A combination of a large subscriber base and financial stability has put Verizon Business on top of Infonetics Research's rankings of enterprise VoIP providers.
Analyst Diane Myers, who authored the study, says that Infonetics ranked VoIP providers in several altered categories, including their absolute cardinal of IP Centrex subscribers, absolute cardinal of block connections, banking stability, business strategies and the array of casework offered. The abstraction did not apply metrics such as affection of service, as it was mainly advised to authorize which VoIP providers were bazaar leaders, Myers says.
Although Verizon ranked abaft New Global Telecom in agreement of all-embracing action VoIP subscribers and abaft Global Crossing, Apex and XO in agreement of all-embracing block connections, the company's all-embracing banking adherence boosts its baronial to the top spot, Myers says. In accession to Verizon Business, Myers additionally gave aerial marks to VoIP providers New Global Telecom and Cbeyond for "offering acute business solutions" in a "highly aggressive market."
Myers says that while Verizon is acme amid action VoIP providers, it could still advance its all-embracing business action and focus added deeply on alluring barter that fit its arrangement strengths and capabilities. In particular, she thinks that Verizon's all-embracing brand makes it well-positioned to account ample bunch companies, as able-bodied as civic companies such as retailers that accept a centralized address and several abate branches advance throughout the country.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Mobile VoIP to Generate Revenues of over US$8 Billion in Latin America by 2014
A report from Signals Telecom Consulting indicates that Brazil will continue to lead the VoIP market in Latin America, and will account for over 38% of total revenue for the region by 2014, driven by the adoption of wireless technologies, revenue from which will pass the US$1 billion mark in 2012. Mexico should reach this mark by 2013, while the Argentine market will do so in 2014.
VoIP casework in the arena are set to accomplish a admixture boilerplate advance amount (CAGR) of over 70% in the 2009-2014 period, and the markets of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico will annual for 86% of the acquirement from Wireless VoIP services.
Mobile 3G technologies will be the capital drivers abaft these services, decidedly as from the access in advantage by UMTS/HSPA casework that will addition the flat-rate prepaid adaptable broadband offer. One obstacle that charge be affected by WiMAX is the abridgement of calibration in the case of terminals able to backpack articulation services. This bearings could improve, at atomic in the case of operators application the 3.5GHz spectrum, back Clearwire in the United States launches adaptable VoIP - targeted for 2010.
VoIP casework in the arena are set to accomplish a admixture boilerplate advance amount (CAGR) of over 70% in the 2009-2014 period, and the markets of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico will annual for 86% of the acquirement from Wireless VoIP services.
Mobile 3G technologies will be the capital drivers abaft these services, decidedly as from the access in advantage by UMTS/HSPA casework that will addition the flat-rate prepaid adaptable broadband offer. One obstacle that charge be affected by WiMAX is the abridgement of calibration in the case of terminals able to backpack articulation services. This bearings could improve, at atomic in the case of operators application the 3.5GHz spectrum, back Clearwire in the United States launches adaptable VoIP - targeted for 2010.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Sangoma Ships First Inside-the-Server VoIP Gateway That Supports Both Analog and Digital Cards
Sangoma Technologies Corporation announced that the new release of its NetBorder VoIP Gateway Cards, which is first on the market to support both analog and digital interfaces, is now shipping. Providers expect great demand for NetBorder Express 2.0 in broad markets.
Aside from supporting analog cards, NetBorder Express 2.0 adds a powerful Web interface that takes care of installation, configuration, and SIP to TDM gateway management. Customizable tone processing features, and the new management console, all add up to lower-cost, easier deployments for developers and end users.
NetBorder Express 2.0-based solutions are different because the agenda can abide in the aforementioned server as the developer's application, so SIP-based PBX resellers can amalgamation single-box solutions with an centralized gateway. End users with bound VoIP ability can still apparatus VoIP aperture functionality.
Early adopter 3CX, an award-winning SIP-based PBX provider, agilely accessible the advancement because NetBorder Express 2.0 has enabled them to extend the use of Sangoma cards on a Windows platform. 3CX has been able to actualize some custom administration interfaces, which accommodate bound affiliation amid NetBorder Express and 3CX PBX.
3CX CEO Nick Galea thinks his barter will account enormously. "Sangoma cards are acceptable for our barter because the complete band-aid of Sangoma, additional NetBorder Express 2.0, additional 3CX will be accessible to install, accessible to use and actual amount effective," said Galea.
Distributors adumbrate that resellers will be able to calmly break ahead crushing problems, as well. "NetBorder Express 2.0 opens the Windows bazaar for all of our resellers, and the befalling of acclamation not alone Asterisk, but applications over Windows, like 3CX," said Juan Pablo Pazos, CEO of XmarteK, a Latin American benefactor for Sangoma.
Sangoma tailored this fresh absolution for providers who are developing applications for baby and average sized businesses that appetite to arrange SIP-based IP PBXs and IVRs. Overall, this bazaar demands single-server solutions for affluence of installation, agreement and support, which drives bottomward the absolute amount of ownership.
NetBorder Express Adaptation 2.0, like the admission gateway, is a aggregate of Sangoma's award-winning telephony cards, andcomputer application architecture blocks, which bear a able SIP to TDM VoIP Aperture solution. Developers can use NetBorder gateways on their communications platforms for SIP-based applications such as IP PBX, IVRs, and conferencing servers. NetBorder Express 2.0 is about accessible beneath the Windows OS now. A Linux adaptation is currently in Beta and will be appear in the advancing months.
Aside from supporting analog cards, NetBorder Express 2.0 adds a powerful Web interface that takes care of installation, configuration, and SIP to TDM gateway management. Customizable tone processing features, and the new management console, all add up to lower-cost, easier deployments for developers and end users.
NetBorder Express 2.0-based solutions are different because the agenda can abide in the aforementioned server as the developer's application, so SIP-based PBX resellers can amalgamation single-box solutions with an centralized gateway. End users with bound VoIP ability can still apparatus VoIP aperture functionality.
Early adopter 3CX, an award-winning SIP-based PBX provider, agilely accessible the advancement because NetBorder Express 2.0 has enabled them to extend the use of Sangoma cards on a Windows platform. 3CX has been able to actualize some custom administration interfaces, which accommodate bound affiliation amid NetBorder Express and 3CX PBX.
3CX CEO Nick Galea thinks his barter will account enormously. "Sangoma cards are acceptable for our barter because the complete band-aid of Sangoma, additional NetBorder Express 2.0, additional 3CX will be accessible to install, accessible to use and actual amount effective," said Galea.
Distributors adumbrate that resellers will be able to calmly break ahead crushing problems, as well. "NetBorder Express 2.0 opens the Windows bazaar for all of our resellers, and the befalling of acclamation not alone Asterisk, but applications over Windows, like 3CX," said Juan Pablo Pazos, CEO of XmarteK, a Latin American benefactor for Sangoma.
Sangoma tailored this fresh absolution for providers who are developing applications for baby and average sized businesses that appetite to arrange SIP-based IP PBXs and IVRs. Overall, this bazaar demands single-server solutions for affluence of installation, agreement and support, which drives bottomward the absolute amount of ownership.
NetBorder Express Adaptation 2.0, like the admission gateway, is a aggregate of Sangoma's award-winning telephony cards, andcomputer application architecture blocks, which bear a able SIP to TDM VoIP Aperture solution. Developers can use NetBorder gateways on their communications platforms for SIP-based applications such as IP PBX, IVRs, and conferencing servers. NetBorder Express 2.0 is about accessible beneath the Windows OS now. A Linux adaptation is currently in Beta and will be appear in the advancing months.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Breakthrough VPN VOIP Messenger Released
Yousab Ltd, are pleased to announce the launch of the much anticipated VPN VOIP & Messenger service. Available for Windows 98, 2000, XP and Vista. This powerful software package protects the identity of users, via a secure Virtual Private Network solution ensuring secure browsing at any computer. It also creates a encrypted business and social environment to instant message and voice call PC-PC, without the threat of scams, pharming attacks and persecution or retribution from certain Government or ISP providers.
Yousab association offers the VPN VOIP Messengercomputer application as a chargeless download with a 16 chiffre Prepaid enabled agenda ability for a pay as you go adjustment for payments for the service. The everyman prepaid agenda that can be purchased to use this different account is as low as 3 Euro, which will acquiesce 100 hours of VPN Agent time.
"Now, amusing or business networks can assure their identities, babble absolute time with accompany or business assembly back accessing the Web from any computer, accidentally from anywhere in the world," said Patrick Holm, Yousab Ltd administrator of artefact management. "With VPN provider Yousab association adaptation 2009.5, you are accepting a awful encrypted VPN belvedere with a reliable burning agent interface at the atom of industry accepted cost".
YouSAB association is a Defended VPN Agent &VOIP Social, Administrated, Business Association that enables users to admission & collaborate with their amusing and business peers, through a absolutely defended downloadable VPN software. All artefact names and trademarks are the acreage of their corresponding firms.
Yousab association offers the VPN VOIP Messengercomputer application as a chargeless download with a 16 chiffre Prepaid enabled agenda ability for a pay as you go adjustment for payments for the service. The everyman prepaid agenda that can be purchased to use this different account is as low as 3 Euro, which will acquiesce 100 hours of VPN Agent time.
"Now, amusing or business networks can assure their identities, babble absolute time with accompany or business assembly back accessing the Web from any computer, accidentally from anywhere in the world," said Patrick Holm, Yousab Ltd administrator of artefact management. "With VPN provider Yousab association adaptation 2009.5, you are accepting a awful encrypted VPN belvedere with a reliable burning agent interface at the atom of industry accepted cost".
YouSAB association is a Defended VPN Agent &VOIP Social, Administrated, Business Association that enables users to admission & collaborate with their amusing and business peers, through a absolutely defended downloadable VPN software. All artefact names and trademarks are the acreage of their corresponding firms.
360networks Continues to Provide VoIP Services to Rural Areas
360networks, the premier provider of wholesale VoIP services, today announced it is expanding coverage into the state of South Dakota by adding 35 new rate centers to its network coverage. Now VoIP service providers in rural and metropolitan areas alike can offer South Dakota residents cost-effective Internet calling options.
With the addition of 360's new rate centers in South Dakota, the company will provide support VoIP coverage to over 475,000 residential and commercial phone users. 360networks provides services in 1,291 rate centers across the Western United States with the ability to reach 59 million people.
Its different VoIP360 band-aid is 100% IP-based and runs on 360networks' wholly endemic 17,200-mile, fiber-optic backbone, alms best reach, believability and affection of service. Users can admission 360networks' belvedere and a la carte card of casework with a distinct IP affiliation and affection server. 360networks' casework accommodate committed IP connectivity, DIDs, CNAM, E911, alpha and abortion services. 360networks absolute amount centermost advantage can be begin at www.360networks.com beneath Products/VoIP360/Download the VoIP360 Amount Centermost Listing.
360networks is a arch provider of broad VoIP and fiber-optic arrangement communications casework in the western United States. Its chip arrangement architectonics spans over 17,200 miles, alms a continued booty and busline attendance in 54 markets. The aggregation offers a absolute ambit of basement casework to carriers, ISPs, and cable companies, as able-bodied as small, average and ample businesses. These casework accommodate IP, Private Line, Collocation Services, Local Admission and VoIP.
The wholly endemic arrangement was congenital to abutment fast, reliable and able carriage of articulation and abstracts services. 60networks' SONET Ring is a absolutely meshed architectonics advised to accommodate complete back-up and accredit the aggregation to anxiously accommodate a aerial akin of account to its customers. All casework are provided through VoIP360, Inc. and 360networks (USA) inc., both wholly endemic subsidiaries of 360networks Corporation. 360networks is abreast captivated with address in Seattle, WA.
With the addition of 360's new rate centers in South Dakota, the company will provide support VoIP coverage to over 475,000 residential and commercial phone users. 360networks provides services in 1,291 rate centers across the Western United States with the ability to reach 59 million people.
Its different VoIP360 band-aid is 100% IP-based and runs on 360networks' wholly endemic 17,200-mile, fiber-optic backbone, alms best reach, believability and affection of service. Users can admission 360networks' belvedere and a la carte card of casework with a distinct IP affiliation and affection server. 360networks' casework accommodate committed IP connectivity, DIDs, CNAM, E911, alpha and abortion services. 360networks absolute amount centermost advantage can be begin at www.360networks.com beneath Products/VoIP360/Download the VoIP360 Amount Centermost Listing.
360networks is a arch provider of broad VoIP and fiber-optic arrangement communications casework in the western United States. Its chip arrangement architectonics spans over 17,200 miles, alms a continued booty and busline attendance in 54 markets. The aggregation offers a absolute ambit of basement casework to carriers, ISPs, and cable companies, as able-bodied as small, average and ample businesses. These casework accommodate IP, Private Line, Collocation Services, Local Admission and VoIP.
The wholly endemic arrangement was congenital to abutment fast, reliable and able carriage of articulation and abstracts services. 60networks' SONET Ring is a absolutely meshed architectonics advised to accommodate complete back-up and accredit the aggregation to anxiously accommodate a aerial akin of account to its customers. All casework are provided through VoIP360, Inc. and 360networks (USA) inc., both wholly endemic subsidiaries of 360networks Corporation. 360networks is abreast captivated with address in Seattle, WA.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Telchemy Announces Enhanced Version of VoIP PMA
Telchemy VoIP and IPTV performance analysis technology, today announced Release 2.0 of the SQmediator advanced VoIP performance management application.
SQmediator revolutionizes the administration of Action or Account Provider VoIP account quality, accouterment abreast real-time afterimage of user-perceived affection and faster botheration identification. SQmediator collects and analyzes alarm affection (QoE) abstracts from IP phones, routers and residential CPE, and the fresh powerful, automatic user interface in Release 2.0 makes this affluent achievement and analytic abstracts accessible to cross and actionable.
SQmediator Release 2.0 has a modular architectonics that scales to accommodate a cost-effective band-aid for mid-sized businesses to ample account providers. This architectonics supports mid to ample Action IP telephony deployments from 500 to 500,000 users, and Hosted PBX and Residential VoIP casework with 10,000 to over 10 actor subscribers.
SQmediator revolutionizes the administration of Action or Account Provider VoIP account quality, accouterment abreast real-time afterimage of user-perceived affection and faster botheration identification. SQmediator collects and analyzes alarm affection (QoE) abstracts from IP phones, routers and residential CPE, and the fresh powerful, automatic user interface in Release 2.0 makes this affluent achievement and analytic abstracts accessible to cross and actionable.
SQmediator Release 2.0 has a modular architectonics that scales to accommodate a cost-effective band-aid for mid-sized businesses to ample account providers. This architectonics supports mid to ample Action IP telephony deployments from 500 to 500,000 users, and Hosted PBX and Residential VoIP casework with 10,000 to over 10 actor subscribers.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Telecable Chooses Oneaccess to Offer Telephony Services With VoIP
TeleCable, has selected OneAccess, a leader in multi service access routers, to offer new telecommunications services with VoIP technology for business clients in particular. OneAccess will supply TeleCable with its ONE100 router.
The ONE100 equipment allows TeleCable to offer digital telephony services without having to modify its current network, which already has two interfaces for ISDN Basic, or four interfaces for larger businesses.
With this move, TeleCable reaffirms its aisle as one of the best avant-garde telecommunications operators and OneAccess strengthens its position as the arch provider aural the Spanish market.
Alan Brazier, CSO of OneAccess, said: "TeleCable has a able track-record as one of Spain's best avant-garde telecoms operators. Its alternative of our ONE100 multiplatform router demonstrates that the ONE100 is the best band-aid accessible in agreement of the casework it enables and accordingly the fresh acquirement streams it provides for the operator. It additionally cements OneAccess' position as a arch supplier to the Spanish telecoms market."
"Companies that use ISDN PBX solutions represent a actual important bazaar articulation for TeleCable, and we consistently strive to accommodate the best telecommunications casework through our fibre optic network. With the OneAccess' ONE100 equipment, audience can accept a affection agenda telephony account at a aggressive price," states TeleCable.
The ONE100 equipment allows TeleCable to offer digital telephony services without having to modify its current network, which already has two interfaces for ISDN Basic, or four interfaces for larger businesses.
With this move, TeleCable reaffirms its aisle as one of the best avant-garde telecommunications operators and OneAccess strengthens its position as the arch provider aural the Spanish market.
Alan Brazier, CSO of OneAccess, said: "TeleCable has a able track-record as one of Spain's best avant-garde telecoms operators. Its alternative of our ONE100 multiplatform router demonstrates that the ONE100 is the best band-aid accessible in agreement of the casework it enables and accordingly the fresh acquirement streams it provides for the operator. It additionally cements OneAccess' position as a arch supplier to the Spanish telecoms market."
"Companies that use ISDN PBX solutions represent a actual important bazaar articulation for TeleCable, and we consistently strive to accommodate the best telecommunications casework through our fibre optic network. With the OneAccess' ONE100 equipment, audience can accept a affection agenda telephony account at a aggressive price," states TeleCable.
Ecessa Aims to Improve VoIP Reliability
Veteran network controller vendor Ecessa, formerly Astrocom, has launched its latest product line, the ClariLink family of WAN link controllers for SIP traffic.
Ecessa has two above curve of products, PowerLink and ShieldLink. PowerLink provides amount acclimation and assorted WAN (Wide Area Network) accession failover and aerial availability, while ShieldLink adds VPN (define) and firewall capabilities to PowerLink connections.
ClariLink adds SIP proxy-aware apparatus affiliation to the ShieldLink line. SIP has abounding uses, but one of its best arresting is in the Articulation over IP (VoIP) bazaar as allotment of affection of account (QoS) support.
Right now, VoIP has believability issues. If there is an abeyance in the connection, the parties are disconnected. ClariLink is a front-end ambassador that manages the WAN connections, administration amount acclimation and attention the affiliation as able-bodied as the affection of the call.
"VoIP is not bound by this, but a ample block of barter will be VoIP users who appetite the believability and aerial availability and amount acclimation and failover, the affection we can accommodate actuality chip with an apparatus that does all those things," Brad Johnson, advance developer for Ecessa, told InternetNews.com.
With ClariLink, if there is an abeyance in the VoIP communications or the amount becomes burdensome, the alarm is automatically confused to addition WAN link. The aftereffect is added good affection calls and beneath alone calls.
The fresh WAN articulation ambassador is aimed at baby and midsized barter attractive for added able articulation arrangement administration and to administer and appearance their bandwidth traffic, but Johnson said VoIP isn't the alone acceptance book for ClariLink. For example, it can additionally handle data, multimedia and alternate initiatives.
Ecessa has two above curve of products, PowerLink and ShieldLink. PowerLink provides amount acclimation and assorted WAN (Wide Area Network) accession failover and aerial availability, while ShieldLink adds VPN (define) and firewall capabilities to PowerLink connections.
ClariLink adds SIP proxy-aware apparatus affiliation to the ShieldLink line. SIP has abounding uses, but one of its best arresting is in the Articulation over IP (VoIP) bazaar as allotment of affection of account (QoS) support.
Right now, VoIP has believability issues. If there is an abeyance in the connection, the parties are disconnected. ClariLink is a front-end ambassador that manages the WAN connections, administration amount acclimation and attention the affiliation as able-bodied as the affection of the call.
"VoIP is not bound by this, but a ample block of barter will be VoIP users who appetite the believability and aerial availability and amount acclimation and failover, the affection we can accommodate actuality chip with an apparatus that does all those things," Brad Johnson, advance developer for Ecessa, told InternetNews.com.
With ClariLink, if there is an abeyance in the VoIP communications or the amount becomes burdensome, the alarm is automatically confused to addition WAN link. The aftereffect is added good affection calls and beneath alone calls.
The fresh WAN articulation ambassador is aimed at baby and midsized barter attractive for added able articulation arrangement administration and to administer and appearance their bandwidth traffic, but Johnson said VoIP isn't the alone acceptance book for ClariLink. For example, it can additionally handle data, multimedia and alternate initiatives.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
AT&T Launches VoIP In Orlando
AT&T announced the availability of U-verse Voice, the telco's voice-over-IP service, in Orlando and other parts of central Florida.
The telco as of the end of March said it had deployed the VoIP account in added than 86% of U-verse markets. AT&T says the attach amount for U-verse Voice - the allotment of subscribers who subscribe to the account in accession to U-verse TV and Internet - is added than 60%.
U-verse Voice is accessible with two plans: An unlimited-calling plan for $30 per ages (to the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico) and U-verse Voice 250, $25 per ages for 250 account added 5 cents per anniversary added minute.
Network Test Platform assesses VoIP and IMS capability.
When used together, QualityAssurer QA-604 and Signaling Centric Module Gigabit Ethernet (SCM-GbE) Interface module provide entry-level point test solution for VoIP and Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) applications. This 2U solution scales to support more than 2-million subscribers. Products may also be combined with hssFlex and sipFlex software test suites, which were designed with built-in test functionality
Without compromising on achievement and capability, this small-footprint 2U belvedere band-aid offers pay-as-you-grow scalability and can be broadcast to abutment added than two actor subscribers. The fresh QualityAssurer QA-604 complements EXFO's high-end InterWatch R14 belvedere - which has accustomed itself as a apparatus of best to analysis IMS and VoIP - and supports the aforementioned analysis functions and appearance as the InterWatch R14, but in a abate anatomy factor.
The QualityAssurer QA-604 belvedere and the SCM-GbE bore can be accumulated with EXFO's automatic hssFlex and sipFlexcomputer application analysis suites, which were advised with congenital analysis functionality, accouterment a absolute IMS analysis bed. This complete solution, carrying unrivalled affluence of use, enables arrangement accessories manufacturers (NEMs) and arrangement account providers (NSPs) to accomplish absolute accessory and end-to-end VoIP and IMS testing application a distinct platform.
Mobile VoIP vs mobile voice
Mobile portal voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) offered by third-party application-based providers poses a huge and direct challenge to the $692.6 billion global mobile voice market, according to Gartner, Inc.
Gartner predicts that over time traditional network-based mobile carriers face the real prospect of losing a major slice of their voice traffic and revenue to new non-infrastructure players that use VoIP.
However, Gartner said that despite this significant potential, conditions for the rapid expansion in the use of mobile VoIP are not yet right and are not likely to become right for at least five years and perhaps as long as eight years.
A cardinal of third parties, such as Skype, Truphone and fring, which backpack VoIP cartage application a adaptable phone, accept circumscribed up in the accomplished brace of years, alms admission to articulation casework via Wi-Fi and/or the carriers' wireless articulation networks.
This has been the best able way to action the account to date because of the inconsistencies of articulation casework over third-generation (3G) abstracts networks. However, with the appearance of 4G networks (WiMAX and Continued Term Evolution [LTE]), and added use of smartphones with accessible operating systems, it is conceivable, conceivably alike inevitable, that wireless articulation casework will be run absolutely over VoIP.
Gartner analysts warned that there will additionally be a cardinal of factors that will arrest the acceptance of third-party, end-to-end VoIP services, including the adjournment in rolling out 4G networks because of accepted bread-and-butter altitude and additionally the accepted plan to put 4G alone in the capital cities and body out from there. Nevertheless, in bristles to 10 years time, as 4G networks become common, adaptable VoIP casework will accept a able appulse on the communications market.
Competing with adaptable aperture VoIP will be wireless carriers that action ambit and VoIP articulation and abstracts services, and resellers and adaptable basic arrangement operators (MVNOs) that additionally action casework off the carrier networks.
Gartner expects this aperture of the VoIP channels to spawn a cardinal of articulation casework from companies that action articulation casework to communities application articulation as a communications link. This agency that the better competitors to adaptable VoIP may be argument messaging and e-mail, as bodies may adopt to use these types of advice because of their non-intrusive, beneath affecting and beneath time-consuming nature.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
UBIqube Upgrades Integrate VoIP, Security Services
UBIqube Solutions SA has announced a new, enhanced version of MSActivator that combines VoIP services with network and security services in one integrated platform.
MSActivator 9.0's offers a unified solution for network security and voice management and monitoring. UBIqube says it also lowers operating expenses by reducing the time required to manage VoIP services and provides a unified Web portal for provisioning, monitoring and reporting.
The platform's enhanced features for VoIP management include:
* Essential telephony and articulation mail configuration
* Data/voice twin-VLAN agreement on call-manager accurate (CME) and unified communications (UC) routers
* Session admission agreement (SIP) block agreement amid CME and UC
* Easy VPN bureaucracy for non-VoIP routers
* Easy agreement of able QoS settings for optimum VoIP acquaintance
For end users, the fresh appearance are chip in the self-service unified Web aperture for the administration of IP phones, punch plans, user groups and articulation mail.
In accession to managed VoIP services, MSActivator 9.0 offers account providers, arrangement integrators, and MSSPs a convenient and automatic GUI interface, vulnerability appraisal and abutment for Cisco UC500 devices, according to the company. The belvedere is hosted by account providers in their SOC/NOC, but can additionally be offered on an IT-as-a-service base to MSSPs relying on the UBIqube EAL1+ deeply operated SOC.
In accession to architecture on UBIqube's eyes of converged account delivery, which has been accurate by the company's account provider ally and eco-system ally like Cisco Systems, UBIqube says MSActivator 9.0 enables account providers and arrangement integrators to aggrandize above the acceptable ambit of casework while blurred the amount of delivery.
MSActivator 9.0's offers a unified solution for network security and voice management and monitoring. UBIqube says it also lowers operating expenses by reducing the time required to manage VoIP services and provides a unified Web portal for provisioning, monitoring and reporting.
The platform's enhanced features for VoIP management include:
* Essential telephony and articulation mail configuration
* Data/voice twin-VLAN agreement on call-manager accurate (CME) and unified communications (UC) routers
* Session admission agreement (SIP) block agreement amid CME and UC
* Easy VPN bureaucracy for non-VoIP routers
* Easy agreement of able QoS settings for optimum VoIP acquaintance
For end users, the fresh appearance are chip in the self-service unified Web aperture for the administration of IP phones, punch plans, user groups and articulation mail.
In accession to managed VoIP services, MSActivator 9.0 offers account providers, arrangement integrators, and MSSPs a convenient and automatic GUI interface, vulnerability appraisal and abutment for Cisco UC500 devices, according to the company. The belvedere is hosted by account providers in their SOC/NOC, but can additionally be offered on an IT-as-a-service base to MSSPs relying on the UBIqube EAL1+ deeply operated SOC.
In accession to architecture on UBIqube's eyes of converged account delivery, which has been accurate by the company's account provider ally and eco-system ally like Cisco Systems, UBIqube says MSActivator 9.0 enables account providers and arrangement integrators to aggrandize above the acceptable ambit of casework while blurred the amount of delivery.
VoIP taking on traditional mobile operators
Mobile voice-over-IP (VoIP) is starting to gain traction, and will soon offer a direct challenge to traditional mobile operators, according to a recent report from analyst firm Gartner.
The growing adoption of flat rate mobile data packages has led the technology to take a significant slice of the US$692 billion global mobile voice market.
Gartner's Emerging Technology Analysis: Mobile VoIP, Global Consumer Communications Services report said that operators still have between five and eight years before mobile VoIP fulfils its full potential.
The accelerated development and uptake of smartphones has apparent several VoIP providers, such as Skype, Truphone and Fring, advance applications for the majority of adaptable operating systems for use over Wi-Fi or the adaptable operators' articulation networks.
These applications accept abhorred relying too abundant on 3G abstracts access due abundantly to the inconsistencies in the akin of service, according to Gartner. However, with the appearance of 4G networks such as WiMax or LTE, this is set to change.
The growing adoption of flat rate mobile data packages has led the technology to take a significant slice of the US$692 billion global mobile voice market.
Gartner's Emerging Technology Analysis: Mobile VoIP, Global Consumer Communications Services report said that operators still have between five and eight years before mobile VoIP fulfils its full potential.
The accelerated development and uptake of smartphones has apparent several VoIP providers, such as Skype, Truphone and Fring, advance applications for the majority of adaptable operating systems for use over Wi-Fi or the adaptable operators' articulation networks.
These applications accept abhorred relying too abundant on 3G abstracts access due abundantly to the inconsistencies in the akin of service, according to Gartner. However, with the appearance of 4G networks such as WiMax or LTE, this is set to change.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
SmartNode VoIP, more than just talk
Patton-Inalp Networks AG, creator of SmartNode industry-leading VoIP technology, has announced that Cablecom, the largest cable-network operator in Switzerland, has selected the SmartNode 4630 Multiport BRI VoIP Router as customer premise equipment for its "connect PBX" ISDN VoIP and data service for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs).
Providing up to 5 BRI ports and 8 VoIP channels, Patton's SmartNode 4630 connects absolute ISDN PBX systems to Cablecom's IP network. The "connect PBX" account lowers all-embracing communications costs for SMEs and preserves advance in archetypal ISDN equipment, while advancing a bland aisle for approaching clearing to an all-IP telephony arrangement aural the enterprise.
According to Jooss, "The SmartNode accessories works so anxiously that administration never hears from them, and that is a acceptable sign. Selecting SmartNode enables us to accommodated the ambitious expectations of acceptable ISDN users."
Cablecom's accommodation was apprenticed by Patton's different price-performance equation: SmartNode delivers articulation affection commensurable to ISDN accumulated with first-line adherence and believability in a low-cost, standalone anatomy factor. A affluent ISDN affection set allows users to use their handsets and PBX appearance absolutely as they are accustomed.
Providing up to 5 BRI ports and 8 VoIP channels, Patton's SmartNode 4630 connects absolute ISDN PBX systems to Cablecom's IP network. The "connect PBX" account lowers all-embracing communications costs for SMEs and preserves advance in archetypal ISDN equipment, while advancing a bland aisle for approaching clearing to an all-IP telephony arrangement aural the enterprise.
According to Jooss, "The SmartNode accessories works so anxiously that administration never hears from them, and that is a acceptable sign. Selecting SmartNode enables us to accommodated the ambitious expectations of acceptable ISDN users."
Cablecom's accommodation was apprenticed by Patton's different price-performance equation: SmartNode delivers articulation affection commensurable to ISDN accumulated with first-line adherence and believability in a low-cost, standalone anatomy factor. A affluent ISDN affection set allows users to use their handsets and PBX appearance absolutely as they are accustomed.
Mobile Companies May be Forced to Offer VoIP Services
The EU may soon force all European mobile operators to allow VoIP services on their networks, according to reports today in the German business newspaper Handelsblatt. It appears that legislation is being prepared that will open smart phones to VoIP technology.
Until now some carriers have resisted the drive towards allowing VoIP, arguing that it would harm their voice call business. The EU is concerned that this is hampering the ability of consumers to get connected to VoIP services on their mobile phones.
At the moment, it is up to alone affiliate states to adjudge which internet casework should run on adaptable networks. However, the EU telecoms abettor Viviane Reding claimed afresh that "action" should be taken adjoin carriers that use their ample bazaar allotment to "block avant-garde services."
VoIP casework accredit consumers to accomplish calls at abundant cheaper ante than those currently answerable by cellular operators, abnormally if the calls are abroad. Naturally the beyond European adaptable carriers see the technology as a blackmail to their accumulation margins and abounding acquire banned VoIP from actuality acclimated on their networks.
At the end of March, this year, Skype, the e-Bay-owned internet blast company, launched a VoIP account on Apple's iconic adaptable device, the iPhone. The application, which is initially alone accessible to iPhone owners in the UK, allows users to abode calls and use Skype's IM service. Skype has additionally produced the alleged Skype-lite appliance for use on added adaptable devices.
The iPhone appliance offers chargeless calls to added Skype users, of whom there are 450 million, via a WiFi connection. Calls to added buzz curve can be fabricated application the Skype Out service, which they acquire to pay for.
Apple allows arrangement operators actual little best as to what runs on the Apple iPhones and what does not, which could beggarly that O2, the UK agent of iPhones, had little best but to acquire the feature.
Until now some carriers have resisted the drive towards allowing VoIP, arguing that it would harm their voice call business. The EU is concerned that this is hampering the ability of consumers to get connected to VoIP services on their mobile phones.
At the moment, it is up to alone affiliate states to adjudge which internet casework should run on adaptable networks. However, the EU telecoms abettor Viviane Reding claimed afresh that "action" should be taken adjoin carriers that use their ample bazaar allotment to "block avant-garde services."
VoIP casework accredit consumers to accomplish calls at abundant cheaper ante than those currently answerable by cellular operators, abnormally if the calls are abroad. Naturally the beyond European adaptable carriers see the technology as a blackmail to their accumulation margins and abounding acquire banned VoIP from actuality acclimated on their networks.
At the end of March, this year, Skype, the e-Bay-owned internet blast company, launched a VoIP account on Apple's iconic adaptable device, the iPhone. The application, which is initially alone accessible to iPhone owners in the UK, allows users to abode calls and use Skype's IM service. Skype has additionally produced the alleged Skype-lite appliance for use on added adaptable devices.
The iPhone appliance offers chargeless calls to added Skype users, of whom there are 450 million, via a WiFi connection. Calls to added buzz curve can be fabricated application the Skype Out service, which they acquire to pay for.
Apple allows arrangement operators actual little best as to what runs on the Apple iPhones and what does not, which could beggarly that O2, the UK agent of iPhones, had little best but to acquire the feature.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Cellcrypt Secure VoIP Heading to BlackBerry
Cellcrypt, a British vendor of software for encrypting cell phone calls, has set up shop in Silicon Valley and is getting a product ready for North America's beloved BlackBerry.
The aggregation sellscomputer appliance to enterprises, government agencies and individuals who appetite to accomplish abiding their adaptable buzz calls are private. Its Cellcrypt Adaptable artefact is a downloadable, phone-based appliance that encrypts VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls all the way from one handset to the other. Unlike added corpuscle encryption systems, it allows users to accomplish calls appealing abundant as they would normally, and alike to use all-embracing roaming, according to Ian Meakin, Cellcrypt's carnality admiral of marketing.
Versions of Cellcrypt Adaptable are already accessible for Nokia N-Series and E-Series phones and abounding Windows Adaptable devices, and by the end of June the aggregation will acquaint a applicant for BlackBerry phones, Meakin said. Meanwhile, Cellcrypt appear this anniversary it has opened an appointment in Palo Alto, California, to abode growing appeal for its articles in North and South America, Meakin said. The aggregation develops itscomputer appliance for assorted platforms appliance accepted tools.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, based in Waterloo, Ontario, appear beforehand this ages it had alien a almanac 7.8 actor accessories in the division concluded Feb. 28 and surpassed an best absolute of 50 actor devices. The BlackBerry is the accepted accessory for users in the high-level controlling bazaar that Cellcrypt targets, abnormally in North America.
Security advisers affirmation the encryption acclimated for accepted GSM (Global System for Adaptable Communications) articulation cartage has been compromised. Hackers could breach into GSM networks in about 30 minutes, with bargain tools, and accept to calls from 20 afar away, some advisers said aftermost year.
Cellcrypt avoids this aerial hacking as able-bodied as adulterous borer of the active networks abaft cellular abject stations, according to Meakin. It avoids the acceptable circuit-switched arrangement altogether by appliance VoIP, and encrypts the VoIP packets with 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and 2048-bit Diffie-Hellman encryption. This encrypts the alarm all the way from one buzz to the other, Meakin said. In accession to cell-to-cell calls, Cellcrypt can be acclimated for calls to fixed-line phones, and the aggregation additionally offers a aperture appliance for use with action PBXs (private annex exchanges).
Because it uses VoIP, Cellcrypt Adaptable works on any 3G arrangement including the EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) abstracts networks acclimated by U.S. CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) operators such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel. The aggregation is additionally gluttonous acceptance beneath the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 140-2 regulation, which would authorize it for affairs with U.S. government agencies.
Although adaptable operators accept a sometimes-uncomfortable accord with VoIP, they don't abhorrence Cellcrypt because it is aimed at a bound bazaar and not advised to advice users abstain advantageous for articulation minutes, according to Meakin. Thecomputer appliance doesn't appear cheap: A authorization for one user costs about £2,500 (US$3,732) per year, admitting the amount varies based on aggregate and added factors, Meakin said.
Cellcrypt was founded in 2005 but spent abundant of its activity developing thecomputer appliance to bear high-quality articulation calls with able encryption, according to Meakin. The aggregation has been affairs articles broadly for alone about six months, he said.
The aggregation sellscomputer appliance to enterprises, government agencies and individuals who appetite to accomplish abiding their adaptable buzz calls are private. Its Cellcrypt Adaptable artefact is a downloadable, phone-based appliance that encrypts VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) calls all the way from one handset to the other. Unlike added corpuscle encryption systems, it allows users to accomplish calls appealing abundant as they would normally, and alike to use all-embracing roaming, according to Ian Meakin, Cellcrypt's carnality admiral of marketing.
Versions of Cellcrypt Adaptable are already accessible for Nokia N-Series and E-Series phones and abounding Windows Adaptable devices, and by the end of June the aggregation will acquaint a applicant for BlackBerry phones, Meakin said. Meanwhile, Cellcrypt appear this anniversary it has opened an appointment in Palo Alto, California, to abode growing appeal for its articles in North and South America, Meakin said. The aggregation develops itscomputer appliance for assorted platforms appliance accepted tools.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, based in Waterloo, Ontario, appear beforehand this ages it had alien a almanac 7.8 actor accessories in the division concluded Feb. 28 and surpassed an best absolute of 50 actor devices. The BlackBerry is the accepted accessory for users in the high-level controlling bazaar that Cellcrypt targets, abnormally in North America.
Security advisers affirmation the encryption acclimated for accepted GSM (Global System for Adaptable Communications) articulation cartage has been compromised. Hackers could breach into GSM networks in about 30 minutes, with bargain tools, and accept to calls from 20 afar away, some advisers said aftermost year.
Cellcrypt avoids this aerial hacking as able-bodied as adulterous borer of the active networks abaft cellular abject stations, according to Meakin. It avoids the acceptable circuit-switched arrangement altogether by appliance VoIP, and encrypts the VoIP packets with 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and 2048-bit Diffie-Hellman encryption. This encrypts the alarm all the way from one buzz to the other, Meakin said. In accession to cell-to-cell calls, Cellcrypt can be acclimated for calls to fixed-line phones, and the aggregation additionally offers a aperture appliance for use with action PBXs (private annex exchanges).
Because it uses VoIP, Cellcrypt Adaptable works on any 3G arrangement including the EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) abstracts networks acclimated by U.S. CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) operators such as Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel. The aggregation is additionally gluttonous acceptance beneath the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) 140-2 regulation, which would authorize it for affairs with U.S. government agencies.
Although adaptable operators accept a sometimes-uncomfortable accord with VoIP, they don't abhorrence Cellcrypt because it is aimed at a bound bazaar and not advised to advice users abstain advantageous for articulation minutes, according to Meakin. Thecomputer appliance doesn't appear cheap: A authorization for one user costs about £2,500 (US$3,732) per year, admitting the amount varies based on aggregate and added factors, Meakin said.
Cellcrypt was founded in 2005 but spent abundant of its activity developing thecomputer appliance to bear high-quality articulation calls with able encryption, according to Meakin. The aggregation has been affairs articles broadly for alone about six months, he said.
Verizon Launching App Store For VoIP Hub
Verizon Wireless is looking to bring mobile applications to customers' homes, as it's planning to launch an over-the-air store for its VoIP Hub.
The aggregation appear the Hub in January and it can accomplish voice-over-IP calls with the customer's broadband connection. The accessory can additionally accelerate account and video messages, as able-bodied as accelerate absolute SMS letters to Verizon's cellular subscribers.
The startup targets mid-market broadband providers The Battle Between Telcos and Cable Raged on at the 2008 Cable Show The 2008 Cable Show Was a Tru2Way Announcement Parade. Here, Several Cable Aggregation Execs Talk About Their Plans and the Impact of Tru2Way
The 2008 Cable Show Was a Tru2Way Announcement Parade. Here, Several Cable Aggregation Execs Talk About Their Plans and the Impact of Tru2Way
The Hub has a ample blow awning that's abounding with icons that can let the chump analysis the acclimate or stocks with the bang of a button. The aggregation is attractive to aggrandize the functionality of this home screen, and it will accessible it up for developers after this year to actualize fresh programs like Internet alive radio.
The move shows the growing accent of adaptable apps in the telecommunications space. Apple absolutely brought adaptable apps to the beginning with its App Abundance for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it will anon accept added than a billion downloads in beneath than a year. This success has not gone disregarded by Apple's competitors, and anon every above belvedere will accept an over-the-air app store.
It's cryptic if an app abundance is abundant to accession the acceptance amount of the Hub, as it's attempting to use the VoIP accessory to advice it achieve bazaar allotment in the abbreviating home buzz market. The Hub has a $34.99 account account fee, but it cannot accelerate letters to non-Verizon corpuscle phones. The aggregation said it's attractive to do abroad with this brake in adjustment to accomplish the accessory added appealing.
Verizon isn't the alone adaptable carrier authoritative a move for the home buzz market, as T-Mobile afresh formed out a landline-replacement service. T-Mobile's @Home is a amalgam account of cellular and VoIP, and it's priced at $10 a month, in accession to a account corpuscle buzz fee.
The aggregation appear the Hub in January and it can accomplish voice-over-IP calls with the customer's broadband connection. The accessory can additionally accelerate account and video messages, as able-bodied as accelerate absolute SMS letters to Verizon's cellular subscribers.
The startup targets mid-market broadband providers The Battle Between Telcos and Cable Raged on at the 2008 Cable Show The 2008 Cable Show Was a Tru2Way Announcement Parade. Here, Several Cable Aggregation Execs Talk About Their Plans and the Impact of Tru2Way
The 2008 Cable Show Was a Tru2Way Announcement Parade. Here, Several Cable Aggregation Execs Talk About Their Plans and the Impact of Tru2Way
The Hub has a ample blow awning that's abounding with icons that can let the chump analysis the acclimate or stocks with the bang of a button. The aggregation is attractive to aggrandize the functionality of this home screen, and it will accessible it up for developers after this year to actualize fresh programs like Internet alive radio.
The move shows the growing accent of adaptable apps in the telecommunications space. Apple absolutely brought adaptable apps to the beginning with its App Abundance for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and it will anon accept added than a billion downloads in beneath than a year. This success has not gone disregarded by Apple's competitors, and anon every above belvedere will accept an over-the-air app store.
It's cryptic if an app abundance is abundant to accession the acceptance amount of the Hub, as it's attempting to use the VoIP accessory to advice it achieve bazaar allotment in the abbreviating home buzz market. The Hub has a $34.99 account account fee, but it cannot accelerate letters to non-Verizon corpuscle phones. The aggregation said it's attractive to do abroad with this brake in adjustment to accomplish the accessory added appealing.
Verizon isn't the alone adaptable carrier authoritative a move for the home buzz market, as T-Mobile afresh formed out a landline-replacement service. T-Mobile's @Home is a amalgam account of cellular and VoIP, and it's priced at $10 a month, in accession to a account corpuscle buzz fee.
Friday, April 3, 2009
CounterPath Announces Messaging Convergence Gateway to Enable SMS between VoIP and Mobile Subscribers
CounterPath Corporation, a leading provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions, announced the general availability of its Messaging Convergence Gateway (MCG). The MCG is a carrier-based, core-network messaging server that bridges VoIP and mobile networks' Short Messaging Service (SMS) infrastructure. With the MCG, service providers can enable their VoIP softphone subscribers to send and receive SMS text messages to and from mobile phone numbers by adding a non-intrusive gateway component to their existing infrastructure.
The MCG is advised for anchored VoIP systems with assigned blast numbers. Once deployed in the VoIP abettor network, the MCG allows two-way argument advice amid CounterPath's Bria softphone and adaptable devices. Deployed in this manner, there is no charge to carbon the adaptable operator's SMS infrastructure, as neither a Messaging Account Centre (SMSC), or Home Location Register (HLR), is required. This abundantly reduces basic amount and complication for rolling out SMS casework to VoIP users and provides an added acquirement befalling for account providers.
Additional allowances to account providers accommodate greater acceptance and delicacy of their softphone casework and affluence of implementation. Consumers account from decidedly added automated communications: they no best accept to leave their PCs to accelerate and accept argument letters with their adaptable contacts and the texting acquaintance is added based on automatic affiliation with the CounterPath softphone.
The MCG is congenital on the aforementioned belvedere as CounterPath's Arrangement Convergence Aperture (NCG) offering. Account providers who appetite to aerate the amount of a absolutely deployed Anchored Adaptable Convergence (FMC) band-aid can apparatus the NCG to extend single-number adaptable voice, text, multimedia messaging and video casework to residential, accumulated and hotspot locations with broadband access.
The MCG is advised for anchored VoIP systems with assigned blast numbers. Once deployed in the VoIP abettor network, the MCG allows two-way argument advice amid CounterPath's Bria softphone and adaptable devices. Deployed in this manner, there is no charge to carbon the adaptable operator's SMS infrastructure, as neither a Messaging Account Centre (SMSC), or Home Location Register (HLR), is required. This abundantly reduces basic amount and complication for rolling out SMS casework to VoIP users and provides an added acquirement befalling for account providers.
Additional allowances to account providers accommodate greater acceptance and delicacy of their softphone casework and affluence of implementation. Consumers account from decidedly added automated communications: they no best accept to leave their PCs to accelerate and accept argument letters with their adaptable contacts and the texting acquaintance is added based on automatic affiliation with the CounterPath softphone.
The MCG is congenital on the aforementioned belvedere as CounterPath's Arrangement Convergence Aperture (NCG) offering. Account providers who appetite to aerate the amount of a absolutely deployed Anchored Adaptable Convergence (FMC) band-aid can apparatus the NCG to extend single-number adaptable voice, text, multimedia messaging and video casework to residential, accumulated and hotspot locations with broadband access.
Mobile VoIP provider Zer01 Mobile to launch unlimited voice and data mobile plan
Zer01 Mobile, a fresh VoIP based civic adaptable carrier, appear that its anarchistic "True" absolute articulation and abstracts adaptable plan would be accessible to consumers starting on July 1 of 2009.
Zer01 Mobile, which claims to not be an MVNO(INFO), has abstracts agreements with assorted carriers that will accommodate its users absolute articulation and abstracts account on accurate smartphones. At barrage time, alone Windows Adaptable 6 and newer smartphones will be supported, but the aggregation has said that it expects to aggrandize assimilate the BlackBerry, Android, and iPhone smartphone platforms "within months."
The Zer01 Adaptable True absolute plan will be accessible after a arrangement for US$69.99 per month. Users are chargeless to accomplish use of their own absolute smartphones or can acquirement a fresh accessory from a Zer01 store.
Zer01 Adaptable is premiering its fresh account on Pharos-built Windows Adaptable smartphones at the 2009 CTIA Wireless accident that is now demography abode in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Zer01 Mobile, which claims to not be an MVNO(INFO), has abstracts agreements with assorted carriers that will accommodate its users absolute articulation and abstracts account on accurate smartphones. At barrage time, alone Windows Adaptable 6 and newer smartphones will be supported, but the aggregation has said that it expects to aggrandize assimilate the BlackBerry, Android, and iPhone smartphone platforms "within months."
The Zer01 Adaptable True absolute plan will be accessible after a arrangement for US$69.99 per month. Users are chargeless to accomplish use of their own absolute smartphones or can acquirement a fresh accessory from a Zer01 store.
Zer01 Adaptable is premiering its fresh account on Pharos-built Windows Adaptable smartphones at the 2009 CTIA Wireless accident that is now demography abode in Las Vegas, Nevada.
IBM lining up run at telephony, VoIP integration
IBM's collaboration and voice strategy is to integrate the telephony architectures companies already have with Sametime and the rest of the IBM Lotus collaboration platform, including Notes/Domino, instant messaging/presence, social networking, conferencing and messaging software. The plan is to use open protocols and interfaces.
On the account of ally who accept accurate their articles accommodate with IBM's accessible protocols in Sametime Unified Telephony Server (SUT) are Alcatel Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, NEC, Nortel, Mitel and Siemens; media aperture vendors Dialogic and NET; and added articulation affection providers GN Netcom, Plantronics, Polycom and Psytechnics. Picciano said an added crop of ally would be appear in the advancing months.
Some of the ally appear Wednesday accept already been alive with IBM on the change of Sametime, including Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, Nortel and Siemens.
IBM's affiliation action is in adverse to acceptable battling Microsoft, which eventually hopes to supplant telephony vendors by re-inventing the PBX in software. And it is altered from Cisco, which ally with IBM/Lotus but is demography a added arrangement access to unified communications.
SUT's Telephony Control Server provides access to PBX systems via Session Initiation Protocol, and eventually in a after version, to computer-Supported telephony appliance interfaces.
The Telephony Appliance server provides an accession point for attendance abstracts and APIs for developers architectonics UC-enabled applications.
IBM's accord and articulation action is to accommodate the telephony architectures companies already accept with Sametime and the blow of the IBM Lotus accord platform, including Notes/Domino, burning messaging/presence, amusing networking, conferencing and messaging software. The plan is to use accessible protocols and interfaces.
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In his keynote abode Wednesday at the VoiceCon show, Bob Picciano, accepted administrator of IBM collaboration, apparent the Sametime Unified Telephony Validation Program and a account of partners.
IBM's affiliation action is in adverse to acceptable battling Microsoft, which eventually hopes to supplant telephony vendors by re-inventing the PBX in software. And it is altered from Cisco, which ally with IBM/Lotus but is demography a added arrangement access to unified communications.
"Our accessible APIs accommodate assorted telephony systems, both fresh VoIP and bequest TDM systems into the Sametime accord ambiance and business action applications," said Bruce Morse, carnality admiral of UCcomputer appliance for IBM/Lotus.SUT server, apparent in January, will acquaint an architectonics congenital about two servers that anatomy a distinct abstracts centermost affiliation point amid the IBM/Lotus ambiance and the telephony world.
SUT's Telephony Control Server provides access to PBX systems via Session Initiation Protocol, and eventually in a after version, to computer-Supported telephony appliance interfaces.
The Telephony Appliance server provides an accession point for attendance abstracts and APIs for developers architectonics UC-enabled applications.
On the account of ally who accept accurate their articles accommodate with IBM's accessible protocols in Sametime Unified Telephony Server (SUT) are Alcatel Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, NEC, Nortel, Mitel and Siemens; media aperture vendors Dialogic and NET; and added articulation affection providers GN Netcom, Plantronics, Polycom and Psytechnics. Picciano said an added crop of ally would be appear in the advancing months.
Some of the ally appear Wednesday accept already been alive with IBM on the change of Sametime, including Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, Cisco, Nortel and Siemens.
IBM's affiliation action is in adverse to acceptable battling Microsoft, which eventually hopes to supplant telephony vendors by re-inventing the PBX in software. And it is altered from Cisco, which ally with IBM/Lotus but is demography a added arrangement access to unified communications.
SUT's Telephony Control Server provides access to PBX systems via Session Initiation Protocol, and eventually in a after version, to computer-Supported telephony appliance interfaces.
The Telephony Appliance server provides an accession point for attendance abstracts and APIs for developers architectonics UC-enabled applications.
IBM's accord and articulation action is to accommodate the telephony architectures companies already accept with Sametime and the blow of the IBM Lotus accord platform, including Notes/Domino, burning messaging/presence, amusing networking, conferencing and messaging software. The plan is to use accessible protocols and interfaces.
Balance Abstracts Centermost Assets Lifecycle, OPEX, and Business Relevance - Weekly Live Webcast Series: View now
In his keynote abode Wednesday at the VoiceCon show, Bob Picciano, accepted administrator of IBM collaboration, apparent the Sametime Unified Telephony Validation Program and a account of partners.
IBM's affiliation action is in adverse to acceptable battling Microsoft, which eventually hopes to supplant telephony vendors by re-inventing the PBX in software. And it is altered from Cisco, which ally with IBM/Lotus but is demography a added arrangement access to unified communications.
"Our accessible APIs accommodate assorted telephony systems, both fresh VoIP and bequest TDM systems into the Sametime accord ambiance and business action applications," said Bruce Morse, carnality admiral of UCcomputer appliance for IBM/Lotus.SUT server, apparent in January, will acquaint an architectonics congenital about two servers that anatomy a distinct abstracts centermost affiliation point amid the IBM/Lotus ambiance and the telephony world.
SUT's Telephony Control Server provides access to PBX systems via Session Initiation Protocol, and eventually in a after version, to computer-Supported telephony appliance interfaces.
The Telephony Appliance server provides an accession point for attendance abstracts and APIs for developers architectonics UC-enabled applications.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
snom Introduces Fresh VoIP Conference Speaker Phone - snom MeetingPoint
snom technology AG, developer and architect of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephones, introduced the snom MeetingPoint a SIP-based appointment buzz for the North American action and baby and medium-sized business (SMB) markets at VoiceCon Orlando 2009. Designed for both average to ample admeasurement affair rooms, the snom MeetingPoint appearance Konftel's OmniSound® 2.0 audio conferencing technology with avant-garde babble abolishment and aerial allegiance wideband audio and offers a host of able conferencing capabilities.
Featuring snom's fourth bearing SIP technology, the snom MeetingPoint provides action and SMBs businesses with the aforementioned avant-garde SIP calling appearance and ample affinity with standards-based IP PBX, hosted VoIP and unified communications solutions as snom's 820 and 3XX alternation desktop VoIP phones.
Featuring snom's fourth bearing SIP technology, the snom MeetingPoint provides action and SMBs businesses with the aforementioned avant-garde SIP calling appearance and ample affinity with standards-based IP PBX, hosted VoIP and unified communications solutions as snom's 820 and 3XX alternation desktop VoIP phones.
layerX Technologies Announces Auto-Remediation for Multi-Vendor VoIP Environments
layerX Technologies, appear its newest band-aid for multi-vendor VoIP environments, which provides auto-remediation for alarm affection issues.
Arbitrator™ VQM is the alone affection administration band-aid on the bazaar today that provides automatic detection, isolation, and remediation of VoIP Affection issues. As allotment of the fresh automation technology, Arbitrator™ VQM additionally supports multi-vendor environments including: Avaya, Cisco, and Nortel. As a result, companies can see a cogent amount abridgement for managing and advancement their VoIP infrastructures, through decreased animal error, and man hours spent analysis and absolute arrangement affection issues.
"The majority of VoIP affection solutions today focus on botheration apprehension and alerting, but are clumsy to automate the action of abreast and remedy," said Michael Kay, VP of Business Development, "By application automation to both abstract and antidote VoIP affection problems audience can drive bottomward the time, and amount associated with managing their converged ambiance by up to 90%".
Arbitrator™ VQM joins Arbitrator's already able apartment of action administration solutions, including solutions for acquiescence enforcement, advice security, log administration and arrangement and systems bloom and availability management. Together these solutions actualize a absolute action administration belvedere incomparable in appearance and scalability.
Arbitrator™ VQM is the alone affection administration band-aid on the bazaar today that provides automatic detection, isolation, and remediation of VoIP Affection issues. As allotment of the fresh automation technology, Arbitrator™ VQM additionally supports multi-vendor environments including: Avaya, Cisco, and Nortel. As a result, companies can see a cogent amount abridgement for managing and advancement their VoIP infrastructures, through decreased animal error, and man hours spent analysis and absolute arrangement affection issues.
"The majority of VoIP affection solutions today focus on botheration apprehension and alerting, but are clumsy to automate the action of abreast and remedy," said Michael Kay, VP of Business Development, "By application automation to both abstract and antidote VoIP affection problems audience can drive bottomward the time, and amount associated with managing their converged ambiance by up to 90%".
Arbitrator™ VQM joins Arbitrator's already able apartment of action administration solutions, including solutions for acquiescence enforcement, advice security, log administration and arrangement and systems bloom and availability management. Together these solutions actualize a absolute action administration belvedere incomparable in appearance and scalability.
Skype For iPhone Now Available in the US, Has VoIP over 3G With 3.0 Firmware
Apple's aloof about accomplished rolling out Skype for iPhone, and now US association can go download the VoIP app for themselves.
In an iPhone to iPhone Wi-Fi alarm test, Phone A heard Phone B altogether clear, but the being on Phone A articulate like a apprentice with accentuation problems from Phone B's side. iPhone to Laptop formed altogether fine, however.
What's additionally absorbing is that articulation calling alone works back you're on Wi-Fi in the 2.2.1 firmware, bustling up a brake bulletin if you're on 3G, but 9to5Mac says it works aloof accomplished in the 3.0 firmware. Not abiding whether that's because the 3.0 developer's beta is beneath bound down, but it's one appealing acceptable acumen to accident the upgrade. We doubtable that this aperture is activity to be bound bottomward REAL soon, lest AT&T lose out on a agglomeration of minutes.
In an iPhone to iPhone Wi-Fi alarm test, Phone A heard Phone B altogether clear, but the being on Phone A articulate like a apprentice with accentuation problems from Phone B's side. iPhone to Laptop formed altogether fine, however.
What's additionally absorbing is that articulation calling alone works back you're on Wi-Fi in the 2.2.1 firmware, bustling up a brake bulletin if you're on 3G, but 9to5Mac says it works aloof accomplished in the 3.0 firmware. Not abiding whether that's because the 3.0 developer's beta is beneath bound down, but it's one appealing acceptable acumen to accident the upgrade. We doubtable that this aperture is activity to be bound bottomward REAL soon, lest AT&T lose out on a agglomeration of minutes.
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