Contact Information: Contact: Carol Daniels MetaSwitch +1 (510) 589-5074 chd@metaswitch.com Erin Grohs Connect2 Communications for MetaSwitch +1 (919) 554 3532 x5 egrohs@connect2comm.com Chris Phillips VP of Sales DakotaPro.biz (520) 745-3900 Sales@DakotaPro.biz
DakotaPro.biz Selects MetaSwitch for Major Step Into Voice Services
Southern Arizona's Largest Independently-Owned ISP Adds Voice Services to Current Offerings
| Source: MetaSwitch
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - November 13, 2008) - ISPCON FALL 2008 - DakotaPro.biz today announced
it has been working with MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable,
high-quality voice communications platforms and services, to offer voice
services to business customers in Tucson and surrounding areas.
DakotaPro.biz purchased the MetaSwitch softswitch platform to
roll out a converged access bundle that will include the new voice
offerings, as well as the company's current business-class Internet
solutions.
Traditionally an Internet Services Provider (ISP) of focused data
solutions, DakotaPro.biz
made the decision to pursue voice services after seeing the demand for
converged offerings continue to grow in their service area. "Our customers
are looking for the option of bundled services -- including internet,
phone, long distance -- from their service providers," said Bill Bosmeny,
president and chief executive officer. "In order to stay competitive in
this area, and to continue to provide the
high-quality service our customers have come to expect, DakotaPro.biz chose to invest
in a carrier-class solution to enable and ensure the smooth transition from
a data-only to a full-service business communications provider. While other
local providers have deployed low-cost solutions using open-source
software, we knew that businesses demand the robustness and reliability of
this solution."
The new offering focuses mainly on small-to-medium businesses throughout
Southern Arizona, as well as the Phoenix metro market, all served by a
MetaSwitch softswitch in DakotaPro.biz's Tucson data center. The services
provide business line replacement as well as traditional telephony services
and features. DakotaPro.biz has experienced high demand for this product --
they already have hundreds of voice lines deployed and a steady growth of
new voice lines each month. Bosmeny adds "in this economy, businesses are
looking to save money while increasing productivity. This product does
both."
Additionally, MetaSwitch enables
the delivery of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking services, and
advanced hosted PBX services which more network operators and enterprises
are increasingly turning to as ways to lower expenses for IP networks.
According to Bosmeny, the decision to work with MetaSwitch came after lengthy
discussions with a variety of other vendors. "Since this was a brand-new
offering for DakotaPro.biz, we really did
our due diligence in choosing the right vendor to partner with," he
explained. "We wanted a single vendor to support this application and
MetaSwitch was the only company that could bring this to the table. We look
at MetaSwitch as a trusted partner in this endeavor, with the breadth of
offerings to help deliver best-of-breed digital voice services."
"DakotaPro.biz is leading
the curve as Internet Service Providers continue to see the benefits of
providing both data and voice services," said Jeff Lattomus, area vice
president at MetaSwitch. "In addition to providing high-quality
communications solutions to its customers and meeting demands for improved
services, DakotaPro.biz is also providing opportunities, like SIP trunking
and other services, for those business customers to save money and increase
the quality of their IP networks."
About DakotaPro.biz
DakotaPro.biz, along with its sister division DakotaCom.Net, has been a
leader in Southern Arizona in providing IP services since 1995. It
operates one of the most advanced networks and server collocation
facilities in Southern Arizona while providing award-winning support. The
company provides a wide range of broadband connectivity, managed security,
premium email, and voice services. For more information, please visit www.DakotaPro.biz.
About MetaSwitch
MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of switching and applications
solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its MetaSphere
applications suite enables a broad set of hosted IP communications
services, while its core session control and media/signaling gateway
products support a full range of Class 4/5 softswitch capabilities. Customers
include many of the world's leading operators of wireline, wireless and
cable networks, with deployments that scale to millions of subscribers. For
more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.
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