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Alliance with HP Provides VoIP Capability for HP BCS Platform

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Broadmedia Inc. has announced the availability of its freeTone solution for Hewlett-Packard Company's Business Communications Server (BCS) platform, which enables business users to apply their PBX system and the Internet to significantly reduce the cost of long-distance dialing. The freeTone solution is designed to work seamlessly with the HP BCS, a complete converged computer telephony solution for small- to medium-size businesses and remote offices of larger organizations.

Key Takeaways:

  • The freeTone solution is a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) option that enables businesses to make unlimited site-to-site long-distance calls essentially toll-free.
  • The HP BCS platform uses HP's highly reliable NT server, making it suitable for deployment of customer management, telephony, and data applications.
  • The freeTone solution includes Broadmedia's exclusive G-Phone gateway, along with valuable services covering installation, maintenance, Quality of Service (QoS) monitoring, upgrading, and call detail record reporting.
  • The HP Business Communications Server combines telephony and voicemail capabilities with a fully functional server, making it an ideal solution for remote or satellite offices of larger organizations.
  • The freeTone solution uses ITU G.723 voice compression to conserve bandwidth and employs sophisticated technology for mitigating the effects of echo, dropped packets, and other Internet quirks.
  • The G-Phone is qualified for integration with the HP BCS, allowing for easy placement of VoIP calls.

Statistics:

  • The freeTone solution is available in an expanding number of countries throughout the world.
  • The company has headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and offices in Hsin-Chu Science Park in Taiwan.
  • The HP Business Communications Server is a complete converged computer telephony solution for small- to medium-size businesses and remote offices of larger organizations.

Sources:

  • Businesswire, "Broadmedia Announces Availability of freeTone Solution for Hewlett-Packard Company's Business Communications Server (BCS) Platform", Dec. 15, 1999
  • Broadmedia Inc. press release, "Broadmedia Inc. (www.broadmedia.com)"

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