Sustaining Patton's Five-Year Winning Streak, SmartNode Session Border Controller

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Patton-the leader in business and carrier-class VoIP, network access, connectivity, and video surveillance equipment-announces that Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) Unified Communications magazine has named the SmartNode 5200 Enterprise Session Border Router (ESBR) Product of the Year for 2009.

The ESBR resolves security

The ESBR resolves security and interoperability issues businesses face when implementing SIP trunking. Patton's enhanced session border controller (SBC) provides any-to-any SIP and H.323 protocol mediation for secure connectivity between IP-PBX systems and Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSPs).

"SIP Trunking has entered the mainstream," said John Wu, Patton's VoIP product manager, "making cost-effective, feature-rich VoIP services a reality. Yet interop issues and security holes can be vital concerns. Built on Patton's interop certification program and secure VoIP VPN technology, SmartNode addresses both challenges. What sets the ESBR apart is the absence of hidden costs."

Infonetics predicts 89 percent revenue growth for SIP trunking services by 2013. Yet SIP implementations vary among vendors, often disabling the VoIP system. Protocol mediation in the SN5200 ensures operability among all SIP "flavors" for fast, easy SIP trunking setup.

Patton's high-end SBC lowers overall equipment costs by including an advanced IP router, QoS, VoIP-VPN security, least-cost call routing and IP-link redundancy-without added licensing or support fees.

For 50-250 worker operations, the SN5200 delivers secure VoIP communications by processing forwarded SIP signaling to "SIP-enable" a company's firewall.

"It is an honor to grant our 2009 Product of the Year award to Patton's SmartNode 5200," stated Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "Patton has proven dedication to quality and excellence and addresses real needs for businesses today. We look forward to many more advanced technology solutions from Patton."

Swiss-engineered and manufactured in the USA, businesses and carriers value the quality, maturity, and technical innovation in award-winning SmartNode VoIP equipment.