VERSO CORPORATE PROFILE
Verso enables customers around the world to generate greater revenue and profits through next generation networking solutions Verso is a global technology provider of next generation network solutions offering a core-to-edge product portfolio for telecommunications service providers and enterprise organizations. With an integrated portfolio that includes highly regarded brands such as Clarent®, Verilink®, NetPerformer® and I-Master®, Verso focuses on three high growth market segments: VoIP, GSM, and Prepaid. Today, Verso plays a critical role in delivering voice and data transmission capabilities to millions of people around the world- at home, at work, and everywhere in between. Verso's carrier solutions and products are deployed by rural U.S. carriers, emerging international providers, and leading service providers. A partial list of carrier customers include: Verizon, Telstra, Telecom New Zealand, Singapore Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, Korea Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom, NTT, KDDI, China Telecom, China Mobile, Telkom, KPN, AT&T, and Cable & Wireless, Jamaica and Panama. For these customers Verso offers an end-to-end, convergence architecture that provides the technology infrastructure as well as applications needed to accelerate a service provider's time-to-revenue for new services over different access mediums. For enterprise customers, Verso offers hardware and software solutions that help organizations reduce communications expenses and increase profitability. All Verso enterprise products help to enhance productivity, reduce network costs and comply with regulatory requirements. Verso customers include leading enterprises from various high growth industries, such as financial, oil/gas, and air/space sectors. In addition, Verso's Advanced Applications Services Group (AASG) provides customer care and technical support to both carrier and enterprise customers. This service group also offers its customers the ability to outsource customer care and/or technical support services which greatly reduces overhead and costs. Lastly, our Professional Services Group (PSG) brings to market a professional and managed service offering that is staffed by an experienced Six Sigma-driven, PMP®-certified team that deliver measurable value and cost savings to our customers. Verso products are sold either through our direct sales organization or through a well established network of partners both domestic and international. A partial list of Verso Channel Partners include IP Unity, Avaya, Grintek, ViaSat, iDirect, Interlink Communication Systems and more.
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Verso Solutions and Services
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) GSM Backhaul VoIP/Media Gateways Access Compression Prepaid and Triple Play Content Management and Filter Internet Content Filter Web Reporting Call Accounting Professional and Managed Services
Our Integrated Product Line
Verso's complete, next generation network solutions leverage an end-to-end NGN architecture model that provides the entire core infrastructure and applications to accelerate time-to-revenue on new services over different access mediums.
Carrier Solutions
VoIP
Verso VoIP solutions leverage the globally renowned and industry leading Clarent® Softswitch platform. Our softswitch platform includes the Clarent Command Center (CCC), Clarent Element Management System (CEMS), BHG 2500, Class 4 softswitch (C4) and Class 4 Call Manager (C4CM) as well as the Class 5 softswitch (C5) and Class 5 Call Manager (C5CM). MetroNet VoIP Overlay The MetroNet VoIP Overlay enables service providers to deploy a wide variety of new VoBB services solutions quickly and easily - including prepaid calling, voicemail, a customer web portal, a subscriber portal and many other in-demand services. It packages our Clarent® tandem (Class 4) and endpoint (Class 5) switching technologies with other core capabilities and services into a simplified ordering and pricing model that contains everything a carrier needs to offer VoBB to enterprise and residential subscribers. By taking the guesswork out of a VoIP deployment, the MetroNet VoIP Overlay offers a platform to open new revenue channels and generate greater sales by introducing new features, functions and services to your enterprise and residential subscribers. BHG 2500 A cost-effective and highly reliable IP telephony gateway that combines high-density media gateway, SS7 signaling, and media server elements in a single reliable and scalable chassis. The BHG 2500 leverages Verso's extensive research and development in the BHG family of IP telephony and brings to market a new level of capacity and availability based on the latest technology for carrier-scale and reliable IP media processing. It includes VoIP gateway blades (SIP and H.323), media gateway blades (for converting between PSTN and converged packet networks), media server blades (for IP voice mail, unified messaging, and other applications), and SS7 blades for interconnecting with the legacy signaling network.
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Back Office The Verso Back Office solution is a powerful SQL based tool which monitors and controls all traffic on the network, allowing efficient route management, monitoring account status, and billing tracking. Rates and routes to and from various interconnect carrier networks can be updated dynamically, and multiple rate plans are easily supported. Verso's Back Office solution also provides PIN generation for prepaid cards and corporate accounts and a Web interface that enables customers to check account balances. The solution includes the following modules: Multilevel Provisioning, Routing, Billing, Reporting, Web Interface and Double Database Server Architecture. IP Centrex The Verso IP Centrex solution is a cost-effective, turn key network hosted VoIP solution that enables carriers and service providers to offer their enterprise customers a network-hosted, secure and reliable IP PBX. The IP Centrex solution enables carriers and service providers to begin offering IP PBX services with a limited capital investment and to scale quickly and affordably as their customer base grows. In fact, the Verso solution provides the scalability, reliability, and manageability to support thousands of businesses in a highly distributed network. Verso Voice Mail The Verso Voice Mail solution offers carriers the opportunity to migrate seamlessly to a versatile platform for value-added messaging services that create substantial new revenue streams. With the Verso Voicemail solution, carriers can offer their customers voice mail access by phone or email, with multi-device message notification, customizable greetings, and a variety of other readily marketable options.
GSM Backhaul
NetPerformer® GSM Backhaul The NetPerformer GSM backhaul solution is an end-to-end cellular network bandwidth optimization solution. It cuts operating expenses and frees capacity for new, revenue generating services for GSM A-bis and A-ter links by compressing signaling data, suppressing transmission of silence, redundant and unused data. Via NetPerformer, the need for leased landlines and/or satellite or microwave links is greatly reduced (by 50% or more), resulting in a dramatic reduction in operating expenses for carriers.
VoIP/Media Gateway
NetPerformer® Verso NetPerformer Media Gateways (9220GW and 9230GW) offer an advanced gateway technology with an integrated access router designed to work seamlessly on wireless or wireline, interconnecting legacy systems, IP networks, and the PSTN without sacrificing Quality of Service, reliability, or performance. Based on Verso's NetPerformer product offering which are SIP-based voice and data routers that combine the functionality of a data router and a voice gateway on a single device.
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Verso Verilink® IAD Series Verso Verilink's award-winning 8000 series of integrated access devices (IADs) provide the ideal access platform for service providers who need to deploy a standardized service delivery platform across their entire service base. The 8000 Series includes: 8100 Series ADSL 8200 Series T1/E1 8300 Series SDSL 8500 Series SHDSL
Content Management and Filter
NetSpective® C-Class NetSpective C-Class is an accurate, easy-to-use and reliable carrier grade bandwidth utilization solution designed to maximize the availability and performance of critical network resources. The NetSpective solution runs on Intel™ carrier grade, NEBS compliant servers and prevents bandwidth drains from applications such as Skype™, P2P and instant messaging, and streaming media.
Prepaid and Triple Play
I-Master® Revenue Assurance Platform A platform to deploy a wide spectrum of new services and features specifically designed to leverage market opportunities created by credit challenged subscribers. The I-Master Revenue Assurance Platform creates greater customer loyalty and new revenue streams by enabling carriers to launch new prepaid and postpaid services and features while preserving the carrier's traditional business model. Based on open standards, the I-Master platform easily integrates with existing next generation equipment and offers real-time authentication for value added services such as conference calling, speed dialing, messaging, and prepaid broadband access.
Enterprise Solutions
Internet Content Filter
NetSpective® NetSpective is an accurate, easy-to-use, and reliable Internet content filtering solution, independently certified by the Tolly Group. NetSpective is designed to maximize the availability and performance of critical network resources. It scans every piece of traffic coming in and out of the network and filters harmful or undesirable content to help protect the network from intrusions. NetSpective also ensures compliance with federal filtering mandates and communications tracking requirements.
Web Reporting
NetAuditor® NetAuditor delivers in-depth information on Internet traffic patterns, content classification, nonessential bandwidth usage and more. It provides a comprehensive summary as well as a detailed audit of web, FTP, peer-to-peer, instant messaging, and other types of Internet traffic and activity. Verso NetAuditor helps ensure the most effective use of your network resources as well as compliance with regulatory requirements.
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Call Accounting
TeleMate® TeleMate call accounting software offers comprehensive, easy-to-use telephony reports that help enterprises monitor productivity and minimize voice communications costs. TeleMate measures resource utilization, provides reports for internal departmental chargeback or client billing, and handles dozens of other control reporting tasks.
Access Compression
NetPerformer® NetPerformer access compression devices consist of SIP-based voice and data routers combining the functionality of a data router and a voice gateway in a single device, enabling enterprises to create digitally converged networks. NetPerformer's compression of voice and data traffic over a single WAN enables enterprises to bypass the PSTN, eliminating toll costs. NetPerformer is also capable of supporting videoconferencing, distance learning, and other applications.
VoIP Gateway
Verso Verilink® IAD Series The Verso Verilink IADs deliver the ideal combination of robust features in a cost-effective package. Designed for small to medium-sized businesses, the Verilink platform provides the best value and broadest interoperability with industry-leading DSLAMs and voice gateways. Designed to meet Class 5 call completion rates of 99.999%, the series provides voice quality indistinguishable from toll quality.
The Verso Professional Services Group (PSG)
Professional and Managed Services
The Verso Professional Services Group delivers and integrates service platforms on time and on budget. PSG works on a service offering comprised of five programs: Business Process Engineering, Design Consulting, Technical Delivery Services, Technical Operations Services, and Training. Programs may be purchased individually or bundled depending on a customer's needs. Services include project management, replacement and inventory management, installation and training to both Verso customers and non-Verso customers who may be seeking an outsourced solution.
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About Verso
Leadership Steve Odom, Chairman of the Board Monty Bannerman, Chief Executive Officer Marty Kidder, Chief Financial Officer Yves Desmet, Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Sales Jim Nevelle, General Manager, North America Corporate Headquarters 400 Galleria Parkway, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA. USA 30339 Phone: +1.678.589.3500 Fax: +1.678.589.3750 Regional Offices
Beijing, China Office Room 1410, Junefield Plaza Tower One West, Xuan Wu Men Wai Avenue, Xuan Wu District, Beijing, China 100052 Phone: +86.10.6310.9919 Fax: +86.10.6310.9153 Huntsville, AL USA Office 127 Jetplex Circle, Madison, AL 35758 Phone: +1.256.327.2001 Fax: +1.256.327.2165 Littleton, CO USA Office 1221 West Mineral Avenue, Suite 100, Littleton, CO USA 80120 Phone: +1.303.734.4747 Fax: +1.303.734.4244 Quebec, Canada Office 4105 D, boul. Matte, Brossard, Quebec, Canada J4Y 2P4 Phone: +1.450.659.5090 Fax: +1.450.659.2190
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