Broadmedia Announces Availability of the freeTone Solution for the HP Business Communications Server Platform.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- Alliance with HP Provides VoIP Capability for HP BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. Platform Broadmedia Inc. (www.broadmedia.com) today announced availability of the freeTone solution for Hewlett-Packard Company's Business Communications Server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. (BCS) platform. The HP BCS is a complete converged computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration solution for small- to medium-size businesses and remote offices of larger organizations. The HP BCS uses HP's highly reliable NT server, making it the perfect platform for deployment of customer management, telephony and data applications. The freeTone solution enables business users to apply their 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). system and the Internet to dramatically reduce the cost of long distance dialing. It includes Broadmedia's exclusive G-Phone gateway, along with valuable services covering installation, maintenance, Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring, upgrading and call detail record reporting. freeTone also encompasses services for site-to-site dialing over the Internet as well as services for single-site global dialing over the Internet for one low monthly rate. The HP Business Communications Server is an integrated voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. platform combining telephony and voicemail capabilities with a fully functional server. The Voice-over-IP (VoIP) option makes it an ideal solution for remote or satellite offices of larger organizations. An employee placing a VoIP call can simply push a button on his office telephone to engage freeTone. The HP BCS automatically routes the call to an integrated G-Phone, which converts the voice signal to IP packets and sends them over the Internet. A G-Phone at the receiving site reconverts the voice from IP back into an analog signal, which the local HP BCS or other system automatically routes to the destination telephone. The Internet replaces 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. ) as a private, long-distance telephone line, which allows companies to make unlimited site-to-site long-distance calls essentially toll-free. A company without branch sites can also enjoy extremely low rates and global access by calling through the HP BCS and an integrated G-Phone connected to a Broadmedia Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ), or other G-Phone hosted site. At the NOC, a G-Phone receives the Internet call and routes it over the PSTN to the destination telephone. The G-Phone uses ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. G.723 voice compression to conserve bandwidth and employs sophisticated technology for mitigating the effects of echo, dropped packets, and other Internet quirks. To ensure the best possible freeTone transmission quality during periods of heavy Internet noise and activity, the G-Phone routes the packetized voice over Broadmedia's Quality of Service overlay network. The G-Phone is qualified for integration with the HP BCS, which allows placing a VoIP call as easy as placing a standard phone call. Moreover, voice mail, call holding, and other PBX functions available on the HP BCS are available for freeTone calls. "The reliability and features of HP's BCS make it an excellent platform for integration with Broadmedia's G-Phone gateways," said Ting Herh, Broadmedia chairman, 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. "Its switching capability, VoIP support and T1 access suit the HP Business Communications Server platform for freeTone service. It also serves the same target market--the small- to medium-size business or large business branch office seeking a technological solution to the problem 7of high operating costs." "HP and its partners help companies reach their business objectives and effectively handle company operations by planning and implementing intelligent solutions," said Dan Abouav, general manager of HP's Business Communications Solutions Operation.. "HP is committed to working with partners such as Broadmedia, enabling our customers to excel in today's Internet economy." About Broadmedia Broadmedia Inc. is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation offering network services that allow businesses to use the Internet for simple and inexpensive telecommunications. The company's freeTone solution is available in an expanding number of countries throughout the world. The company also supplies 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 with technology to address consumer Internet telephony as well as other Internet markets. Broadmedia has headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and offices in Hsin-Chu Science Park in Taiwan. |
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