ChatCom and StarVox Announce Alliance to Create Fault-Resilient Computer Telephony Platforms.CHATSWORTH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 1997-- Breakthrough Technology to Bring Fault Tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. to $500 million Market ChatCom Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHAT) and Computer Telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration software newcomer StarVox Inc. of San Jose, Calif., Thursday announced the formation of a business alliance designed to incorporate StarVox's computer telephony integration Computer Telephony Integration - Computer Telephone Integration software with ChatCom's fault-tolerant rack mounted consolidated server platform. Systems Integrators and end customers implementing StarVox's CT solution will be able to purchase the entire solution pre-loaded and pre-configured on hot swappable, redundantly powered rack mounted ChatCom processor modules either directly from ChatCom, or from StarVox. Robert W. Harbison, CTP CTP (cytidine triphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Computer-To-Plate) The production of printing plates directly from the computer without requiring film as an intermediate step. for StarVox, said: "When focusing on the needs and requirements of the telephone industry we realized that we needed a platform that would provide the optimum in high availability and reliability, and ChatCom's consolidated server products are clearly the best choice. By using ChatCom products for our hardware platform, we can provide our customers with a Voice over IP gateway that will provide the reliability that they expect from traditional equipment." James Mariner, 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 ChatCom, said of the partnership: "StarVox's products represent significant improvements over existing Voice over IP gateway software. By coupling StarVox software and ChatCom's award-winning server consolidation hardware, Fortune 1000 implementers of Computer Based Telephony, estimated to be a $500 million marketplace, will finally be able to have total confidence in the robustness of their overall solution. "Customers cannot tolerate downtime when it comes to their phone systems -- with this solution, they simply will not have to. Based on StarVox's data, ChatCom estimates that this marketplace will add five to seven million dollars of ChatCom hardware sales over the next year." ChatCom also announced Thursday that it is in the process of developing an enhanced hardware-based failover solution which will allow automated switching of critical and expensive CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. boards such as Dialogic, NetPhone, and e-Net cards from one CT processor to another in the event of a processor failure. ChatCom and StarVox expect this feature to be available on the ChatterBox platform in early 4Q97. Founded in 1982, and previously known as J&L Information Systems, ChatCom is a leading manufacturer of award-winning, highly adaptable application and communications server systems for Fortune 1000 Companies. Located in Chatsworth, ChatCom is publicly held and traded on NASDAQ under the symbol CHAT. ChatCom can be reached at 800/456-1333, or on the Internet at http://www.jlchatcom.com . StarVox, a recent Silicon Valley ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. startup, is providing Voice over IP gateway software that provides conventional toll bypass along with numerous advanced features. Further details of these advanced features and StarVox's overall product offerings will be available in a later news release. StarVox is a privately held independent software vendor. StarVox can be reached at 408/303-9900 or via e-mail at Rharbison@StarVox.Com . Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in the news release are forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the revenues, operations, markets, products, prices and other factors discussed in the company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: ChatCom Inc., Chatsworth Gary Dunham, 800/456-1333 or StarVox Inc. Robert W. Harbison 408/383-9900 |
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