Edgewater Networks' Interoperability Lab Certifies Positron Telecommunication's G-Series IP PBX

“This certification combines the best-in-class communications platform feature set of the G-Series IP PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange) with the increased interoperability, security and high quality of service enabled by the EdgeMarc.”

Significant market presence

"Positron Telecom submitted its IP PBX solutions for certification with Edgewater's ESBC as they have a significant market presence and strong reputation for quality within the industry," said Jeffrey Liberman, VP of Sales and Business Development for Positron Telecom. "By using Edgewater Networks' solution combined with Positron Telecom's IP PBX, our reseller partners will be better positioned to provide their small-to-medium business clients with a higher quality experience."

The EdgeMarc ESBC is deployed at the customer's premises and is used to connect Positron's IP PBX system to SIP trunking services. The EdgeMarc as well provides VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)-aware security, quality of service to ensure high quality voice calls and integrated call quality monitoring to simplify problem resolution. The EdgeMarc is fully compatible with Edgewater Networks' EdgeView VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Support System. The award-winning EdgeView VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) Support System is used by leading service providers and enterprise organizations who are responsible for maintaining and managing converged voice, video and data networks. It provides visibility into call quality performance and is used to quickly find network impairments that negatively impact call quality.

The EdgeMarc ESBC

The EdgeMarc ESBC and EdgeView VoIP Support System are a part of a comprehensive solution from Edgewater Networks that connect, protect, optimize and manage IP-based communications.

"We're excited to add the Positron Telecom solution to the growing list of leading IP PBX systems certified by our SIP Trunking Interoperability Lab," said Dave G. Norman, Chief Executive Officer of Edgewater Networks. "This certification combines the best-in-class communications platform feature set of the G-Series IP PBX with the increased interoperability, security and high quality of service enabled by the EdgeMarc."

Combining the EdgeMarc ESBC with Positron Telecom's G-series IP PBX, ensures that end-users will have the ability to connect to a variety of SIP trunking service providers to obtain the lowest long-term investment available on the market. This certification expands Positron's market to the growing number of carriers, MSOs and Service Providers that rely on Edgewater's SIP trunking lab certification to validate and maintain PBX interoperability. Additional benefits include:

Positron Telecommunication Systems develops and markets sophisticated high reliability VoIP equipment for SMB and enterprise communication. The company's products integrate VoIP and traditional telephony in stand-alone systems that combine ease of use with powerful functionality. Its new generation IP PBX systems work with most phone manufacturers, are all video enabled and include integrated firewall 'anti-hacking', unlimited extensions, auto-provisioning, wizard configuration tools, remote diagnostics and configuration and unlimited IVR's. For more information please visit www.positrontelecom.com.

Edgewater Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of Enterprise Session Border Controllers that address the challenges to secure and reliable enterprise Unified Communications including device and protocol interoperability, security and policy management, troubleshooting and QoS. With more than 150,000 systems deployed worldwide to enterprises, carriers, cable operators, service providers and partners, Edgewater shipped an estimated 21% of all enterprise session border controller sessions in 2010. www.edgewaternetworks.com

K/F CommunicationsDavid Fonkalsrud, 415-255-6506dave@kfcomm.comorPositron Telecommunication SystemsMireille Alvo, 514-345-2220 Ext: 2906malvo@positrontelecom.com