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VoIP services are proving to be a killer application of sorts for the re-emerging thin-client market, as vendors continue to find new ways to bring the technologies together in wired and wireless settings.

 

The latest move comes from eBusiness Solution Pros (eSP) and HipVoice, which recently liked the eSP Stay-Linked wireless terminal emulation software with HipVoice’s push-to-talk VoIP software. The companies say the match-up provides flawless interoperability on a single device using an RF connection.

 

“The ability for a user to have a flawless experience with voice and terminal emulation running on the same device makes the HipVoice and Stay-Linked combination unique and a must-have next-generation solution stack for enterprises deploying Windows Mobile RF/Wireless terminal devices,” said Darius Gandhi, HipVoice’s vice president of business development in a press release.

 

Both HipVoice and Stay-Linked are Symbol +Plus Validated software solutions, with HipVoice offering cross-compatibility with Windows CE.NET 4.2, Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 and CE 5.0.

 

Stay-Linked is a host-based system that provides access to 5250/3270, VT100/220 and SSHv2 screen applications. Besides Symbol terminal devices, the system supports Intermec (News - Alert), AML, PSC, HHP, LXE and Psion-Teklogix. Terminal emulation, client device and session control are native on a Telnet or SSH host server, with client devices running only the thin-client software. Because the terminal emulation component operates with a unique UDP/IP communications scheme, unlike the TCP/IP approach used in most legacy Telnet or SSH emulation systems, the Stay-Linked software provides built-in compatibility with VoIP applications, according to the company.

 

Both firms are eager to deliver the system to their respective distribution networks.

 

“We anticipate that a solution stack comprising two Symbol +Plus Validated software solutions, authored by two innovative Symbol ISV partners, that offers this type of compelling added-value for Symbol mobile computers will be extremely well-received by our channel of solution-oriented Stay-Linked Certified Partner wireless technology resellers and their customers,” said Mike Pagani, vice president of sales and marketing in a press release.

 

The announcement with HipVoice comes on the heels of the latest version of the Stay-Linked software, Version 7.2, which introduced the concept of “session partnerships” that allows two or more terminals to share the same Telnet or SSH data entry session. The idea is to allow devices to display the same application screen and cooperatively enter data via the Stay-Linked connection to a single host system.

 

“Seamlessly sharing simultaneous access to a single host-resident, managed Telnet or SSH client user session among multiple devices would be a major challenge using the legacy, device-resident model employed by other terminal emulation products,” Pagani said in another release.

 

One key application would be workers using wireless vehicle mounted units (VMUs) in warehouses and distribution centers. A typical VMU uses a “dumb” scanner for capturing bar-code data but is unable to display a current terminal session screen, even with a Bluetooth connection. The new Stay-Linked software allows the VMU and a handheld RF/wireless terminal device to partner in the data deliver without physical range limitations.

 

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