VocalTec partners with AMT Group for VoIP solutions

HERZLIA, ISRAEL: VocalTec Communications Ltd, a global provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, has signed a partnership agreement with AMT Group, a Russian systems integrator. The partnership has already yielded a first joint customer.

The partnership will focus on the delivery of VocalTec's comprehensive set of VoIP solutions to service providers and enterprise customers across Russia. AMT Group is fully certified to market, sell, install and support VocalTec's products and solutions.

The partnership is part of VocalTec’s strategy to expand the sales of its Essentra VoIP solutions through well respected channel partners in Russia. AMT Group specializes in the in design, implementation and technical support of complex telecommunication and information systems, having already successfully implemented and delivered thousands of projects.

AMT Group’s experience and large local presence will serve to further promote VocalTec’s widely accepted solutions in Russia.

VocalTec and AMT Group are happy to announce the first customer of this partnership. Ijsvyaz Invest, an alternative carrier in Russia, has deployed VocalTec's Essentra BAX, class 5 application server enabling the delivery of residential and hosted enterprise VoIP services over any broadband infrastructure. The deployment also features VocalTec’s Essentra iCX, a uniquely integrated SIP-to-SS7 solution enabling seamless interworking between IP and legacy networks.

“VocalTec’s Essentra solutions are ideal for the needs of competitive and next-generation VoIP carriers in Russia," said Oleg Tabarovsky, Technical director at AMT Group. "We value this partnership and believe that VocalTec and AMT Group share the same inspiration, based on leveraging next generation technologies to provide fast ROI and business advantages to carriers."

“AMT Group’s customer-base and expertise, together with our comprehensive VoIP offering, ideally positions us to take advantage of the fast growing VoIP market in Russia," said Ido Gur, President and CEO at VocalTec. "We are delighted to welcome AMT Group as our partner and view this agreement as another very positive step in expanding our presence in Russia. VocalTec’s class-5 certification by Infocom, the Russian Center of Examination and Certification is expected to further enhance the market opportunity for both companies.”