Bristol Group Demonstrates Latest IP Telephony Features During VON Show.Business Editors & High Tech Writers LARKSPUR Larkspur, city, United States Larkspur, city (1990 pop. 11,070), Marin co., W Calif., a prestigious residential suburb of San Francisco near Mt. Tamalpais; inc. 1908. The region's scenic beauty and excellent beaches attract many visitors. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 The Bristol Group today announced they will be showing the 1.1 release of .phone Client during the VON (Voice on the Network) conference at the 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. Convention Center, March 27 through 30. .phone is Bristol's 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. system based entirely on the H.323 standard. The .phone Client is a pure-play software distributed 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). , requiring no proprietary servers to place calls over a company's existing data network. Featured in the new .phone release is Fast Start which greatly decreases the initial time required to begin an H.323 call. Bristol will also be demonstrating Intercom. With Intercom enabled, an incoming call is audible over the computer's speaker. A user who is in their office, but not using their computer, will still be alerted to incoming calls. The new release also adds a bandwidth conservation feature which automatically selects compression levels for voice packets based on the bandwidth available on a particular network segment. Bristol will also be releasing the first results of their testing of improved voice throughput using the 802.1p packet protocol. This QOS (quality of service) protocol allows companies to set the priority of voice packets over a data network. The Bristol Group will be hosting a hospitality suite in the Santa Vesta Room of the Hyatt Saint Claire just across the street from the Convention Center. The hospitality suite will be open March 28 from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and March 29 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The Bristol Group is the developer of large scale messaging solutions for the Fortune 1000. Bristol solutions are currently used by Nomura, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Airways, Credit Suisse First Boston Credit Suisse First Boston was originally the trading name of the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston, a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture formed in 1978 between the First Boston Corporation and Credit Suisse. , Oracle, PaineWebber, Federal Express, Nationwide Insurance, and Airtouch Cellular. For more information about The Bristol Group and its products and services, contact The Bristol Group, Ltd., 100 Larkspur Landing Larkspur Landing is the main Golden Gate Ferries ferry terminal in Larkspur, Marin County, California. The terminal is a regional hub receiving heavy feeder service from throughout the north bay for commuter ferries to Downtown San Francisco. Circle, Suite 200, Larkspur, CA 94939; 415/925-9250; fax 415/925-9278, info@bg.com, or www.bg.com. |
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