BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Acme Packet(TM) today unveiled its next-generation session border control (SBC) platform - the Net-Net® 9000. The Net-Net 9000 supports next-generation, converged fixed-mobile architectures being defined by 3GPP IMS, ETSI TISPAN, the Multi-Service Forum, PacketCable and the DSL Forum.

Within these architectures, Acme Packet Net-Net session border controllers provide service providers with critical support for real-time interactive IP-based voice, video and multimedia sessions in five areas - security, service reach maximization, SLA assurance, revenue and profit protection, and regulatory compliance. They satisfy service provider requirements at both the subscriber access and the network interconnect border points.

As a next-generation platform the Net-Net 9000 offers the industry's highest levels of performance, capacity and availability in a single session border control platform:

"As the acknowledged leader in session border control, Acme Packet is in a unique position relative to understanding service provider requirements for next-gen SBCs," declared Patrick Melampy, CTO of Acme Packet. "The Net-Net 9000 is simply the result of discussions with our 150 service provider customers and our 25 distribution partners around the world - including all the tier one providers and vendors."

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