August 1999
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HEADLINES
Open Port, Sun Deliver IP Messaging
|pen Port Technology and Sun announced that they are teaming to deliver IP fax
and unified messaging solutions to service providers worldwide. The solution combines
OpenPort's IP LaunchPad Internet services creation platform, IP LaunchPad Fax Suite, and
IP LaunchPad Voice Suite with Sun-Netscape Alliance messaging server software and Java
technology, and run's on Sun's scalable Enterprise servers and Netra carrier-grade
servers, powered by the Solaris operating environment for SPARC platforms.
No. 500, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
GN Nettest Intros QUEST7 To N. America
GN Nettest has announced the North American introduction of QUEST7, an SS7
surveillance system that provides a cost-effective, integrated system for alarm
surveillance, troubleshooting, fraud detection, and billing verification to
telecommunications, wireless, and integrated carriers. The QUEST7 surveillance system
analyzes multiple SS7 protocols, including AIN and wireless protocols, and provides alarm
reporting, traffic statistics, and network-wide call tracing with an advanced graphical
call flow display to make troubleshooting easy.
No. 501, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
telecom technologies Unveils INtelligentACD
telecom technologies has announced the availability of INtelligentACD, a
carrier-centric automatic call distribution system for operator services and large,
network-based call center applications. INtelligentACD is suitable for emerging and
incumbent carriers, as well as vendors seeking a cost-effective, automatic call routing
system that enables providers to offer value-added services to customers. Highly scalable,
INtelligentACD can be configured for an application with as few as 20 operator positions
to one that has more than 1,000.
No. 502, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
MiTAC Intros 19-Inch Chassis
MiTAC Industrial has introduced the MCH-502, a new, configurable 19-inch
rack-mount chassis with built-in 10.4-inch flat panel display. With a passive (STN) or
active (TFT) matrix color LCD, this 14-slot, steel constructed chassis has optional
redundant, hot-swappable power supplied making it ideal in applications where fail-safe
operations are important. The MCH-502 provides a high performance motherboard or
industrial SBC solution with backplane in a variety of choices from 14-slot ISA or 13-slot
PCI to configurable 13-slot PICMG (7 ISA, 4 PCI, 2 PICMG slots), 14-slot PICMG (8 ISA, 4
PCI, 2 PICMG slots), or 140slot PICMG (6 ISA, 7 PCI, 2PICMG).
No. 503, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Alcatel Adds VoIP, FoIP To MegaHub Switch
Alcatel has added voice-over-IP (VoIP) and fax-over-IP (FoIP) functionality
to the MegaHub switch platform, which allows service providers to capture data service
opportunities created by the influx of Internet traffic. Utilizing the Universal Access
Gateway (UAG) platform from Assured Access Technology (AAT), Alcatel is able to provide
data functionality as an adjustment to the current MegaHub switch. The UAG product
supports more than 2,000 VoIP/FoIP or V.90 data ports per shelf, and more the 8,000
VoIP/FoIP ports per standard seven-foot telco rack.
No. 504, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Premier Tech Launches Orchestrate E-Mail By Phone
Premier Technologies has announced the worldwide launch of Orchestrate E-Mail
by Phone. This Web-based communications solution allows users to hear their e-mail over
the phone and respond to it with their own voice from any phone, anywhere. Orchestrate
E-Mail by Phone users dial a local number to access the service without incurring
additional per minute charges for usage. The service is priced at a flat rate of
$19.95/month.
No. 505, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Registry Magic To License Virtual Operator Technology
Registry Magic has announced that it will license an Application Programming
Interface (API) for its Virtual Operator auto-attendant call routing software and
proprietary technologies to telecom manufacturers. The Registry Magic API will allow for
the integration of conversational speech recognition into their current and next-gen
Microsoft NT-based computer telephony and voice messaging platforms. The Virtual Operator
API allows developers to "speech enable" any function that requires the
understanding of naturally spoken names or departments.
No. 506, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
General Magic Adds Features To Portico
General Magic has unveiled a new set of features for its Portico virtual
assistant service, giving users more flexibility to manage their busy work lives. The new
Portico capabilities include a customizable welcome greeting; inbound fax receipt, which
makes the subscriber's Portico number also serve as a fax number; and selectable call
screening questions, which allow the subscriber to customize what callers experience when
they first reach Portico.
No. 507, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
OfficeDomain Intros MessageASAP
OfficeDomain is creating a new class of Internet messaging portal to compete
with traditional portals, telephone companies, and other communications providers.
MessageASAP, OfficeDomain's first product, targets e-mail, voice mail, and fax messaging
in conjunction with Internet access. This product, a software and Internet service
combination, competes with products like GTE's recently announced unified messaging
product, Internet-based fax-forwarding systems such as eFax, and e-mail service providers
such as Yahoo! and Hotmail.
No. 508, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Connect Tech Announces WhiteHEAT
Connect Tech has announced the addition of WhiteHEAT USB to its existing
product offerings This new USB product provides four RS-232 serial ports with DB9 male
connectors from one USB port. The unit is a compact low profile box with all of the serial
ports and USB connectors located at the back. The front panel houses status LEDs that
indicate serial port activity and USB status.
No. 509, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Tellabs Intros CABLESPAN
Tellabs has announced a broadband solution that seamlessly integrates IP
telephony, circuit-switched voice, and IP data onto a single hybrid-fiber coax network.
Tellabs' CABLESPAN Universal Telephony Distribution System enables cable companies to
provide data and voice services without the added expense of building a separate, overlay
network. With its EXPRESS/path feature, cable companies can provide voice-over-IP (VoIP)
and IP data at Ethernet speeds.
No. 510, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
.comfax Intros MessageClick
.comfax has announced a free consumer service called MessageClick.com, a free
Web service that offers subscribers a unique voice mail/fax phone number that enables them
to receive private voice mail and faxes in their existing e-mail accounts. MessageClick
voice mails and faxes look like regular e-mails with attachments. Faxes are opened with
standard imaging software. Voice mail messages are received as compressed RealAudio files.
No. 511, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
UltiFax Incorporates CT Media
UltiVerse Technologies has announced that it has incorporated Dialogic's CT
Media telephony server software into its UltiFax IP fax management solution. With CT Media
server software support, UltiFax end users can host it on the same server with any other
telephony application that incorporates CT media server software. Organizations then no
longer need to separate servers for each telephony application, such as voice mail,
Internet gateways, fax, and LAN PBX.
No. 512, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Active Voice Announces Unity 2.0
Active Voice has announced commercial availability of its Unity 2.0 unified
messaging server for Cisco Communications Network's (CCN) CallManager 2.2. With Unity,
enterprise customers can leverage the reliability and scalability of Microsoft Exchange
Server and get a convergence-ready product that works with their existing telephony
systems and CCN. Through Exchange, Unity provides a single point of administration for
e-mail, voice mail, and fax mail user accounts, address and distribution lists, and
network configuration.
No. 513, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Comdial Expands Networking Capabilities
Comdial announced that its latest software release features expanded
networking capability for the DXP, DXP Plus, and FX platforms. Comdial also expanded its
networking capability to support to support up to 3,500 end user stations. Additionally,
the newest software includes one centralized Windows NT-based voice mail, which operates
across the entire network.
No. 514, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Efficient Networks Enters Voice/Data DSL Market
Efficient Networks has announced its entry into the integrated voice/data DSL
marketplace. Efficient Networks is developing next-generation integrated voice/data DSL
access solutions designed to allow Integrated Communications Providers (ICPs) to offer
bundled voice and data services on a single copper connection. Efficient Networks is
developing a next-generation integrated access device designed to seamlessly operate with
leading voice gateway products, as well as the existing DSL and ATM infrastructure.
No. 515, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Integrated Telecom Intros RapidSurf BMAX Chipset
Integrated Telecom Express has announced the RapidSurf BMAX Chipset, a
chipset for the design of ADSL modems that connect to personal computers using the
Universal Serial Bus (USB). The RapidSurf BMAX Chipset is capable of full-rate connections
that achieve 8 Mbps downstream and 640 kbps upstream links. The new chips are also fully
compatible with the G.lite standard that operates at 1.5 Mbps downstream and 512 kbps
upstream.
No. 516, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
praireFyre Intros CyberACD
praireFyre Software has introduced CyberACD, a Web-based call center
management product for the Mitel SX-2000 and SX-200. CyberACD leverages all the benefits
of the Microsoft Distributed Internet Applications (DNA) architecture. From any Web
browser, the call center manager is able to generate reports, view real-time displays of
agents and call processing, perform forecasting and workforce management functions, and
control reader boards.
No. 517, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Free Service Offers E-mail By Phone
Infinite Technologies announces the addition of free telephony access to any
Internet accessible e-mail account through its electronic mail service, MailAndNews.com,
which offers users the ability to hear, reply to, forward, delete, or originate any voice
or e-mail message over the telephone. MailAndNews.com provides a unified messaging
solution to new or existing accounts for either personal or corporate e-mail systems.
No. 518, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Newbridge Launches DMDS Solution
Newbridge Networks has unveiled the company's Digital Media Distribution
Service (DMDS) solution, part of the Newbridge Versatile IP portfolio of advanced IP
solutions. The highly scalable Newbridge DMDS solution enables established and new
generation carriers to offer broadcast media servers over digital subscriber line (xDSL)
infrastructures. DMDS leverages the strengths of standard IP multicase protocols to offer
a broad range of new revenue-generating servers with guaranteed QoS and end-to-end network
and service management.
No. 519, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Inter-Tel, TEK DigiTel Support iNOW!
Inter-Tel and TEK DigiTel have both announced their support for the iNOW!
(interoperability NOW!) initiative. In developing the Inter-Tel Vocal 'Net Internet
Protocol (IP) telephony gateways and gatekeepers and the Inter-Tel InterPrise voice and
data routers, Inter-Tel will subscribe to the industry standards detailed in the iNOW!
version two profile. The first in TEK DigiTel's V-SERVER product set, the iGATE VoIP
Gateway/Router, as well as future V-SERVER products will be designed to comply with the
interoperability profiles established by iNOW!
No. 520, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
ADTRAN Intros SDSL Technology For High-Speed Data Services
ADTRAN has introduced Total Reach SDSL (TR SDSL), a new DSL technology that
enables telephone companies to surpass the distance limitations of ADSL to provide
high-speed DSL services to remote businesses and work-at-home customers. This technology
provides repeaterless options for deploying SDSL services to customers throughout a
carrier's service area at rates up to eight times faster than ISDN. TR SDSL allows
carriers to deploy varying rates of high bandwidth DSL services, ranging from 144 kbps up
to 1 Mbps, to customers at extended distances without repeaters.
No. 521, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Periphonics Enhances Calling Card Platform
Periphonics has announced that it has enhanced its Periphonics Calling Card
Platform (PCCP), with support for wireless applications. Like PCCP, the Periphonics Call
Card Platform Wireless Option (PCCP/WO) offers a broad range of standard capabilities.
PCCP/WO is a complete, turnkey, pre-paid calling solution that enables wireless service
providers to launch and manage multiple offerings, each customized with unique calling
features for a particular market segment.
No. 522, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Oracle Announces Oracle CRM 3i
Orcale has announced the availability of Oracle CRM 3i, the fourth release of
Oracle's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) products. Oracle CRM 3i advances customer
relationship management by combining traditional CRM activities such as sales, marketing,
service, and call center with e-commerce activities such as buying and selling over the
Web. Additionally, Oracle provides out-of-the-box integration between CRM and ERP
applications for both Oracle and SAP customers, allowing them to get a better return on
their ERP data with an integrated CRM/ERP solution
No. 523, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Performance Technologies Intros SS7 MTP-2 Platform
Performance Technologies has introduced Channel7, a hardware and software
Signaling System 7 (SS7) MTP-2 platform that provides telecom equipment manufacturers and
application developers with enabling technology for the creation of SS7 applications and
systems. Channel7 is a highly configurable, scalable, and high performance solution for
developing SS7 network equipment. System designers have the option of choosing link
configurations of 4, 12, or 24/31 SS7 channels, depending on the requirements of the
target system. Upper level stacks, such as TCAP, ISUP, and TUP, from any SS7 software
vendor can be integrated with the Channel7 platform thorough a well-defined Application
Programming Interface (API) to MTP-2.
No. 524, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Open Port Announces IP LaunchPad Voice Suite
Open Port Technology has announced the IP LaunchPad Voice Suite for the IP
LaunchPad Internet services creation platform. IP LaunchPad Voice Suite is a family of
voice-over-IP applications that allow service providers to offer new cost- and time-saving
services to their subscribers. With applications such as Voicemail System (VMS) Bridging
and IP-enhanced voice mail, service providers can differentiate themselves from
competitors by offering voice mail services to enhanced their subscribers' productivity
through new applications and reduce costs associated with voice mail by routing over IP.
The Voice Suite is build on IP LaunchPad's single, integrated platform, which allows
service providers to be up and running in weeks, with minimal impact on their existing
network.
No. 525, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
HP Delivers New CompactPCI System
Hewlett-Packard Company has announced a new CompactPCI carrier-grade
communications system that runs Microsoft Windows NT. HP is introducing this CompactPCI
carrier-grade system to launch HP's Colonnade product line, which will enable rapid
deployment of NT-based infrastructure to support the growing demand for fast-to-market
telecom and Internet products and services. Equipment providers and their service
providers' customers now can choose a high-availability, Intel-based, HP Colonnade
carrier-grade Compact PCI solution to develop and deploy new telecom and IP-based
communications infrastructure applications.
No. 526, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Picazo Unveils Windows 2000-Based Telephony Server
Picazo Communication has announced its next-generation, Windows 2000-based
communications server technology. Picazo's telephony system will support a variety of open
standards and deliver PBX functionality, robust voice services, and CTI applications.
Targeted to the medium and large enterprise, Picazo's next-generation communication server
platform will support hundreds of users utilizing only a few slots in a standard server.
Picazo's next-generation communications server also offers an extensive range of telephony
features, including voice mail, automatic call distribution (ACD), unified messaging,
conferencing, paging, and call control features. With initial support for hundreds of
users, and an architecture that can scale to thousands, Picazo's Windows-based telephony
technology also provides compatibility with industry-standard interfaces such as TAPI,
MAPI, and SAPI.
No. 527, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Taqua Announces Open Compact Exchange
Taqua Systems has announced the Open Compact Exchange (OCX), a Class 5 access
switch for merging voice and data communications networks. The Open Compact Exchange is a
scalable, cost-effective, next-generation Class 4/5 switch offering fault tolerance,
remote diagnostics, BORSCHT functionality (Battery, Overvoltage protection, Ringing,
Supervision, Coding, Hybrid, and Test), SS7, and ISDN-PRI capabilities, and the industry's
most open programmable API. Taqua's OCX can be deployed in a number of applications,
including a Class 5 End Office, Class 4 Tandem Office, Edge Office Gateway, Enhanced
Services Platform, and in Wireless Local Access deployments (MSC, BSC, COT, NIU).
No. 528, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Tellabs Announces TITAN 6500, VERITY 3300
Tellabs has introduced the TITAN 6500 multiservice transport switch (MTS), a
flexible, scalable networking system that will deliver broadband digital cross-connect,
SONET/SDH gateway, dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM), and data switching
capabilities in a single platform. The TITAN 6500 system, which is designed around a
single, cell-based switching fabric, enables service providers to support multiple
applications simultaneously. Tellabs has also announced the VERISY 3300 DS3 broadband echo
canceller and voice quality enhancement system. The 3300 system increases the efficiencies
of cabling, power distribution, and set-up, while putting more channels of echo
cancellation in the same amount of space previously needed.
No. 529, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Alcatel's New Platform Delivers Voice, Fax, Data Over New Public
Network
Alacatel has announced an integrated platform for delivering scalable,
feature-rich voice, fax, and data services over the new public network. The integrated
product enables service providers to easily provision voice-over-IP (VoIP) services - with
many of the advanced calling features found only in today's circuit-switched voice
networks - using the same physical interface as data and fax services. This integrated
voice, fax, and data product is made of five key components: the Assured Access Universal
Access Gateway, Alcatel's 1135 Service Management Center/Gatekeeper, the Alcatel Call
Signaling Gateway, and Alcatel's IN 1400 Service Control Point and Service Creation
Environment.
No. 530, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
New Adax Channelized Controller For CompactPCI Bus
Adax has introduced an eight-port channelized HDLC protocol controller for
the industry-standard CompactPCI (cPCI) bus that delivers increased call capacity for
wireless applications, mobile IP, and large billing systems. Adax's ACT 4/8-cPCI board is
designed to meet the growing demand in telecommunications and data communications for
higher port densities. The ACT/48 board can support Frame Relay, voice, wireless, X.25,
and data applications all on the same platform. It accepts up to eight fully channelized
T1 or E1 trunks in a single cPCI slot, and its scalable architecture allows the
installation of up to eight boards on a single cPCI backplane.
No. 531, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Black Ice Announces Impact Voice Mail Server For Windows NT
Black Ice Software has announced its new release of the Impact Voice Mail
Server, which offers advanced features, including enterprise-strength voice mail, which is
easy to set up, administrate, and use in both small offices and large enterprises. Impact
Voice Mail delivers a reliable, network-based system that is scalable and integrates with
most telephone systems. The server's open architecture ensures affordable upgrades. The
Voice to E-mail feature allows users to send, receive, or forward messages anytime, from
anywhere that they have a PC or laptop. Impact Voice Mail Server included two clients; one
integrates seamlessly with your MS Inbox or Outlook, and the other is a Web browser
client. The server is compatible with Dialogic, Brooktrout, Natural MicroSystems, and
BICOM voice boards, as well as with Rockwell chipset-based voice modems.
No. 532, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
AltiGen Announces AltiView
AltiGen Communications has announced the addition of AltiView, a desktop
application for call control, Microsoft Outlook telephony integration, and voice mail
playback and management. AltiView leverages the capabilities of AltiGen's Windows NT
Server-based AltiServe telephone system, specifically designed to meet the changing needs
of small to mid-sized businesses and branch offices. The new Internet-ready AltiView R2.0
software is designed to compliment AltiGen's new AltiWare Open Edition R3.0 systems
software to provide caller-ID screen pop, point and click dialing, and remote extension
and workgroup monitoring via the Internet. Its full range of features include Internet
integration, screen pop, visual voice mail control, point-and-click outgoing calls, log
incoming and outgoing calls, one-number-access, and more.
No. 533, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Magellan Announces Mariner System
Magellan Network Systems has introduced an enhanced telecom services system
that fully integrates customizable enhanced voice services, telco-class programmable voice
switches, and true real-time billing and fraud control capabilities. Based on open
standards, the new Mariner system will enable CLECs and other "new world"
service providers to develop and deploy a wide variety of differentiated services over the
public switched telephone network (PSTN), voice-over-IP (VoIP) networks, or hybrid PSTN/IP
networks. Additionally, Mariner's IP-centric architecture will allow carriers to deploy
these revenue-generating services in a pure PSTN network today, then migrate their entire
investment in enhanced service software and back-end systems at no cost to either hybrid
or pure IP-based multiservice networks.
No. 534, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
AT&T Labs, Com21 Announce Voice Over Cable Service
Presenting a new market opportunity for cable operators, Com21 and AT&T
have announced a virtual call center solution over broadband cable systems. Using the new
Com21 Enterprise Telephony Solution and AT&T Labs' Wide Area Internet Sales Link
(WISL) service, cable operators can offer businesses a high-speed virtual private network
(VPN) where call center employees can work from home with all the features and
functionality of being in the office. The Com21 Enterprise Telephony Solution provides a
two-port plug-in module, called a Telephony Application Interface Module (T-AIM 200), to
the existing ComPORT 1000 cable modem. This speeds service deployment and enables upgrades
to the installed base of Com21 cable modems.
No. 535, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Network Technologies Intros Universal Matrix KVM Switch
Network Technologies has announced the availability of its new Universal
ST-nXm-U Matrix KVM switch, which allows up to four users to share up to 512 PC, Sun, and
Mac CPUs. This switch accesses PC, Sun, and Mac computers without the need for plug-in
modules, and works with any type of keyboard, not just the PS/2 keyboard. The Universal
Matrix KVM Switch can be used as a single- or multi-platform switch. Users can easily
change platforms using standard VGA cables and NTI's adapter interface cables, instead of
being locked into a specific platform.
No. 536, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
TellSoft Announces iTalk Server 2.0
TellSoft Technologies has announced the iTalk Server version 2.0 release. The
iTalk server 2.0 provides the latest enhancements to TellSoft's line of enterprise-class
software for telephone to Internet communications. The iTalk Server 2.0 enhances live
audio broadcasts over the Internet by offering compatibility with RealNetworks G2 Servers
and Players, and Dialogic DNA 3.1 Releases, resulting in increased quality, reliability,
and scalability. TellSoft's iTalk and iTalk Live Encoding (LE) Servers convert audio feeds
from any touch-tone telephone into live audio streams and channel them directly to a Web
site in real time.
No. 537, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Genoa Announces Concurrency Test For Multifunction Peripherals
Genoa Technology has announced a test for multifunction peripheral (MFP)
operation concurrency. The MFP Concurrency Test System simplified the process of
determining if an MFP can perform multiple functions at the same time. Genoa's new test
system isolates concurrent operation problems during the MFP product development cycle.
Genoa's MFP Concurrency Test uses scripts to drive the MFP device through different
function states, varying time and function parameters to check multifunction concurrency.
The MFP Concurrency Test consists of the MFP Test Wizard, which lets test engineers create
their own test scenarios, and the MFP Test Project, which provides an advanced starting
point for concurrency testing.
No. 538, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Newbridge Unveils 350 IVSN
Newbridge Networks has unveiled the Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile
Services Node (IVSN). The Newbridge 350 IVSN is a fully integrated narrowband and
broadband services access platform designed to deliver high revenue voice, data, and
premium quality IP services to business and residential customers through a broad range of
integrated wireless and wireline broadband access media. The 350 IVSN delivers a switching
capacity of 1.6 Gbps and a robust feature set which includes 12 universal card slots, full
traffic shaping and management, concentrated PSTN interconnect via GR303 and V5.2, and
support for circuit emulation, cell relay, frame relay, video, switched voice, advanced
IP, and LAN services.
No. 539, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
CopperCom Launches CopperComplete DSL
CopperCom has debuted its CopperComplete DSL technology and products that
deliver up to 16 voice lines plus high-speed data, simultaneously, over a single copper
pair in the local loop. CopperComplete DSL enables service providers, including ILECs and
CLECs, to meet the growing demands of small businesses, companies with fewer than 100
employees, and upscale residences. CopperComplete DSL is a powerful new system that
provides efficiencies to the existing telecommunications infrastructure. The system offers
savings up to five times over existing delivery solutions.
No. 540, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Teradyne Launches 4TEL II UserLink Platform
To further support the advancement of local exchange carriers' network
operations, Teradyne has announced UserLink, the third platform of its 4TEL II Access
Network Maintenance System. UserLink is a software and hardware platform utilizing expert
systems technology to increase the effectiveness of interactions between calling customers
and call center representatives for voice and data (Internet/bandwidth) calls. The first
application of the UserLink platform is Advisor for Guided Fault Isolation and Guided
Repair on ISDN and POTS voice services. Through this application, UserLink guides the
customer service representatives (CSRs) to isolate faults in the access network and
determine the appropriate next steps while online and interacting with the calling
customer.
No. 541, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Cabletron Delivers Suite Of VPN Solutions
Cabletron Systems has announced a new suite of Virtual Private Network (VPN)
solutions that will provide cost-effective, reliable, secure VPN services between central
site, remote branch office, and small office/home office (SOHO) locations. The solution
set includes application-aware VPN routing platforms, directory-enabled SPECTRUM service
level management (SLM) applications, and support for key industry standards. Cabletron's
VPN solutions enable customers to gradually add VPN services to their existing WAN
infrastructures. The two new series of SmartSwitch Routers (the SSR 600 and the SSR 700
platform) provide flexible, high-performance VPN security and manageability between
central site and regional and branch offices.
No. 542, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Adax Provides Billing To Wireless And SS7 Solutions
Adax announced the release of X.25 for its channelized protocol controller as
its newest product that runs on Sun's Netra t servers and Solaris operating environment.
Massive billing systems can now be added to the Adax-supported telco applications that run
on Sun servers. Other applications include wireless base station control, mobile IP, and
SS7 solutions that cover the Intelligent Network (IN), computer-telephony integration,
wireless networks, internetworking, and transaction transport services. This next-gen X.25
software for mass billing applications boosts billing capacity. Up to 12,000 virtual
connections are possible with Adax's channelized boards. This X.25 product is open
systems-based, and is available on all Adax PCI-based systems including CompactPCI, PCI,
and PMC formats.
No. 543, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
VTG Announces VoiceBridge 2000 V2.00
Voice Technologies Group (VTG) has announced the release of VoiceBridge 2000,
Version 2.00. Enhancements to VoiceBridge 2000 include complete TAPI 2.1 support, extended
MVIP support, Lucent 2-wire (8400 series) support, and a VoiceBridge Monitor Tool. VTG is
also offering its first multi-integration board. VoiceBridge 2000 uses TAPI to provide
digital access to the PBX, minimizing difficult switch integration development tasks.
VoiceBridge 2000 V2.00 now supports Enhanced MVIP, placing expanded feature capabilities,
total automation for users, and increased flexibility and efficiency into the hands of the
developer.
No. 544, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Alcatel Intros SPEED TOUCH
Alcatel has announced the introduction of its SPEED TOUCH USB ADSL modem,
part of its SPEED TOUCH portfolio of ADSL products. The new generation of Alcatel SPEED
TOUCH USB is targeted at both the residential and the professional PC user. Since the USB
is port is a popular and widespread interface to the PC, the SPEED TOUCH USB is notable
for its simplicity of connection to the Internet via ADSL. The Alcatel SPEED TOUCH USB
offers a cost-effective entry-level solution for fast Internet access, thanks to its
innovative design, small footprint, and plug and play functionality. In addition, Alcatel
has designed a special single chip handling both ADSL and USB functions since is USB
bus-powered, and an external power supply is not needed.
No. 545, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Hammer Announces New Load Test Solution
Hammer Technologies has announced the Hammer LoadBlaster series of bulk call
generators. Both the Hammer LoadBlaster 500 and 300 models use the Hammer TestBuilder user
interface for test creation and results reporting, which provides an environment so that
tests can be set up quickly and intuitively, without programming, using stimulus/response
icons. As the test call flow is defined, a ladder diagram is built for visual verification
as the actions are selected. Real-time monitoring of tests in progress is available with
three different views, including an active ladder diagram view of call flow for
at-a-glance confirmation of test progression and test flow troubleshooting.
No. 546, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
3Com Unveils Policy-Enabled, Multi-Layer Ethernet/ATM Networking
Solution
3Com has announced next-generation ATM application-specific integrated
circuit (ASIC) technology and advanced new switching products that deliver end-to-end
policy-enabled, multi-layer switching in Ethernet/ATM networks. The new technology enables
enterprises to deploy large-scale voice/video/data networks based on fast, low-cost
Ethernet switching for desktop connectivity and highly scalable ATM switching for the core
of networks. The new solution provides high performance switching between Ethernet and
ATM, and transparently prioritizes the different traffic and guarantees quality of service
between the two network technologies. Featuring 3Com's third-generation ZipChip ASIC
technology, the new products include interface modules for 3Com's SuperStack II Switch
1100/3300 and CoreBuilder 7000HD switches.
No. 547, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Catapult Introduces CrossBow
Catapult Communications has announced its new turnkey application product,
CrossBow. Extending the power and versatility of Catapult's test systems, CrossBow makes
it easy for users to create comprehensive call processing simulations using a wide variety
of applications, including V5, GSM, and SS7. CrossBow provides immediate test capabilities
and puts the user in control by offering flexibility in an intuitive graphical
environment. CrossBow allows users to move between protocols and test scenarios without
switching test tools. It can accommodate multiple users on independent sessions and is
easily expanded and upgraded.
No. 548, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Lucent Creates IP-Based Personalized Software App
Lucent Technologies has announced MyNetWorks, an IP-based multimedia software
application for service providers that allows users to prioritize and filter their calls
and messages - voice, multimedia, e-mail, and fax - across wired and wireless networks.
Via a personalized Web page or voice interface, MyNetWorks gives users complete control
over how and when people reach them. MyNetWorks is a next-generation application built on
Lucent's Softswitch. This software platform enables network operators to provide the same
basic and advanced telephone services on and across converging networks, including local
and long distance networks, corporate intranets, and the Internet.
No. 549, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Vodavi Intros STARPLUS 2700
Vodavi Technology has announced five separate telephone models, commercial
telephones with a newer compact design. The successor to the STARPLUS 2600 Series, the
STARPLUS 2700 Series is compatible with nearly any key telephone system, PBX, or Centrex
service. Available in either off-white or black, the STARPLUS 2700 Series consists of the
2701, 2702, 2703, 2704, and the 2705. All five are FCC registered, and both hearing aid
and American Disability Act (ADA) compliant. Other common features include handset volume
button, single data jack, message wait lamp, 48-digit redial button, Flash button,
desk/wall mountable, and ringer control switch.
No. 550, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
General Micro Systems Unveils CompactPCI CPU Board
General Micro Systems has announced the C2P3 CompactPCI board computer. The
C2P3 features a pair of Pentium III processors operating at speeds as high as 550 MHz, and
600 or 650 MHz in the future. The C2P3 can accommodate two Celeron PPG370 processors
currently at 466 MHz with a future clock speed of 666 MHz. The C2P3 Celeron version also
includes 256KB on on-die cache with a one-to-one clocking, which provides Pentium II
performance at a fraction of the cost while giving the product five years of support from
Intel's Embedded Group. In the Desktop Slot 1 version, in order to maximize memory access
performance, each of the processors is equipped with up to 512 KB of level 2 cache.
No. 551, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Lucent Announces Single-Chip Internet Telephone
Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group has announced Phone-On-A-Chip, a
single-chip solution for Internet telephones. By integrating multiple system-level
functions on a single chip, Lucent has the capability to design a solution that reduces
the electronics cost of available Internet telephones by approximately 30 percent.
Lucent's solution incorporates Bell Labs technology that enables higher quality voice
telephony over local area packet networks by giving priority to real-time voice traffic.
The planned architecture for Lucent's solution involves integrating 13 electronic
functions onto a single chip. One chip will house the digital signal processor (DSP1627),
which is for speakerphone echo cancellation and video compression. The second chip is a
microprocessor, which is for voice-over-IP (VoIP) signaling and network management.
No. 552, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
PUREDATA Announces SatisFAXtion
PUREDATA has announced the release of the SatisFAXtion 8-Port PCI Remote
Access Server (RAS) Fax/Modem Card. Integrating multiple ports of voice, fax, and V.90/56K
data modems with communications processing hardware on a PCI card, PUREDATA SatisFAXion
RAS utilizes self-configuring Microsoft Plug-and-Play systems configuration. The PUREDATA
SatisFAXtion 8-Port PCI RAS includes onboard dedicated acceleration hardware and serial
ports that eliminate data corruption errors and poor throughput common in high load
situations. To eliminate modem compatibility problems, the PUREDATA 8-Port PCI RAS is
based on the industry-standard Rockwell modem chipset.
No. 553, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
Telcordia Announces Telcordia Call Agent Software
Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore) has unveiled the Telcordia Call
Agent software, which operates with IP gateways to translate call set-up and tear-down
functions with the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Analog voices on the
telephone are digitized and packetized by the Cisco "residential" gateway for
transmission over the network with the receiving gateway reversing the process, presenting
the listener with a "PSTN quality" listening experience. The Call Agent software
acts as a local office virtual switch, providing end-to-end signaling for various
equipment vendors' IP gateways using Telcordia Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP). The
Call Agent software supports protocols like SS7 and existing features such as E-911, 411,
local number portability (LNP), and toll-free services.
No. 554, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
SBS Technologies Intros Model FTU-1-AXI
SBS Technologies (formerly SBS Micro Alliance) has announced Model FTU-1-AXI,
its first Sun Microsystems integrated UltraSPARC system. The Model FTU-1-AXI combines
Sun's SPARC technology with SBS's fault tolerant platform. The FTU-1-AXI was designed and
build for high performance, mission-critical applications such as telephony servers,
network servers, industrial workstations, and military imaging. However, the platform is
easily tailored for an end-user's particular needs with custom logos, labels, special
paint, and mechanical design. Plus, there is now engineering charge for orders with an OEM
commitment.
No. 555, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
IBM Expands Computer Telephony Business Solution
IBM has announced that it has expanded the functionality of its Computer
Telephony Business Solution by testing and certifying several new add-on applications.
These new add-on applications include Fax Services, which allow for a fully integrated
messaging platform; Voice Message Streaming, which allows users to access voice mail
messages through a Web page interface; Alphanumeric Paging, which sends immediate
notification of new voice mail to pagers or cell phones with paging capabilities; and
Answer ASAP, which allows the phones to be answered as soon as possible by simultaneous
ringing all of the phones in a designated group. In addition, IBM announced Version 2.55
of its Computer Telephony Business Software, providing improved administration and
advanced manageability features.
No. 556, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
PulsePoint Intros Next-Gen Messaging For Business Customers
PulsePoint Communications has announced a new generation of the PulsePoint
Messaging Application, its flagship application running on its PulsePoint Enhanced
Application Platform. Designed to support SOHO, medium business, and mobile phone
customers, the PulsePoint Messaging Application delivers a full range of messaging
services on the Windows NT Server-based enhanced application platform, in data center or
central office deployments. The PulsePoint Messaging Application enables business
customers to send, reply to, and forward messages, providing them with a single mailbox
for all of their business, residential, and wireless messages. When combined with the
recently announced PulsePoint eap.1000 and PulsePoint eap.2000 platform solutions, the
PulsePoint Messaging Application delivers next-gen messaging solutions to service
providers of all network types.
No. 557, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
telecom technologies Announces Intelligent Network Control
telecom technologies has announced a new product that resolved the signaling
and call routing confusion between legacy PSTN and emerging IP networks. IntelligentIP
integrates the SS7 control network with new, IP-based network protocols such as SIP and
H.323. It decouples media, control, and service layers to provide open, standards-based
interoperability. It enables the distribution of network resources where they make the
most sense economically. Instead of displacing existing technology, IntelligentIP unlocks
the potential of both old and new networks to create new service opportunities.
No. 558, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
TeleSynergy Announces TeleCCS
TeleSynergy Research has announced the new call control server, TeleCCS,
which performs as a link between all of TeleSynergy's products and third-party
applications' agent console. TeleCCS provides third-party applications an interface to
work with TeleSynergy's products, such as TelePCX (PBX), TeleUMS (e-mail, voice/fax
messaging), TeleDRS (call recording), and TeleAPG (application generator for IVR/FOD).
No. 559, www.ctimag.com/freeinfo
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