Edgewater Networks announce that its EdgeMarc VoIP VPN Network Services Gateways are compliant with key Internet protocol telephony solutions from Avaya. The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN Network Services Gateway successfully completed compliance testing with Avaya Communication Manager release 4.0 and Avaya IP Office release 4.1.9.

The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN solution helps businesses simplify office connectivity, enable secure, high-quality voice and reduce problem resolution times through remote monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities. The VoIP VPN appliance includes an all-in-one access gateway with T1 CSU/DSU or Ethernet WAN, IPSec VPNs, stateful packet inspection firewall, VoIP prioritization, traffic shaping, passive call quality monitoring and managed Ethernet switch.

Edgewater Networks is a member of the Avaya DevConnect program — an initiative to develop, market and sell innovative third-party products that interoperate with Avaya technology and extend the value of a company’s investment in its network.

As a member of the program, Edgewater Networks is eligible to submit products for compatibility testing by the Avaya Solution Interoperability and Test Lab in Lincroft, N.J. There a team of Avaya engineers develops a comprehensive test plan for each application to verify whether it is Avaya compliant. Doing so ensures businesses can confidently add best-in-class capabilities to their network without having to replace their existing infrastructure — speeding deployment of new applications and reducing both network complexity and implementation costs.

The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN is a part of a complete solution from Edgewater Networks that also includes EdgeConnect Power Over Ethernet switches and the EdgeView VoIP Support and Reporting systems. EdgeConnect PoE switches are easy to use and ideal for converged voice and data networks. They are remotely manageable and provide the quality of service in the Local Area Network needed to ensure high voice quality. The EdgeView VoIP Support System simplifies the troubleshooting of voice quality problems. It provides real-time alerts based on administrator defined call quality thresholds using Mean Opinion Score analysis. EdgeView Reports is an advanced, yet easy-to-use reporting tool that provides valuable VoIP performance information to network planners, operators, product managers, executive management teams and end-users.