CounterPath announces that Bria Android Edition will be commercially available at the end of October. An enterprise-grade VoIP application, Bria Android Edition is a highly secure and standards-based softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks. Providing enterprises and other commercial users with a reliable, easy-to-implement solution, CounterPath's latest mobile application helps improve employee productivity while reducing communications costs.

Bria Android Edition strengthens CounterPath's leadership position as a provider of VoIP solutions for smartphones, as well as Mac, Linux and Windows based desktops and laptops. This portfolio includes Bria iPhone Edition for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and with the addition of Bria Android Edition, CounterPath now offers VoIP solutions for the world's two fastest-growing smartphone operating systems.

Compatible with any smartphone running Android V2.1 or later, Bria Android Edition's features include:

• Support on any SIP-compliant server to enable rapid implementation
• Multi-tasking support for background operation, such as fielding incoming calls while using other applications
• Automatic codec selection to ensure optimal call quality
• Deskphone-class options such as rejecting, holding, forwarding, merging and splitting calls, as well as attended and unattended transfers
• A detailed call history pane that displays dialed, answered and missed calls, along with ability to delete entries
• Advanced security settings, including audio encryption
• NAT traversal to balance security and ease-of-use
• The ability to work with the native dialer
• Integration of user contacts stored on the device
• Voicemail
• Optional customized branding for graphic assets and SIP settings available for enterprises and telephony providers.

Bria Android Edition integrates seamlessly with other CounterPath desktop and convergence solutions, as well as with enterprise and carrier infrastructure equipment from major vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, BroadSoft, Metaswitch, Avaya, Cisco and NEC. Bria Android Edition also supports Asterisk-based telephony systems.