Legerity PhonePort Devices Enable the Phone-Ready PC; Solutions Offer New Growth Market for PC Vendors and VoIP Service Providers.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 -- Legerity, Inc., the "V" in VoIP(TM), today announced at the Intel Developer Forum Intel Developer Forum (IDF), is a twice yearly gathering of technologists to discuss Intel products and products based around Intel products. The first IDF was in 1997. There is usually a Spring IDF and a Fall IDF. (IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) A wiring rack located between the MDF (main distribution frame) and the intended end user devices (telephones, routers, PCs, etc.). Cables run from the outside world to the MDF and then to the IDFs. See MDF and wiring rack. ) the availability of the company's PhonePort(TM) family of products that enable carrier-class VoIP on the PC. The first two members of the family are the HD and PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). voice interface devices. The HD device provides phone connectivity for next-generation motherboards. Similar to the HD device, the PCI solution offers phone connectivity to the PC through a PCI card A circuit board that plugs into the computer's PCI bus and contains the control electronics for a peripheral device. Starting in the latter half of the 1990s, PCI became very popular. See PCI. , with an immediate time to market and design flexibility advantage for the PC vendor. The new Legerity solutions enable customers to plug their current phone into a pre-configured VoIP-enabled PC and begin using a VoIP service. The Phone-Ready PC will enable easier deployment of Internet telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. services to consumers, as well as small to medium businesses (SMBs). This deployment will decrease the cost of subscriber acquisition and increase revenues across the value chain. --PC vendors can increase revenue by offering incremental voice services. --VoIP Service Providers (VSPs) have access to a large new customer base with a lower cost of customer acquisition. --Softphone vendors can sell integrated 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 , voice and video solutions through a new channel. --The consumer can receive significant discounts on a new PC with a pre-configured voice service. "VoIP telephony through PCs will become increasingly common as users demand enhanced calling features such as conference calling, multiple telephone numbers and unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. ," said Joe Gruber, ecosystem marketing director of Intel. "We're delighted with Legerity's efforts to bring low-cost solutions to the market that improve ease-of-use for PC VoIP calling." "Skype has already proven the PC VoIP business model. Legerity PhonePort solutions expand this model into the default PC configuration and by allowing the mainstream consumer to use their current familiar phone," said Shoaib Mohammad Shoaib Mohammad (Urdu: شعیب محمد) (born January 8, 1961, Karachi, Sindh) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1983 to 1995. Shoaib is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad. , director of business development at Legerity. "The PhonePort family provides the most effective VoIP-enabled PC implementation by populating voice interface ICs directly on the motherboard using an Intel High Definition Audio Intel High Definition Audio (IHD or "Azalia") refers to the specification released by Intel in 2004 for delivering high-definition audio that is capable of playing back more channels at higher quality than previous integrated audio codecs like AC97. (HD Audio) digital interface or on a PCI card for supplemental sales offerings." The PhonePort HD device, Le98136, provides the complete carrier class phone connectivity in highly integrated single device architecture. The device offers Automatic Country Code Configuration support to meet worldwide telecommunications requirements, integrated switching power supply Switch´ing power supply n. 1. a device used as part of an electronic device, which transforms electrical current from an AC line circuit to DC for use in electronic devices, and which can use either 110 volt or 220 volt AC line curent. to provide optimal line voltage and power consumption management, and integrated power management features to support PC instant-on capabilities. Built in HD Audio interface allows it to reside directly on a motherboard or on a HD Audio add-in card. The PhonePort PCI solution using Le96136, provides complete carrier-class phone connectivity using a PCI adapter card See adapter and expansion board. turnkey solution for fast time-to-market and an easy path for future enhancements. The solution supports Microsoft(R) Windows(R) VoIP-enabled applications, with a Microsoft(R) 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. certified driver. Legerity's solutions offer PC vendors the flexibility and quick time to market deployment of both PCI and HD adapter modules and a roadmap to develop the next generation PhonePort HD solution directly on the motherboard. Ultimately, the new PC will come pre-configured with Voice over IP service allowing consumers to simply plug in their current phone into the new Phone-Ready PC and start using the VoIP service. "The analog phone provides a familiar interface that appeals to a majority of users," said Jeff Pulver, chairman of pulver.com. "Having the PC pre-configured with VoIP with a 'Try before you buy' approach is sure to entice the average consumer who may still be unaware of the benefits or maturity of VoIP." Legerity's PhonePort HD evaluation line module (Le71HE0901) and PhonePort PCI solution (Le71HR0911) are available today. Demonstrations of PhonePort VoIP-ready PC solutions will be held in the Legerity booth #329 at the Intel Developer Forum tradeshow starting March 7 in San Francisco, CA and at the upcoming VON Spring tradeshow in booth #234 starting March 14 in San Jose, CA. To learn more about the PhonePort family of products, please contact your Legerity sales representative. About Legerity, Inc. Legerity is the world's most trusted name in voice integrated circuits (ICs) for high-voltage, analog/mixed signal semiconductor and software technologies. Legerity has years of demonstrated expertise in multiple voice technologies, world-class factory and field engineering support with a "high touch" customer philosophy, and consistent, reliable, high volume supply of premium quality IC components. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Legerity supports the needs of a global customer base through proprietary semiconductor technologies, superior manufacturing processes, and more than 650 U.S. and international patents. Visit Legerity on the Web at www.legerity.com. Legerity, the Legerity logo and combinations thereof are registered trademarks, and BatteryDirect, PhonePort, SLAC SLAC Stanford Linear Accelerator Center SLAC Student Labor Action Coalition SLAC Scapholunate Advanced Collapse (wrist disorder) SLAC Salt Lake Acting Company (Utah) SLAC Student Learning Assistance Center , VoiceEdge, VoicePort, VoicePath, "the 'V' in VoIP" and WinSLAC are trademarks of Legerity, Inc. Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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