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Kayote Networks Launches FronTier -- Advanced Hosted VoIP Traffic Management Solution for Carriers at Fall VON 2005; VoIP Interoperability Emerging As the Most Significant Challenge to Carriers and ITSPs Deploying VoIP Networks

Posted on: Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 09:00 CDT

Kayote Networks, Inc., experts in Voice over IP (VoIP) interconnectivity technology and developer of advanced IP communication services, announced today the launch of its flagship hosted VoIP traffic management solution -- FronTier -- to enable carriers and internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) to deploy mission-critical VoIP networks quickly, efficiently and securely with complete technical support and comprehensive provisioning and monitoring functionality. Kayote Networks' will be demonstrating its solutions at Fall VON 2005, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 19-22 September, Stand #1147. The solution will be commercially available in Q4 2005.

VoIP poses considerable challenges due to the current status of the technology as well as its inherent complexity. Companies spend small fortunes setting up their own VoIP operations which require elaborate Session Border Controllers (SBCs) and routing engine hardware, software licensing agreements, and expensive support contracts. However, this still leaves VoIP networks with extensive interoperability challenges. Kayote's FronTier combines the features of an SBC and routing engine with robust management and reporting tools, all within a secure environment, providing carriers and ITSPs with the most advanced, field-proven interconnectivity solution currently available. As a comprehensive hosted solution, FronTier helps companies achieve fast time to market and provides a cost effective alternative to complex installations and dedicated resources.

"Large telcos are increasingly discovering the difficulties in creating organic VoIP networks within their organizations that can overcome the key interoperability hurdles and ensure successful commercial deployment," explained Dr. Baruch Sterman, CEO of Kayote Networks. "We have seen that the market is looking for a fully interconnected VoIP solution that offers effective routing and peering in a secure manner. Our FronTier hosted solution addresses these challenges head on, to provide carriers and ITSPs with field-proven, solid VoIP infrastructure at a fraction of the cost of a proprietary network."

FronTier handles the technical intricacies associated with VoIP networks, eliminating the need for carriers and ITSPs to train and maintain complete VoIP network technical teams. FronTier's holistic architecture includes:

-- Advanced interoperability, SBC functionality, and NAT handling

-- Adaptive and quality-based least-cost-routing (LCR), including traffic shaping and route throttling

-- Online analytical processing, providing route statistics of aggregate and averaged traffic parameters, cost analysis, and quality

-- Robust and fully redundant, globally distributed VoIP network providing carrier grade call quality and high availability

-- Multi-layered VoIP security, including VoIP firewall capabilities and intruder prevention, SPIT (Spam for Internet Telephony) control, and secure ENUM functionality

VoIP Interconnectivity Security

As VoIP technology is more widely deployed, securing both the overall network and the VoIP call flow within it becomes more difficult. Businesses trying to manage their own infrastructure normally don't have the detailed level of understanding or time required to choose and configure security parameters for each aspect of their VoIP network, and the threat of Spam over Internet Telephony -- SPIT -- is emerging as the most serious concern facing service providers. Maintaining compatibility between multiple security components presents a further headache. As they are faced with new challenges, operators are unable to fully guarantee that all data entering and leaving their networks is threat-free.

Kayote Networks is an expert in VoIP interconnectivity technology and a developer of advanced IP communication services. FronTier's carrier grade and field proven architecture provides the most comprehensive VoIP security strategy currently available. Kayote's security solutions simultaneously address security threats in different domains and on many levels to ensure a safe and sound VoIP call flow. For more information, please visit www.spitprevention.net.

About Kayote Networks

Kayote Networks is a leading provider of VoIP products and services, dedicated to solving interconnectivity issues, with an emphasis on interoperability, security, and routing and peering. The company offers a hosted service platform enabling rapid, risk-free deployment for VoIP providers. Kayote offers advanced services and functionality for carriers, ITSPs and enterprises. For more information, visit www.kayote.com.

Source: Business Wire

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