FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Glendale, California - June 28, 2006 -Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces today a partnership with Eicon Networks Corporation (“Eicon”), well-known manufacturer of media processing hardware and software, and ABP, a leading distributor of VoIP hardware and software to the reseller channel, to offer retailers a complete Internet telephony solution for their customers. Nero’s Sippstar Pro software and Eicon Diva Server cards will be bundled by ABP to create an attractive SMB level VoIP solution that distributors and VARs can more effectively present to their potential buyers.
Resellers carrying Sippstar Pro as a stand-alone piece of software are now able to sell a bundled server solution providing their customers with the ability to complete calls. The Nero – Eicon product bundle allows resellers to offer their customers the added value of a “one-stop shopping” option for creating a complete and powerful VoIP telephony system.
“Success in the software business is predicated on the ability to provide the market with quality products and comprehensive solutions,” said Udo Eberlein, President, Nero Inc. “Distributing Sippstar Pro with Eicon Diva Server PCI cards in a single package through ABP’s strong reseller network will make it easier for potential buyers to be drawn to two of the strongest products available for VoIP communications.”
“Having a distributor provide a complete VoIP solution is beneficial to all, decreasing time to market and increasing the ability for VARs to provide a proven solution to the marketplace quickly and effectively” said Jorgen Scharnowsky, Vice-President of Americas’ Sales at Eicon. “This partnership represents practical marketing and tremendous value for everyone involved.”
“A plug-n-play IPBX ready to deploy on Microsoft Windows platforms has been something many IT managers have been waiting for. Now they candeploy VoIP solutions with minimum training requirements on existing hardware. The Eicon-Nero bundle is a great combination of two proven products ready for immediate deployment to build a basic entry level IPBX solution. We are happy to provide this complete bundle to our reseller channel catering to the Microsoft OS platform customers.” said Robert Messer, President of ABP Technology.
Sippstar Pro IP-PBX software was developed by Nero with the goal of providing SMBs a seamless transition from their legacy PBX to VoIP in order to save communication costs and resources. Sippstar Pro offers traditional PBX functions such as auto-attendant, voicemail, call forwarding, call transferring etc, with additional features such as web-based end user and administrator access and SIP-based IP communication functionalities. For more information on Nero Sippstar Pro visit www.sippstar.com.
Eicon manufactures Diva Server high quality multi-function communication adapters that offer connectivity via analog, ISDN Basic Rate (BRI), Primary Rate (PRI) as well as T1/E1 and Multi-PRI/E1/T1 interfaces. Eicon’s Diva Server hardware, with on-board digital signal processors (DSPs), enables functionality such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and FAX over IP (FoIP). For more information on these products, visit
www.eicon.com/us/products/mediagateways/default.htm.
About Nero
Nero (www.nero.com) develops and distributes the world’s leading digital media solutions for consumers and professionals. Today more than 200 million users worldwide rely on Nero’s award-winning and trusted, industry approved applications to manage the needs of the connected digital home and forward-thinking corporations.
Nero’s rapidly-growing portfolio of products defines new levels of innovation in the company’s three key areas of focus: Digital Media Solutions - delivering multimedia applications for audio, video, photo and TV capturing, editing, burning, managing and sharing; Audio and Video Compression Technologies - providing world-class interoperable standards-based solutions for encoding and decoding digital content with support for Next Generation HD and popular handheld formats; and VoIP Solutions - providing cost-effective voice, text and video communication over the Internet for home and business.
Nero products are globally distributed by leading hardware manufacturers, international distribution partners and online portals, and can be purchased directly at www.nero.com. Nero provides worldwide coverage through Nero AG Headquarters based in Karlsbad, Germany and three Sales Officers worldwide: EMEA in Karlsbad, Germany; Americas in Glendale, California, USA; and APAC in Yokohama, Japan.
Nero®, Nero Digital™ and SIPPS™ are trademarks of Nero AG and its subsidiaries. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
© 2006 Nero. All rights reserved.
About Eicon Networks
Eicon Networks, founded in 1984, provides media processing hardware and software that enable developers and system integrators to deliver applications for voice, speech, conferencing, VoIP, fax and IP based solutions. Eicon’s flagship Diva Server products share a powerful common architecture along with a wide range of tools for developers and market leading support. Eicon, headquartered in Montreal with offices worldwide, distributes, markets, and supports its products through an extensive network of channel partners, independent software vendors (ISVs), telecommunication companies (telcos), service providers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Information about Eicon Networks is available at www.eicon.com.
About ABP Technology
ABP Technology is a leading distributor of VoIP and IP Communications products operating through a network of Value Added Resellers and Service Providers. Located in Dallas Texas, ABP Technology spans the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America with sales, engineering consultation, training, product provisioning, configuration, fulfillment and tech support. ABP features a complete portfolio of VoIP solutions with endpoints, network products and software platforms and applications.
For additional information on ABP Technology please contact Jenny Ngo at (972) 831-1600 or visit http://www.abptech.com
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