Aplio Joins iNOW! Interoperability Initiative.SAN BRUNO San Bruno (săn br  `nō), city (1990 pop. 38,961), San Mateo co., W Calif., a suburb on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1914. There is light manufacturing and petroleum refining. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- Aplio, Inc., worldwide leader in Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. appliance technology and makers of the award winning Aplio/Phone, announced support for the iNOW! interoperability initiative. iNOW!, which stands for "interoperability NOW!" is a comprehensive, multi-vendor initiative established to quickly provide interoperability amount IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. platforms. By implementing iNOW! functionality in its products, Aplio will enable its Internet Telephony personal gateway, the Aplio/Phone to interoperate with gateways from all other iNOW! compliant vendors. "Aplio's support for the iNOW! initiative is demonstrative of Adj. 1. demonstrative of - serving to prove or demonstrate; "the oath of office is...demonstrative of the legislative opinion on this subject"- John Marshall our strong commitment to industry-wide standards compliance and interoperability," said Aplio, Inc. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President Olivier Zitoun. "By early this year, we were already compliant with the leading IP Telephony standard, H.323. By joining iNOW! we are insuring that our technology will be fully interoperable with all the iNOW! vendors. The first benefits of our support for iNOW! will yield by fourth quarter of this year, when Aplio devices will be able to initiate calls to all iNOW! compliant gateways." Companies that have committed to iNOW! interoperability include 3Com, Alcatel, Ascend, Cisco, Clarent, Ericsson, Motorola, and Siemens, among other vendors. "Aplio is a wonderful addition to the growing stable of vendors supporting the iNOW! initiative," said Tom Evslin, chairman and CEO of ITXC (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier Corporation, Princeton, NJ, www.itxc.com) The largest IP exchange carrier in the world. ITXC was acquired by wholesale telco provider Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004 and then by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Corp. Evslin continued, "As the first single port gateway vendor to announce support, Aplio will bring the benefits of iNOW! interoperability and the Internet closer to end users -- allowing them to directly initiate calls over the Internet to any phone in the world without using a PC." About Aplio, Inc. Aplio is a leading provider of embedded communications technologies for the Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. market. Aplio's patented technologies enable manufacturers of Internet appliances (such as Internet phones, set-top boxes, web phones, web pads...) to easily and at minimal cost, integrate Voice over IP (VoIP) and other communication capabilities into their devices. As an initial implementation, the Aplio/Phone device was introduced in March 1998. With the press of a button, the Aplio/Phone reroutes calls from traditional carriers to the Internet, enabling users to make free long distance calls. Since its launch the Aplio/Phone has won numerous industry awards and is now distributed in over 50 countries via over one thousand resellers, distributors and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. Building upon its initial success, the company has recently announced plans to expand its technology portfolio to support the fast-growing broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a and small business markets. Located in San Bruno, Aplio, Inc. has a worldwide presence with offices in the United States, Europe and Israel. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is backed by major venture capitalists. For more information about Aplio please visit our web site at http://www.aplio.com. About iNOW! The iNOW! Standards-Based IP Telephony Interoperability Profile Version 2.0 ("Profile") provides equipment vendors with the blueprint for achieving real world, revenue-generating gateway to gateway and gatekeeper to gatekeeper interoperability. This Profile specifies a discrete set of core functionality within both published and developing IP telephony standards. Vendors that implement their platforms in accordance with the Profile will gain commercially viable interoperability with other iNOW! compliant platforms including VocalTec, Lucent and other industry leaders in advance of all the necessary standards documents being completed. The Profile will be updated periodically to extend its scope and to come into compliance with newly ratified standards. For more information about iNOW! please visit http://www.inowprofile.com. |
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