AudioCodes Successfully Completes Certification Testing With PaloSanto’s Elastix Open Source IP-PBX Solutions

Leading voice quality media gateways receive certification for use with the popular standards-based telephony software

Lod, Israel and Mexico City, Mexico, ElastixWorld 2011 – November 3, 2011 – AudioCodes, a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies and Voice Network products and PaloSanto Solutions Inc., an Elastix® Company, today announced the successful completion of certification testing of AudioCodes Multi-Service Media Gateway (MSBG) platforms, Analog VoIP Gateways and IP-Phones using PaloSanto’s Elastix® 2.0, of the leading open source telephony platforms in Latin America. AudioCodes and PaloSanto’s collaboration will offer better design options for telephony developers, and enable rapid deployment of high quality and scalable SIP-based solutions.

AudioCodes SIP Multi-Service Business Gateway products (MSBG) including the Mediant™ 1000-MSBG and the Mediant 800™ MSBG, underwent a rigorous testing process to determine interoperability and compatibility when integrated with PaloSanto’s Elastix® 2.0. The Elastix application was implemented utilizing the MSBG built-in OSN (Open Solution Network) server, which allows developers and VARs to provide a true “all-in-one” business IP-telephony solution. In addition, the survivable Branch Office MediaPack™ CPE, and 300HD IP-Phones were certified as well, complementing a full suite of VoIP elements around any Elastix® based solution.

“PaloSanto is pleased to report that we have completed the testing between Elastix 2.0 and AudioCodes SIP Multi-Service Business Gateways, CPEs and IP-Phones,” said Edgar Landivar, CEO of PaloSanto. “AudioCodes is a significant addition to the list of Elastix certified products, allowing developers and resellers to leverage on AudioCodes All-In-One MSBG platforms, Survivable branch CPEs and cost-effective HDVoIP IP-Phones. With the Elastix software it forms a suite of solutions optimized for small and medium businesses demanding high level of security and survivability as well as readiness for SIP trunking services.”

“We are very pleased with this new collaboration” said Yariv Golan-Atir, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for CALA at AudioCodes. “With this announced interoperability we are able to jointly support a new level of enterprise telephony, addressing new market demands for uncompromised Voice quality, VoIP security and service survivability based on AudioCodes Multi-Service Business Gateways and
ESBC solutions”

About PaloSanto
PaloSanto Solutions is an Ecuadorian company dedicated to development and support of open source solutions. Since 2006 is the company behind the Elastix Project, an IP-PBX Distribution for Unified Communication Server Solutions. PaloSanto began its operations in 1999 and now distributes its services through Ecuador and an extensive reseller network in America and other countries around the world.

About Elastix
Elastix® is a Unified Communications and VoIP Telephony solution. It integrates the best tools available for Asterisk-based PBXs into a single, easy-to-use interface. It also adds its own set of utilities and allows the creation of third party modules to make it one of the best software packages available for open source telephony.

About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. designs, develops and sells advanced Voice over IP (VoIP) and converged VoIP and Data networking products and applications to Service Providers and Enterprises. AudioCodes is a VoIP technology market leader focused on converged VoIP & data communications and its products are deployed globally in Broadband, Mobile, Cable, and Enterprise networks. The company provides a range of innovative, cost effective products including Media Gateways, Multi-Service Business Gateways, Session Border Controllers (SBC), Residential Gateways, IP Phones, Media Servers and Value Added Applications. AudioCodes’ underlying technology, VoIPerfectHD™, relies on AudioCodes’ leadership in DSP, voice coding and voice processing technologies. AudioCodes High Definition (HD) VoIP technologies and products provide enhanced intelligibility and a better end user communication experience in Voice communications. For more information on AudioCodes, visit http://www.audiocodes.com