Lucent Technologies markets Bell Labs software for high-quality Internet telephony.MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
The Media Plus(TM) products available from the elemedia (elements for multimedia) new venture group include voice software, which enables 'telephone quality' conversations over the Internet; speakerphone software, which grants true full-duplex capabilities to PCs and Internet phone (1) See IP phone and softphone. (2) (Internet Phone) The first VoIP telephone service in the U.S., introduced in early 1995 by VocalTec Communications Ltd., Fort Lee, NJ (www.vocaltec.com). Using a Windows softphone, calls could also be made to a regular phone. devices; and FM stereo/CD-quality audio software, which supports services such as music-on-demand and real-time audio broadcasting. By next quarter, elemedia also will provide software that enables home and business-quality videoconferencing over the Internet. "We're capitalizing on a more than a decade of Bell Laboratories software research and development in packet technologies to bring 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. to the level of quality people are accustomed to," said Joe Mele, president of elemedia. "This software will help move voice, music and video over the Internet beyond the current base of technologists and hobbyists and into the mainstream." Media Plus software components are standards-based and designed so software vendors, 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. and other companies can integrate them easily into products and services they provide to customers. The components run on most popular platforms, including Intel Pentium(TM) and 486(TM) processors as well as digital signal processors (DSPs). Initial customers include Camelot, manufacturer of DigiPhone(TM) Internet telephony software; Isochrone Noun 1. isochrone - an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time isarithm, isogram, isopleth - a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable , developer of Internet communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems applications; and Soundprint Media Center, provider of Internet services for the public radio broadcasting The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industry. Technical information on the various Media Plus voice and audio products is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.lucent.com/elemedia. The elemedia group is the second business venture created by Lucent Technologies to market Bell Labs software innovations. The first was the Inferno business venture, announced in May, which markets the company's new distributed network operating system (operating system) Distributed Network Operating System - (DNOS) A proprietary operating system for Texas Instruments 990-series minicomputers. software. "From now on, you will see many Lucent innovations, such as those from the Inferno and elemedia groups, coming to market," said Dan Stanzione, Bell Labs president. "Bell Labs is the 'innovation engine' of the company not just because of new ventures that solve today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. problems, but also because we continue to conduct world-class research that helps us anticipate and solve tomorrow's problems." Lucent Technologies was formed as a result of AT&T's previously announced plans to restructure itself into three separate companies. Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, consumer and business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm of the company. CONTACT: Glynnis Woolridge Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs Work - 908/582-4120 Home - 908/247-0839 Email - glynnis@lucent.com or Dick Muldoon Lucent Technologies - Bell Labs Work - 908/582-5330 Home - 201/635-6699 Email - rpmuldoon@lucent.com or http://www.lucent.com/internet |
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