30th Oct 2007 10:30
Artilium plc (LSE/AIM:ARTA), a European leader in advanced mobiletelecommunications software development, is pleased to unveil ARTA II:its next-generation unified communications service delivery platform.The modular and highly scalable solution unifies fixed, mobile and IPnetworks to enable network operator delivery of innovative,differentiated and ARPU-enhancing mobile unified communicationssolutions to a broad range of customers. £ ARTA II delivers the convergence, management and advanced featuresoperators need to build a commercially compelling mobile-centricunified communications business including: £ -- Unified networks to merge and manage fixed/mobile/IP communications £ -- Control in real-time to manage rating and charging with full multi-tenancy £ -- Geospatial mobile presence to make communications and content delivery relevant £ -- Voice-call continuity over GSM, Wi-Fi, 3G and WiMAX networks for least-cost routing £ -- Universal mobile-to-mobile click-to-dial from Microsoft Office to drive high-ARPU calls £ -- Intelligent automation to bridge media types and manage communications overload £ Unveiling ARTA II, Artilium Chief Executive Officer Robert Marcussaid, "Artilium develops advanced software for the heart of thecomplicated telecoms network. ARTA II brings the ubiquity of Microsoftto the universality of mobile telecommunications, allowing operatorsto rapidly integrate and deploy mobile unified communications servicesthat provide convenience and simplicity for consumers and businessesalike." £ ARTA II is built on Microsoft's .NET Framework, is designed forMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008, andintegrates with Exchange Server 2007 and Office Communications Server2007. £ Commenting on the ARTA II launch, Yancey Smith, group marketingmanager, Unified Communications Group, at Microsoft Corp said,"Microsoft unified communications technologies use the power ofsoftware to deliver complete communications--messaging, voice, andvideo--across applications and devices. Relationships are core toMicrosoft's go-to-market strategy for unified communications. We'reexcited to be working with Artilium to bring innovative mobile unifiedcommunications solutions to meet the needs of network operators." £ Artilium is also pleased to announce that QiComm www.qicomm.com, anetwork operator providing telecommunications solutions to some of theworld's largest carriers, telcos and government agencies, ispartnering with Artilium to deliver new unified communicationsofferings based on ARTA II. £ Pat Nabhan, Chief Executive Officer of QiComm, stated, "ARTA IIdrives a new class of rich mobile services which improves the customerexperience, builds loyalty and drives up minutes. We are workingclosely with Artilium to trial and to ultimately launch new offeringsto the millions of subscribers on our system." £ Available in the spring of 2008, ARTA II supports a wide range ofprotocols including IMS (SIP and DIAMETER), SS7, MAP, CAP and others.It also includes a software development kit to enable rapidcustomization and partner development of add-on solutions. £ About Artilium £ Artilium delivers innovative telecoms software solutions whichunify fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable operators to easilydeliver and monetize advanced differentiated services to a broad rangeof market segments. £ For more than a decade, Artilium has been recognized for itsengineering talent and unique combination of IT and telecomsexpertise. Artilium has completed more than 40 installations servingtens of millions of end users in 11 countries. Customers includefixed, mobile and alternative network operators, systems integratorsand managed services providers. £ The company has headquarters in London, England, and offices inBruges, Belgium, and Seattle, Wash., USA. Artilium plc is a publiclylisted company with AIM on the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM:ARTA).For more information, please visit http://www.artilium.com. Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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