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Industry News
Pingtel Intros Intelligent IP Phone
Pingtel has introduced xpressa, an intelligent Java-based, VoIP phone
capable of leveraging the potential of IP networks. Offering new levels of
functionality, ease-of-use, audio quality, comfort, and elegance that exceed
those in today's digital and IP phones, the xpressa features a
Java-enriched, open environment for the delivery of new valuable,
personalized voice services and applications not possible with a dumb phone.
In conjunction with xpressa, Pingtel has also introduced Voice Internet-age
Architecture (VIA), it's architectural vision for next-gen voice services
and applications.
No. 500, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
VocalTec Intros UniPOP
The IP Telephony Products Group of VocalTec Communications has
announced the availability of the VocalTec UniPOP VoIP System. For ITSPs and
IP telephony clearinghouse and exchange carrier affiliates, the UniPOP
provides a cost-effective means to rapidly and easily deploy
high-performance VoIP telephony networks. The UniPOP contains in a single
box a complete solutions that previously required three separate units. It
has also been designed for maximum scalability and can accommodate rapid
growth. This is made possible via an easy upgrade to the larger,
carrier-graded end of this product family.
No. 501, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Agilent Enhances VoIP Capabilities
Agilent Technologies has introduced two test systems for developing
and deploying VoIP networks. The Agilent Telegra VQT 2.0 now offers echo
measurement capabilities, allowing engineers to measure the impact of echo
noise distortion on QoS levels for next-gen IP-based network devices and
services. The Telegra VQT is also available with PAMS speech quality
measurement. The Perceptual Analysis Measurement System (PAMS) uses a
similar perceptual model as PSQM/PSQM+, and shares the purpose of providing
a repeatable, objective means for measuring perceived speech quality.
No. 502, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Hammer Releases VoIP Test System 2.0
Hammer Technologies has announced release 2.0 of their VoIP Test
System. Release 2.0 is a product for carrier-class gateways that integrates
up to 480 ports of full-coverage ITU standard voice quality analysis (PSQM)
with SS7, ISDN, and fax in a single, integrated test platform. Release 2.0
incorporates many enhancements to Hammer's VoIP test suite. In addition to
SS7, improved PSQM density, and fax, this release incorporates new levels of
user programmability, additional ISDN variants, enhanced scheduling, remote
control, reporting, and monitoring features, as well as the Call Profiler
introduced with the Hammer DS33 test system.
No. 503, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
RiverDelta Intros BSR 64000
RiverDelta Networks announced it's flagship product, the Broadband
Services Router 64000, which is a carrier-class, content-aware, IP
switch/router designed to reliably deliver voice, data, video, music, and
other interactive IP-based service flows over shared broadband network
infrastructures. The BSR 64000 has been designed to take broadband carriers
to the next level of service reliability. Its 16 slot, NEBS-compliant
chassis features a 1:1 redundant integraded system control, switching, and
routing module; 1xN redundant high speed WAN and DOCSIS RF modules; and an
RF switch which eliminates network downtime and emergency maintenance calls
in the event of a RF line card module failure.
No. 504, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Siliconrax-Sligers Intros Rax2100 Web Server
Siliconrax-Sliger announced its application driven interactive
rackmount server, Rax2100 Web server, which is designed to help maximize
uptime, increase revenue per square foot, and meet the needs of the
business-critical application. The Rax2100 Web server provides users with
main features such as a compact size 2U rackmount enclosure with 17-inch
depth, -48 DC power supply, or 300 Watt ATX power supply, dual Pentium
II/III supporting up to 800 MHz, and multiple operating system support,
including Linux.
No. 505, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
GMS Announces ENET VIII
General Micro Systems (GMS) has announced ENET VIII, an
eight-channel Fast Ethernet controller on a PMC card. Utilizing Intel 82559
Enthernet controllers packaged in micro Ball Grid Arrays, the ENET VIII
delivers twice the port density of other PMC cards. The ENET VII can be used
with any single-board computer that provides PMC sites, including General
Micro Systems' own Pentium-based VMEbus and CompactPCI-based CPU boards.
No. 506, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Sylantro Systems Intros c-Business
Sylantro Systems has introduced an innovative delivery and
development platform, an applications switch, and the first module in a rich
suite of hosted business communications applications, called c-Business.
These new revenue-ready applications and products will allow service
providers to effectively offer their business customers access to advanced
applications over their existing managed networks, utilizing the outsourced
ASP model which offers a rent vs. buy alternative. Sylantro's network-based
software approach to telephony and communications applications will allow
CLECs and other service providers to transform themselves into a Telecom
ASP, which will be able to deliver advanced, hosted communications services
that many businesses would not other be able to access affordably.
No. 507, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Mitel Unveils Data Integrated Voice Applications
Architecture
Mitel Communications Systems has announced its Data Integrated Voice
Applications architecture for the extended enterprise. The architecture
provides the foundation for delivering software-only IP business
applications, and is the bridge between Mitel's existing PBX platforms and
its next-generation IP solutions. Mitel has also announced the Ipera 2000, a
fully featured VoIP solution for small and medium businesses, branch
offices, and departmental adjuncts. Mitel's architectural approach is based
on a switched IP core that provides a full range of IP values, including
scalability, robust switching, and routing. Mitel's IP architecture provides
the five-nine of reliability PBX call control, and integrated applications
including messaging and ACD.
No. 508, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Shoreline Announces Voice Communications System 2.0
Shoreline Communications has announced a new release of its
enterprise-class IP voice communications system. Based on the company's
Distributed Internet Voice Architecture (DIVA) software, the new Shoreline
IP Voice Communications System 2.0 delivers enterprise-class scalability,
support for remote teleworkers and SOHO environments, unified messaging
through Microsoft Outlook, and cost savings through toll bypass, enabling
voice to "ride free" across the IP network. At the heart of the
system is the standards-based DIVA software switching architecture, which
distributes call handling intelligence across multiple local or remote
locations, rather than centralizing it at the network core.
No. 509, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Redback Networks Announces Next-Gen Platform
Redback Networks has introduced a new high-end platform in to its
Subscriber Management System (SMS) family. The new SMS 10000 allows carriers
and large-service providers to aggregate DSL, cable, and wireless broadband
access, as well as conventional leased-line and dial services, in a single,
integrated aggregation platform that both speeds provisioning and simplifies
IP service creation. Each SMS 10000 can scale to 500,000 configured and
100,000 concurrently active subscribers in a single seven-foot equipment
rack. The SMS 10000 is designed to support traffic-intensive,
mission-critical broadband networks with maximum reliability.
No. 510, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
RadiSys Intros Addition To Intel-Architecture
Motherboards
RadiSys has announced the immediate availability of customer samples
of its SF810 micro NLX motherboard. RadiSys;s latest product is an early
member to be added to its roadmap of motherboards. The company also plans to
announced additional motherboards throughout the years. The lastest is
designed for embedded applications in the telecom, datacomm, medical
imaging, transaction terminal, and industrial automation markets. The
designs also incorporate a rich feature set of integrated technologies and
support for legacy features such as ISA slots, providing an ideal platform
for embedded system design.
No. 511, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
CopperCom Enhances CopperComplete DSL Product Family
CopperCom, a Silicon Valley company that is Giving Voice to DSL, is
extending its leadership in end-to-end broadband packetized Voice over DSL (VoDSL)
with the introduction of advanced 16 Kbps toll-quality voice compression
technology in its CopperComplete DSL product family. Both the CopperCom
Gateway and CopperCom MXR (IAD) will feature this capability, which
maximizes bandwidth utilization by enabling up to four times the number of
voice lines to be optimized for toll-quality voice with VoDSL. VoDSL
provides up to 16 phone lines with high-speed Internet access over a single
DSL connection. It significantly reduces the complexity and expense of
building and supporting separate systems by providing seamless integration
of local data and voice transmission.
No. 512, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Mapletree Announces High Density CPCI Remote Access Card
Mapletree Networks announced the MTN5000 CompactPCI remote access
card for service provider and carrier class OEMs. Based on Mapletree's
UniPorte architecture, the MTN5000 features 168 56K/ISDN remote access
ports. Each port can be dynamically configured to handle a wide variety of
incoming subscriber calls, including V.90, 56K, Basic Rate ISDN, and both
fax and voice-over-IP. The MTN5000 is a scalable, PICMC-compliant,
hot-swappable, CompactPCI remote access solution. Equipped with 96 to 168
universal access ports, the MTN5000 can process any type of dial-up access
traffic, including V.90 data modem, ISDN, VoIP, and FoIP.
No. 513, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
AccessLan Unveils i-SLAM
AccessLan Communications has unveiled a new class of IP-smart
intelligent DSLAM or i-SLAM, which will form the foundation for delivery of
Internet-based services, such as e-commerce, Web hosting, application
hosting, streaming audio, streaming video, etc. The i-SLAM provides
sophisticated IP QoS and IP handling capabilities to deliver carrier-scale
IP/Internet service, in addition to the VoDSL and "best efforts"
Internet access offered by the current generation of Layer-2 DSLAMs.
AccessLan's concept of i-SLAM represents a departure from the second
generation DSLAM, which mandates end-to-end PVC-oriented service delivery
for voice and Internet services.
No. 514, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Cisco 827 ADSL Router Announced
Cisco Systems has announced the Cisco 827 ADSL Router, a true
business DSL solution. Small offices and telecommuters can take advantage of
the high-bandwidth and affordability of DSL while utilizing enhanced
business functionality required for mission-critical applications. By
offering the value-added services of business DSL, service providers and
resellers can differentiate themselves and strengthen customer
relationships. Features such as QoS, security, and voice over DSL enable
businesses to take advantage of sophisticated e-commerce applications using
a cost-effective solution. The Cisco 827 ADSL Router enables service
providers to differentiate service options such as premium, standard, or
best-effort service classes, allowing them to guarantee or prioritize
bandwidth based on a specific application or user.
No. 515, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Actiontec's InternetPhoneWizard Eliminates Long-Distance
Charges
Actiontec Electronics has announced the InternetPhoneWizard, which
lets callers continue to use their favorite wired or portable phones, while
offering a combination of features that makes Internet calling easy.
InternetPhoneWizard is competitive will all ITSPs, including Delta Three,
dialpad.com, and Net2Phone. By using the InternetPhoneWizard, callers can
use the same phone to place either analog calls or Internet phone calls. For
callers who use DSL or have two phone lines in their home, the
InternetPhoneWizard will allow them to switch back and forth between calls
by hitting the # key twice.
No. 516, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Teknor Targets CTI Server Market
Teknor Applicom has introduced the PICMG-compliant PCI-P3S440BX, an
enhanced single board computer designed to manage the high throughput
demands of (near) real-time, mission-critical voice messaging, call
processing, CTI, and Internet/intranet server applications. Developers gain
a strategic design and long life cycle advantage with the PCI-P3S440BX which
uses Intel's Embedded Intel Architecture Division (EID) Pentium III 600 MHz
processor and 440 BX chipset in an FC-PGA package. Its low profile format
and high performance enable developer to incorporate Tecknor's PCI-P3S440BX
with 1U form factor solutions employed in the CTI server and
telecommunications markets.
No. 517, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Blue Wave Adds To ComStruct DSP resource boards
Blue Wave Systems has added the new CPCI/C6402-3 to its line of
ComStruct DSP resource boards. The new high-performance Compact PCI board
provides a cost-effective, flexible, and scalable single-slot DSP platform
for the development of a wide range of wireline and wireless voice and data
applications, including 2.5G and 3G transcoding, GPRS encryption, packet
applications, voice recording and archival systems, and communications test
equipment. The new CPCI/C6402-3 increases system performance and channel
density per slot. Employing eight TI TMS320C6203 processors, the board's
processing power is equivalent to that of three ComStruct CPCI/C6400 boards,
each of which contain four TI C6201 DSPs.
No. 518, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
SBS Technologies Releases Palomar III
SBS Technologies Communications Products business has announced Palomar III,
a PowerPC-based PMC module. Palomar III utilizes two IBM devices: the
high-performance PowerPC 750 processor and the Company's new Dual Bridge and
Memory Controller. Palomar III provides communications customers with
PowerPC performance and the flexibility of dual bridges for memory/FPGA or
other system expansion. Palomar III is currently available. Pricing is based
on processor clock speed and memory configurations with volume pricing on
400MHz/128 MB boards expected to start below $1,500. SBS also offers a
Palomar Design Kit, which adds Ethernet and serial ports on a carrier card
to make software development easier.
No. 519, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
Ericsson Extends VoIP Telephony Services To Desktop
Ericsson Enterprise Systems announced the addition of the WebSwitch
100 to their portfolio of voice, mobile, and data solutions for the
enterprise. The WebSwitch 100 is a cost-effective desktop VoIP gateway that
allows remote users, including branch offices and telecommuters, to
seamlessly integrate into their corporate-wide call management system,
providing access to the company operator, the voice mail system, and other
advanced telephone resources. The WebSwitch 100 is focussed on small and
home offices with 2 to 4 port capability. Serving as a complete entry level
IP telephony gateway, the WebSwitch 100 provides multiple telephone
extensions from one phone line, automatic fax detection and receipt,
automatic call roll-over to a non-busy extension, and access to all the
features of a company's corporate PBX.
No. 520, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
NightFire Announces Hosted Services For DSL
Providers/Resellers
NightFire Software announced two new, hosted services targeted at
DSL service providers and resellers. These new services, eCustomerExpress
and eSupplierExpress, let DSL providers and resellers acquire new customers
more efficiently and deliver DSL more quickly and reliably. eSupplierExpress
is targeted at facilities-based CLECs that offer DSL and value-added
services, enabling them to automate the pre-ordering and ordering of
unbundled local loops and other services from their suppliers, included
ILECs and IXCs. With eSupplierExpress, DSL providers can focus on their core
business and outsource the complexities of managing ordering processes with
suppliers to NightFire.
No. 521, www.itmag.com/freeinfo
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