GIPS Signs Licensing Agreement with Clique Communications for GIPS VoiceEngine.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 -- Award-Winning VoiceEngine(TM) Selected for Rapid Integration and Deployment 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 Clique (mathematics) clique - A maximal totally connected subgraph. Given a graph with nodes N, a clique C is a subset of N where every node in C is directly connected to every other node in C (i.e. C is totally connected), and C contains all such nodes (C is maximal). Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a pioneer in the personal video communications market, has selected GIPS VoiceEngine(TM) to provide the voice quality offered by its products. Under the licensing arrangement, Clique Communications will integrate GIPS VoiceEngine(TM) into its Clique(TM) Video Messenger platform, which enhances instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or with high quality video and audio. "Initially, we approached GIPS for a single voice processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. component to enhance the sound quality in our application. However, we quickly realized that GIPS VoiceEngine(TM) provides a comprehensive platform that not only provides the superior sound quality unmatched by any other solution but also enables us to more quickly bring our product to market," said Wayne Bordone, Senior Vice President at Clique Communications. "GIPS engineering integration and customer support significantly simplified our design, integration and deployment process." The GIPS Voice Engine software platform is a complete solution designed to handle all 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. VoiceEngine(TM) combines GIPS award-winning and patented voice processing technology together with a high-level API to provide rapid integration and deployment of complex sound processing software. A proven technology, VoiceEngine(TM) is utilized by leading Internet communications companies in the peer-to-peer, web collaboration/conferencing and wireless application market. GIPS VoiceEngine(TM) 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. GIPS VoiceEngine(TM), which is compatible with all IP telephony standards (G.711, SIP, H.323, etc.), is a fully-customizable voice processing plug-in. The solution allows manufacturers to quickly and easily integrate both standard and customer-specific codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
"Clique Communications is at the forefront of creating this new product category -- and it is clear that the personal video communications segment will demand the highest quality of service levels possible in order to evolve successfully," said Gary P. 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 proud to be collaborating in Clique's work, and look forward to helping the company forge ahead." Clique will also be using GIPS Workbench, GIPS tool for generating network traffic in order to allow network providers and equipment designers to load, record and analyze real-world network traffic data. In addition, the company will leverage the GIPS Network Simulator, a realistic test environment for VoIP applications. The Network Simulator uses recorded or simulated network traffic to help service providers better understand the way that their products function under a variety of network conditions. 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 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. About Clique Communications Clique Communications, LLC, is committed to improving the way people communicate. Using expertise honed from founding members' numerous years in video research and development, Clique Communications is revolutionizing both the quality and frequency of communications between people and businesses, no matter how close or far they are from one another. The result: video solutions such as Video Instant Messaging The inclusion of video in an instant messaging (IM) system, turning it into a two-way video conference. For example, in 2003, Apple introduced its iSight video camera for use with its iChat instant messaging. See instant messaging. and Video Chat, which allow people to communicate seamlessly with each other over long distances, as if they were together in the same room. Clique Communications' solutions help build relationships, adding value and cost-savings to both the enterprise and the consumer markets. More information is available at www.cliquecom.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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