Author: James Chapman

New Aastra 6739i to Appeal to a Wide Range of SMB Customers

Posted by | Nov 6, 2009 | , , |

The Aastra 6739i is certainly getting a lot of traction in the industry news. And rightly so.  It is set to offer a wide range of features that are sure to please the ever more demanding SMB business executive. According to a recent article in Comms Business,  “Aastra says they have reset the standard for premium IP phones with the launch of their 6739i, its most advanced desk phone to date.” The Aastra 6739i is a touch screen business desk phone, designed to deliver high quality enterprise communications. Some of its important features include: Interoperability Easy integration and deployment (with Aastra’s own IP systems and all leading SIP compatible call managers) Bluetooth Dual Gigabit Ethernet Smaller up-front investment/competitive price 5.7inch full VGA (640×480) colour touch screen display Intuitive graphical user interface and navigation menus USB port and expansion modules support The magazine reports that, “The Aastra 6739i offers an exceptional user experience with its large, high quality colour touch screen combined with an intuitive interface and navigation menus. For unrivalled voice clarity, the Aastra 6739i brings high definition sound with Aastra Hi-Q audio technology combined with full wideband handset and speakerphone hardware.” The Aastra 6739i will be available mid-December from VoIPon. To see more details on this exciting new product, please check out VoIPon’s extensive online...

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Interview with Positron Telecom: Asterisk PBX on a card?

Posted by | Nov 6, 2009 | , , , |

We recently spoke with Richard McGravie, CEO of Positron Telecom.  Below is a summary of some of the things we discussed. Listen to the podcast to hear Richard elaborate on some of these questions and learn what sets Positron apart, in spite of them being a relatively new player in this space. VoIPon: What makes a Positron card different than those of the current market incumbents, such as those made by Sangoma and Digium for example? Richard McGravie, CEO of Positron Telecom (RM): We embed Asterisk on the card itself. This means that users no longer have to spend time to pull an Asterisk install together (save time). The competition just makes line card interfaces which are bound to the application via a driver. If the application changes or you want to move to a new application you can’t do it without development. Positron boards don’t need a driver as we can process VoIP (SIP) traffic directly. Because we are a standalone system that only requires power from the PC, we can be installed into any operating system environment (more flexible / wider market). We are the only PBX solution that functions well within a virtualized environment such as VMWARE (green offering). We have a built in scalable architecture because boards can communicate over Ethernet without additional drivers (redundant capable) most of all because the interface is SIP the CPU...

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Grandstream Networks Introduces Two New High Definition/Low Light SIP Video Surveillance Cameras

Posted by | Nov 5, 2009 | |

Grandstream Networks announced yesterday the release of two new CMOS IP surveillance cameras. The GXV3601_HD (720P high definition) and GXV3601_LL (low light) add to the functionality and versatility of Grandstream’s IP video surveillance portfolio and are said to provide exceptional visual clarity with high definition and under low light conditions. Retail stores, airports, school campuses, passport control stations, casinos, streets, highways and banks can benefit from the camera’s ability to deliver true color representation and clear images even if the object is moving quickly. The GXV3601_HD delivers high quality video streaming with a resolution of 1600 x 900 at 20 frames per second and 1280×720 at 25+ frames per second resulting in razor sharp image clarity critical to real-time surveillance and archived video used for investigative purposes. The GXV3601_LL is designed to capture and stream high quality real time video under low light conditions (as low as 0.05Lux) and at up to 30 frames per second with full D1(720×480) or VGA (640×480) resolution. Both GXV3601_HD and GXV3601_LL support H.264 (a more efficient advanced compression technology than MPEG4 or Motion JPEG), integrated PoE and microphone, comprehensive peripheral interfaces, embedded video...

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Learn more about the New Pika WARP Enterprise: Interview with Maarten Kronenburg, Pika Technologies EMEA Managing Director

Posted by | Nov 3, 2009 | , , , |

Last week, we covered the launch of the Pika WARP appliance in our blog post: Pika WARP Enterprise to Help VARs & System Integrators Bring Customized Voice Applications to Market Faster. Today we’re talking with Maarten Kronenburg from Pika about this new product and what else is in store for Pika. Thanks for joining us Maarten. VoIPon:  We’ve heard a lot of good things about the Pika WARP appliance. Can you please tell the VoIPon VoIP Uncovered listeners in your words, what makes the Pika appliance stand out against the many other IP PBXs in the market? Maarten Kronenburg, Managing Director EMEA, Pika Technologies (MK): Well, I think, the biggest, there are two biggest differentiators that differentiate Pika from the other devices out in the market. The first one is the way we treat our channel partners. If you go out on the internet and buy an IP PBX out on the internet, it usually is a standard, off-the-shelf machine with a standard feature set. Well the Pika appliance allows you, the channel partner, to modify that last bit, to add that last specific feature that you need, that you want, or that you know your customers are asking for. So, really the role of the channel partner with the Pika appliance is different than what you would expect with a standard IP PBX. And secondly, um, there is...

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Octasic to Improve Mobile Video Consumer Experience With H.264 Video Transcoding

Posted by | Oct 21, 2009 | , , |

Yesterday, Octasic announced plans for new Vocallo MGW product capabilities to engage an ever-evolving community of mobile video users by signing a license agreement with video coding specialist, Dicas. These developments, when compete, should significantly enhance the company’s mobile video product portfolio to meet the growing demands of gateway manufactures and content adaptation solutions providers. “The next wave of telecommunications products and services will focus on mobile video. A recent Infonetics report on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) found that more than half of the service provider respondents plan to deploy video telephony and converged mobile/fixed-line services over the next 12 to 18 months (IMS Plans: Global Service Provider Survey, August 2009),” Octasic said in their press release. The enhanced Vocallo MGW will be designed to meet demand for: video messaging adaptation and optimization video mail servers on-demand transcoding mobile video conferencing 3G-324M gateways video surveillance Interactive Voice and Video Response (IVVR) with sophisticated mixing capabilities picture-in-picture (PIP), or branded video streams The licensing agreement with Dicas should ensure that Octasic customers receive the most robust video platform for manufacturers and end users, as Dicas are known experts in MPEG video coding. By integrating Dicas’ field-proven H.264 decoder,  interoperability with the broad range of H.264 encoders found on mobile devices and the web will be ensured. The Vocallo MGW will provide a complete video processing solution, controlled via a packet-based API—no DSP...

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