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The Covergence Session Manager reportedly has been certified XConnect-Ready. The certification has been done through the XConnect (News - Alert) Ready Partners Program, and it will facilitate the development of a global, multi-provider, IP alternative to legacy TDM communication infrastructure.

Software solutions provider Covergence (News - Alert) enables organizations to transition from legacy voice to voice as a Web service on their IP network. The company’s Covergence Session Manager (CSM) is a comprehensive package of security, Web-enabling and session management solutions for SIP applications and services marketed to service providers and enterprises.

The announcement was made by XConnect, a provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) and Next Generation Network (NGN) peering. The certification establishes that service providers deploying CSM can query XConnect’s ENUM registry for session-routing information.

The designation assures the customers that the CSM’s routing and peering functions work securely and seamlessly for members of XConnect federations. The certification also indicates that calls from a CSM-equipped service provider’s network can be routed over IP through any XConnect federation member.

These calls can reach end points all over the world while bypassing the PSTN. Avoiding the PSTN reduces termination costs, improves call quality, and permits advanced SIP multimedia services to be carried from end to end of an all-IP call or session.

Eli Katz (News - Alert), XConnect CEO and founder, noted that the interoperability between the CSM and their ENUM registry and multi-protocol interworking hub will enrich savings and revenue opportunities for Covergence customers belonging to XConnect peering federations.

Katz also finds the partnership with Covergence to bring them closer to universal routing of voice, video and converged IP communications spanning fixed and mobile providers.

“Having used CSM to add, for example, hosted instant messaging, audio, video, white-boarding and application sharing to their VoIP offering, our service provider customers will be eager to extend the reach of their applications by routing sessions to millions of end points via XConnect federation peers,” said Jim Moran, Covergence president and CEO, in a release. “They will be able to charge for advanced services and improve their call quality, while still, if they choose, passing on lower international calling costs – an attractive offer.”

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