LOD, Israel, Oct. 24, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- AudioCodes (Nasdaq:AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technologies, today announced that it will be hosting its second Annual Channel Partner meeting in Jerusalem, Israel on January 8th - 10th, 2008.
Following the success of the January 2007 meeting, AudioCodes expects the number of attendees to double, resulting in over two hundred guests from AudioCodes' distributors, system integrators, and solution partners based in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and the United States. AudioCodes' expanding network of channel partners is a key enabler for AudioCodes' best-of-breed VoIP solution strategy, providing service providers, enterprises and developers standards-based, interoperable solutions.
AudioCodes will present channel partners with its latest VoIP products and solutions, offering cutting-edge Media Gateway, Media Server, Session Border Controller and Value Added Applications in different form factors and densities to service providers and enterprises. In addition, the meeting will showcase a number of AudioCodes' solution partners who have adopted AudioCodes technology in conjunction with their software and hardware, providing integrated solutions for their customers. These solutions address features such as IP-PBX, Softswitches, Unified Messaging, Fixed-Mobile-Convergence, networked fax, billing, contact centers and others. Keynote addresses will be given by AudioCodes' executives, along with case studies presented by guests from large service providers, keynotes from the event's Gold sponsors, and a VoIP expert's panel that will discuss developments in today's VoIP technology.
"The last event was our first, and we were pleased to see the successful interaction between channel and solution partners attending the event. We expect this collaboration to happen again this year and hope to demonstrate the true strength of VoIP - opening the market to small and medium-sized vendors providing interoperable, cost-effective solutions to end customers," stated Haim Melamed, Director of Corporate and Channel Marketing at AudioCodes.
"AudioCodes is committed to providing best-of-breed solutions to the Channel Partner community, while listening closely to end-customers," said Lior Aldema, Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at AudioCodes. "The percentage of our channel based business keeps increasing, while we add more and more products and partnerships to help them sell. Our latest partnership with market leading companies like Microsoft, Avaya, Broadsoft and many more, position us as a valuable solution provider for VoIP-focused channel partners throughout the world."
About AudioCodes
AudioCodes Ltd. (Nasdaq:AUDC) provides innovative, reliable and cost-effective Voice over IP (VoIP) technology, Voice Network Products, and Value Added Applications to Service Providers, Enterprises, OEMs, Network Equipment Providers and System Integrators worldwide. AudioCodes provides a diverse range of flexible, comprehensive media gateway, and media processing enabling technologies based on VoIPerfect - AudioCodes' underlying, best-of-breed, core media architecture. The company is a market leader in VoIP equipment, focused on VoIP Media Gateway, Media Server, Session Border Controllers (SBC), Security Gateways and Value Added Application network products. AudioCodes has deployed tens of millions of media gateway and media server channels globally over the past ten years and is a key player in the emerging best-of-breed, IMS based, VoIP market. The Company is a VoIP technology leader focused on quality and interoperability, with a proven track record in product and network interoperability with industry leaders in the Service Provider and Enterprise space. AudioCodes Voice Network Products feature media gateway and media server platforms for packet-based applications in the converged, wireline, wireless, broadband access, cable, enhanced voice services, video, and Enterprise IP Telephony markets. AudioCodes' headquarters are located in Israel with R&D in the U.S. Other AudioCodes' offices are located in Europe, India, the Far East, and Latin America. For further information on AudioCodes, visit www.audiocodes.com
Statements concerning AudioCodes' business outlook or future economic performance; product introductions and plans and objectives related thereto; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under U.S. Federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. These risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions in general and conditions in AudioCodes' industry and target markets in particular; shifts in supply and demand; market acceptance of new products and continuing products' demand; the impact of competitive products and pricing on AudioCodes' and its customers' products and markets; timely product and technology development/upgrades and the ability to manage changes in market conditions as needed; possible disruptions from acquisitions; the integration of acquired companies' products and operations into AudioCodes' business; and other factors detailed in AudioCodes' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AudioCodes assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.
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