Acme Packet E-SBCs integrated in to HP's UC solutions

Unified communications specialist HP (NYSE: HPQ) is integrating enterprise session border controllers from network equipment provider Acme Packet (Nasdaq: APKT) into its UC solutions portfolio.

The Net-Net E-SBCs will enable HP to deploy IP-based UC solutions that strengthen security, enhance reliability and interoperate with a wide range of UC infrastructure and communication service offerings.

Acme Packet's E-SBCs address interoperability, service quality and security challenges encountered when using IP to deliver real-time voice, video and UC. The integrated solutions enable consolidation of communications services onto a unified IP network infrastructure without disruptive changes to existing applications, security compromises, or service interruptions.

HP selected the Acme Packet E-SBC product family for its scalability, security, support for independent UC offerings and interoperability with other IP telephony infrastructures.

The company's E-SBC products also are used by Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU), Avaya, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), and Polycom (Nasdaq: PLCM), as well as other UC companies.

In June, research company Exact Ventures reported that the E-SBC market had increased 55 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, citing hosted UC and SIP Trunking as major fuel for the market expansion. The company said Acme Packet has the largest market share, beating Cisco, Ingate and Sipera.

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