Sipera Systems Uses Empirix’s Hammer to Assure Service Quality of VoIP and UC Security Solutions

Empirix Solution Provides Broad Media and Security Test Capabilities Helping Sipera Deliver High Performance, Reliable Offerings

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Empirix® Inc., the market leader of service quality assurance solutions for new IP communications, today announced that Sipera Systems, the leader in real-time Unified Communication (UC) security, now employs Empirix’s Hammer Voice-over-IP (VoIP) testing solution, enabling them to develop superior VoIP and UC security solutions. With the Hammer solution, Sipera is able to discover, prioritize and correct potential issues during the pre-deployment phase, reduce the cost of bringing its products to market and ensure that its UC-Sec security appliances can simplify and protect VoIP and UC implementations with comprehensive security.

“Empirix goes the extra mile by listening to its customers and finding the right solution to solve their problems.”

During its evaluation, Sipera confirmed that the Hammer solution provided unrivaled performance testing for high capacity throughput, platform stability and reliability. To ensure the quality and reliability of their products, Sipera’s development and testing team now relies on Hammer’s extensive media support, security test functionality, high load handling capabilities and ability to provide detailed QoS metrics. Hammer also provides broad signaling and security protocol test coverage (including SIP, SCCP, TLS and SRTP).

“Empirix was chosen for its superior customer service, as well as the company’s willingness to listen to our requirements, to permit us to work closely with its engineering and to deliver on Sipera’s unique testing needs. Empirix is the only industry standard UC traffic generator supporting a wide range of signaling protocols in multiple transports, including UDP, TCP and TLS, providing seamless scalability and longevity tests and automating the testing process,” said Vidyaranya Maddi, director of security assurance at Sipera. “Empirix goes the extra mile by listening to its customers and finding the right solution to solve their problems.”

Hammer testing solutions emulate the realistic behavior of users and devices interacting with voice-centric applications. It makes calls, verifies features, measures voice quality and determines performance, as well as proving system and multi-vendor interoperability for VoIP, NGN and IMS architectures.

“We’re delighted that our unique ability to scale reliably and verify security functionality, while providing a broad range of media test capabilities, is enabling Sipera to bring exceptional products for VoIP and UC to market,” said Gordon Eddy, director of product management, Empirix.

About Sipera

Sipera Systems, the leader in real-time UC security, enables enterprises to simplify and confidently deploy their VoIP and unified communications over any network to any device while service providers can protect and quickly offer new IP-based communication services. Backed by the extensive vulnerability research of the Sipera VIPER Lab, the Sipera UC-Sec products provide comprehensive threat protection, policy enforcement, access control, and privacy in a single, real-time appliance. For more information, visit http://www.sipera.com.

About Empirix

Empirix is the leading provider of service quality assurance solutions for new IP communications. Since 1992, Empirix has led the market in innovation and expertise for IP communications management. Its widely acclaimed Hammer Test Engine™, with more than 30 patents, is the acknowledged global standard for validating the quality of IP networks, systems and applications. The world’s largest network operators, equipment manufacturers, and enterprise contact centers depend on Empirix’s solutions to maintain the quality of the user experience for business-critical voice, data, video and mobile services. With Empirix, customers can increase revenues, reduce customer churn and cut support costs. Empirix is privately held and headquartered in Bedford, MA. For further information, please visit www.empirix.com.

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