Covergence, the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), announced that Info Security Products Guide, a Silicon Valley Communications publication and the world's leading publication on security-related products and technologies, has chosen Covergence's Eclipse as the winner of the "Global Excellence in VoIP" Customer Trust 2006 Award.

This "Customer Trust" honor is the greatest endorsement Info Security Products Guide's readers can bestow on a product, and signifies that they believe the Eclipse is ahead of the curve when it comes to the "best-of-the-best" products available that can provide the best security for VoIP and other real-time services based on SIP. More than 18,000 worldwide end-users and prospective customers were invited to vote for the products they trust the most when it comes to protecting their digital resources. A special e-copy edition of the Product Excellence Guide, which includes this product, will soon be mailed to everyone who requested a copy. A copy can still be requested by registering at the Info Security Products Guide site at: http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/freeguide.html.

Comprising an integrated set of powerful modules, Covergence's Eclipse is an easy-to-deploy, highly scalable solution that protects current and future SIP investments, ensures interoperability in multi-vendor environments, and provides a low total cost of ownership. By centralizing all security and management functions, Eclipse provides a single administrative domain for all SIP applications and devices. With complete support for both media and signaling streams and SIP services and devices, Eclipse is a universal access solution and core enabler for all SIP-based communications. To read more about this product and see a list of its key features and benefits, please visit the Eclipse's "Excellence in VoIP" Award page at: www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/voip/CXC550.html.

"As VoIP and IP-based real-time communication and collaboration applications and services move into the mainstream, there is a need for purpose-built solutions to handle the unique challenges around securing and managing these applications," said Rick Justice, Chief Technology Editor, Info Security Products Guide. "Our readers, who are responsible for implementing these types of solutions into their networks, recognized Covergence's Eclipse as the best solution available to handle these challenges. Easy to deploy and highly-scalable, the Eclipse gives IT managers the confidence and knowledge that their VoIP and IP communications investments will have the same security and reliability that their existing services offer."

"Info Security Products Guide's recognition of the Eclipse further validates our product and technology vision in developing the Eclipse as a purpose-built solution for solving the key challenges associated with securing and managing VoIP and IP in their networks," said Bob O'Neil, president and CEO, Covergence. "Today's advanced networks require VoIP security solutions like the Eclipse that can ensure privacy, while avoiding service disruptions, toll fraud and user identity theft. Earning 'Customer Trust' with the Eclipse is a key mandate and of the utmost importance to us as a company, and this award serves as a great endorsement of Eclipse's capabilities to deliver on that mandate."