Circle24 Technologies to Apply Java Expertise In Developing Apps for New Pingtel SIP Phone Platform.Business/Technology Editors WOBURN, Mass. & SAN RAMON San Ramon (Spanish for "Saint Raymond") may refer to one of the following places:
Pingtel(TM) and Circle24 Technologies announced today a technology partnership that will speed the development of applications for the Pingtel xpressa(TM) phone, the world' s first Java-based, intelligent SIP phone A sip phone uses Voice over IP technologies. The phone runs using SIP protocol. It can have many features which a normal phone does not/cannot have. It can support using email like id to make call (easier to remember as compared to names) as well as normal phone number. . Under terms of the agreement, Circle24 Technologies, a global software services company, will leverage its expertise in developing Java Servlets See servlet. (World-Wide Web) Java servlet - (By analogy with "applet") A Java program that runs as part of a network service, typically an HTTP server and responds to requests from clients. and Applets to create a suite of applications for personal productivity, industry-specific verticals, and Web telephony integration for the Pingtel IP phone. The announcement was made in conjunction with an important telephony developers conference - the VON (Voice over the Net) Developers Conference, July 24-26, 2001, at the Hyatt Harborside har·bor·side n. The area adjacent to a harbor. Hotel in Boston. For more information on the conference, go to http://www.pulver.com/developers/index.html. The new applications will use Circle24's IP-based Interactive Screen Response (IP-ISR) menu and architecture. Unlike traditional Interactive Voice Response systems, which require the caller to listen to a recorded menu of options (i.e. "If you know the extension for your party, you may enter it now. For sales, press 2, for support press 3..."), the IP-ISR system will instantly display the options available to a caller on the Pingtel xpressa LCD screen, eliminating the common complaint that IVR (Interactive Voice Response) An automated telephone information system that speaks to the caller with a combination of fixed voice menus and data extracted from databases in real time. systems take too long to provide even basic instructions. For a photograph of the Pingtel phone displaying the graphical ISR (Interrupt Service Routine) Software routine that is executed in response to an interrupt. screen, contact Seth Kaplan at 978-443-7099 or sjkaplan@bigfoot.com. The Pingtel xpressa phone abandons the traditional host-dumb terminal architectural model An architectural model is a tangible representation of a structure (typically a scale model) built to communicate design ideas to clients, owners, committees, customers, and the general public. used by circuit-switched 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). networks and nearly all IP PBXs (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. and IP phones, all of which are centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. , closed environments. As a Java-based software applications platform, Pingtel xpressa embraces the Internet model and its technologies. Like a browser-based PC, Pingtel xpressa runs applications that are delivered over the network from any number of servers - accessing new network-hosted services and applications not possible with dumb PBX and IP phones. "Our engineers, who have traditionally developed Web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. Java applications A Java program that is run stand alone. The Java Virtual Machine in the client or server is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java applet. See servlet. , are really jazzed by the opportunity to develop applications for Pingtel xpressa, one of the most exciting new software platforms to come around in a long time," said Manoj Fernando, chief executive officer and co-founder, Circle24. "The business phone has long resisted innovation due to the old, closed telephony architecture," Manoj continued. "With the open, Internet-like architecture of the Pingtel phone solution and the fast growing acceptance of the SIP standard, our developers are anxious to focus on 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. applications and create real change - which is their ultimate dream!" "The personal computer and Internet are key business tools today because they are open to innovation by independent software developers like Circle24," said Jay Batson, chief executive officer and co-founder, Pingtel. "Pingtel is bringing this openness to the world of telephony, and welcomes the creativity that Circle24 will bring to the phone with its team of Java developers." For publication-ready artwork, including Pingtel xpressa photographs, VoIP network diagrams, and the Pingtel logo, go to http://www.pingtel.com/pressroom. About Circle24 Technologies Circle24 Technologies Inc. is a global software services company with offices in San Ramon, Calif., and Bangalore, India. Circle24 creates software solutions across varied industry segments with a focus on software services and applications to the IP telephony infrastructure marketplace. Quality is the Circle24 hallmark, as proven by its prestigious alliances and satisfied clientele. An outsourcing company with a difference, Circle24 creates synergies between its clients, its experienced management team in the USA, and its skilled offshore development team. For more information visit http://www.circle24.com. About Pingtel Pingtel powers a renaissance in voice services and applications with the world's first intelligent Java-based, voice-over-IP phone appliances, softphones and management software for service providers and enterprises. As the delivery platform for next-generation hosted IP voice services and premises-based IP PBX systems, Pingtel's award-winning xpressa phones make today's voice features much easier to use, enable a whole new collection of services and applications, and improve the way people work and businesses operate. For more information, visit http://www.pingtel.com. Pingtel, Pingtel xpressa, and the Pingtel logo are trademarks of Pingtel Corp. All other products or services referenced may be trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations. |
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