November 12, 2010

4PSA Becomes Full Member of SIP Forum

By Madhubanti Rudra
TMCnet Contributor

Planning to take advantage of the interoperability with key global companies in the SIP ecosystem, 4PSA, a specialist in Cloud Computing and Unified Communications software technology, recently joined the SIP Forum (News - Alert) as a full member.  

The SIP Forum, as a premier IP communications industry association, has been created to promote and advance SIP-based technology, such as the development of industry recommendations, technical specifications, the SIP interoperability and testing events, special interoperability workshops, educational seminars, and general promotion of SIP in the industry. By joining the forum, 4PSA’s joining the forum indicates the company’s strong faith in the importance of collaboration and interoperability with key player in the industry.

“We have joined the SIP Forum because we believe in the importance of collaboration and interoperability with key global companies and their initiatives to strengthen the SIP ecosystem. Our interest is to share the experiences of our cloud implementations and what we are doing to scale massively in distributed environments,” said 4PSA's CEO, Bogdan Carstoiu, in a statement.

The 4PSA is known for its cloud based flagship solution, VoipNow Platform. It includes a suite of software applications which, according to the company is capable of accelerating Unified Communications (News - Alert) adoption by businesses and end-users. The company’s main focus is currently on SIP technology and the development efforts are related to enterprise application of this technology.

“4PSA has an extremely high focus on SIP and its use in the enterprise for applications which include SIP trunking, Unified Communications, Fax, conferencing and video. Many of our current products and much of our development effort is in the SIP area. As we continue to discover improved methods for leveraging the full cloud potential, we look forward to presenting these to the SIP Forum members for review and exchange of ideas,” Carstoiu further explained.

Carstoiu expressed his hope that 4PSA will be able to bring a significant contribution to the SIP Forum.  “I am certain that the expertise we bring to the SIP Forum will help accomplish its mission and provide value to the other distinguished SIP Forum members,” Carstoiu noted.

Chairman of the Board of the SIP Forum Richard Shockey (News - Alert) stated, “We are very pleased to have 4PSA join our ranks as a new Full Member of the SIP Forum. The interest of 4PSA and other companies in the Forum is a major proof-point of the growing awareness and support for SIP Forum initiatives related to improving interoperability and speeding the broad adoption of SIP-based products and services in the commercial marketplace.”

In March this year, 4PSA launched VoipNow Automation, a business and operations automation software designed for deploying, managing and billing services in cloud infrastructures. According to the company, VoipNow Automation enables providers define service plans, build their online store and customer portal, automatically provision services, and manage ordering, invoicing and payment processes using the latest cloud technologies.

Madhubanti Rudra is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jaclyn Allard