Sonus SBC 1000, SBC 2000 Session Border Controllers Microsoft Lync 2013 Qualified

Session Border Controllers Serve Critical Role in Enabling and Activating Microsoft Lync within Enterprise SIP Networks

Key Takeaways:

• Sonus SBC 1000 and Sonus SBC 2000 Session Border Controllers receive Microsoft Lync 2013 qualification
• As enterprise Unified Communications grows, session border controllers will be critical in helping companies realize interoperability, service quality and security required when implementing multi-vendor Internet Protocol networks
• Survivable branch appliance capabilities of the SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 for Microsoft Lync ensure business continuity in enterprise branch offices if the wide area network fails
• The Sonus SBC portfolio provides the industry’s broadest end-to-end SBC solution, delivering Session Initiation Protocol-enabled applications from the enterprise headquarters to the branch office

WESTFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sonus Networks, Inc. (NAS: SONS) , a global leader in SIP communications, today announced that the Sonus SBC 1000 and Sonus SBC 2000 are Microsoft Lync 2013 qualified for session border controller (SBC) and survivable branch appliance (SBA) deployments.

A Microsoft Gold Communications Partner, Sonus helps enterprises optimize Microsoft Lync voice deployments by securing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services at the network border and providing a more seamless flow of SIP-based multi-vendor media for Unified Communications (UC) deployments. Access to UC applications such as instant messaging (IM), collaboration, conferencing and voice empowers enterprises to communicate in the most efficient and cost-effective ways – whenever and wherever.

The Sonus portfolio provides the industry’s only end-to-end SBC solution delivering SIP-enabled applications from the enterprise headquarters to the branch office. SBCs are the critical access technology to enable customers to unify disparate UC architectures across an enterprise.

According to the January 2013 Webtorials study, “Enterprises Place 2013 Unified Communications Bets: How Many Horses in This Race?” there is considerable enterprise awareness and interest in Microsoft Lync as a platform for UC and enterprise voice. A full 58 percent of those surveyed already plan to deploy Microsoft for IM and presence, and it appears to have the inside track with many buyers when it comes to more advanced UC functions like Web meetings, desktop sharing …read more
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