VoIP hardware provider Stratus has launched a new VoIP server aimed at resellers to get a full triple-play system off the ground very quickly.

Described as "VoIP in a box" by Stratus' Richard Appleton, the new Ftservers have been upgraded with VoIP, internet and TV software known as Entice which is available as an open source platform.

Previously Entice (which stands for Emergent Network Telecommunications Infrastructure Control Environment) had only been available on Dell servers, but after Stratus bought out the developer Emergent it has been ported onto Stratus' Ftservers.

This allows the software to make use of the Ftservers' continuous processing capabilities, which allow numbers to be crunched all the time and let the system get up and running quickly.

So Entice on Ftservers brings communications providers the ability to launch triple-play networks swiftly, with Mr Appleton telling The Inquirer that a cable TV company in Mexico has been able to offer triple-play to its customer within six months.