APEX Voice Communications announces release 6.1 of OmniVox for UNIX.SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1997-- New release streamlines ODBC-compatible database access and application maintenance APEX Voice Communications is now shipping OmniVox(R) for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). 6.1, the latest release of the industry's leading computer telephony/call processing development platform. The new release simplifies the coding required for ODBC-compatible database access, reduces application maintenance by allowing one application to support multiple DNIS-specific data fields, supports the latest Dialogic features and incorporates new internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation options. "This release addresses two key marketplace issues," said Elhum Vahdat, vice president of APEX Voice Communications. "It dramatically reduces the time it takes to program access to sophisticated databases and increases flexibility of applications in real time." Streamlined Database Access OmniVox for UNIX 6.1 allows drag-and-drop remote database access -- offering developers seamless graphical integration to the database of their choice without the need to write or compile in "C." The new release offers this capability for any ODBC-compatible database, including Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Sybase and Informix, through SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. statements. The upgraded version of CodeBase in Release 6.1 is a dBase IV compatible database access module that offers similar drag-and-drop capabilities for FoxPro and Clipper. New features also include simplified index file creation and the ability to access and create large databases. DNIS (Dialed Number Identification Service) A service that enables a company to identify which telephone number was dialed. A PBX often receives calls on the same port that were dialed to different 800 or 900 numbers, and the DNIS data contains the dialed number so and Dialogic Enhancements Another enhancement in Release 6.1 is the ability to define up to 10 DNIS-specific data fields which can be used in applications for greetings, directories, file names, and menus, among others. "The ability to create a single application that uses DNIS to customize itself on-the-fly simplifies the maintenance of the OmniVox application," said Vahdat. OmniVox for UNIX 6.1 incorporates support for new Dialogic hardware and firmware features including Dial Pulse Detection (DPD DPD Department of Planning and Development DPD Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase DPD Dead Peer Detection (Cisco) DPD Division of Parasitic Diseases (US CDC) DPD Dominant Wave Period DPD Drug Product Database ) which allows applications to operate in areas where touch-tone service (DTMF (Dual-Tone MultiFrequency) The type of audio signals that are generated when you press the buttons on a touch-tone telephone. See also DMTF. DTMF - Dual Tone Multi Frequency ) is not generally available. The new release also offers full support for Dialogic's PerfectCall extended call progress analysis (CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. ) and includes new fields in the DIAL command for all possible CPA results. These new fields include other capabilities including SIT for special intercept tone detected (such as a CO recording), fax/modem detection, busy/ring/no answer detection, connect based on cadence, loop current change, detection of voice or answering machine and ANI -- used only in ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and Global Call systems to pass the originating telephone number on to the destination callee. Other Enhancements To improve the application's ability to "speak" a wide variety of numerical data in many languages, OmniVox now lets developers define their own routines for speaking messages. Internationalization routines have also been integrated into voice mail routines, making available up to 10 different formats for speaking time and date messages. Further, every OmniVox for UNIX 6.1 package is pre-loaded with the client software of APEX's OmniNet service provisioning tool making it now OmniNet-ready. OmniNet is the network manager for OmniVox Intelligent Call Processors (ICPs) based on the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. protocol and can be accessed via any Java-enabled web browser on a Local or Wide Area Network to control and administer a network of OmniVox ICPs. In addition, the error reporting facilities of OmniNet have been enhanced by being able to sort errors by priority and customizing description fields. Founded in 1989, APEX is a leading international manufacturer of "open architecture" computer telephony and call processing systems and development toolkits. Specializing in high-density, multi-node systems, APEX's OmniVox solutions include graphical service creation tools (OmniView), service provisioning tools (OmniNet) and support for intelligent call processing (DNIS, ANI, SS7). Utilizing industry standard components, OmniVox supports the Pentium PC, Digital AlphaServer, VME-bus, UNIX (Solaris, SCO (The SCO Group, Lindon, UT, www.sco.com) A leading vendor of Unix operating systems for the x86 platform. SCO had also offered Linux, but abandoned the line in the spring of 2003. The SCO Group is the combination of two companies: Utah-based Caldera, Inc. , UnixWare, Interactive, Digital (OSF/1), HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. ), Windows NT, TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , and Dialogic. Typical applications include IVR, audiotex, call conferencing, virtual chat, international callback, debit/credit card call processing, prepaid cellular, 1+ and 800/888 dialing and voice/fax mail. OmniVox also supports worldwide telephony protocols (E1/T1, ISDN, DPNSS DPNSS Digital Private Network Signaling System ), fax processing, multi-lingual speech recognition, text-to-speech and host interface (3270, ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. ). With installations worldwide, customers include public/private PTTs, VARs, service providers and corporate end-users. For more information on OmniVox, please call +1 800.727.3970 in the United States, +49 89.361.2323 in Europe, +1 954.341.3841 in Latin America/Caribbean or +1 818.379.8400 worldwide or contact us via the Internet at sales@apexvoice.com or visit our Web site at www.apexvoice.com -0- OmniVox and OmniView are registered trademarks of APEX Voice Communications Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: APEX Voice Communications Elhum Vahdat, 818/379-8400 by The Garfield Group Steve Goodman, 609/396-0946 |
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