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net.com's SHOUT Facilitates VoIP Cost Savings and Productivity
Gains for Large Enterprises
Newest Release Solves Key Issues for Large Global Enterprises, Scares off VoIP
Attacks With Rogue Packet Ejector
MIAMI, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- net.com (NYSE:NWK), a global supplier
of communications equipment, announced today that the newest version of its
SHOUT platform enhances a large enterprise's ability to take advantage of the
cost savings and productivity gains of voice-over-IP (VoIP) while maximizing
the return on its substantial investment in telephony infrastructure.
SHOUT helps the enterprise seamlessly migrate legacy telephony systems to a
converged IP solution by interconnecting multi-vendor PBX and call center
environments with next generation VoIP applications across IP data networks.
SHOUT's multi-vendor, multi-protocol support, combined with its strong support
of open standards such as SIP helps avoid vendor lock-in with proprietary
solutions, further reducing implementation and capital costs.
Enhancements to the platform in this release further equip SHOUT as an optimal
voice migration appliance for large global enterprises:
-- IP over Serial
Aggregates multiple remote nodes on a router connected to SHOUT,
offering point to point serial connection to the central router. The
serial interface interoperates with the Cisco HDLC protocol.
-- SIP Signaling over TCP
Allows broader interoperability of SHOUT with third-party SIP vendors,
providing additional flexibility and more choices of SIP elements
-- NI-2 ISDN Support
Supports the basic call control messages and information elements
required for NI-2.
Stephen Gleave, vice president of marketing for net.com, commented, "With
SHOUT, immediate savings are achieved by capping investment in the installed
PBX network, using the IP network as a transport mechanism for high-cost
routes, and enabling the existing infrastructure to take advantage of
standards-based VoIP-enabled applications. Migration reduces risks and costs
associated with a full scale replacement of the enterprise voice
infrastructure."
Security issues in the VoIP network
net.com's voice-focused security solutions include protecting the devices from
attack, MD5 authentication, TLS support, and enabling enterprises to run VoIP
over their existing data infrastructure without having to update or replace
their security devices or policies.
Headlining SHOUT's rich set of security features is the SHOUT Packet Manager
(SPM), which inspects the validity of every packet at the Ethernet interface
before it is passed to the operating system for processing. This "rogue packet
ejector" helps keep networks running, unlike other solutions that may require a
reboot of the router when rogue packets are sent to its interfaces.
SHOUT also provides MD5 authentication on a call-by-call basis to prevent
spoofing of users by challenging devices attempting to call the network and
verifying responses against an internal table or an external database. In
addition, SHOUT's BSP/VTP protocols enable voice conversations to seamlessly
traverse existing NATs and firewalls, and because these protocols encode voice
and signaling information into proprietary tunnels, voice packets are
effectively secured from those intent on listening in on conversations.
For secure voice calls in an IP setting, SHOUT offers support of STUII, STUIII,
STE, FNBDT for government, and now adds TCC for secure-grade commercial phones.
SHOUT can operate as a standalone system, or can work alongside third- party
call controllers, IP PBXs, and SIP proxies. The newest release of SHOUT is now
generally available.
About net.com
Network Equipment Technologies, doing business as net.com, is a leading
provider of networking equipment that enables enterprises, governments and
carriers to adapt to a broadband future. An architect of the networking
industry, net.com has been supplying service providers, governments and
enterprises around the world with bulletproof networking technology for more
than 20 years. net performance. net results. net.com.
Visit http://www.net.com/ for more information.
NOTE: SHOUT, SHOUT Packet Manager, net.com and the net.com logo are trademarks
of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
DATASOURCE: Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: investors, Brenda Ropoulos of net.com, +1-510-574-2508, or
; or Richard Williams, +1-919-554-3532, or
, for net.com U.S.; or David Rowlands,
+44-0-1291-626200, or , for net.com internationally; or
Tonya Bacon, +1-301-408-4500, or , for N.E.T. Federal
Web site: http://www.net.com/