GIPS Provides Skype With VoiceEngine -- Voice Processing Technology That Results In Superior Voice Quality.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Voice Processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. Software For Advanced Peer-to-Peer Technology Delivers Superior Voice Quality Global IP Sound (GIPS GIPS - /gips/ or /jips/ [Analogy with MIPS] Giga-Instructions per Second (or possibly "Gillions of Instructions per Second"; see gillion). In 1991, this was used of only a handful of highly parallel machines and one sequential processor built with Josephson devices. ), leading provider of embedded voice-processing solutions, today announced that Skype is leveraging GIPS VoiceEngine(TM) to offer its customers unmatched voice processing and quality. Skype 1.0. is the revolutionary free Internet telephone application that utilizes advanced peer-to-peer technology. "Skype is proving that Voice over IP quality can be better than the public switched telephone network. With over 18 million downloads since the launch of the beta version, this application has clearly launched the market for Voice over IP and set the quality bar," said Gary Hermansen, President and 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 GIPS. "We are very pleased with the market response in respect to the voice quality that Skype delivers." GIPS VoiceEngine(TM) handles voice-related tasks for VoIP soft clients in both personal computer (PC) and personal digital assistant (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) environments. It combines award-winning and patented technologies together with a high-level API to enable simplified and rapid integration of complex sound processing software. The flexibility of the framework enables developers to not only leverage design and resource investments across a family of products but also across a variety of computer and PDA platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and Pocket PC). "We chose GIPS for its best of breed quality when we created Skype software," said Niklas Zennstrom, CEO and co-founder of Skype. "The ability to give users voice quality that meets and exceeds their expectations is a key component of our success, and our alliance with GIPS is an important element in our growth." GIPS VoiceEngine, which is fully customizable, simplifies the integration of speech codecs, communication with sound cards, real-time performance, 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. protocol handling and other voice-related tasks to deliver superior quality and minimal latency for real-time communications over the Internet. The solution is compatible with all IP telephony standards (G.711, SIP, H.323, etc.) to allow manufacturers integrate both standard and customer-specific codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
About Global IP Sound Global IP Sound develops embedded voice processing technologies for real-time communications over packet networks. GIPS SoundWare(TM) provides better than 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. voice quality and fidelity in end-to-end IP communications with robustness against packet loss. Global IP Sound's world-renowned speech processing and IP telephony experts deliver these solutions to applications developers, gateway and chip manufacturers. Companies using GIPS SoundWare(TM) products include Nortel Networks, Skype, WebEx, Marratech, and other key players in the VoIP market. Global IP Sound is a member of the Intel(R) PCA (tool, programming) PCA - A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use. Developer Network, the Motorola Design Alliance, and Texas Instruments' third party developer network. Global IP Sound has headquarters in Stockholm and San Francisco. More information is available at www.globalipsound.com. Global IP Sound, GIPS, SoundWare, VoiceEngine, NetEQ, iPCM-wb, Enhanced G.711, and associated design marks and logos are trademarks owned or used under license by Global IP Sound AB, and may be registered in the United States and other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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