"Multi-Modal" Fax?
Yep, and you read it here first. Commetrex is now shipping what we call multi-modal fax. Enterprise
platforms and network-based media servers must support fax regardless of the mode of transport (IP or
PSTN) or the capability of an IP gateway (T.38 or G.711 pass-through) which requires analog modems.
T.30 is the ITU standard used to terminate a fax, but what goes on between two T.30 endpoints can
involve quite a range of technologies. The simplest is a straight PSTN connection, which only requires
analog fax modems. But mix in support for IP and things begin to get a little complicated.
T.38 is the ITU standard for gateways to handle real-time IP fax relay, but not all gateways support T.38.
Instead, they simply take the analog stream and pass it through the gateway as a G.711 stream. It's not
very robust, but if a server wants to be able to terminate faxes from both types of gateways, the G.711
stream must be demodulated by fax modems.
So Commetrex invented multi-modal terminating fax, and it's now shipping. This licensed technology
uses one terminating T.30 protocol engine to support terminating faxes transported over both types of
networks. And, if the network is IP, it supports both T.38 and G.711 pass-through.
To learn more, contact Paul Baron, Director of Worldwide Sales at sales@commetrex.com or
770.449.7775 x420.
Copia's MSP-H8 Adapter in the Works
Copia's FaxFacts Fax Server software is one of the industry's premier fax-server software products. It
has all the features you want in a LAN-based fax server, plus, its patented technologies make fax
broadcast a snap. And soon, FaxFacts Fax Server will be available for sale on Commetrex' MSP-H8.
FaxFacts is now running on the MSP-H8. It's on-line at Commetrex (send us a fax), and Copia will soon
have it in beta.
But why does the World need another analog fax board?
Because multi-line fax based on the incumbent's boards is just too expensive. Prices of $450-800 per
port are common, and that's just for the hardware. Add to that the cost of server software and you have
effectively said to the small-to-medium-sized business: "We don't care about you." Commetrex' MSP-H8
changes that. At $120-220 per port for voice and fax, the MSP-H8 is rewriting the market's rules. And
we're doing it with the same field-proven fax technology carrier-equipment vendors have been licensing
for their media servers and gateways for years.
Not only is the MSP-H8 expandable from 1-to-8 ports, it's done through software, giving the OEM the
ultimate in just-in-time inventory management. You can even upgrade a system from three to five ports,
for example, through a remote connection.
To learn how, visit http://www.commetrex.com/products/
hardware/MSP-H8/MSPH8.html or contact Mike
Coffee at sales@commetrex.com or 770.449.7775 x310.
Signal Generation-Detection: What's the Big Deal?
Well, if you're developing telecom equipment you don't want it to be a big deal. You want it invisible
because it just works and has the functionality you need. You want DTMF cut-through and talk-off
performance. You want it in XDAIS format, easy to interface, and a small footprint. And that's what you
get when you license Commetrex' Signal Generator-Detector for your equipment.
Cluster Labs, GmbH (Berlin), a blade-server start-up shipping a dual 2.4-GHz Pentium 4 in a 1-U
package, needed telephony signal detection for a project. Commetrex' licensed technology filled the bill.
Cluster Lab's CTO, Lothar Feige, explained: "We were looking for a way to quickly complete our project,
but didn't want to compromise on quality. Commetrex' technology was easy to integrate, and now we
have a robust system that meets our customer's needs."
Check out the Signal Generator/Detector at
http://www.commetrex.com/products/
algorithms/telephony/SGD.html or
contact Bruce Adams, Director, Signal Processing Technologies at badams@commetrex.com or
770.449.7775 x370.
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VON Is Still Where It's Goin' On
It you want to visit a 'happening place' go to one of Pulver.Com's Voice on the Net (VON) events.
Attendees of the VON Spring 2003 show held in San Jose the first week of April, were the engineers and
marketers that are driving the carrier and enterprise to the "net-gen" infrastructure.
With two session presentations and a 20'x20' booth, Commetrex was able to share with attendees how
its' host-signal-processing software, BladeWareT, leverages the economics of blade servers offered by
server manufacturers such as Cluster Labs, Dell, and Diversified Technologies. And, just for the show,
we made an IP PBX out of OpenEndpointT. Attendees placed G.723.1 voice calls and sent T.38 faxes
on the system in Commetrex' booth on the show floor.
Session presentations included "Emerging Architectures in Media Servers", a panel session we hosted,
and "Media-Aware Features in IP Gateways".
Another interesting session was the full-day "CEO Forum", which was attended by over 50 telecom-
industry CEOs. As each CEO gave a summary of his or her company's business and current outlook,
session attendees were able to gauge the collective sentiment of the room: Q2 was beginning of
stabilization, Q3 will consolidate stabilization, and Q4 will see the beginning of emergence.
The event is viewable at http://www.commetrex.com/
Trade_Shows.html or visit
http://pulver.com/von/.
So You Want to Build a Media Server?
. . . and don't have $35,000,000 to burn and 36 months to wait before going to market? You could
purchase a value-adding platform from one of the industry incumbents, but that would mean ceding
control of everything below the API in your strategic platform to your vendor. Now, with the completion of
its modular decomposed value-adding product line, Commetrex introduces a new strategic option to the
telecom industry.
OTF Kernel(tm), available in source code, is licensed telephony middleware. Since it's vendor- and
hardware-independent, it leaves the equipment OEM in control. If you don't license it, you'll have to
invest many developer years to begin to equal its function and performance.
OpenMedia(tm), also available as licensed source, eliminates the many developer years required to
complete a streams environment for a high-capacity integrated-media call-stream processing subsystem.
And then you'll need the media-processing technologies, such a vocoders, modems, and ITU-conforming
relay technologies.
Each of these modular elements of a media server is available individually or integrated in
BladeWare(tm).
So keep your $35 million and spend it on marketing (You'll get a much better return.) and call Commetrex
to learn how, once again, we've changed the rules.
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