T.38 Interop Testing Progress Report
You might recall from our last newsletter that Commetrex offers T.38
interoperability testing to any and all equipment developers with fielded
gateways interested in achieving industry-wide interoperability of T.38.
And it's absolutely free.
The following companies have completed testing, are currently working with
Commetrex to achieve interoperability, or have recently signed up: J2 Global
Communications(Cisco 3600); Nuera Communications; Nexge Technologies; xFax
(Lucent MaxTNT; Datavision, Inc. (Lucent MAX TNT); Cirilium, Inc., Sonus
Networks, Cisco, and Globespan.
Datavision's COO, Addison Zugg explains: "Datavision thanks the Commetrex team
for the diligent efforts in finally achieving successful T.38 Termination of a
fax sent from the Max TNT gateway. I believe that the Datavision and Commetrex
team earned high honors in working together to solve the T.38, Gatekeeper and
Max TNT issues that were presenting difficulty."
The link to the T.38Lab Forum containing detailed testing results and other
details can be found at http://www.commetrex.com
Interested? Call Mike Wells, the Lab's lead engineer, at 770-449-7775 x380 or
e-mail him at mwells@commetrex.com. There is no cost involved.
An Inside Look at the TIA and ITU MoIP Standards Work
What are the TIA and the ITU? The TIA is the Telecommunication Industry
Association http://www.TIAonline.org and one of the input committees for the
US's position for the standards created by the ITU (International
Telecommunications Union). The TIA also creates US standards for the
telecommunications industry.
Commetrex' Director, Signal Processing Technologies, Bruce Adams has
participated in the TR-30 subcommittees of the TIA that focus on modem and
related standards. Bruce recently attended TIA-TR30 meetings held in Newport
Beach, CA in January and in Charleston, SC in February. Bruce reports: "The TIA
is hard at work in cooperation with the ITU-T Q11/16 Rapporteurs' group
developing the Modem Relay Recommendation known as V.MoIP." Bruce believes
V.MoIP will be finalized and approved in Q302. Commetrex intends to be an early
implementer of V.MoIP.
Just as IP-based access networks need T.38 to reliably transport faxes between
the subscriber and the circuit-switched network, MoIP is needed to do the same
for dial-up access, which will be with us for a long time. Commetrex intends to
provide leadership in MoIP just as it has done in FoIP.
If you'd like to know more about the ITU, visit http://www.ITU.ch
A Visit to the Embedded Systems Conference
Promoted as the premier forum for embedded development, last month's Embedded
Systems Conference (ESC) held in San Francisco was well-attended by the industry
and Commetrex staff. The show addressed all areas of embedded systems
development including Internet connectivity, security, design, chip development,
and protocols.
"We attended primarily to talk with the best players in the industry about
partnering opportunities", said Lane Gray, Manager, Channel and Partner Sales,
for Commetrex. "Many exhibitors were either developers of embedded platforms or
developers of items to put on a platform. And we offer products that would be
perfect on any embedded system developer's platform, like our OpenMedia(tm) for
example."
http://www.commetrex.com/products
/mspe/openmedia/
OpenMediaProductBulletin.html
Lining the aisles were showcases filled with new products including the latest
in robotic technology and everyday household appliances.
"Getting the most system on a chip was the buzz at this year's show," reports
Paul Baron, Commetrex' Director, Worldwide Sales. "I also noticed that the
attendees and exhibitors I spoke with on the exhibit floor all had road maps and
schedules for product releases in Q402. There seems to be life again in the
industry which is good to see."
To learn more about business development or channel partner opportunities with
Commetrex, contact Lane Gray, Channel and Partner Sales Manager at 770-449-7775
x390 or sales@commetrex.com
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Captive-Technology Jailbreak!
Ever feel as if your enabling-technology vendor has thrown you in
"captive-technology jail?" TI's Telogy division licenses VoIP and FoIP
technologies to developers of 'C5400-based gateways. Good technology neatly
packaged in an executable module that takes over the DSP. So how does the
developer add the ability to terminate a fax to the gateway? After all, you only
get access to the IP packets...can't interface directly with the modems. But
wait! Commetrex' TerminatingT38(tm) will take those packets and send them to our
T.30 protocol engine, allowing the gateway to become a media server.
We've created a special "Telogy Bailout" license and priced it to be only
slightly higher than our PortableT30(tm), rather than the full-function
TerminatingT38 used in IP-centric media servers. So if you're stuck with Telogy
fax modems and can only access the data via IP packets, Commetrex has a solution
to the problem of how to add terminating functionality.
For more information, contact Paul Baron, Director of Worldwide Sales at
sales@commetrex.com or (770) 449-7775 x420.
OTF® Kernel Draws Attendees' Interest at CT EXPO 2002 Show
Vendors seeking a value-adding platform without having to cede control of their
strategic platform took notice of Commetrex' standards-based, modular products
last month at CT EXPO in Los Angeles, CA.
OEM's have for years, ceded control of their strategic product platforms to
their vendor when using closed integrated enabling technologies, causing the
system developer to modify product strategy to fit a vendor' road map.
Commetrex doesn't do it this way. Instead, we offer products like our Open
Telecommunications Framework (OTF) Kernel?, the industry's only telephony
middleware software product that conforms to the ECTF' S.100 recommendation, and
is not tied to the server vendor's hardware. It's a pure software product
designed to support your media-technology and connectivity resources.
http://www.commetrex.com/products/
CTMiddleware/OTF/OTF.html
For pricing on the OTF Kernel, contact Mike Coffee at sales@commetrex.com or
(770) 449-7775 x310.
Going to Spring VON 2002 in Seattle?
Then come see our cool FoIP demo in Booth #320 & 421. We'll be there, and we'd
like to see you. Visit us at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in
Seattle, WA April 9-11.
http://www.commetrex.com/Trade_Shows.html
VON is the global meeting place for the IP Communications industry covering
voice, data, and all related applications in IP Communications with over 275
industry leaders speaking and 150+ exhibitors.
For show registration, visit http://www.pulver.com
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