BOSTON -- IP Unity, the leader in carrier-grade media servers,application servers and real-time multimedia applications, has teamed withSurf Communication Solutions ("Surf"), a leading provider of high-capacitymultimedia processing boards for the telecommunication infrastructurefield, to deliver advanced video functionality in applications such asvideo messaging and video conferencing.

IP Unity's industry-leading, IMS-ready Mereon(R) 6000 Media Server andMereon Application Server are being paired with Surf's ATCA-readySurfRider-812(TM)/PTMC resource board, supporting eight TI TMS320C6412DSPs, and SurfStream(TM) media processing framework to enhance the deliveryof diverse video communications signals from one end device or network toanother, enhancing many emerging multimedia applications for convergingnetworks.

IP Unity is bringing feature rich, flexible, and user-friendlycarrier-grade video messaging and video conferencing applications to marketthis year, as part of its ongoing strategy to equip carriers andenterprises with unified communications and IMS-ready solutions. Thecompany's strategy includes the delivery of IMS functions, delivery ofH.263/MPEG-4/H.264 signals and video quality enhancements.

"Surf is advancing the convergence of voice and video processing on andacross 3G and IP networks," stated Keith Bhatia, CTO and senior vicepresident of business development, IP Unity. "We are integrating Surf'sproducts into our solutions, to ensure reduced time-to-market, deliver thehighest video quality, processing density and speed, and enable some of thehottest applications demanded by the market."

"IP Unity has a great vision for converged multimedia applications, anda very powerful set of integrated video solutions," emphasized Surf VPSales Doron Hendler. "By using our SurfStream and SurfRider products, IPUnity is taking advantage of the best, most future-proofed signalprocessing technology and our advanced development framework for scalablemedia transport, transcoding, streaming and conferencing functions."

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