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Unient Communications, A.S. Chooses Covergence to Manage and Secure the Subscriber Edge; Covergence's Eclipse enables Unient to deliver secure, reliab

Covergence, the first company to deliver a unified security and management solution for services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), announced today that Unient Communications a.s. has chosen Covergence's Eclipse(TM) solution to secure the subscriber edge of its voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service offering, while enabling it to scale to meet its rapid growth projections.

Unient Communications a.s. is a leading Central European provider of VoIP and managed telecommunications solutions. The company uses a national and international network of telecommunications and service partners to offer low-cost and reliable calling and business services to thousands of residential and commercial subscribers.

Unient selected Covergence's Eclipse because it provides a complete solution for security, control and monitoring while also addressing denial of service (DoS) and quality of service (QoS) issues. Eclipse offers excellent scalability, reliability and price performance, supporting Unient's need to rapidly grow its business while maintaining its total commitment to affordable rates and ultra-reliable service.

"We chose Covergence's Eclipse because it fully met our requirements for protecting our network and managing our subscriber growth," said Gabriela Chlupackova, Unient's Director of Corporate Communication. "Eclipse's ability to effectively scale as traffic increases and its unlimited capacity licensing model were key factors in our decision making process."

Covergence's Eclipse solution has been specifically built to address the security and control issues at the subscriber edge of the service provider network. An integrated, purpose-built solution, the Eclipse includes everything enterprises and service providers need to secure, control, manage and scale their SIP-based applications and services, delivering public switched telephone network (PSTN) levels of security, reliability, and quality to consumers. Eclipse provides fully authenticated, validated, and encrypted subscriber connections to protect against a wide array of attacks and ensure the confidentiality and integrity of subscriber information. Eclipse also provides comprehensive network-level and application security to protect the service infrastructure from attacks and intrusions.

"Service providers like Unient know that it is critical to assess risk and assure the security of their network and service while providing reliable service to subscribers," said Bob O'Neil, president and CEO, Covergence. "With Eclipse, Unient gains real competitive advantage through a solution architected specifically to handle the challenges of securing and managing SIP traffic at the subscriber edge."

The Covergence Eclipse series of solutions solves SIP security, reliability and interoperability issues faced by enterprises and service providers. By offering these value-added solutions, Covergence is facilitating the mass adoption of VoIP and other real-time applications and services. Eclipse is widely available from Covergence by contacting sales@covergence.com or by calling 978.823.5200.

About Unient

Unient Communications, a.s. is a leading European provider of VoIP and managed Telecom solutions, with proven experience in implementation and integration of technologies such as IP Centrex, Hosted PBX and other converged telecommunication solutions. Unient provides its services through major carriers and ISPs as well as directly to enterprise customers via its flagship viphone hosted telephony service. The viphone solution includes all components required for immediate service delivery such as Billing, Provisioning, Management or Call Recording. Unient's customer base includes leading telecommunications providers such as Slovak Telecom, T-Systems and Cesky Telecom and over 100 other corporations. Unient is privately owned but publicly reports yearly audited results. For more information please see Unient's web site at www.unient.cz and www.viphone.cz.

About Covergence

Covergence is the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). The Covergence Eclipse(TM) session manager is purpose-built to address the challenges of the access edge, giving users the secure, instant, and reliable access to SIP services they expect while giving organizations the complete control and visibility they require. For more information, visit www.covergence.com.

Covergence and Covergence Eclipse are registered trademarks of Covergence. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

For further information: Covergence: Heather Sill, 781-789-8907 hsill@covergence.com or Media Relations: Christian T. Potts, 617-275-6521 cpotts@greenoughcom.com

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