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Eicon Networks Announces the Availability of Diva Server SIPcontrol™ product support for Vocalocity Voice Browser
Eicon Networks Announces the Availability of Diva Server SIPcontrol™ product support for Vocalocity Voice Browser
Plano, Texas - March 28, 2006- Eicon Networks Corporation (“Eicon”), a global leader in providing world class products and technologies for media processing, and Vocalocity, a leading provider of OEM software for standards-based telephony solutions, today announced that Eicon is delivering Telephony Interface SIP Control drivers for the Vocalocity Voice Browser. Using a newly innovated “SIP wrapper”, Diva Server SIPcontrol™, as a software adaptation layer, allows Diva® Server telephony boards to be used with the Vocalocity VoiceXML Voice Browser.
Diva Server SIPcontrol™ provides a SIP-based approach for interfacing with the Vocalocity platform. It behaves as a SIP User Agent and converts the call control information of the Diva Server telephony board into SIP messages. Voice channels are converted into IP packets and streamed via the RTP protocol into the Vocalocity platform or to another SIP endpoint. Eicon’s Diva Server telephony boards - in combination with Diva Server SIPcontrol™ - act as an IP/PSTN Gateway and provide an open and standards based approach that is compliant with the Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) and SIP architecture.
“By having Eicon Networks support the Vocalocity Voice Browser, we provide our customers with a choice for high quality telephony products”, said John Hibel, vice president of business development, Vocalocity. “Eicon products continue to be the only telephony card that is both WHQL certified and whose drivers ship on Windows CDs easing installation for OEM customers. We look forward to working with Eicon worldwide providing OEM customers the best voice application environment on the market.”
Eicon’s Diva Server delivers a robust hardware platform for the integration of multiple communications applications, including Voice over IP (VoIP), Unified Messaging, Computer Telephony, Remote Access and Fax. Diva Server adapters offer connectivity via Analog, ISDN Basic Rate (BRI) and Primary Rate (PRI), and E1/T1 (single, dual, quad) type of interfaces. On board Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) perform key real-time and with dedicated DSP resources per channel, the Diva Server adapters offer maximum performance. Ranging from 2 to 480 channels per system, Diva Server adapters offer the right scalability for all type of organizations looking for an easy-to-manage and cost-effective solution for their open communications environment.
“We are very pleased to work with Vocalocity to provide enhanced solutions and offerings for current and future joint customers,” said Kipton Heuertz, vice president of product marketing and alliances, Americas, Eicon Networks. “Vocalocity's components and tools help OEMs adhere to VoiceXML open standards while maintaining their focus on delivering innovative speech solutions for their clients.”
Vocalocity's VoiceXML Voice Browser manages telephony, automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), DTMF, third party or custom services, media, and other needed resources. The application-ready Voice Browser includes the Vocalocity VoiceXML Interpreter with speech and telephony integrations to minimize development time and costs.
The SIPcontrol™ for Vocalocity VocalOS will be available for Eicon Networks and Vocalocity customers through Eicon Networks website at: http://www.eicon.com/worldwide/products/MediaGateways/Diva_Server_for_Vocalocity.htm.
About Vocalocity
Vocalocity provides OEM software components and tools that ease the adoption and ongoing support of standards for open telephony. Free from the complexity of developing and maintaining support for VoiceXML, CCXML, SIP, and other evolving standards, Vocalocity customers can concentrate their internal resources on building competitive advantage. Based in Atlanta, GA, Vocalocity is privately held with funding from Sutter Hill Ventures, H.I.G. Capital, Five Paces Ventures, Imlay Investments, Georgia Tech’s ATDC Seed Capital Fund, and Atlanta Technology Angles. Information about Vocalocity is available at www.vocalocity.net.
About Eicon Networks
Eicon Networks has been designing, manufacturing and marketing leading brands of communications products since 1984. The company’s portfolio includes the Diva range of media processing products for voice, speech, conferencing, fax, and document handling applications, and the Eiconcard range of transaction processing products. Eicon distributes, markets and supports its products in more than 80 countries through a network of channel partners, telecommunication companies (telcos), internet service providers (ISPs), independent software vendors (ISVs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Information about Eicon Networks is available at www.eicon.com.
Eicon, Eicon Networks, Diva and Diva Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Eicon Networks Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. Eicon encourages all users of its products to procure all necessary intellectual property licenses required to implement their concepts or applications, which licenses may vary from country to country.
Contacts:
Leigh Ann Clavenna
Regional Marketing Manager, Americas
Eicon Networks
Tel: 972-473-4533
leigh.clavenna@eicon.com
Kipton A. Heuertz
Vice President Product Marketing, Americas
Eicon Networks
Tel: 972-473-4530
kip.heuertz@eicon.com
John Hibel
Vice President of Business Development
Vocalocity
Tel: 404-487-1200
jhibel@vocalocity.com
Andy McCartney
Director of Channel Marketing
Vocalocity
Tel: 404-487-1200
amccartney@vocalocity.com