I've been watching all the news from my friends at Covergence for a long time now. Here's another advance from them as they build in DIGITALK compatibility with their own solid solutions.

MAYNARD, Mass., February 4, 2008 - Covergence®, the leading provider of session border control solutions for the access edge, today announced completion of interoperability testing with UK-based DIGITALK, an independent developer of multiservice voice switching platforms for telecommunications service providers worldwide. The award-winning Covergence Session Manager now works with DIGITALK'S Media Application Server, a software-based Multiservice Platform (MSP) that enables service providers to manage delivery and billing of all network services.

In today's technology environment, service providers need next generation networking equipment that offers a clear and cost-effective transition path between traditional voice services and IP-based (Internet Protocol) networks. Providers also need to ready their networks now for supporting the real-time services - video, voice, presence, IM and others - that users demand. Interoperability with the Covergence Session Manager presents DIGITALK customers with a proven solution for delivering these services securely and immediately.

"Telecommunications is moving beyond voice to include multi-media services, and as a top provider of pre-paid platforms in Europe, DIGITALK needs to guarantee that its Application Server operates with a proven solution for delivering these services," said Bob O'Neil, president and CEO, Covergence. "Covergence Session Manager works with DIGITALK's offerings to make regulatory compliance and support for Next Generation Network (NGN) services a reality."

"Interoperability with top vendors is important for DIGITALK because our customers need hardware that meets regulatory compliance and functions seamlessly with our own Application Server," said Mark Ashdown, sales and marketing director, DIGITALK. "Covergence Session Manager meets our customers' requirements and ensures that our customers can build the Next Generation Network services they demand without hassle or high-cost equipment."

Covergence Session Manager was developed to meet a full range of needs; from the small to medium-sized business (SMB) market all the way up to the world's largest service provider. The solution is available from Covergence immediately and can be purchased by contacting sales@covergence.com or by calling 978.823.5200.

About Covergence
Covergence is the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services. The award-winning Covergence Session Manager combines traditional session-border-control functionality with comprehensive security features and management tools. The Covergence Session Manager is purpose-built to securely and reliably connect users to VoIP and multi-media services while giving organizations the complete control and visibility they require. www.covergence.com.

About DIGITALK
DIGITALK is an independent developer of multiservice platforms. DIGITALK's customers include large fixed network, mobile network operators, as well as new carriers, Internet Service Providers and Application Service Providers. They depend on DIGITALK's Multiservice Platform to deploy scalable, innovative and enhanced voice services. DIGITALK's flexible approach makes it possible to create new services using the DIGITALK Service Creation Environment, STUDIO, while still sharing the same hardware infrastructure. This ensures DIGITALK brings its customers unrivalled power to innovate, adapt to a dynamic marketplace, and gain a fast return on investment, using a future-proof services platform. www.digitalk.com

Covergence and Covergence Session Manager are registered trademarks of Covergence. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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