“Today’s savvy consumers are seeking service providers who can assure their privacy, while avoiding service disruptions, toll fraud and user identity theft,” said Bob O’Neil, president and CEO, Covergence. In order to provide customers with a “bullet-proof” VoIP security solution, Covergence has tested the ability to communicate between the CounterPath eyeBeam 1.5 Video SIP softphone and Eclipse SIP Session Manager using the IETF standards Transport Layer Security (TLS) for signaling information and its counterpart the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) for voice and video traffic. With this announcement, CounterPath and Covergence can now offer customers “bullet-proof” VoIP security that prevents any unauthorized access to the user’s call and protects the service provider from attacks intended to disrupt or disable their service.Īs VoIP continues its penetration into the marketplace, concerns around VoIP security continue to present a major hurdle for organizations seeking to take advantage of the promised benefits of VoIP technology, including cost savings, improved service levels and enhanced productivity.
(OTCBB: CTPS), a provider of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), Video over IP, Instant Messaging (IM), and Presence SIP multimedia applications and softphones, and Covergence, the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), announced today that Covergence has certified CounterPath’s eyeBeam™ 1.5 Video SIP softphone application for use with its Eclipse™ solution, the industry’s first SIP security and management solution. Vancouver, BC, Canada - September 04, 2014ĬounterPath™ Solutions, Inc.