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BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper v3.0 is Telecom Web Services and Service Access Gateway solution for next-generation service delivery platforms (SDP). It integrates support for IP Multimedia Subsystem, SIP, and Java EE with Telecom Web and Enterprise Web Services, policy enforcement, and partner management. Delivering Web service interfaces for various telecom capabilities, it also supports event-triggered notifications for user status and location.
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BEA Systems Delivers Foundation for Telecom Web Services and Service Access Gateways with Release of BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0
Enhanced Telecom Web Services and Policy Enforcement Are Designed to Help Enable Operators to Realize Greater Revenue and Cost-Efficiencies from Their Service Delivery Platforms and IMS Networks
Core News Facts
1. With the release of BEA WebLogic(R) Network Gatekeeper 3.0, BEA delivers a comprehensive Telecom Web Services and Service Access Gateway solution for next-generation service delivery platforms (SDP).
2. BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 is designed to help operators maximize their investment in existing networks, as well as generate additional revenue from new SDP and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network capabilities delivered through its comprehensive Telecom Web Services layer.
3. BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 offers new features focused on enhanced Telecom Web Services capabilities, IMS and Java EE integration, enhanced policy enforcement and Service Creation Environment (SCE).
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 12 // - BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS), a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, today announced the release of BEA WebLogic(R) Network Gatekeeper 3.0 - a comprehensive Telecom Web Services gateway and Service Access Gateway solution for next-generation service delivery platforms. By fully integrating support for IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) with Telecom Web Services, Enterprise Web Services, and policy enforcement and partner management, BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 is designed to help network operators rapidly create new services and realize more revenue from existing fixed or mobile networks, as well as recently implemented next-generation networks and IMS networks.
"For network operators seeking to expand revenue opportunities through new services provided by a large community of third-party partners, a Service Delivery Platform with powerful policy enforcement capabilities and comprehensive Telecom Web Services, like those found in BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0, is paramount," said Brian Partridge, senior analyst, Yankee Group. "Yankee Group research shows that tier-one operators worldwide view SDPs as a strategic component of their next-generation service delivery architectures."
New Features in BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0
BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper - the Telecom Web Services and Service Access Gateway component of the BEA WebLogic(R) Communications Platform product family - is a carrier-grade solution for powerful policy enforcement, Telecom Web Services, third-party partner management, and Service Level Agreements (SLA) management. All new features in BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 are designed to help enable network operators to implement a powerful Service Access Gateway and Telecom Web Services platform to increase customer satisfaction, enhance new revenue-generation opportunities and achieve higher cost-efficiencies.
The key new features of BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 are designed to focus on enhanced Telecom Web Services capabilities, IMS and Java EE integration, enhanced policy enforcement, and Service Creation Environment.
o Enhanced Telecom Web Services - Delivers simple Web service interfaces
for telecom capabilities such as Short Message Service (SMS),
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
Push, terminal location, terminal status, third-party call control,
call notification, audio calls, call handling, presence and payments.
Also supports event-triggered notifications for user status and
location.
o IMS and Java EE Integration - Native support for Java EE, Java Web
Services, SIP and IMS. Based on the industry-leading Java EE
application platform, BEA WebLogic Server(R), and the industry-leading
converged SIP-IMS application server, BEA WebLogic(R) SIP Server.
o Enhanced Policy Enforcement - Provides ability to enforce SLA policies
across geographically distributed data centers. Also supports callable
policy interfaces that allow policy enforcement to be extended to
external applications and services.
o Service Creation Environment - Includes the Software Developer Kit
(SDK) and Extension Toolkit - both of which support integration with
Eclipse-based Integrated Development Environments (IDE) and enable
developers to easily create and test applications using Telecom Web
Services, as well as create custom Telecom Web Services and network
plug-ins.
"Network operators are constantly looking for ways to increase their ROI from existing, as well as new NGN-IMS, telecom network assets," said Mike McHugh, vice president and general manager, BEA WebLogic Communications Platform, BEA Systems. "The highly extensible and customizable Java and Telecom Web Services and policy enforcement capabilities at the heart of BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper 3.0 are designed to help enable operators to open their networks to third-party developers, while also providing the tools to help manage these partners cost-effectively."
About BEA WebLogic Communications Platform
BEA WebLogic Communications Platform is a family of communication infrastructure software products designed to enable telecom network operators and communication service providers to rapidly and cost effectively create, deploy and manage converged IP-telecom services. The product family includes BEA WebLogic SIP Server; BEA WebLogic Network Gatekeeper and BroadWorks, BEA WebLogic Edition. For more information about the BEA WebLogic Communications Platform product family, please visit www.bea.com/wlcom.
About BEA
BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAS) 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 www.bea.com.
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