It's nice to see the SMB business community getting lots of attention and gaining access to lots of new options in the marketplace. Today Junction Networks, a provider of next-generation SIP services targeting the small and medium-sized business market, and Vicorp, a London and Tyler, TX – based provider of VoiceXML service-creation tools, are announcing an agreement to offer enhanced speech services on Junction Networks’ onSIP Hosted PBX platform.

The initial applications, a speech-enabled Dial-by-Name Directory and a Customer Survey, will be offered to Junction Networks onSIP Hosted PBX clients by October.

Junction Networks and Vicorp Jointly Offer Voice Solutions
New model for offering voice applications to the SMB market

NEW YORK and LONDON–August 20, 2007—Junction Networks, a provider of next-generation SIP services targeting the small and medium-sized business market, and Vicorp, a provider of VoiceXML service-creation tools, today announce an agreement to offer enhanced speech services on Junction Networks’ onSIP Hosted PBX platform.

The initial applications, a speech-enabled Dial-by-Name Directory and a Customer Survey, will be offered to Junction Networks onSIP Hosted PBX clients by October.

“Junction Networks has been delivering advanced services tailored to the needs of small and medium businesses since 2004,” said Robert Wolpov, president of Junction Networks. “With the release of onSIP, our growing base of more than 3,500 clients can leverage advanced third-party applications, such as those developed by our partner, Vicorp, without any technical expertise.”

Lee Cottle, chief operating officer of Vicorp, noted, “Building services is a very different model from building applications. Instead of designing custom applications, we’re building stock templates that an administrator can configure in minutes and activate without the need for any professional services or support.”

By leveraging Junction Networks’ Open Source IMS network published API, it was simple for Vicorp to create these initial application templates using its xMP development environment. Vicorp is also offering tool and training bundles for other application providers looking to design services that can be easily integrated into the onSIP platform.

“We’re quickly becoming a core conduit for application and service vendors to reach the SMB market,” said Wolpov. “Not only do we support any SIP-enabled endpoint, such as IVR and call-recording platforms, but with our revenue-sharing model, we give partners the opportunity to create highly scalable recurring revenue. The onSIP Applications Exchange will showcase internal and partner developed applications side by side.”

Dial-by-Name Directory and Surveys will be available through the onSIP Applications Exchange starting in September and will complement Junction Networks’ existing ACD Queue, Auto Attendant/Menu and Business Hours Applications. Custom voice applications will be available for onSIP clients through Vicorp also starting in October.

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About Vicorp
Vicorp (www.vicorp.com) is an established vendor of multi-media solutions to carrier and enterprise organizations. Its products change the way converged voice, video and data services are created, deployed and managed. Vicorp's xMP carrier-grade xMP platform is an end-to-end service creation and application delivery tool that helps organizations create and manage voice and data services rapidly and efficiently by using role-based tools to utilize media rich components, open standards and Web technologies. Vicorp provides lower cost of ownership and increased revenues to its customers by simplifying the creation and delivery of media-rich voice and data services.

About Junction Networks
With more than 3,500 customers, Junction Networks is one of the largest providers of business-class VoIP services to small and medium-sized enterprises. Using the most innovative applications available, Junction Networks provides high-end, multi-functional, Internet-based communications options that are easily adaptable to the needs of the growing business. Junction Networks' unsurpassed ability to leverage open standards, such as SIP, enables it to seamlessly integrate new functionalities into existing, scalable platforms. In this way, it can offer the benefit of enterprise-class broadband voice and data communications at a fraction of the typical cost. For more information, visit www.junctionnetworks.com.