AudioTalk Networks Demonstrates Web-Based SIP Phone and SIP/H.323 Conference Bridge at VON 2000.Business Editors VON 2000 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 AudioTalk Networks Inc., a leading provider of Voice over Internet technology will be demonstrating a Session Initiation Protocol (protocol) Session Initiation Protocol - (SIP) A very simple text-based application-layer control protocol. It creates, modifies, and terminates sessions with one or more participants. Such sessions include Internet telephony and multimedia conferences. It is described in RFC 2543. (SIP) standard compliant Web phone client and SIP/H.323 compliant MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users (Multipoint Conference Unit) at VON this week in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. SIP is an emerging IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force standard that specifies call signaling and transport for 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. and is gaining support amongst manufactures of VoIP solutions. The AudioTalk PC phone client and MCU are compatible with SIP and H.323 compliant VoIP gateways, clients and conferencing bridges. PC based SIP Calls can be terminated to other PCs or to standard PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. (Public Switched Telephone Network) telephones. Highlights of the SIP client include: -- Full Duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with -- Automatic Microphone Gain Control -- Automatic Browser Installation -- Support for PC to Phone and Phone to PC calls -- Low Bandwidth High Quality G.723 Codec -- Firewall Friendly Features AudioTalk's lightweight SIP client transforms any PC into an intelligent 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. endpoint. The ease of distribution of a software SIP phone versus hardware will accelerate the availability of these solutions in the market. "The lightweight SIP client and standards based conference bridge expand the opportunities for IP telephony solutions to beyond making cheap long distance calls," said Frank Chu, president of AudioTalk. "Click-to-talk customer support, business conferencing, and distance education are a few of the markets that are already benefiting from the AudioTalk technology." AudioTalk's standards based solutions are available today. For a live demonstration of the technology and services visit us in Booth 330 at VON or at www.audiotalk.com. About AudioTalk AudioTalk Networks Inc. is a privately-held company based in Mountain View that provides high quality Internet voice services to e-business. AudioTalk creates the enabling technology and turnkey services and infrastructure to add Internet voice communications to web sites without installing additional hardware and software. AudioTalk's e-business customers add Internet voice services to enhance online web communities, sell products, provide customer assistance and communicate in ways unique to the Internet. AudioTalk Networks was founded in August 1998 by executives and engineers from leading Internet, networking and multimedia application vendors, including Creative Labs, FVC FVC forced vital capacity. FVC abbr. forced vital capacity FVC, n See forced vital capacity. FVC forced vital capacity. .com, Polycom, ShareVision, Bay Networks, and Oracle. The AudioTalk team brings years of combined experience and expertise in the areas of voice and video over data networks. In early March 2000, AudioTalk formed a definitive agreement to merge with HearMe (Nasdaq: HEAR). The merger is expected to close during the second quarter. For further information on AudioTalk, go to www.audiotalk.com. |
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