BROADSOFT DEBUTS IP VOICE/IP CENTREX FOR 802.11 DEVICES.BroadSoft(R) Inc., Gaithersburg, Md., a provider of voice applications and servers, has announced that enterprise users of Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) services based on BroadSoft's industry-leading BroadWorks solution can now add voice services to any 802.11-enabled device, such as Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), laptops and business phones. BroadSoft is partnering with SJlabs, a leading provider of soft clients for mobile devices and industrial terminals, to develop this new application. This announcement also introduces SJlabs' SJphone(TM), the first Session Internet Protocol (SIP)-based soft client for PDAs. The combination of technologies from these two innovative developers will enable users to get, for the first time, a complete suite of business telephony services over any PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). based on Microsoft's CE operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. within a wireless 802.11 network. This new application also demonstrates how easily service providers can add new services when using BroadWorks. Because it is standards-based and supports the most widely used protocols - in this case 802.11 and SIP - initial interoperability between these two products was achieved in a matter of hours. SIP has become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, and building block for developing and delivering innovative communications services. "Our carrier customers are using BroadWorks because its broad portfolio of applications enables them to retain customers and attract new ones by providing innovative and reliable services. We believe the addition of Wi-Fi voice See voice over Wi-Fi. to PDAs is another example of how using BroadWorks can help service providers further differentiate themselves," said Michael Tessler, president and 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. of BroadSoft. He added that the combination of 802.11's broadband speed capabilities and BroadWorks' wide array of business services will enable PDAs to provide much more than traditional phone services. Wireless Fidelity See Wi-Fi. (Wi-Fi), as 802.11 is called, is available to users within the area covered by a wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area . Until now, Wi-Fi has primarily been used for email and other data applications on laptop and desktop computers. With BroadSoft's announcement, the flexibility and high-speed capabilities of 802.11 Wi-Fi is extended to voice services and PDAs, enabling users to walk around an office equipped with a wireless LAN, still "connected" but untethered Unattached to any data or power source by wire or fiber; in other words: wireless. Contrast with tethered. to a desk phone. In addition to having all phone features, users also have access to all of their BroadWorks-based services such as conferencing and call forwarding call forwarding n. A telephone service that enables a customer to have an incoming call automatically rerouted to another extension. Noun 1. . 802.11 technology is rapidly gaining acceptance. The Gartner Group estimates that at least 20% of large corporations have wireless LANs. In addition homes, hotels, airports and even coffee shops are increasingly offering wireless LANs. 802.11 offers high-speed access of up to 54 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. , over 30 orders of magnitude faster than the 144 kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). of 3G (third generation) wireless phones. "BroadSoft's integration of our voice client and 802.11 with BroadWorks significantly advances enhanced communications services. We look forward to working with BroadSoft and its customers to deliver this useful application to enterprise users," said Edward Gurary, vice president of sales and business development for SJlabs. "Partnerships with voice application providers like BroadSoft will provide our customers access to the new communication services and solutions". BroadWorks is the industry's first integrated system of voice applications and servers enabling service providers to deliver basic and enhanced voice services to enterprises. Using BroadWorks, service providers and their customers can manage administrative functions using its patented web-based portal, CommPilot(TM). Further, BroadWorks can scale to support millions of subscribers and delivers 99.999% total system availability. ABOUT BROADSOFT BroadSoft, Inc., is the leading provider of voice applications and servers for service providers. BroadWorks, the company's flagship product, allows service providers to rapidly and economically design and deploy web-enabled enhanced telephony services to their customers. BroadSoft holds the largest market share in the hosted PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). and IP Centrex space with the most announced customers to date. BroadSoft has received extensive industry acknowledgement including recognition as a "Hot Start-Up" by America's Network and Telecommunications magazines, two of the leading telecommunications industry publications. Communications Solutions, Internet Telephony and Network Magazine recognized BroadWorks as Product of the Year. BroadSoft is located near Washington, DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and also maintains a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada. For more information, visit http://www.broadsoft.com or call 703/760-0900, x101. |
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