For organizations implementing OCS unified communications, SmartNode preserves investment in existing PBX phone systems, adding a rich set of IP-telephony features. Patton, the leader in business and carrier-class network access, connectivity, VoIP and mobile video-surveillance equipment—announces mutual certification for Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) and SmartNode VoIP gateways. Microsoft certified SmartNode media gateways (R5.6 and [...]

Minor variances between vendor’s SIP implementations can disable enterprise VoIP systems. But by choosing protocol mediation such as that provided by Patton’s new SmartNode Session Border Controller, the SN5200, companies can ensure interoperability among all SIP “flavours” for fast, easy SIP trunking setup. The SmartNode Session Border Controller provides any-to-any protocol mediation for secure connectivity [...]