Compro Technologies Inc. adapts telephony conferencing technology for Internet integration.BARNEGAT, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1996-- PeopleLink's Chatcall Bridges the Internet and the Telephone Network Compro Technologies Inc., a leading provider of solutions to the enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; sector of the telecommunications industry, Tuesday announced the successful integration of its conferencing software into PeopleLink's ChatCall, a telephone conference calling system designed for chatters on the Internet. PeopleLink demonstrated ChatCall publicly for the first time at the Agenda '97 conference. ChatCall gives people a safe, convenient way to move their conversations from typing to talking. After setting up a ChatCall account from a World Wide Web site (http://www.chatcall.com), people chatting online who want to talk, share an anonymous code then pick up the telephone and dial a toll free number. Upon entering the codes, the chatters are instantly connected on a private line. No telephone numbers are revealed or traceable, even with Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. technology. Behind the scenes, the Internet and telephone systems interact using sophisticated proprietary and secure communications methods. The telephone portion of the system consists of specially configured open computers, provided by Compro Technologies, executing a customized, exclusively-licensed version of Compro's telephone conferencing technology. As a participant in the ChatCall system development project led by PeopleLink, Compro took its conferencing technology with its standard feature set and modified it to meet PeopleLink's unique requirements. "Our systems are highly data driven," said Mike Gilbert, senior engineer at Compro Technologies. "This provides a tremendous amount of flexibility. Typically when people think of a standard application they think of identical off-the-shelf functionality, but we've found that every customer is different. We worked with PeopleLink to integrate our conferencing technology and their proprietary technology creating an innovative, brand new Internet/telephony service." In ChatCall's case, their proprietary, patent pending technology is integrated with a customized redundant version of Compro's conferencing technology providing enhanced functionality, security and anonymity. For businesses offering conventional telephone conferencing service, Compro's standard Meet-Me Conferencing application is an exceptional product. It supports eight talking participants and an unlimited number of listening participants. Meet-Me-Conferencing controls a Summa sum·ma n. pl. sum·mas or sum·mae A comprehensive treatise, especially in philosophy or theology. [Medieval Latin, from Latin, the whole; see sum1.] Four switch using Summa Four's command language. A database is loaded with the local and toll-free telephone numbers A toll-free, Freecall, Freephone, or 800 number is a special telephone number, in that the called party is charged the cost of the calls by the telephone carrier, instead of the calling party. designated as conference calling numbers and a set of passcodes. Conferencers typically call a common number with a pre-assigned passcode. When the caller enters the passcode on a touch tone keypad A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad. , the application verifies the code, then connects the call to the conference (or rejects invalid passcodes). A variety of options are available for playing prompts that provide help instructions or announcements. Compro Technologies Inc. is a Summa Four reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. and a full service solution provider. Compro offers a wide variety of programmable switching solutions as well as consulting, installation and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "It's our goal to provide superior service to our customers. In addition to providing leading-edge innovative solutions, we do our best to help our customers satisfy their business needs in the best possible way. When PeopleLink first approached us as an application provider for our conferencing technology," commented Tom Lowe For other persons named Thomas Lowe, see Thomas Lowe (disambiguation). Tom Lowe is a writer and filmmaker from Southern California. A decorated Gulf War veteran,[1] Lowe is best known as the author of Spin , president and co-founder, "we realized this was not going to be a trivial effort. PeopleLink wanted to do something that had never been done before. "We jumped in as a member of PeopleLink's team and working closely with them, in a short period of time, together, we were able to pull it all together. In my opinion PeopleLink has created a truly unique high value Internet-telephony service with the obvious potential to dominate the segment of the market that it has just created." The continuing deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. of the U.S. telephone industry is providing a multitude of new business opportunities especially for the entrepreneurial community delivering enhanced services using programmable switches. ChatCall is just one example integrating the Internet with the intelligent network. Compro Technologies is committed to the delivery of innovative solutions in this entrepreneurial environment by bringing to bear its leading edge technology and industry business expertise. Compro Technologies Inc., (www.comprotech.com) is a leading supplier of enhanced service solutions for the intelligent network with more than 15 different software products including: Prepaid pre·pay tr.v. pre·paid, pre·pay·ing, pre·pays To pay or pay for beforehand. pre·pay  ment n. and Credit Calling Card, International Callback The practice of circumventing the high cost of international toll calls by mixing conferencing with special signaling to allow an overseas call to be placed via a U.S. dialtone at much lower rates. , Personal Number Service, and Conferencing. Compro specializes in application development, consulting and support services for a wide variety of unique innovative applications. Serving companies in the telecommunications industry, Compro Technologies is dedicated to providing solutions and services that will help their customers more effectively compete in the enhanced services market. PeopleLink Inc, recently emerged from the highly successful idealab! (www.idealab.com), a venture incubation firm which provides technology, marketing and financial support to a select group of online companies including the fast-growing CitySearch (www.citysearch.com). PeopleLink is leveraging unique, patent-pending technology to improve communications for people and organizations online, offering a family of tools and services to web sites, ISPs and online consumers. PeopleLink Inc. is based in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif., with operations in New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , Canada. CONTACT: Compro Technologies Scott Miller Scott Miller may refer to:
scottm@comprotech.com or PeopleLink Inc. Steve Glenn, 310/581-4299 steveg@peoplelink.com |
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