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Telecommunications Sybase 365 claims first IP & IMS messaging and application platform | Sybase 365 claims first IP & IMS messaging and application platform |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Monday, 12 October 2009 | |
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However, as networks evolve from 3G to 4G via LTE and WiMAX there will be many networks all in different stages of evolution. All networks are moving towards being IP-based where messaging, and other applications will be based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) - an application architecture that has been designed to create a common platform for applications in both the fixed and mobile worlds. Sybase 365 has just released what it says is the first solution to this problem: its Advanced IP Messaging Server (AIMS) "designed to support broad-based interoperability across IMS protocols, enabling operators to move aggressively into 4G and IMS deployments, without having to worry about evolving standards or potential disruption of their legacy messaging businesses." Scott Miller director of product management at Sybase 365 told iTWire: "Historically [interconnection of messaging systems] has been a relatively well bounded problem...However IP adds a whole new level of complexity...Operators don't want to have to figure out how all their partners and competitors have implemented IMS. They would rather have a single point of interconnectivity and we would like that to be us." Miller said that Sybase's AIMS platform would be offered by Sybase as a hosted service to relay messaging between different networks, or could be installed by a carrier as an appliance with its data centre "if they prefer to have this behind their firewall." Miller added that the market where demand for this type of product or service, will emerge first is the US: Verizon Wireless has flagged plans to be an early LTE operator; it already has an extensive EV-DO network, and Clearwire is planning a large scale WiMAX rollout. CONTINUED
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