New VoIP Softphone: Bria for BroadWorks
Source: www.voip-news.com
There is a new softphone available from CounterPath Corporation that works seamlessly with BroadSoft’s BroadWorks VoIP Application platform. Bria for BroadWorks is based on open standards so it a softphone that works with VoIP, Video over IP, Instant Messaging, Short Message Service and Presence.
“In our continuing efforts to help enable small business and enterprise markets with unified communications (UC), we are pleased to announce this new version of Bria, which is tightly integrated with BroadWorks so we can offer rich, productivity-enhancing capabilities to our joint customers and their end users,” said Todd Carothers, Vice President of Product Management, CounterPath. “The Bria for BroadWorks softphone simplifies and enhances the management of voice communications and was jointly engineered to leverage the power of CounterPath softphone technology and the BroadWorks platform. With this out-of-box solution, our service provider customers will get to market more quickly and cost effectively.”
Here’s the features:
- Using one number for all incoming and outgoing calls, regardless of
phone (BroadWorks Anywhere)
- Viewing call history across all devices
- Connecting easily with colleagues through click-to-call in contact
directory
- Escalating communications from IM, to an audio call, to a video call
- Monitoring status of a workgroup through BroadWorks’ Busy Lamp Field
features
- Using presence to intelligently interact with peers
“The ways in which individuals communicate continue to expand, driving the need to have a consolidated interface to manage each communication method. Bria for BroadWorks unifies personal calling services across any device an individual may use and can be controlled right from the desktop,” said David Bukovsky, Vice President of Products, BroadSoft(R). “Using BroadWorks Device Management and BroadSoft’s Xtended Web Services, CounterPath delivered a softphone that simplifies the deployment process for service providers and provides seamless integration with BroadWorks’ advanced communications features. Our service provider customers now have access to a superior softphone that is specifically designed for BroadWorks.”
