VoiceCon: IP Telephony Survives WAN Outages
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Posted on March 22, 2010 at 10:35:01 AM
VoiceCon: IP Telephony Survives WAN Outages
Ferrari Electronic AG Launches OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance
ORLANDO, Florida, March 22, 2010-- Ferrari electronic AG, a manufacturer of professional communications
solutions and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today presented the
OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance (SBA) at the VoiceCon event, being
held from March 22 through 25 in Orlando. It is one of the first solutions to
support the planned Microsoft Communications Server "14" and ensures that
phones keep operating in branch offices even if the wide area network (WAN)
fails. Until now, many companies have preferred to separate their IT and
their telecommunications to prevent telephony being affected should the
network go down. The OfficeMaster SBA switches over to ISDN if the IP
connection to headquarters is interrupted, thus retaining all telephony
functions.
"The combination of Microsoft Communications Server '14' and OfficeMaster
SBA extends and enriches this new world of communication," said Yancey Smith,
director of Communications Server Product Management at Microsoft Corp.
"Office Master SBA complements the features and functionality in
Communications Server '14', ensuring phones continue operating at the same
level of security and quality in branch offices during wide area network
(WAN) failures."
Ferrari electronic is one of five manufacturers throughout the world who
offer a Survivable Branch Appliance for Communications Server "14". The
solution will be available for selected companies from April 2010 within the
framework of the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP) and Rapid
Deployment Program (RDP). Based on the same hardware components, the
OfficeMaster Hybrid Gate UC for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
R2 will be available concurrently. After performing a software update, this
hybrid gateway can also be used as a Survivable Branch Appliance when
Communications Server "14" is generally available.
Product highlights
OfficeMaster SBA is based on high-quality industry grade server hardware
(HP ProLiant) that runs Windows Server 2008 Release 2 together with Microsoft
survivable branch appliance software. Other features include:
- Inbound faxing for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft
Exchange Server 2010 (qualified by Microsoft)
- Test tool for PSTN connection that supports inbound and outbound test
calls independently of SBA software components
- Integrated self-contained PCIe gateway board that is seen by the
hosting server machine as a standard network interface card; all
gateway functions are completely offloaded from host CPU
- 6 digital interfaces: 4 BRI and 2 PRI with flexible licensing-on-demand
- 4 analog ports on separate low-profile card
- Easy first-time setup and disaster recovery
Johann Deutinger, CTO at Ferrari electronic, comments: "OfficeMaster
Survivable Branch Appliance is a product that supports all important unified
communications applications. It not only integrates the telephony fallback
solution but can also act as a Unified Messaging Controller for Fax and SMS
in combination with Exchange Server."
All critical information inside the gateway can be monitored using SCOM
or similar tools. A fully-featured fax solution that also supports outbound
faxing and interfacing to external platforms such as ERP, CRM or Microsoft
SharePoint is available as an option. It can be installed directly on the
appliance or on a separate server, including virtual platforms.
At VoiceCon exhibition representatives from Ferrari electronic will be
available at booth 537.
Notes to editors
A Rear View of OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance is available at
http://pz.vibrio.de/k/Ferrari%20electronic/b/produkte/OfficeMaster_SBA_rear.j
pg.
(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective registered owners.
About Ferrari electronic AG
With 20,000 customers and more than 2.5 million users, Ferrari electronic
has been a reliable supplier of professional unified communications solutions
for over 20 years. The OfficeMaster range of products integrates fax, SMS,
voicemail and CTI (computer telephony integration) into all established
e-mail and ERP systems. Microsoft Exchange Server is the main communication
environment, but other messaging systems and platforms like SAP and Dynamics
NAV are also supported. The portfolio is rounded off with a range of
Microsoft-certified UC media gateways. All OfficeMaster products also
integrate into VoIP environments.
The company is based in Teltow, near Berlin, and is represented by sales
partners in Central Europe, United States/Canada (novus -
http://www.novusllc.com) and the Asia-Pacific region. Ferrari electronic has
been an incorporated stock company since 1998 and its list of customers
includes many well-known Fortune 500 enterprises.
Press contact:
Ferrari electronic AG
Annett Schilling
Ruhlsdorfer Strasse 138
D-14513 Teltow
Germany
Phone: +49-3328 455-916
Fax: +49-3328-455-316
schilling@ferrari-electronic.de
http://www.ferrari-electronic.com
vibrio. Kommunikationsmanagement Dr. Kausch GmbH
Freddy Staudt
Edisonpark Haus C, Ohmstr. 4
D-85716 Unterschleissheim
Germany
Phone: +49-89-321-51-618
Fax: +49-89-321-51-77
ferrari-electronic@vibrio.de
http://www.vibrio.de
Source: Ferrari electronic AG
Press contact: Ferrari electronic AG, Annett Schilling, Ruhlsdorfer Strasse 138, D-14513 Teltow, Germany, Phone: +49-3328 455-916, Fax: +49-3328-455-316, schilling@ferrari-electronic.de; vibrio. Kommunikationsmanagement Dr. Kausch GmbH, Freddy Staudt, Edisonpark Haus C, hmstr. 4, D-85716 Unterschleissheim, Germany, Phone: +49-89-321-51-618, Fax: +49-89-321-51-77, ferrari-electronic@vibrio.de
Ferrari Electronic AG Launches OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance
ORLANDO, Florida, March 22, 2010-- Ferrari electronic AG, a manufacturer of professional communications
solutions and a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today presented the
OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance (SBA) at the VoiceCon event, being
held from March 22 through 25 in Orlando. It is one of the first solutions to
support the planned Microsoft Communications Server "14" and ensures that
phones keep operating in branch offices even if the wide area network (WAN)
fails. Until now, many companies have preferred to separate their IT and
their telecommunications to prevent telephony being affected should the
network go down. The OfficeMaster SBA switches over to ISDN if the IP
connection to headquarters is interrupted, thus retaining all telephony
functions.
"The combination of Microsoft Communications Server '14' and OfficeMaster
SBA extends and enriches this new world of communication," said Yancey Smith,
director of Communications Server Product Management at Microsoft Corp.
"Office Master SBA complements the features and functionality in
Communications Server '14', ensuring phones continue operating at the same
level of security and quality in branch offices during wide area network
(WAN) failures."
Ferrari electronic is one of five manufacturers throughout the world who
offer a Survivable Branch Appliance for Communications Server "14". The
solution will be available for selected companies from April 2010 within the
framework of the Microsoft Technology Adoption Program (TAP) and Rapid
Deployment Program (RDP). Based on the same hardware components, the
OfficeMaster Hybrid Gate UC for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007
R2 will be available concurrently. After performing a software update, this
hybrid gateway can also be used as a Survivable Branch Appliance when
Communications Server "14" is generally available.
Product highlights
OfficeMaster SBA is based on high-quality industry grade server hardware
(HP ProLiant) that runs Windows Server 2008 Release 2 together with Microsoft
survivable branch appliance software. Other features include:
- Inbound faxing for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft
Exchange Server 2010 (qualified by Microsoft)
- Test tool for PSTN connection that supports inbound and outbound test
calls independently of SBA software components
- Integrated self-contained PCIe gateway board that is seen by the
hosting server machine as a standard network interface card; all
gateway functions are completely offloaded from host CPU
- 6 digital interfaces: 4 BRI and 2 PRI with flexible licensing-on-demand
- 4 analog ports on separate low-profile card
- Easy first-time setup and disaster recovery
Johann Deutinger, CTO at Ferrari electronic, comments: "OfficeMaster
Survivable Branch Appliance is a product that supports all important unified
communications applications. It not only integrates the telephony fallback
solution but can also act as a Unified Messaging Controller for Fax and SMS
in combination with Exchange Server."
All critical information inside the gateway can be monitored using SCOM
or similar tools. A fully-featured fax solution that also supports outbound
faxing and interfacing to external platforms such as ERP, CRM or Microsoft
SharePoint is available as an option. It can be installed directly on the
appliance or on a separate server, including virtual platforms.
At VoiceCon exhibition representatives from Ferrari electronic will be
available at booth 537.
Notes to editors
A Rear View of OfficeMaster Survivable Branch Appliance is available at
http://pz.vibrio.de/k/Ferrari%20electronic/b/produkte/OfficeMaster_SBA_rear.j
pg.
(Due to the length of this URL, it may be necessary to copy and paste
this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the
space if one exists.)
All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective registered owners.
About Ferrari electronic AG
With 20,000 customers and more than 2.5 million users, Ferrari electronic
has been a reliable supplier of professional unified communications solutions
for over 20 years. The OfficeMaster range of products integrates fax, SMS,
voicemail and CTI (computer telephony integration) into all established
e-mail and ERP systems. Microsoft Exchange Server is the main communication
environment, but other messaging systems and platforms like SAP and Dynamics
NAV are also supported. The portfolio is rounded off with a range of
Microsoft-certified UC media gateways. All OfficeMaster products also
integrate into VoIP environments.
The company is based in Teltow, near Berlin, and is represented by sales
partners in Central Europe, United States/Canada (novus -
http://www.novusllc.com) and the Asia-Pacific region. Ferrari electronic has
been an incorporated stock company since 1998 and its list of customers
includes many well-known Fortune 500 enterprises.
Press contact:
Ferrari electronic AG
Annett Schilling
Ruhlsdorfer Strasse 138
D-14513 Teltow
Germany
Phone: +49-3328 455-916
Fax: +49-3328-455-316
schilling@ferrari-electronic.de
http://www.ferrari-electronic.com
vibrio. Kommunikationsmanagement Dr. Kausch GmbH
Freddy Staudt
Edisonpark Haus C, Ohmstr. 4
D-85716 Unterschleissheim
Germany
Phone: +49-89-321-51-618
Fax: +49-89-321-51-77
ferrari-electronic@vibrio.de
http://www.vibrio.de
Source: Ferrari electronic AG
Press contact: Ferrari electronic AG, Annett Schilling, Ruhlsdorfer Strasse 138, D-14513 Teltow, Germany, Phone: +49-3328 455-916, Fax: +49-3328-455-316, schilling@ferrari-electronic.de; vibrio. Kommunikationsmanagement Dr. Kausch GmbH, Freddy Staudt, Edisonpark Haus C, hmstr. 4, D-85716 Unterschleissheim, Germany, Phone: +49-89-321-51-618, Fax: +49-89-321-51-77, ferrari-electronic@vibrio.de