Eicon Networks Fully Integrates SIP for Diva Server HMP Product; New Version of Diva Server SoftIP Product Available With Support for IP Telephony Using SIP and High-Speed Fax Over IP Using T.38.MONTREAL -- Eicon Networks Corporation ("Eicon"), a global leader in providing world class products and technologies for media processing See media control. , today announced the availability of the evaluation version of Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP. This release is compatible with SIP (RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. 3261), the de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. industry standard for IP Telephony and with T.38 for real-time fax communication over IP networks. Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP complements Eicon's existing Diva Server SoftIP offering for H.323 environments which has been available in the market since mid 2004. Any software application -- based on industry standard CAPI 1. CAPI - Calendar Application Programming Interface. 2. (cryptography) CAPI - Cryptographic Application Programming Interface. 3. (networking) CAPI - Common ISDN Application Programming Interface. or Diva Server API (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) programming interfaces -- will instantaneously be able to work with SIP-based IP Phones and Soft-Phones in an IP Telephony environment. This means Diva Server SoftIP greatly reduces development effort, time-to-market and costs for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and system integrators delivering voice and unified communications software applications and solutions into a market migrating to IP. A single application can either be deployed in TDM environments using Diva Server telephony adapters with Analog, ISDN BRI, ISDN PRI and E1/T1 digital interfaces or in IP Telephony environments using Diva Server SoftIP with support for SIP, H.323, H.450, RTP (1) (Rapid Transport Protocol) The protocol used in IBM's High Performance Routing (HPR) system. (2) (Realtime Transport Protocol) An IP protocol that supports real time transmission of voice and video. and T.38 protocols. "The seamless TDM/IP hybrid configurations option, allowing a mix of any Diva Server telephony adapter with Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP in a single system, is crucial for our partners as part of their solutions for IP migration," points out Franz-Josef Eberle, director product management, Eicon Networks. "As we expose a single CAPI driver to the application, representing Diva Server telephony adapters and Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP as individual CAPI controllers, there is no change to an existing application that is based on CAPI or the Diva Server API (SDK). A simple line-interconnect command is sufficient to bridge a TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. call into a SIP call and this allows the Diva Server platform to act as PSTN/IP Gateway." As an industry-first, Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP supports high-speed fax over IP connections with up to 33.6 kbps fax transmission speed based on the latest ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union T.38 standard. This feature allows fax and unified messaging applications to fully exploit the advantages of IP communications without having to compromise the fax transmission performance which T.38 initially limited to 14.4 kbps. Other key benefits of Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP include a rich implementation of SIP telephony services such as numbering services, call hold/retrieve, call transfer and message waiting indicator Message Waiting Indicator (MWI) in telephony, is a Bellcore term for an FSK-based telephone calling feature that illuminates an LED on select telephones to notify a telephone user of waiting voicemail messages on most North American public telephone networks and PBXs. (MWI MWI Malawi (ISO Country code) MWI Message Waiting Indicator MWI Many-Worlds Interpretation (Quantum Physics, Quantum Mechanics) MWI Ministry of Water and Irrigation MWI Medical Waste Incinerator ) to enable a complete telephony solution mirroring critical features previously found in TDM environments. These services are being made possible via support of the latest extended SIP methods e.g. INFO (RFC 2976), SUBSCRIBE/NOTIFY (RFC 3265) and REFER (RFC 3515). Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP supports the current Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 as well as the latest Linux versions of RedHat, Suse and Fedora A free distribution of the Linux kernel from Red Hat along with a variety of open source utilities. Technical support is not provided for any of the Fedora distribution, only for Red Hat's full fee-based subscription of Linux. distributions. Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP introduces a new flexible software licensing system which is entirely based on software activation keys. This allows licenses to be generated for any number of channels and for different feature sets; It also allows for 30-day evaluation licenses. Commercial products include:
Item code Description
316-040 Diva Server SoftIP-SIP, Base Product Telephony, 2
channels
316-042 Diva Server SoftIP-SIP, Base Product Fax T.38 (incl.
Telephony), 2 channels
M01-040 Diva Server SoftIP-SIP, SW License Telephony, per
channel
M02-040 Diva Server SoftIP-SIP, SW License Fax T.38 (incl.
Telephony), per channel
M05-040 Diva Server SoftIP-SIP, SW License Fax T.38 upgrade,
per channel
Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP for Windows has been tested in the field by more than 25 customers worldwide. Evaluation versions can be obtained via local Eicon Networks representatives. Full commercial availability of the Microsoft Windows version of Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP is scheduled for mid April 2006 with the Linux version of Diva Server SoftIP v2.0-SIP following in the second quarter of 2006. About Eicon Diva Server The Diva Server telephony adapters provide a full set of voice processing functions including tone detection and generation, voice activity detection and echo cancellation. Powerful onboard Digital Signal Processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
Up to eight Diva Server adapters -- offering 2 to 480 channels -- can be installed to operate concurrently in a single server. Any type of Diva Server adapter -- Analog, ISDN BRI, ISDN PRI, E1/T1 digital, or SoftIP (H.323, SIP) -- can work together in the same server. Ease of installation is guaranteed as all Diva Server adapters conform to Plug and Play standards, eliminating the need to manually configure your server. Diva Server adapters are ready to be used with all state-of-the-art operating systems, offering drivers for both Microsoft Windows and Linux. Diva Server drivers for Windows are officially certified by the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (body, standard) Windows Hardware Quality Labs - (WHQL) A Microsoft body that produces and supports the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility Test kit for current Microsoft operating systems. (WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) A Microsoft facility that provides testing services for hardware and drivers for compliance with its operating systems. WHQL administers various logos that compliant vendors may reprint on their packages. ). For more information, visit www.eicon.com/divaserver. About Eicon Networks Eicon Networks has been designing, manufacturing and marketing leading brands of communications products since 1984. The company's portfolio includes the Diva range of media processing products for voice, speech, conferencing, fax, and document handling applications and the Eiconcard range of transaction processing products. Eicon distributes, markets and supports its products in more than 80 countries through a network of channel partners, telecommunication companies (telcos), internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Information about Eicon Networks is available at www.eicon.com. Eicon, Eicon Networks, Diva and Diva Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Eicon Networks Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Eicon encourages all users of its products to procure all necessary intellectual property licenses required to implement their concepts or applications, which licenses may vary from country to country. |
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