility
BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 is a full-featured, standards compliant IMS application server that is designed to offer network operators and application developers unparalleled support for Java EE 1.4, Java SE 5, and Web services standards, as well as seamless integration with both SOA and IMS environments.
The new features in BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 are designed to address three key areas: high availability and performance, increased extensibility, and powerful container capabilities.
o High Availability and Performance - Geographically redundant deployments
using tunable SIP session replication, a multi-tiered, massively scalable
cluster architecture, hot upgradeable platform and applications, TCP
connection pooling, SIP header compact form, and zero-latency state
caching.
o Increased Extensibility - Plug-able Profile API for custom profile
providers, Diameter base protocol API for development of new Diameter
applications
o Powerful Container Capabilities - Java EE 1.4, 3GPP compliant
on-line/off-line charging (Ro/Rf), IPv6, Stream Control Transmission
Protocol (SCTP), Tel URLs, Globally Routable User Agent URIs (GRUU)
The new features in BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 are designed to help network operators increase revenues, improve customer satisfaction, and maintain the lowest possible total cost of ownership (TCO) to implement new IMS-NGN services.
o Improved Customer Satisfaction - High availability and performance for
converged SOA-IMS services can help minimize dropped sessions, and
maximize uptime for new services.
o Increased Revenue Opportunities - Operators can realize increased
revenue potential through the delivery of innovative new SIP-IMS
applications, using new container capabilities such as native access to
telephone numbers and SCTP, Diameter Ro/Rf applications, GRUU, as well as
add custom capabilities thru.
o Lower TCO for IMS-NGN - BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 is designed to help
enable lower total cost of ownership by providing a single application
container architecture for the IMS-NGN Services Layer, in lieu of a
costly, multi-container architectures for the same level of container
capabilities.
In addition to these new features, BEA WebLogic SIP Server customers can benefit from a market-leading ecosystem of applications, completers and partners.
Pricing and Availability
BEA WebLogic SIP Server 3.0 is generally available today, December 13, 2006. For more information on BEA WebLogic SIP Server, please visit bea.com/sip , or for more information about the BEA WebLogic Communications Platform, please visit www.bea.com/wlcom .
The BEA WebLogic Communications Platform product family, including BEA WebLogic SIP Server, is a key component of the BEA SOA 360 platform. Announced in September at BEAWorld 2006 in San Francisco, the BEA SOA 360 platform is designed to deliver the industry's most unified SOA platform and spans all three of BEA's product families, AquaLogic®, WebLogic®, Tuxedo and the company's newly unveiled SOA collaborative tooling environment, BEA Workspace 360. (See Sept. 19, 2006, press release titled "BEA Announces SOA 360; Industry's most unified SOA Platform to transform and optimize business.")
About BEAWorld
BEAWorld is the premier event for SOA thought leadership and is taking place in three strategic world markets spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia. The conference is designed to provide critical insights, hands on instruction, best practice strategies and opportunities for interaction with like-minded professionals, industry leaders, visionaries and expert practitioners.
In addition to working to help make SOA a successful reality, BEAWorld is the place to find the latest information on BEA's infrastructure technologies including BEA Tuxedo®, BEA WebLogic, BEA AquaLogic and BEA SOA 360. This year's show will also include a Partner Showcase, highlighting the latest and most innovative developments from the extensive BEA partner community.
The third and final of three worldwide events is scheduled to begin today, Dec. 13 in Beijing. The first two events took place in San Francisco and Prague, Czech Republic earlier this Fall. For more information, visit bea.com/beaworld .
About BEA
BEA Systems, Inc. is a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software. BEA's SOA 360 platform is the industry's most unified SOA platform for business transformation and optimization, in order to improve cost structures and grow new revenue streams. Information about how BEA is enabling customers to achieve Business LiquidITy(TM) can be found at bea.com.
Source: BEA Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Karesha McGee of BEA Systems, Inc., +1-408-570-8288, or karesha.mcgee@bea.com
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