www.tmcnet.com/1072.1
Cisco Unity to Use Nuance Speech-Enabled Unified
Messaging Solution
Nuance Communications will offer its speech solutions to Cisco Unity
5.0 as an optional component to speech-enable the unified messaging
experience of Cisco
Unity customers.
With Nuance, Cisco
Unity users will have
a hands-free user
interface that uses
voice commands to
control features of
the platform.
www.tmcnet.com/1074.1
Microsoft Begins Licensing New Voice Codec Software
Microsoft is lining up an impressive roster of companies to license its new
voice codec software… Intel Corporation, Texas Instruments, AudioCodes,
Dialogic, LG-Nortel, and Polycom all have signed on the dotted line and
are expected to immediately begin delivering Microsoft's RT Audio Codec.
The software, used to compress digital speech samples into a digital
media bitstream, will provides these partners with the flexibility to build
customized solutions for customers.
www.tmcnet.com/1073.1
Dialogic Simplifies Unified Communications with New
Media Server Line
Dialogic Corporation has announced its latest media gateway line
designed specifically for the world of unified communications. The new
Dialogic 4000 Media Gateways (DMG4000 series) have been crafted to
effectively link existing communications networks (i.e., IP PBXs and the
PSTN) to Microsoft's Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS).
www.tmcnet.com/1075.1
Sipera Viper Takes the Bite out of VoIP and UC
Network Threats
Sipera Systems has announced the availability of Sipera VIPER Services,
enabling enterprises and service providers to analyze, assess, and test
their VoIP/UC networks, to then efficiently apply specific security
measures. Based on
Sipera VIPER
Services reports,
OEMs can also test
their latest VoIP/UC
devices, and
proactively secure
them prior to
general availability.
www.tmcnet.com/1076.1
LiteScape Announces Support for Salesforce.com
LiteScape Technologies announced that its flagship product, OnCast, integrates and
supports Salesforce.com's sales force automation application. In conjunction with this
support, LiteScape has also become a member of Salesforce.com's AppExchange
partner program.
www.tmcnet.com/1077.1
LiteScape Announces WebEx Collaboration
LiteScape Technologies is the only application that tightly integrates WebEx's ondemand
collaboration services with IP telephony systems to dramatically simplify the
process of collaboration. LiteScape OnCast tightly integrates WebEx Meeting Center
with IP-PBXs and IP phones, and allows users to seamlessly move between the
interface and device of their choice to schedule, launch and join WebEx collaboration
sessions with one touch.
www.litescape.com
www.salesforce.com
www.webex.com
www.tmcnet.com/1078.1
Verizon Business Enables Unified Communications
To help businesses with VoIP service more effectively manage their communications
and enhance employee collaboration, mobility and productivity, Verizon Business
introduced its Integrated Communications Package. The new unified communications
service provides a dynamic hub where employees can access voicemail, control
incoming and outgoing calls, manage their online presence, send text messages, and
synchronize contacts and calendars.
www.tmcnet.com/1080.1
IBM and Excendia Join Forces to Deliver Speech-Enabled Mobility and UC
Excendia announced the availability of Excendia Virtual Assistant on IBM’s WebSphere
Voice Server. The solution provides mobile workers with hands-free, eyes-free access
to their business informvtion and office communications tools from any telephone as
if they were sitting at their desk. Using speech commands over any telephone, users of
the solution can access and manage their phone calls, emails, appointments and
contacts while on the road, driving or visiting customers. and deliver text content over
the phone.
www.tmcnet.com/1079.1
Communicado Delivers Converged Communications Management as
a Service
Communicado, formerly known as SyncVoice Communications, announced it has
delivered the industry's only complete solution for guaranteed service delivery for
converged communications, Communicado Streamline management as a service
(MaaS). The new Communicado Streamline Service Management Platform helps VARs,
MSPs and enterprises meet the management objectives for converged communication
networks supporting real-time person-to-person communications.
www.tmcnet.com/1083.1
Quintum Achieves Hardware Certification as Microsoft Partner
VoIP solutions provider Quintum Technologies has announced it is a Microsoft
Certified Partner in the Microsoft Partner Program. Quintum Tenors assure seamless
interoperability with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Quintum's
engineers are assuring that the Tenor products and Microsoft's software perform
seamlessly together. Quintum developed a customized configuration wizard to
simplify any Tenor's deployment with Office Communications Server 2007.
www.quintum.com
www.microsoft.com
www.tmcnet.com/1081.1
AVST Unveils CallXpress Speed Bundles
AVST unveiled an enhanced line of pre-packaged solutions for the SMB
market labeled CallXpress Speed Bundles. Scaling from four to 16 IP
ports, the CallXpress Speed Bundles are designed and configured to
interoperate with all of the leading brands of IP-PBXs and PBXs.
Combining AVST's world class CallXpress communications software
with industry standard, AVST-certified hardware in simple, single part
number configurations, AVST's new "Speed Bundles" make it easier for
SMB customers to buy, and for AVST resellers to sell, install and
support its solutions in the rapidly evolving SMB marketplace.
www.tmcnet.com/1082.1
AT&T Labs Certifies Cisco Unified Communications
AT&T has announced that Cisco Unified Contact Center has been
certified by AT&T Labs for compatibility and interoperability with
AT&T's recently announced Internet Protocol (IP) Toll-Free service.
AT&T and Cisco will continue to integrate important extensions that
will help ensure interoperability with upcoming AT&T IP Toll-Free
service feature enhancements.
www.tmcnet.com/1084.1
NEC Launches UC for Business to Address
Communications Demands of Midsized Enterprises
NEC Unified Solutions launched UC for Business (UCB) to address the
needs of small- and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). UCB offers scalability
and enhanced communication functionality by combining NEC's worldclass
call center features with unified messaging, mobility and desktop
telephony applications. With these features, UCB can help improve the
management of SMB communications through a customizable desktop
application that can seamlessly integrate with Microsoft Outlook.
Whether used as a stand-alone application or integrated with Outlook,
the user interface enables increased productivity and enhanced
collaboration across the entire organization.
www.tmcnet.com/1086.1
IBM Taps Polycom to
Extend its Unified
Communications Presence
Partnering with Polycom, IBM is
now offering an integrated
solution that combines Lotus
Sametime and Lotus Notes with
a high quality audio and video
telephony solution. With the
integration of Polycom's unified
collaboration features, Lotus
users will be able to launch high quality point-to-point and
multipoint voice, video, or converged conferences directly from their
desktop applications.
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