GlobeNewswire
2011-11-29
AudioCodes SmartTAP Call Recording Solution One of the First
to Become Validated for Microsoft Lync 2010
LOD, Israel, Nov. 29, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AudioCodes
(Nasdaq:AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies
and Voice Network products, today announced it has passed all testing
requirements and is now the first qualified call recording solution for
Microsoft Lync 2010.
The Microsoft Lync ISV Qualification Program is for Independent
Software Vendors that have built solutions for Microsoft Lync 2010.
"The program is designed to help ensure that customers have a quality
experience with setup, support and use of qualified ISV solutions with
Microsoft Lync," said Kapil Sharma, principal group program manager,
Lync Partner Engineering Team, Microsoft Corp. "Now that AudioCodes has
completed its interoperability testing, businesses can use its call
recording solutions with Lync 2010, to record customer interactions for
business intelligence and compliance."
Qualification testing focuses on and is based upon the following
categories: Feature Complete, Ease of setup and deployment, API
Utilization, system performance and stability, and SDK/API
implementation. Lync Qualified ISV solutions are published to the
Microsoft PinPoint marketplace for Lync providing a 'one stop
catalogue' for all Lync customers.
"It is very important for AudioCodes to provide our channel partners
with a qualified recording solution for Lync," stated Nimrod Borovsky,
Vice President of Marketing at AudioCodes. "We are pleased to be the
first call recording solution tested and validated as part of our
overall Microsoft Unified Communications strategy."
SmartTAP for Microsoft Lync 2010 is a security-enhanced call recording
solution that enables the recording of key business interactions, with
Microsoft Lync and Microsoft Office Communications Server R2.
Leveraging years of experience in developing call recording solutions,
SmartTAP is built on technology that can be easily configured using an
intuitive web-based interface. This helps simplify system deployments
and reduce the need for support. SmartTAP is compatible with VoIP, TDM,
and hybrid telephony environments.
Within the SmartTAP environment, voice conversations are recorded in
Microsoft's native Real-time Audio codec providing the highest fidelity
of audio recordings in wide-band audio, and SmartTAP requires no
additional PBX setup or configuration. SmartTAP is an ideal solution
for companies in the financial services sector, branch office
locations, as well as other highly regulated industries. When combined
with a Survivable Branch Appliance (SBA) designed to increase the
resiliency of communications, SmartTAP completes the solution by
offering full recording capabilities when the central site is offline.
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. (Nasdaq:AUDC) designs, develops and sells advanced
Voice over IP (VoIP) and converged VoIP and Data networking products
and applications to Service Providers and Enterprises. AudioCodes is a
VoIP technology market leader focused on converged VoIP & data
communications and its products are deployed globally in Broadband,
Mobile, Enterprise networks and Cable. The company provides a range of
innovative, cost-effective products including Media Gateways,
Multi-Service Business Gateways, Session Border Controllers (SBC),
Residential Gateways, IP Phones, Media Servers and Value Added
Applications. AudioCodes' underlying technology, VoIPerfectHD(TM),
relies on AudioCodes' leadership in DSP, voice coding and voice
processing technologies. AudioCodes High Definition (HD) VoIP
technologies and products provide enhanced intelligibility and a better
end user communication experience in Voice communications. For more
information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com
Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic
performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related
thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as
to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are
"forward-looking statements'' as that term is defined under U.S.
Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to
various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those stated in such statements.
These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to:
the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in
AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply
and demand; market acceptance of new products and the demand for
existing products; the impact of competitive products and pricing on
AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and
technology development, upgrades and the ability to manage changes in
market conditions as needed; possible disruptions from acquisitions;
the ability of AudioCodes to successfully integrate the products and
operations of acquired companies into AudioCodes' business; and other
factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the
information in this release.
(C)2011 AudioCodes Ltd. All rights reserved. AudioCodes, AC, HD VoIP,
HD VoIP Sounds Better, IPmedia, Mediant, MediaPack, OSN, SmartTAP,
VMAS, VoIPerfect, VoIPerfectHD, Your Gateway To VoIP and 3GX are
trademarks or registered trademarks of AudioCodes Limited. All other
products or trademarks are property of their respective owners. Product
specifications are subject to change without notice.
CONTACT: Company Contact
Shirley Nakar,
Director, Investor Relations
AudioCodes
Tel: +972-3-976-4000
shirley@audiocodes.com