BT Works with dynamicsoft to Deploy Windows XP Messenger PC-to-Phone Services.Business & High-Tech Editors EAST HANOVER East Hanover is the name of the following places in the United States of America:
dynamicsoft AppEngine Selected as the Deployment Platform for BT's Newest Voice Over 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. Service BT Ignite (BT GROUP PLC)(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BTY BTY Battery BTY Betty BTY Back To You BTY Better Than You BTY Blessings to You ), BT's business services and solutions division and dynamicsoft Inc., the leading provider of SIP solutions for communications networks, today announced that BT will deploy the dynamicsoft AppEngine(TM) in PC 2 UK, its first 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. service to use MSN Messenger Microsoft's instant messaging (IM) service, which provides text messaging and voice calling. Part of the MSN Network, MSN Messenger clients are available for non-XP versions of Windows, Mac, Pocket PC and MSN TV. For Windows XP, the IM client is Windows Messenger. . PC 2 UK is the latest addition to BT's Voice over IP (VoIP) portfolio, an innovative, mass-market Internet telephony service that integrates voice communications with the MSN Messenger instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or service. This allows customers to use their PC as a 'phone' to connect to the Public Switched Telephone Network (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. ) while being online and make calls, without the need for a second phone line. Developed by BTexact, BT's advanced research and technology business, this is the first VoIP service from BT to use 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) and is based on Microsoft's .Net Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. platform. The service enables MSN Messenger users, of whom there are approximately 3.6 million in the UK, to make an unlimited number of local and national voice calls from their PC over the Internet while online for a fixed monthly payment. "BT is one of the leading VoIP providers in Europe, delivering innovative, high quality and reliable services to customers. We required a carrier-grade SIP-based solution capable of meeting our needs to terminate MSN Messenger calling services," said John Blake John Blake may refer to:
"We are extremely pleased to be selected as the vendor of choice for the SIP component of BT's PC 2 UK service. Because BTexact chose our AppEngine as a development/deployment platform, they were able to immediately enter the growing market for PC-to-phone services that MSN Messenger is creating," said Dana Stetson, vice president of sales at dynamicsoft. The award-winning dynamicsoft AppEngine is the leading development platform for developing, deploying and managing converged communications services - integrating voice, video, Web, presence, instant messaging and email capabilities - based on SIP, the dominant standard for real-time communications. Quick time-to-market, reduced development costs, Web/voice services integration, simplified application deployment and operation are just some of the benefits enjoyed by AppEngine customers. In addition to enabling Microsoft Messenger termination, the dynamicsoft AppEngine is used to deploy other carrier-grade services, including prepaid calling, conferencing, unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. , IP Centrex A telephone service in which an IP-based PBX is located in the telephone company's facilities. It connects to the customer via the LAN rather than by telephone wires. IP CENTREX offers voice over IP and other IP-based services as well as connectivity to the regular telephone system (PSTN). and many more next-generation services. Clive Dellard, multimedia solutions designer at BTexact Technologies said: "Part of our role for BT Group is to ensure that its lines of business can develop and deploy new and cutting edge technologies faster. By combining our technology with dynamicsoft's, we were able to deliver PC 2 UK quickly and gain an edge for this kind of service in the UK market." About BT Ignite BT Ignite is BT's business services and solutions division, serving customers worldwide. As an information and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry service provider, BT Ignite provides integrated data and value-added services to meet the European needs of global multi-site corporates and the global needs of European corporates. BT's extensive global network and strong strategic partnerships enable BT Ignite to serve customers in all key commercial centres of Europe, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Asia. The BT Ignite portfolio ranges from desktop and network equipment and software, transport and connectivity, IP-based e-business solutions, managed network services and systems integration to consultancy for complex global requirements. With 17 years of experience in global account management, BT Ignite has 50 per cent of people based outside the UK, serving large business customers worldwide. Further information is available at www.btignite.com. About BTexact Technologies BTexact Technologies, BT's advanced research and technology business, offers expertise and experience in communications technology and e-business, backed by a team of more than 3000 technologists and one of the world's largest communications research and development facilities. As the centre of technical expertise for the BT Group, BTexact has established a record of world-first achievement and of successful delivery of projects, large and small. It has also created an intellectual property portfolio of some 14,000 patents based on almost 2000 inventions, some of which are being converted into valuable new businesses by BTexact's Brightstar incubator. BTexact helps businesses and organisations inside and outside BT Group gain maximum advantage from communications technology. It creates value and competitive advantage by combining a deep knowledge of networks and networked applications with proven skills in business consulting, change management and innovation. Its services are focused to help customers assess the value and performance of communication technologies and systems, identify potential risks and ensure they gain maximum advantage from investments in communications technologies and applications. BTexact's employees include many who are world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. in their specialist fields, working at the forefront of standards development and new technologies in areas including multimedia, IP and data networks, mobile communications, network design and management, and business applications. Services are offered to customers directly or through world-class business partners, which include BT Group businesses such as BT Retail, BT Wholesale and BT Ignite. BTexact is headquartered at Adastral Park Adastral Park is the name given to what was once the BT Research Laboratories or BT Labs based at Martlesham Heath near Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. , at one end of the Cambridge-2-Ipswich Hi Tech Corridor, and is a founder member of the Cambridge Network. It has offices and laboratories worldwide including locations across the UK and in Asia, continental Europe, and North America. For more information about BTexact Technologies, please go to www.btexact.com. About dynamicsoft Leading communications service providers use dynamicsoft's solutions to quickly deploy profitable SIP-based services over IP-based wireless and wireline networks. Our award-winning products and solutions provide the essential framework for building enhanced services that yield a rapid return on investment and leverage existing networks. Using dynamicsoft's open, scalable architecture, our customers can offer integrated voice, instant messaging, data and Web services now, while creating an extensible foundation for additional applications. Our customer commitment, thought leadership and agility has made dynamicsoft the choice of service providers worldwide. dynamicsoft can be reached at www.dynamicsoft.com dynamicsoft is a registered trademark of dynamicsoft Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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