NEMA 4X ReelTuff™ Cord Reels deliver Temporary Power

KH Industries ReelTuff™ RTF retractable cord reels are NEMA 4X rated and suitable for corrosive environments. Used primarily outdoors, the RTF retractable cable reel is ideal for mounting onto utility trucks and trailers for temporary industrial grade, jobsite power.

The RTF retractable cord reel has a 35-Amp/600 Volt rated slip with all steel construction, a 12 position adjustable guide arm, and an adjustable ball stop and ratchet.

Features on the RTF retractable cord reel include:

35-Amp/600-Volt rated slip ring
NEMA 4X rated for corrosive environments, including indoors or outdoors
All steel construction
Yellow powder-coat finish
6’ Feeder Cord included
Adjustable ratchet can be engaged (positive lock) or disengaged (constant tension) as needed.
Adjustable ball stop included
Made in USA

OPTIONS

16 - 10 cord gauges
2 - 6 conductors
SOOW cable, or welding and grounding
30’,  50’, or 70’ standard cord lengths, custom cord lengths available

For additional details, visit: www.reeltuffcordreels.com.

Or call: 716-312-0088.

KH Industries is leading USA manufacturer of temporary lighting and power solutions for the utility, aviation, fleet, construction, manufacturing, chemical, petroleum and marine industries.

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Patton’s US-Manufactured EFM DSLAM Leverages Copper Lines to Deliver up to 22.8 Mbps per Channel

GAITHERSBURG, MD: Patton (www.patton.com) is now taking orders for the new ForeFront™ 3310RC G.SHDSL.bis Premium Services Blade. Patton’s new EFM DSLAM rack-card enables carriers, service providers, businesses, governments and other organizations to leverage existing last-mile network facilities to deliver Ethernet services to subscribers (or internal users) as far away as 1.6 miles/2.6 kilometers—at speeds up to 22.8 Mbps.

In private networks, the FF3310 can provide Ethernet connections to such devices as wireless access points, IP cameras, perimeter security devices, industrial PLCs, weather-monitoring meters and many others. Today’s announcement comes just a few weeks after Ethernet marked its fortieth birthday.

“Ethernet is still expanding” said Johnnie Grant, Product Manager, “reaching far beyond traditional office installations and residential LANs. By extending the useful life of existing copper circuits Patton’s EFM technology preserves public or private capital investment. Our solution lets you maximize the long-term value of what you already have.”

"Patton’s solution is powered by the Ikanos Orion™ Plus chipset family," states Jon Black, Director of CPE Marketing at Ikanos. "For years our SHDSL platforms have been helping our customers leverage the embedded copper infrastructure with high-performance, long-reach solutions. The collaboration with Patton on the FF3310 platform demonstrates the value and market drive for EFM based services.”

Delivering symmetrical 5.7 Mbps per wire-pair, the 24-port EFM DSLAM rack-card provides sufficient IP-bandwidth for premium voice, video, and data services. Employing advanced 2BASE-TL technology, the FF3310 can bond up to 4 copper twisted-pairs to create a single 22.8 Mbps channel.

The 24-line FF3310 rack card is designed for installation in Patton’s cPCI ForeFront™ 2U/4U/6U chassis—scaling up to 312 links per 6U chassis. Manufactured in the USA at Patton’s Maryland factory and headquarters, Patton’s ForeFront brand indicates high-quality, reliable, carrier-grade communications equipment. ForeFront, like all Patton products, comes with Patton’s Gold-Standard Free Support at no additional charge. Patton’s Platinum Premium 24/7 Support is also available.

Equipped with four Gigabit Ethernet ports, the FF3310 makes it easy to segregate multiple private or public networks. Customers who want fiber-network connectivity may order the EFM DSLAM with two optional SFP slots.

Compliant with ITU-T 991.2 G.SHDSL, G.SHDSL.bis, and IEEE 802.3ah standards, the FF3310RC is fully interoperable with any G.SHDSLbis EFM-compliant CPE device—including Patton’s US-manufactured OnSite 3088A. Patton plans to release a standalone “pizza-box” version of the EFM DSLAM that will provide 24 bondable lines. The 1U rack-mountable FF3310P announcement is expected soon.

About Patton

Patton is all about connections. It is our joy and mission to connect real-world customer challenges with high-quality, right-priced solutions—complemented by unrivaled customer service and technical support. Incorporated 1984, Patton has built everything from micro-sized widgets that connect "this-with-that," to carrier-grade Telecom gear that connects subscribers to service-providers. Patton's specialty is interconnecting legacy TDM and serial systems with new-generation IP-based voice, data, and multi-media technologies.

Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, USA, Patton equipment—including VoIP, Ethernet extension, and wireless router technologies—is up-and-running in carrier, enterprise and industrial networks worldwide. Patton works in connection with a growing network of technology, business, and sales-channel partners. To connect with local-market requirements, Patton operates training and support centers in Switzerland, Hungary, Lebanon, India, Vietnam, and the USA.

Patton… Let's Connect!

Contact:

Glendon Flowers
Patton Electronics Company
7622 Rickenbacker Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA
Tel: (301) 975-1000
Fax: (301) 869-9293
Email: press@patton.com
Web: www.patton.com

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iPass Announces Partnership with Accuris Networks to Deliver Device-Based AAA on Wi-Fi Networks

iPass Inc. (http://www.ipass.com/) (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobile services for enterprises (http://www.ipass.com/solutions/open-mobile/) and telecom service providers (http://www.ipass.com/open-mobile-exchange/), today announced its partnership with Accuris Networks, an innovator in Wi-Fi roaming, to deliver a solution for a seamless and secure device-based Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) for Wi-Fi roaming on both Android and iOS platforms. Together, iPass and Accuris have created a solution that enables Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to merge Wi-Fi and cellular network access into a single retail offer.

The solution provides a ‘cellular-like’ user experience across today’s WISPr networks by automatically generating and mapping Wi-Fi credentials for subscribed devices from the mobile identity that defines the User Equipment in an operator’s network. The solution is delivered via interconnect with the iPass Services Fabric using  3GPP/3GPP2 standard interfaces, freeing operators from the need to deploy new infrastructure and the cumbersome task of managing usernames and passwords for their Wi-Fi subscribers.

“The iPass/Accuris device-based AAA solution removes the operational challenges of merging Wi-Fi and cellular services together,” said Marcio Avillez, vice president of network services, iPass. ‘Until now, MNOs could not authenticate Wi-Fi access at the device level, because the majority of Wi-Fi networks only supported WISPr v1.0, and this required authentication to be performed via RADIUS username and password. While 802.1x / EAP authentication, including EAP-SIM/AKA is growing and is supported by the service, its use in Wi-Fi roaming is still limited.   Achieving market success requires a solution that will span multiple generations of Wi-Fi networks, leveraging the world’s current supply. By partnering with Accuris, we have created a solution to allow users to roam onto legacy Wi-Fi networks, helping to make Wi-Fi roaming widely available and relevant to the subscriber.”

“Our solution is ideal for bundling Wi-Fi with cellular data roaming plans to drive down International Operator Tariffs (IOT) costs,” said Aidan Dillion, chief technology officer, Accuris Networks. “The partnership with iPass drastically expedites speed-to-market for MNOs by using existing systems, processes and personnel. A mobile device identifier, not a person or user, remains the common element to provisioning, authorizing and charging for services.”

The ultimate goal of launching an International Wi-Fi Roaming service is to facilitate access to as broad and meaningful a footprint of Wi-Fi hotspots in as possible, in as many foreign locations as possible, in a simple and easy-to-use manner while ensuring a positive experience for their subscribers. The iPass/Accuris solution now makes that goal achievable with device-based AAA services.

About iPass OMX (http://www.ipass.com/solutions/open-mobile-exchange/wi-fi...)

iPass Open Mobile Exchange (OMX) is the world's largest commercial Wi-Fi roaming and exchange platform for Communication Service Providers (CSPs). Through a single interface, iPass OMX connects more than 150 unique Wi-Fi networks representing over 1.2 million commercial Wi-Fi venues with certified WISPr interoperability across 123 countries and territories worldwide.

About Accuris Networks (http://www.accuris-networks.com/)
Accuris Networks is a leading provider of convergence, roaming and interworking solutions with respective device management. The AccuROAM platform is designed to provide mobile operators with a Wi-Fi offload and Wi-Fi roaming solution, which includes smartphone client software, access server/gateway technology and billing integration designed to provide a seamless and secure user experience for data, voice and messaging services. For more information, visit Accuris Networks at www.accuris-networks.com.

About iPass Inc. (http://www.ipass.com/about/)
iPass helps enterprises (http://www.ipass.com/solutions/open-mobile/) and telecom service providers ensure their employees and subscribers stay well connected. Founded in 1996, iPass (NASDAQ: IPAS) delivers the world’s largest commercial-grade Wi-Fi network (http://www.ipass.com/mobile-network/) and trusted connectivity platform. With more than 1.2 million Wi-Fi hotspots across 123 countries and territories, iPass gives its customers always-on, frictionless connectivity for smartphones, tablets and laptops anywhere in the world – simply, securely and cost-effectively. Additional information is available at www.iPass.com or on Smarter Connections (http://www.ipass.com/blog/), the iPass blog.

iPass® is a registered trademark and Open Mobile Exchange is a trademark of iPass Inc. Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of the WiFi Alliance. All other trademarks are owned by their respective owners.

Media Contacts:

US

Kristin Bleier

Tel. +1 650 232 4337

Email: pr@ipass.com

UK

Leila Hajaj, Spark Communications

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7 436 0420

Email: leila@sparkcomms.co.uk

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Avangard Solutions, Inc. and GlobalSysConnect Partner to Deliver a VoIP Turn-key Solution

Avangard Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP billing solutions, and GlobalSysConnect, LLC., a global provider of VoIP termination services, have announced a partnership that will enable them to provide an advanced VoIP package to customers from around the world.

AVAVoIP is an advanced billing and routes provisioning solution which enables service providers to gain flexibility in all areas of the billing process: rating, invoicing, taxation, settlement, balance management, reporting, revenue assurance, etc. The platform supports all traditional telecom business cases – prepaid, postpaid, wholesale, retail, enterprises, etc. Components such as agents commissioning and taxation differentiate the product from the competition. Open Web Services APIs allow easy integration into existing systems or portals. AVAVoIP is offered both as stand-alone software (to be integrated with 3rd party switches) and as a turn-key solution (integrated with Asterisk and Yate). The platform is also available as a service (SaaS) under the brand name AVAHosted - both as a cloud solution (on Avangard servers, in Avangard data center) and as an on-premise solution (on customer servers, in customer data center).

GlobalSysConnect provides A-Z voice termination services across the world at competitive price and toll quality. The company offers its customers two main types of products to choose from: Standard and Premium. In the Standard A-Z Product voice termination services are offered through a LCR based mechanism, at an excellent price and regular quality checks.  This product is primarily for wholesale voice carriers, ISPs, incumbent telephone operators and all price-conscious customers. In the Premium A-Z Product voice termination services are offered through a QBR mechanism with the right combination of price and toll quality – as a result customers get excellent call quality at an economical price. This option is primarily for mobile operators, retail voice operators like calling card companies, call shop owners and Tier-2 and Tier-3 operators.

About Avangard Solutions, Inc.

Avangard Solutions, Inc. is a US technology company with presence in North America, Asia, and Europe and customers from around the world. The company is a leading provider of a wide range of software products including rating, billing, switching, and customer care applications. Avangard also offers numerous value added services such as international VoIP termination, hosted VoIP billing and switching services, and professional services.

About GlobalSysConnect

GlobalSysConnect, LLC. is an American company that qualifies to be one of the leading carriers of international voice traffic around the world. The company has evolved to serve partners with outstanding quality, customer focus, and a strong continuous improvement philosophy. GlobalSysConnect is focused on retail quality, cost effective, direct voice termination. The company’s continuity and consistency in the voice business is a result of its robust technological infrastructure, financial stability and strategic thinking.

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Kolmisoft and 5gFuture are ready to deliver next-generation visual monitoring capabilities

This integration will allow MOR customers to have real-time charts and reports for over 30 VoIP parameters, including Active calls, Total attempts, Switched minutes, ACD, ASR, ABR, NER, PDD, % of short calls, % of certain disconnect codes, as well as price and profit statistics.

5gVision charts and reports are based on elaborate fabric of pre-calculated statistics for every object combination in a switch (for instance, Customer->Destination->Vendor), resulting in an amazing speed of retrieving data on thousands of objects over the spans of weeks or months. 5gVision is also giving carriers a highly flexible alerting tool that practically eliminates a need for traditional "watch it all the time" monitoring.

MOR Class 4/5 Softswitch with Billing and Routing enables VoIP providers to offer various services. Additional functionality available with MOR helps to add value to the services and allows starting and managing any kind of business models like wholesale termination & origination, retail/residential VoIP telephony, calling cards, call shops, etc. It is a full solution with no need to any additional equipment to manage a particular business model.

Andrew Han, CEO of LUCA Technology GmbH, and a dedicated customer of MOR and 5gVision:

"Before we migrated to MOR and 5gVision, we were working in the dark, knowing our statistics only at the end of the day. Getting these stats out of the switch was hard and unsatisfying manual work. Many times, if you make a small mistake in the request, you wait for minutes and minutes to get the report done to only realize that you need to correct the input and wait again.

After we started using MOR - 5gVision bundle, transparency got there instantly. Now we are able to monitor the softswitch activity inside in a near real time, also seeing how numbers of active calls, ACD, ASR, Short calls, profits etc. are evolving over time in nice and intuitive graphs.

One of the unique features of 5gVision charts is ability to compare current statistics with the previous period statistics. It allows zooming any period in the past and seeing detailed statistics at that time.

At the same time MOR enabled us to be more efficient. It is faster and also has more control on debugging. Most important that we can have customized features getting implemented like blacklisting.

We are very happy with a combination that we have found. MOR is an excellent switching and billing engine; 5gVision is a near-perfect data mining tool for tons of CDRs that normally would require long time to process in order to create a graph or a report. None of simple in-house solutions would work here, once you go past several million CDR records a month."

About Kolmisoft
Kolmisoft is a Global company which provides advanced telecom billing and routing solutions and services in 87 countries. Its’ main solution MOR is a system which allows easily and with no risk expand into new VoIP business directions.

“Our main focus is to secure a solid environment for our clients to build their businesses and progress towards their goals.” commented Mindaugas Kezys, CEO of Kolmisoft.

To request access to a fully functional demo of MOR, get a free trial on your own data or ask a question please contact: request@kolmisoft.com

More information: www.kolmisoft.com

About 5gFuture Inc.
5gFuture is an innovative software design company from Toronto, Canada with a mission to create monitoring products based on the web interface of the next generation: quick, intuitive, and flexible.
www.5gfuture.com

Please watch a brief introductory video about 5gVision monitoring suite:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSmPTUqCiFw&hd=1

To request access to a fully functional demo of 5gVision, or get a free 30-day trial on your own data, please contact: request@5gfuture.com

Vilnius, Lithuania and Toronto, Canada –  2013.

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snom IP Phones Deliver Out-of-the-Box Provisioning Speeds & Simplify Microsoft Lync Voice Deployment

Snom 7xx series and snom 821 UC edition phones now offer seamless, out-of-the-box configuration with Lync server directly from the phone for fast, plug-and-play provisioning; snom also introduces integration and features for snom standards-based SIP phones compatible and qualified for enterprise Lync deployments, including enhanced Better Together and 802.1x authentication.

Snom technology AG (http://www.snom.com/), a leading developer and vendor of IP business phones, announced today new auto-configuration capabilities for its snom UC edition 7xx series and snom 821 business phones, designed to simplify and speed Microsoft Lync deployments in the enterprise.

The snom 7xx series and snom 821 UC edition phones feature new base firmware that enables the phones to natively connect to the Lync server for out-of-the box configuration, enabling fast and streamlined provisioning for these SIP-based phones in multi-site enterprise Microsoft Lync environments.

“snom continues to find new ways to simplify Lync with Voice deployments by improving connectivity and compatibility of standards-based snom UC edition phones,” said Dr. Michael Knieling, COO, snom technology AG. “We’re the first standards-based Lync-qualified phones to offer plug-and-play integration with Lync, taking our product portfolio a step beyond other market options. Our easy configuration process and new features will continue to address critical Lync Voice requirements in enterprise businesses.”

The snom 7xx series – featuring the snom 710 (http://www.snom.com/en/products/ip-phones/snom-710/), 720 (http://www.snom.com/en/products/ip-phones/snom-720/) and 760 (http://www.snom.com/en/products/ip-phones/snom-760/) IP phones – and the snom 821 (http://www.snom.com/en/products/ip-phones/snom-821/) all employ the company’s Apollo firmware and have passed the Microsoft Compatible (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lync/gg278172) Devices Program’s rigorous testing process for full qualification and certification with Lync. The snom UC edition portfolio offers businesses a wide range of phones covering any deployment requirement – from factory floor and lobby models to executive desktop devices.

· The snom 7xx series – snom 760, 720 and 710 IP Phones: The new snom 7xx series of Lync-qualified phones offers businesses three models of affordable, full-featured IP phones: the advanced executive snom 760 UC edition desktop phone for senior managers and knowledge workers, featuring excellent audio, PBX-style keys and rich visual information; the snom 720 UC edition IP multi-purpose manager-level desktop phone, also offering advanced audio and rich visuals; and the snom 710 UC edition, a general office phone for the cubicle workforce, appropriate for small or large-scale deployments in a multitude of business scenarios. All phones feature a sleek, ergonomic design, support for high definition wideband voice, programmable function keys and an intuitive user interface with integrated Lync features.

· Snom 821 IP Phone: The snom 821 UC edition desktop phone is an advanced IP desktop model for the executive or knowledge worker. It features a sleek and elegant design, high resolution colour display and advanced presence features integrated with call history and the contact list.

New Level of Lync Compatibility & Integration

Snom also revealed support for several enhanced Lync features for its snom UC edition phones, now in an advanced development stage and set for release in the coming months.

· Enhanced Better Together: Deeper integration and support for Lync collaboration and calling features, including Click to Call.

· 802.1x Authentication: Robust, wired endpoint security for Lync with voice deployments.

· Lync Conference User Interface: Enhanced, seamless user experience for joining and participating in Lync web conferences, using snom UC edition phones.

Select snom UC edition models feature a combination of Lync’s most advanced features, including the ability to add multiple people to an existing call, Boss/Admin, Call Park, Music on Hold, search capabilities for global and Lync contacts and call transfer capabilities to mobile phones. All models offer easy configuration with PIN authentication and manageability features that include automatic updates.

“snom’s endpoint out-of-the-box provisioning provides a huge benefit to businesses and Microsoft Partners, who will value plug-and-play configuration from the phone to Lync server infrastructure,” added Knieling “snom’s standards-based SIP Lync-qualified phones continue to raise the bar, offering the same high quality Lync compatibility, features and integration as comparable Lync-compatible endpoints, but at a far more affordable price.”

To learn more about snom’s channel activities in the UK, go to www.snomchannel.co.uk; follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/search?q=snom%20uk&src=typd); like us on Facebook; join our LinkedIn group; or add us on Google+ (https://plus.google.com/110840256777962750392/posts?hl=de)

About snom

Founded in 1996, snom technology AG develops and manufactures VoIP telephones and related equipment based on the IETF open standard, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). Recognised for its high-quality, customisable and cost-effective business phones, snom is also differentiated by the company’s history in the VoIP industry and its dedication to high security standards. All of snom’s products are designed to be fully interoperable with leading communications equipment vendors. snom customers and partners benefit from the interoperability and flexibility that snom telephones offer, including plug-and-play integration and universal compatibility with standards-based SIP VoIP platforms, applications or services. In September 2011, the snom 300 and snom 821 became the first  SIP phones to achieve “Qualified for Microsoft Lync” status – Microsoft’s top distinction for fully-tested interoperability and compatibility with Microsoft Lync. snom’s leadership continues today, based on its six-phone UC edition portfolio – the industry’s largest and most extensive family of standards-based business phones qualified for Microsoft Lync enterprise environments.

snom technology AG is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with offices in Italy, France, the UK and the U.S. that support a global network of channel partners in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. For more information, visit www.snom.com.

MEDIA CONTACTS

snom – UK
Joe Richards
Aspectus PR
Weston House
246 High Holborn
London WC1V 7EX
+44 (0) 20 7242 8867
snom@aspectuspr.com  

snom – Global
Christian Baier
Jason Green
snom technology AG
D-13509 Berlin
Germany
+49-30-39833-105/106

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