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VCON And Coreexpress Team For Video
Conferencing Solution
VCON and Coreexpress have announced an agreement that
will enable VCON resellers to provide business customers
with a high-performance, scalable, and reliable video
conferencing solution that extends from the boardroom to
every employee's PC. Under the terms of the agreement,
the two companies will engage in co-marketing and
sales-support initiatives for VCON resellers.
www.vcon.com /
972.9.9590059
www.coreexpress.net
/ 877.317.7512
Phonetics Offers Infrastructure
Monitoring System IMS-4000
The IMS-4000 from Phonetics has the ability to
simultaneously monitor both the network environment and
IP devices, automatically sending alarm messages to
remote personnel. Through the IMS-4000's comprehensive
infrastructure-wide monitoring, information technology
managers can react to interruptions in the network
before it's too late, enhancing system availability and
preventing loss of unrecoverable business productivity
caused by system failure.
www.sensaphone.com
/ 610.558.2700
Qwest To Support Telera's Voice Web
Platform
Telera's Voice Web platform for enhanced services will
be adopted
by national carrier Qwest Communications, and will
enable the service provider to quickly and easily offer
Web-based telephony services to business customers
looking for the best way to serve callers. Telera allows
Qwest to leverage its existing networks to deliver
additional revenue-generating customer service
capabilities. The Qwest Web Contact Center, which is
offered in two packages (Web Connect and Qwest Web
Connect &Route), is a Web-driven platform that
routes and processes voice apps, enabling businesses to
significantly reduce operation costs.
www.telera.com /
408.626.6800
Minerva Networks Selected By
Competisys
IP Television systems designed by Minerva Networks will
be rolled out by Competisys in American Canyon homes
being developed by Schuler Homes. The installation of
the Competisys HomeStream system featuring the Headend
will bundle voice, video, and data over direct Gig-E
fiber-to-the-home. Minerva's IP Television Headend is
the central point of subscriber management, media
aggregation, and distribution of video services over
high-speed broadband IP networks.
www.minervanetworks.com
/ 408.567.9400
VoicePump Announces New Low-Cost VoIP
Applications
VoicePump's new VP110 and VP120 voiceband processing
engines for low-density VoIP gateways and IADs are
optimized for one- and two-port applications and are
pin-to-pin compatible with the VP 140. A variety of
speech coding and telephony applications are
configurable on a per-channel basis via the flexible
host-processor interface protocol.
www.voicepump.com
/ 408.986.4300
RADCOM And SHUNRA Develop New System
Development Options
In deal to join forces to incorporate SHUNRA's Internet
simulation technology with RADCOM's integrated VoIP
system performance solutions, the combination of the
strengths of SHUNRA's WAN emulation solutions, with the
cross-measurement capabilities of RADCOM'S VoIP
Performer solution, will be realized, providing a fully
integrated solution that uses the Performer's central
console to emulate the behavior of complex, multi-node
IP networks and measures the resultant effects of
dynamic routing on IP-based devices and applications.
www.radcom-inc.com
/ 201.518.0033
www.shunra.com /
201.634.8787
interWAVE Extends Global Wireless
Vision
interWAVE Communications International, a cellular
network infrastructure pioneer, has announced its
enhanced vision to bring communications to unreached
markets with a powerful combination of wireless
broadband and scalable GSM networks. With the
introduction of the new WaveNet wireless broadband
product line from Wireless, Inc. (recently acquired by
interWAVE), interWAVE now further extends its network
solutions to include wireless broadband infrastructure
and broadband access offerings.
www.iwv.com /
650.838.2115
Portals In Competition With IVR
Cahner's In-Stat Group has found that voice portals are
now selling both hosted and packaged voice application
solutions to businesses and service providers; in many
cases in direct competition with IVR (interactive voice
response) and call center vendors. "Many big name
portals such as Tellme, BeVocal, Hey Anita, Audiopoint,
and ShopTalk are now focusing their efforts on the
hosted service model," states Brian Strachman, Senior
Analyst for In-Stat's Voice Applications Service.
www.instat.com /
617.630.3900
New Partnership Between CML And
Intellinet
CML Versatel announced that it selected IntelliNet
Technologies to add SS7 capabilities to their
TotalAgility SCS4000 Services Convergence Switch.
IntelliNet's solution provides an immediate SS7
capability to the SCS4000 platform, while providing a
clear migration path to SS7oIP (Sigtran). SS7 signaling
enhances the reach and cost-effectiveness for CML
Versatel application partners who wish to deploy
large-scale service solutions.
www.intellinet-tech.com
/ 321.726.0606
www.cmlversatel.com
/ 877.265.8377
MIND CTI Billing Platform To Support
80 Million Subscribers
MIND CTI has announced that China Unicom has upgraded
the license for their MIND-iPhonEX solution to support
80 million prepaid subscribers. China Unicom, China's
second largest national communications carrier, offers
domestic and international long-distance call services,
wireless paging, and mobile communication.
www.mindcti.com /
372.4.993.6666
Competisys Selects Syndeo's
Softswitch As VoIP Solution
The Syion 426 by Syndeo was selected by Competisys
Corporation to provide advanced telephony capability to
residential users of its IP-based broadband system that
delivers voice, video, and high-speed Internet services
to home via direct fiber-optic connections. The Syion
426 provides a full Class 5 telephone feature set on
users' standard phones, and allows them to "manage"
their own telephone services such as assigning a
distinctive ring to specific callers or blocking
solicitation calls through a secure Web site without
having to remember star codes.
www.competisys.com
/ 949.417.2800
www.syndeo.com /
877.7.SYNDEO
CosmoCom Announces Availability Of
New VoIP Connection Server
CosmoCom has announced the availability of the Cosmocall
Universe VoIP Connection Server. The VCS enables call
centers to connect directly into next-generation VoIP
networks, even for their phone calls, allowing
enterprises to avoid the complexities and costs of
configuring telephone connections and making it easier
for service providers to host call center services.
www.cosmocom.com /
631.940.4200
AltiGen Announces Availability Of
AltiCenter
AltiGen Communications has announced the general
availability of the AltiCenter, a standalone IP call
center for the small- and mid-sized business market.
Designed to seamlessly integrate with legacy phone
systems from outside vendors, it enables businesses to
install a feature-rich call center into existing
telephony systems and take advantage of the benefits of
IP communications.
www.altigen.com /
888.ALTIGEN
WAP Forum Releases WAP 2.0
Specifications For Public Review
WAP 2.0, which helps content developers deliver a richer
and more secure experience to mobile Internet service
subscribers, has been released for public review. WAP
2.0 will allow application developers to create
compelling mobile user content using the same tools and
techniques with which they are already familiar. The
architecture continues the convergence of WAP with the
evolving Internet and merges the work of the WAP Forum,
the World Wide Web Consortium, and the Internet
Engineering Task Force.
www.wapforum.org /
650.949.6760
Sonexis Integrates Show N Tel With
Speechworks Solution
Sonexis has announced that together with SpeechWorks,
SpeechWorks 6.5 is fully integrated with Sonexis's Show
N Tel software development environment for voice
solutions. This integration enables Sonexis's customers
to rapidly develop and deploy interactive voice
applications such as speech-enabled consumer and
enterprise voice portals, enhanced self-service, and CRM
solutions.
www.sonexis.com /
617.531.2100
www.speechworks.com
/ 617.428.4444
NetNumber And VocalData To Create
Interoperable VoIP Solution
A partnership joining ENUM directory services with VOISS
VoIP softswitch technology from VocalData will enable
service providers to offer an appealing VoIP service
that broadens voice/data services to enterprise
customers, providing new access options and opens up new
market segments. The partnership makes available the
ability to translate dialed phone numbers to IP
addresses in order to enable a variety of communications
services, including voice calls, to be delivered
end-to-end via public or private IP communications
links.
www.netnumber.com
/ 512.241.1855
www.vocaldata.com
/ 800.887.3975
OneStar Selects PurePacket Platform
For Converged Local Access Services
Integral Access, an MPLS access company, has announced
that OneStar Communications, Inc., will use the
PurePacket sytem to provide converged local access
services including voice, data, and Internet access to
business customers in tier two and tier three markets
throughout the United States. OneStar will leverage the
operational efficiencies of the packet/MPLS-based
PurePacket system to offer a comprehensive set of
competitively priced communications services.
www.integralaccess.com
/ 978.256.8833
www.onestar.com /
812.437.7711
MCK Shipping Distributed Voice
Solutions With Avaya And Iwatsu Protocols
MCK Communications, a provider of distributed voice
solutions for the extended enterprise will be shipping
solutions that have integrated the Iwatsu protocol and
the Avaya Merlin Magix Integrated System protocol. With
this announcement, MCK strengthens its competitive
advantage as a distributed voice company offering
solutions compatible with most of the world's leading
telephone systems. MCK's distributed voice solutions
provide a practical and affordable means for businesses
to extend the benefits of their corporate voice system
to an increasingly distributed workforce.
www.mck.com /
888.454.7979
Ameritec Releases FeatureCall
Millenium
Ameritec has announced the release of FeatureCall
Millennium, the company's new fourth-generation
graphical user interface for the control and management
of Ameritec's Crescendo, AM2 Niagara, and AM2S Squirt
family of Network Load Generators. FeatureCall
Millennium is an "Explorer" modeled GUI that enables the
operator to manipulate protocols, scripts, call
programs, test sets, units, and system domains in the
same manner as they would any file on their PC. These
virtual files can be shared with any Ameritec call
generator on a LAN, or they can be e-mailed to distant
locations.
www.ameritec.com /
626.915.5441
Corvis Working With EPIK On Multiband
Switch
Corvis and EPIK have announced that the companies have
signed a field trial agreement under which EPIK will be
the first customer of the CorWave Optical Convergence
Switch. After successful completion of the field trial,
scheduled to start later this year, EPIK intends to
deploy the CorWave OCS at major metro aggregation points
in its network.
www.corvis.com /
443.259.4000
www.epik.com /
407.482.8400
Dorado Software And RateXchange
Automate IP Delivery
The strategic partnership between Dorado and RateXchange
will enable the acceleration of liquid IP service
trading through the automation of IP service delivery in
the broadband trading marketplace. RateXchange, a
financial services firm which helps companies transition
to newly commoditized industries, will use Dorado
Software products for dynamic activation, monitoring,
and management of IP service delivery to help telecom
and service providers capitalize on bandwidth capacity
to actively manage IP access and transport for trade and
delivery.
www.doradosoftware.com
/ 916.673.1100
www.ratexchange.com
/ 415.371.9800
Telica Announces Addition of IPeria
and ThinkEngine
Telica, Inc., a provider of softswitch-based voice and
data infrastructure products for the new
telecommunications network, has announced that IPeria,
Inc., and ThinkEngine Networks have joined its Total
Solution Alliance Program. The program provides carriers
total end-to-end solutions for TDM, IP, and ATM voice
infrastructure. The addition of these two partners to
Telica's Total Solutions Alliance Program further
broadens the range of open, reliable, and scalable
carrier class voice solutions for the next-generation
network available to service providers. IPeria and
ThinkEngine join more than ten other participants
already involved in Telica's Total Solution Alliance
Program.
www.telica.com /
508.480.0909
Lucent's ClientCare Call Center
Deluxe 3.1 Now Available
Lucent Technologies has announced the availability of
Release 3.1 of its network-based ClientCare Call Center
Deluxe Edition (DE) product, which enables a service
provider to economically transform telephone systems at
small and medium-sized business customers into
sophisticated contact management centers. ClientCare
Call Center DE allows business customers to
cost-effectively manage their customer contacts with
many of the professional sales and service capabilities
traditionally associated with much larger companies
through a switch-independent, network-based application.
The release also includes the new QuickLaunch solution --
a set of enhancements for small- and mid-size businesses
that make call center deployments quicker and easier.
www.lucent.com /
888.4.LUCENT
Advantech Offers New SBC
The PCA-6277 uses VIA Technologies' Pro 133A chipset
with dual Socket 370 processors that support Intel's
Pentium III up to 1 GHz. Four DIMM memory sockets
provide up to 2 GB of high-speed PC-100/PC-133 SDRAM.
With the dual processors, FSB 100/133 MHz and
PC-100/PC-133 SDRAM, the PCA-6277 maximizes system
throughput and performance that makes an ideal solution
for the most demanding applications. Delivering data
transfer rates of up to 66/100 MB/sec, the IDE interface
on the PCA-6277 enables a faster connection to the new
generation of ATA-66/100 hard disk drives. To complement
network and Internet applications, two RJ-45 ports are
provided on the dual Ethernet controllers. Additional
key features include four USB ports, two PS/2 ports,
hardware monitoring, and the flexibility of I/O
expansion.
www.advantech.com
/ 800.800.6889
Info Directions Announces Joint
Marketing With NEC America
Info Directions, a leading developer of rating, billing,
and customer care solutions to the integrated
communications marketplace, announced its joint
marketing agreement with NEC America, maker of advanced
communications products for public and private networks,
to integrate their billing and mediation solutions to
generate revenue. Terms of the agreement allow the
companies to co-market Info Directions' CostGuard
rating, billing and customer care solution with NEC
America's IPHarvest data mediation package as an
end-to-end solution for integrated communications
providers. "Info Directions and NEC America have
cemented a natural alliance with the interoperability of
our open systems' architectures," said Donald Culeton,
President of Info Directions. "Our mutual customers will
also find that this complete solution can easily scale
and will generate revenue through a host of Web-enabled
features."
www.infodirections.com
/ 888.924.4110
www.nec.com /
905.712.5600
APC Launches Revolutionary New Types
Of Power Management Software
APC has made power management easier than ever with the
launch of three, new revolutionary software products
customized to address the specific needs of consumers,
businesses, and enterprises. This new family of products
includes: PowerChute Personal Edition v1.0 for home
users, PowerChute Business Edition v6.0 for small or
medium-sized business, and PowerChute Inventory Manager
v2.0 for large enterprise networks. Each of the
PowerChute products has a new, graphically rich,
professionally- designed interface, and offers unique
and customized features.
www.apcc.com /
401.789.5735
VMIC Introduces New CompactPCI SBC
With Dual Pentium IIIs
The VMICPCI-7760 is a dual-slot, dual Pentium
processor-based SBC with 133 MHz system bus offering
processor speeds up to 1GHz. It provides two independent
64-bit/66MHz PCI buses: One dedicated to the CompactPCI
bus, and the other is available to support I/O
expansion. A third PCI bus is dedicated to on-board I/O
(video and dual Ethernet).
www.vmic.com /
256.880.0444
WaterCove Announces New FlowCore
WaterCove Networks this month announced FlowCore, a
purpose-built architecture designed to allow mobile
operators to react quickly to market demands, deploy
innovative new data services, and streamline service
provisioning. FlowCore's architecture design integrated
service includes: The mobile data service core, an
intelligent server-based solution that oversees the
service control required to create and manage subscriber
profiles and network policies; an intelligent support
node that provides the processing power and
high-bandwidth switching capability needed to deploy
mobile services; and the network management system,
allowing operators to efficiently monitor and manage
network resources via a single point of control.
www.watercove.com
/ 978.608.2000
CommWorks Interoperable In 3G With
Lucent
CommWorks Corporation, a leader in wireless data
networking technology, today announced it has concluded
successful interoperability testing of its products for
standards-based 3G high-speed wireless networks with
Lucent Technologies. The testing centered on CDMA2000
networks, an International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
approved 3G standard. This technology enables the
evolution of CDMA to deliver 3G Mobile IP data services
to subscribers at peak data rates of up to 144 kilobits
per second (Kbps) in high-mobility applications, using
existing spectrum. This increase in data rates will open
up a new generation of applications to wireless
subscribers.
www.commworks.com
/ 847.262.5000
www.lucent.com /
888.4.LUCENT
Lane15 And Prisa Partner
Lane15 Software and Prisa Networks have announced a
partnership to develop a multi-fabric network management
software solution. Integrating Lane15's Fabric Manager
with Prisa's VisualSAN Network Manager using XML
technology will allow IT managers to control multiple
fabrics using one common network management interface.
Lane15's Fabric Manager will manage InfiniBand fabrics
and allow VisualSAN to tune the environments. VisualSAN
Network Manager automatically discovers, manages, and
monitors multivendor SAN devices, including switches,
hubs, routers, host bus adapters, and storage systems.
It automatically generates a graphical topology map
depicting the SAN network elements, servers, storage
systems, and their interconnects. Lane15's Fabric
Manager gives IT managers the control to efficiently
administer and manage large, complex server
environments.
www.lane15.com /
512.233.1515
www.prisa.com /
858.677.0262
Orchestream And Compaq Join To Market
To Service Providers
Orchestream announces that Compaq Computer Corporation a
global provider of both IT and telecommunications
solutions, and Orchestream Holdings a leading provider
of IP service activation and performance management
software to telecommunications service providers, have
signed an agreement for the integration and joint
marketing of Orchestream Service Activator and Compaq
TeMIP (Telecommunications Management Information
Platform). The integrated solution will help service
providers address three significant issues: 1)
Generating return on their investment in network
infrastructure; 2) Cost control; and 3) Simplifying OSS
integration. With this agreement, Compaq is
incorporating Orchestream Service Activator as the
preferred solution for IP-VPN activation within the
TeMIP framework. TeMIP will provide the service
assurance, the service level monitoring of IP networks,
and an integration point for other OSS applications.
www.orchestream.com
/ 212.629.3134
www.compaq.com /
800.888.0220
NMS And Vocent Deliver Enterprise
Software Solutions
NMS Communications and Vocent have partnered in order to
build complete packaged voice solutions that automate
everyday enterprise transactions, such as order entry
and customer service, using NMS' Alliance Generation
voice platforms. Vocent will be incorporating NMS
products, such as the AG 4000, into the company's
packaged solutions.
www.nmscommunications.com
/ 800.533.6120
www.vocent.com /
650.938.3663
StarFabric Enhances CompactPCI
Collaboration around the specifications needed to adapt
PCI technology for use in industrial and telecom
applications has been started by PICMG with the kickoff
of the StarFabric Compact PCI subcommittee. CompactPCI
StarFabric, a high-speed, point-to-point switched
backplane and chassis-to-chassis interconnect solution
targeted to meet the needs of next-gen communications
developers, will define redundant, switched, high-speed,
point-to-point connectivity among some or all slots
using StarFabric switch cards.
www.picmg.org /
781.246.9318
SMARTS Extends Cisco Relationship
SMARTS, the architect of InCharge, a fully automated
suite of service assurance solutions for enterprises and
service providers, announced an extension of its OEM
agreement with Cisco Systems. Per the agreement, Cisco
is to use the SMARTS Development Environment (SDE) to
successfully build a new product suite, the CiscoWorks
VoIP Health Monitor. "The ability to quickly understand
the health of converged networks is critical to our
customers," said Brian Promes, senior product manager
for Cisco's enterprise business unit. "The robustness
and ease of use of the SMARTS SDE enabled us to
incorporate the VoIP Health Monitor into our CiscoWorks
family of products. Now our users can verify system
reliability with real-time status reports on voice
health to identify network performance issues before
they become critical."
www.smarts.com /
914.948.6200
www.cisco.com /
408.526.7208
Streaming21 Releases New Video And
Music Software Platform
Based on a distributed and open architecture for which
nine patents have already been filed, this innovative
software platform enables the deployment of high-end
media services on a large scale. The product suite
combines with HP's components for an "always-on"
infrastructure to deliver an end-to-end,
broadcast-quality, streaming solution.
www.streaming21.com
/ 401.866.8080
DCB Releases Etherpoll EPL-1
Data Comm for Business, Inc. (DCB), a leader in
innovative data communications equipment since 1981,
announces the release of their EtherPoll EPL-1, Ethernet
"Multi-drop Modem" to meet the needs of utilities and
businesses that require extensive polling of remote
terminal units (RTUs). By connecting existing serial RTU
devices to a line-of-business Ethernet LAN or WAN, the
EtherPoll optimizes communications without expensive RTU
change outs. The EtherPoll is an RS-232 SCADA
(supervisory control and data acquisition) modem/server
that acts as an interface between any asynchronous
serial device and Ethernet. Because the EtherPoll
functions independently of the device protocol, it
permits most 8 bit asynchronous polling protocols to
communicate over IP protocol networks without requiring
costly replacement of the RTU or polling host computer.
www.dcbnet.com /
217.352.3207
Ericsson Is Big On Campus
The University of Massachusetts has chosen the Ericsson
Enterprise MD110 PBX for use on several of its campuses.
Totaling 36,000 lines, to be used by three campuses at
the university. It was implemented out of a need for a
more advanced and reliable digital telecommunications
system. Each day, the MD110 handles thousands of calls
between the university's dorm rooms, its trauma center
in Massachusetts (currently the largest trauma center in
the state), the police department, and rape crisis line.
From its initial implementation in 1989, the MD110 PBX
has grown in size with 11 simple and inexpensive
upgrades to the software platform, keeping pace with the
expansion of the campuses for the last twelve years.
www.ericssonenterprise.com
/ 650.324.6100
CopperCom Gives Voice To Broadview
CopperCom announced that NY-based competitive carrier,
Broadview, is using its voice over broadband (VoB)
solution to deliver high speed voice and data services
to small businesses in its 13 regions in the Northeast,
with initial roll-out in New York City. Broadview
has been piloting this service with a handful of small
businesses in the area for some time, who can speak to
the value of the service in delivering what's
essentially a cost-effective, higher quality T1
replacement. This roll-out addresses the gap left
by incumbent carriers in delivering broadband services
for small business customers who have traditionally
either not had access to such services or suffered from
the poor quality of the service itself.
www.coppercom.com
/ 561.322.4000
GiantLoop Teams With Globix For Metro
Connectivity
GiantLoop Network, Inc., a leading provider of
Enterprise Optical Networking services, and Globix
Corporation, a leading provider of Internet connectivity
and sophisticated Internet solutions for businesses,
announced a business relationship that will bring
all-optical connectivity to major metropolitan areas.
Under the arrangement, Globix will utilize GiantLoop's
managed optical networking services to enhance access to
large data center spaces at Globix SuperPOP facilities
in New York and connect to its existing 2.5 GB backbone
network. With this increased bandwidth, Globix will be
able to provide enterprise-class managed services
including storage area networking, disaster recovery,
remote mirroring, and metro-based failover to
accommodate its customers' mission-critical
requirements.
www.giantloop.com
/ 781.902.5100
www.globix.com /
800.4.GLOBIX
Fia Storage Systems Group Introduces
POPnetserver 2000
The POPnetserver 2000 optimizes data center space with a
high-density, ultra-slim design that packs an impressive
data transfer rate per square inch. Flexible as a
standalone, stackable, or rackmount unit, the
POPnetserver 2000 is a highly scalable, three-drive
system. Models are available in 40GB, 80 GB, or 120 GB
configurations.
www.popnetserver.com
/ 888.353.0337
QuesCom Enabling Easy PBX-To-IP
Migration
QuesCom has made available its NextBX IP Telephony
Architecture, a suite of software applications and
services that enable a business to leverage its existing
investment in PBX technology. The NextBX is an open
architecture that takes advantage of businesses'
existing PBX systems to enable them to run VoIP, and
helps ISPs offer more cost-competitive solutions for
long-distance voice communications.
www.quescom.com /
011.33.4.97.23.48.48
Hammer VoIP 2.7 Integrates VQT With
IP Emulation
Empirix's new Hammer VoIP 2.7 integrates voice quality
testing with network emulation, revolutionizing lab
testing for VoIP networks. Users can control both VQT
and network emulation from a single Hammer interface,
and specify a test profile that defines calls to be
placed, as well as the type and degree of impairment on
the IP network. Hammer's Quality of Experience Monitor
and integrated reports correlate failures with network
conditions, enabling engineers to pinpoint and fix
problems brought on by network behavior.
www.empirix.com /
781.993.8500
Nuance Brings Speech Recognition To
VoIP Market
Nuance has announced advanced support for VoIP that will
lower the barrier of entry for many companies interested
in deploying speech applications. Nuance is now
supporting SIP and H.323 standards, and in turn,
partnering with Net2Phone and Voxeo to deliver the new
services. Through the highly scalable medium of VoIP,
Nuance enables a variety of services that require the
integration of voice and data, such as unified
messaging, voice-activated dialing, and computer
telephony integration.
www.nuance.com /
888.NUANCE.8
iTelco Announces The Release Of
Geneva
iTelco Communications, Inc., has announced the launch of
Geneva, a highly scalable, manageable and easy to use
VoIP-based conferencing solution for the enterprise.
Designed to integrate seamlessly and work transparently
with an enterprise's existing voice and data network,
the product will be available through value-added
resellers (VARs) and system integrators (SIs).With
Geneva, users can set up a conference call at any time,
via the phone or the Web, without having to rely on
calling an operator.
www.i-telco.com /
408.432.3100
Intel Releases New Dialogic
Integrated Boards
Intel Corporation has announced that the first two
products in its Dialogic brand Integrated (DI) family of
multifunction telephony boards that are designed
specifically for small- to medium-sized enterprise
switching applications, including server-based PBXs and
contact centers: The Model DI/SI32, a new station
interface board, and a trunk and station board Model
DI/0408-LS-A. Equipped with a rich and targeted mix of
telephone network interfaces and media processing
resources, the DI series enables developers and
resellers to create more efficient and complete system
solutions that offer increased functionality at a lower
cost to end users. The highly integrated DI products
reduce the number of boards and server PCI slots used in
the solution, thereby reducing the overall system cost.
www.intel.com /
916.377.7000
Tekelec Announces Availability Of VXi
Media Gateway Controller
Tekelec has announced the availability of its Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based, Class 5 local calling
service application for the VXi Media Gateway Controller
(MGC). The application allows carriers to provide
end-office voice and data services in a pure packet
architecture, Internet protocol (IP) or asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM), without investing in legacy,
circuit-switched equipment. Tekelec's feature set
includes next-generation services such as click-to-dial,
Internet call waiting, and unified messaging.
www.tekelec.com /
800.TEKELEC
SPSS Shipping New Web Server
Providing greater control in creating and distributing
the results of analysis, SPSS Inc., announces the
release of SmartViewer Web Server 3.0. Building on a
tradition of secure enterprise-wide analytical content
distribution, SmartViewer Web Server 3.0 now offers more
personalization and interactivity with online documents.
This latest version is a solid portal to predictive
analytical content and adds tremendous value to existing
systems delivering historical reports. Used in tandem
with SPSS Base, the software makes it easy for customers
to publish results of analysis done with SPSS products,
then distribute those results to individuals both inside
and outside an organization. The product is now shipping
worldwide.
www.spss.com /
312.651.3000
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