Greg Galitzine's VoIP Authority Blog - Development tools Archives tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2011-06-15:/blog/greg-galitzine//6 2009-04-23T15:08:48Z VoIP and IMS News and Views The Web: The Best is Yet to Come tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.40632 2009-04-23T14:51:33Z 2009-04-23T15:08:48Z If you think the Internet's a crowded place today, guess what? One of the Internets founders (insert Al Gore jokes here) Tim Berners-Lee, keynoting at the 18th Annual World Wide Web conference in Madrid this week, believes that the best... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ If you think the Internet's a crowded place today, guess what? One of the Internets founders (insert Al Gore jokes here) Tim Berners-Lee, keynoting at the 18th Annual World Wide Web conference in Madrid this week, believes that the best of the Internet is yet to come.
 
"The Web as I envisaged it, we have not seen it yet. The future is still so much bigger than the past," he said.
 
The ITU report, Measuring the Information Society, The ICT Development Index, finds that only 23% of the global population currently uses the Internet, as compared to over 60% of the world's population that is currently subscribing to mobile cellular phone services.
 
An article on Breitbart quotes Internet co-founder Vinton Cerf who says, "We will have more Internet, larger numbers of users, more mobile access, more speed, more things online and more appliances we can control over the Internet."
 
I for one, think we all can agree that the future of the Web is mobile. As smartphones proliferate and becomes less expensive; as next-generation wireless networks bring Internet access into every far-flung corner of the globe; as more people are able to get access to more information, we will see the truly transformational power of the Internet facilitate a freer exchange of ideas, resulting in new advances in technology, society, etc...
 
Now if only we can do away with e-Mail spam...
]]> Dialogic Announces Innovator Award Contest, Social Networking Site tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.40600 2009-04-21T14:07:18Z 2009-04-21T14:09:36Z Dialogic Corporation is inviting application developers worldwide to compete for the first-ever Dialogic Innovator Award by submitting their new, innovative applications built on Dialogiccomponents. TMC's Rich Tehrani is among the judges who will decide who wins the inaugural Dialogic Innovator award. Hand... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ Dialogic Corporation is inviting application developers worldwide to compete for the first-ever Dialogic Innovator Award by submitting their new, innovative applications built on Dialogiccomponents.
 
TMC's Rich Tehrani is among the judges who will decide who wins the inaugural Dialogic Innovator award.
 
Hand in hand with the new award program, Dialogic is also announcing the Dialogic Exchange Network (DEN), the company's new online social networking community.
 
Below is the official press release that hit the wires today. The release contains links to the application entry form as well as official terms and conditions.
 
 
 
Dialogic Corporation Launches Global Social Networking Community and Invites Application Developers to Compete for the Dialogic Innovator Award
 
Parsippany, NJ, April 21, 2009 - Dialogic Corporation ("Dialogic"), a global provider of world-class products and technologies for media and signal processing, is inviting application developers worldwide to compete for the first ever Dialogic Innovator Award by submitting their new, innovative applications built on Dialogic® components. In conjunction with this contest, Dialogic is also announcing the Dialogic Exchange Network (DEN), the company's new online social networking community. This global community has been created for customers, developers, employees and others who create communications solutions to be able to connect, share ideas, learn about industry trends and participate in forums covering a wide range of topics.
 
About the Innovator Award Contest
The Dialogic Innovator Award Contest, which will run from April 20, 2009 through September 30, 2009, is open to application developers worldwide who are ready to trial, go to market with or have recently deployed an exciting new application built on one or more Dialogic components. The judging panel for the Contest will consist of Jim Machi, senior vice president of marketing at Dialogic, Rich Tehrani, President & Group Editor in Chief at Technology Marketing Corporation, Doug Mohney, Editor in Chief, Telecom and Digital Media Group at FierceMarkets and Bertrand Gatellier, President, VMA - International Association for Enhanced Voice Services.
 
"Each year we see so many great new solutions built on Dialogic® products, so we thought it was time to award application developers who create the 'most innovative' solutions," said Jim Machi. "We'll be judging the submissions based on two main criteria - the most innovative new application, and/or the best application that presents a different way to solve a problem."
 
"We encourage application developers to join the Dialogic Exchange Network today to learn more about the Innovator Award Contest and to connect with thousands of other developers to brainstorm ideas, share best practices, or just chat about the latest emerging technologies," continued Machi. "In addition to corporate blogs, technical forums and media downloads, you can also get up-to-date service and support news from Dialogic and be the first to know about the hottest industry trends."
 
Prizes for the Winner
The winner of the Dialogic Innovator Awards Contest will receive:
 
·         A free one-year service and support contract
·         A US$5000 credit towards a future purchase of Dialogic® products
·         Free publicity - special t-shirts, press releases, and the ability to use a unique Innovator logo
·         A special joint marketing opportunity with Dialogic
 
Runner-up prizes may also be awarded at the discretion of the judging panel.
 
How to Submit Your Entry
Simply fill out the Entry Form and tell us about yourself and your application, making certain to accurately provide all of the requested information. Entries are due by midnight on September 30, 2009. For official contest rules, eligibility requirements and more information about prizes, see the official Terms and Conditions. Please note that nothing within this document in any way varies or modifies the official Terms and Conditions
 
About Dialogic Exchange Network
Dialogic's global social networking community, Dialogic Exchange Network (DEN), is a place for customers, developers and others who deliver innovative communications solutions to connect, network, collaborate and learn. In order to foster exciting new solutions as well as business relationships critical to succeeding in the global marketplace, the DEN encourages open interaction among customers, developers and Dialogic employees. To join the DEN, go to www.dialogic.com/den and click on the Sign Up button.
 
About Dialogic Corporation
Dialogic Corporation is a leading provider of world-class, innovative technologies based on open standards that enable innovative mobile, video, IP, and TDM solutions for Network Service Providers and Enterprise Communication Networks. Dialogic's customers and partners rely on its leading-edge, flexible components to rapidly deploy value-added solutions around the world.
Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Dialogic and its subsidiaries have over twenty offices worldwide, providing local presence, knowledge and support to serve its customers around the globe. Dialogic's research and development centers are located in Parsippany, New Jersey; Getzville, New York; Needham, Massachusetts; Hyannis, Massachusetts; Framingham, Massachusetts; Salem, New Hampshire; Fordingbridge, England; Chicago, Illinois; and Renningen, Germany as well as Montreal.
 
Information about Dialogic is available at www.dialogic.com.
 
Dialogic is a registered trademark of Dialogic Corporation, and any other trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. Dialogic 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
 
]]> Open Source on the Mac - 65k Projects and Counting tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.40502 2009-04-10T18:45:06Z 2009-04-10T18:46:29Z I came across an item today from MacForge touting the fact that the site now features over 65,000 open source projects for the Mac platform. MacForge is described as a resource that enables interested parties to find open source projects... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ I came across an item today from MacForge touting the fact that the site now features over 65,000 open source projects for the Mac platform. MacForge is described as a resource that enables interested parties to find open source projects out on the net "that work on the Mac, or are likely to work on the Mac."
 
According to the release:
 
"In 2005, MacForge.net was created for not only the experienced open source user, but to introduce the Mac technical community to the wonderful array of projects available.
 
With the huge availability of open source out there, it can be difficult to find projects most relevant to the Mac. MacForge indexes open source projects that either have already been built for/tested on the Mac, or are likely to run on the Mac, without major porting work."
 
The site organizes the open source projects into a number of different categories, including Communications, Education, Games/Entertainment, Mobile, Multimedia, Office/Business, Scientific/Engineering, Security, Software Development and more. There's even a category listing for Religion and Philosophy, featuring nearly 20 projects dealing with new age spirituality.
 
Of interest to frequent TMCnet visitors, MacForge features thousands of open source projects dealing with communications, including Chat (2552), Conferencing (453), Fax (48), Internet Phone (179), Telephony (423) and more.
 
 
 
]]> Flying Home, WIsh I Nabbed a "Demo Unit" From TI tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.40041 2009-03-06T12:17:01Z 2009-03-06T12:20:47Z I'm at DFW, waiting on my early flight back to the New York area. As I mentioned in my last post, I learned this week that Sipera is up to some interesting things. I also stopped by Texas Instruments on this trip,... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ I'm at DFW, waiting on my early flight back to the New York area.
 
As I mentioned in my last post, I learned this week that Sipera is up to some interesting things.
 
I also stopped by Texas Instruments on this trip, and in addition to getting a run down on their OMAP 4 strategy I learned  about some of the other things they just showcased at the Mobile World Congress show.
 
Robert Tolbert, platform marketing manager, OMAP platform business unit shared the company's recent news, and explained the company's activity in TI's quest to continue to improve user experience and the power properties of the devices that TI chips are deployed in.
 
Tolbert also discussed the company's recent announcement (with Samsung) of PicoDLP technology, which will be available in a Samsung handset soon,
 
After the briefing we took a tour of TI's Wireless Application Center (WAC), where I got to see the PicoDLP technology up close and personal. If you haven't seen it yet, it's a tiny projector, which can take your source video (as an example) and project it onto any nearby surface, such as a wall, or the back of an airplane seat. The quality is amazing, but to me the fact that this technology is available in a handset or a standalone device smaller than a deck of cards is pretty remarkable.
 
I almost wish I could have taken a "review copy" of the device to trial on my flight home today. It would be a great way to catch up on some of the movies I have yet to watch, or perhaps just review the video interviews that I conducted in Dallas this week. (These will be available from our video library shortly.)
 
While in the WAC, I also saw a demo of several devices based on TI's ZOOM Mobile development platform, which is a software development tool designed for the open source community. The kit includes all the key components for developer to build applications, be it on the Android operating system, Windows 6.5, or the latest version of Symbian.
 
It's always exciting to get a glimpse of the future when visiting with a company like TI, where often we're treated to demo versions or prototypes that will not see the mainstream store shelves for 12-24 months. Maybe that's why I am always loath to upgrade my own personal tech (I still carry a KRZR, which is a phone that's really good as a ... phone). How do you make the leap to today's devices when you've seen what's coming down the road?
 
Well, we're boarding soon, so I'm off for now...
 
 
 
]]> Dallas Trip Winds Down; Sipera News tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.40040 2009-03-06T04:11:52Z 2009-03-06T04:19:34Z So my week in Dallas is finally winding down. Not that it hasn't been a great week, with interesting meetings with a number of the companies who reside astride the north Dallas Telecom corridor. In the last two days I've spent... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ So my week in Dallas is finally winding down. Not that it hasn't been a great week, with interesting meetings with a number of the companies who reside astride the north Dallas Telecom corridor.
 
In the last two days I've spent time in the offices of Telstrat, NEI, NEC, Fujitsu, Texas Instruments, Excel, and Apptrigger; that's in addition to the executives I interviewed from a number of companies attending the Comptel show in Grapevine this week.
 
The interviews should be online shortly, to see if they've been posted, please visit the TMCnet video library.
 
I'll be following up with posts and articles about all the companies I met with, but in the meantime I wanted to share a bit of news from Sipera that's not made the rounds of the mainstream media just yet.
 
The company has just released an IP Video sniffer called UCSniff2.0. Until now, the information has only been posted on security boards and community sites, and on the SourceForge site at http://ucsniff.sourceforge.net/
 
The UCSniff2.0 eavesdrops, captures and records video conferencing sessions and works on regular IP Telephony too. Using the tool, an IT manager can perform a man in the middle voice capture and can reconstruct the voice call, shows holes in a security policy, and enable those responsible for a site's security to fix the application.
 
The timing is good, as many industry pundits are hailing 2009-10 as the timeframe when IP video comes into its own; the solution allows an IT manager to test their environment and move quickly to address issues.
 
Sipera also told me about VideoJak, an application designed to allow an IT manager to examine any vulnerabilities with regard to system availability.
 
According to a description on the SourceForge site:
 
VideoJak is an IP Video security assessment tool that can simulate a proof of concept DoS against a targeted, user-selected video session and IP video phone. VideoJak is the first of its kind security tool that analyzes video codec standards such as H.264. VideoJak works by first capturing the RTP port used in a video conversation and analyzing the RTP packets, collecting the RTP sequence numbers and timestamp values used between the phones. Then VideoJak creates a custom video payload by changing the sequence numbers and timestamp values used in the original RTP packets between the two phones. After the user selects a targeted phone to attack in an ongoing video session, VideoJak delivers the payload over the learned RTP port against the target. This attack results in severely degraded video and audio quality.
 
I want to thank Sipera VP of Marketing Adam Boone for spending some time with me and for walking me through the new apps.
 
Watch for more exciting stuff from this Richardson-based security firm in the coming weeks.
]]> Digium|Asterisk World Set to Shine in Miami tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.39362 2009-02-01T15:03:35Z 2009-02-01T15:05:55Z Open source is really all the rage these days in IP Communications. In fact, a recent report from Eastern Management Group puts the Open Source PBX market share at 18% - not bad when you consider the incumbent companies and... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ Open source is really all the rage these days in IP Communications. In fact, a recent report from Eastern Management Group puts the Open Source PBX market share at 18% - not bad when you consider the incumbent companies and technologies that are being displaced.
 
Companies such as Digum, Fonality, Sangoma, and others are considered to be the leaders in the open source space, and all these companies will be in attendance at ITEXPO, which starts tomorrow.
 
In addition to educational seminars and training sessions on how to use, deploy, manage, etc... an open source PBX, one of the key open source attractions at the event will be Digium|Asterisk World.
 
The first ever Asterisk event focused purely on Asterisk for business, Digium|Asterisk World is "Everything Asterisk" for the business user, reseller, and executive decision maker.
 
The following partners will be exhibiting alongside Digium in the Digium|Asterisk World pavilion:
 
·         AG Projects
·         Asteria Solutions Group
·         Camrivox
·         ContactQ (Braxtel Communications)
·         FreeSide
·         High Powered Help
·         Infradapt
·         Interlink Communication Systems
·         Net2phone
·         openLINE Networks
·         Orecx
·         Presence Technology
·         Transnexus
·         VoicePulse
·         Xorcom
 
Digium|Asterisk World promises to be one of the highlights of the overall ITEXPO event taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center tomorrow through Wednesday.
 
For details on attending the show, check out the ITEXPO home page.
 
For an overview of the available open source related training sessions, check out Rich's blog on the subject.
 
 
]]> Oh Canada! Dialexia, Sangoma Interop News tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.39316 2009-01-29T14:25:01Z 2009-01-29T14:31:34Z Speaking of Canada, Dialexia and Sangoma today announced successful interoperability between Dialexia's award-winning IP-PBX, Dial-Office, and Sangoma's NetBorder Express Gateway.                The Dialexia-Sangoma partnership will enable enterprise customers to easily deploy the Dialexia Dial-Office all-in-one, SIP-based IP PBX and interconnect their IP... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ Speaking of Canada, Dialexia and Sangoma today announced successful interoperability between Dialexia's award-winning IP-PBX, Dial-Office, and Sangoma's NetBorder Express Gateway.
                
The Dialexia-Sangoma partnership will enable enterprise customers to easily deploy the Dialexia Dial-Office all-in-one, SIP-based IP PBX and interconnect their IP Telephony with the PSTN.
 
Sangoma is a Gold sponsor of the upcoming ITEXPO, which kicks off in Miami Beach in just five days. Makes sense on so many levels. In addition to the obvious IP Communications hook, it's generally colder in Canada than it is in Miami Beach this time of year... Montreal = 12⁰ ... Toronto = 20⁰ ... Miami Beach = 80⁰
 
I can't wait!
 
]]> Expert Panel to Explore HD Voice at ITEXPO tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2009:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.39053 2009-01-12T16:49:44Z 2009-01-12T16:51:54Z On the events side at TMC, we're always looking to deliver compelling content to the attendees at our shows. As many of you are no doubt aware, ITEXPO is just around the corner. The show will be taking place this... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ On the events side at TMC, we're always looking to deliver compelling content to the attendees at our shows. As many of you are no doubt aware, ITEXPO is just around the corner. The show will be taking place this February 2-4 in Miami Beach. For more information, or to register, please visit the ITEXPO event Web site.
 
The purpose of this post is to draw your attention to a very special session that we are offering to ITEXPO conference attendees.
 
On Tuesday, February 3rd, from Noon to 1:00 P.M. Conference Luncheon attendees will be treated to a panel discussion entitled: "HD -- What's the noise and are we ready?"
 
We've heard a lot over the last six months about high-definition voice solutions and about the possibility for IP Communications solutions that leverage wideband codecs to exceed the fidelity and clarity of the PSTN. Microsoft Office Communicator and Skype have seeded the market with examples of applications that allow users to experience this new fidelity.
 
We've invited a cross section of industry leaders to a special panel discussion to discuss this topic and find out if we indeed are ready for HD.
 
The session moderator is Rich Tehrani - President and Group Editor-in-Chief of TMC, and panelists include:
 
·         Alan Percy, Director of Market Development, AudioCodes
·         Tim Yankey, Director of Product, Marketing, Voice Communications Solutions, Polycom
·         Debbie Greenstreet, Director of Service Provider Marketing, Texas Instruments
 
This promises to be a very interesting session, so make plans now to attend.
 
Click on the following link for more information on the show or to register to attend the sessions.
]]> DataViz to Develop Android Apps in 2009 tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38742 2008-12-11T22:03:17Z 2008-12-11T22:18:05Z DataViz is well known in the industry for its Office compatibility and productivity solutions that enable users to access their office documents on mobile platforms such as Palm OS, Symbian OS, BlackBerry, Java, Linux, Windows Mobile, Windows and Macintosh.  Their... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ DataViz is well known in the industry for its Office compatibility and productivity solutions that enable users to access their office documents on mobile platforms such as Palm OS, Symbian OS, BlackBerry, Java, Linux, Windows Mobile, Windows and Macintosh.
 
Their solutions include mobile Office suite, Documents To Go, and wireless Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync.
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Well, now we hear that they will be developing Documents To Go and RoadSync for Android in 2009.
    
No word yet on exactly what features will be supported with Android. If you wish to be notified on availability, news updates or provide feedback please the company has set up the following URL: www.dataviz.com/android
]]> 14 Join Open Handset Alliance, Android Gains Momentum tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38713 2008-12-10T13:22:43Z 2008-12-10T13:25:39Z So yesterday, the Open Handset Alliance announced that 14 additional companies were joining the Android alliance, demonstrating "their support for Android as an open mobile platform and their commitment to its commercial success." The newest member companies are:·         AKM Semiconductor Inc.,·        ... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ So yesterday, the Open Handset Alliance announced that 14 additional companies were joining the Android alliance, demonstrating "their support for Android as an open mobile platform and their commitment to its commercial success."
 
The newest member companies are:
·         AKM Semiconductor Inc.,
·         ARM
·         ASUSTek Computer Inc.
·         Atheros Communications
·         Borqs
·         Ericsson
·         Garmin International Inc.
·         Huawei Technologies
·         Omron Software Co. Ltd.
·         Softbank Mobile Corporation
·         Sony Ericsson
·         Teleca AB
·         Toshiba Corporation and
·         Vodafone
 
Adam Leach, principal analyst at Ovum believes the move will lead to a greater number of devices based on the Android operating system over the next year.
 
Said Leach, "This announcement signals greater confidence in the OHA and the Android platform within the mobile industry. The extended membership will lead to a greater number of Android devices in the market next year and could lead to much-needed consolidation in the mobile Linux space."
 
"Google and its OHA partners have the opportunity to build critical a mass of supporting handsets during 2009," Leach added. "If [Google] achieves this momentum in the handset market in 2009, then it has the potential to challenge Nokia and the Symbian Foundation for dominance in the handset software market."
]]> Fed Warns, Digium Defends Asterisk tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38694 2008-12-09T13:12:00Z 2008-12-09T13:13:23Z Check out Rich's recent entry about the Feds "Raining on Digium's Parade" by coming out with a statement about how Asterisk-based systems may be more susceptible to certain attacks, like vishing, spoofing, etc... via VoIP. Visit the IC3 for the original... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ Check out Rich's recent entry about the Feds "Raining on Digium's Parade" by coming out with a statement about how Asterisk-based systems may be more susceptible to certain attacks, like vishing, spoofing, etc... via VoIP.
 
Visit the IC3 for the original complaint.
 
For the complete response from Digium's Asterisk Community Director, John Todd, be sure to read his blog entry titled SIP Security and Asterisk.
 
I posted a short summary article here.
]]> It's That Time of Year... tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38686 2008-12-08T22:11:40Z 2008-12-08T22:16:08Z As the year comes to a close, it's time again to feature that publishing staple -- the year end interview. I'm fortunate enough to work in an industry where people not only have a lot of interesting things to say, they're... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ As the year comes to a close, it's time again to feature that publishing staple -- the year end interview.

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I'm fortunate enough to work in an industry where people not only have a lot of interesting things to say, they're not shy about sharing their thoughts and insights with our audience.
               
Below you'll find links to several interviews I've posted with some of the companies that operate in our space.
 
Among the threads that are tying these together (so far) is the belief that mobility holds the key to our industry's future. Mobile VoIP, mobile video, mobile UC... you get the picture.
 
I invite you to take a look at this first batch of interviews. There's more on tap, so check back often.
 
 
Jon R. Doyle, CommuniGate's vice president of business development talks about mobility...
 
Xorcom CEO Eran Gal discusses open source and the opportunity ahead...
 
Vivek Khuller, President and CEO of DiVitas Networks remains cautiously optimistic for 2009...
 
Mike Goodman, Product Marketing Manager of PROGNOSIS gives an Australian perspective...
 
 
GIPS vice president of engineering, Jan Linden previews his sessions at ITEXPO and touts mobility...
]]> Sangoma's VP on New Cards tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38632 2008-12-04T04:52:23Z 2008-12-05T16:35:19Z  It's been a busy week for our friends Sangoma Technologies. Earlier this week, Sangoma announced their first-quarter financials and yesterday, the company announced a new series of analog voice cards. Rich Tehrani had the chance to interview Sangoma VP of Sales... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/  
It's been a busy week for our friends Sangoma Technologies. Earlier this week, Sangoma announced their first-quarter financials and yesterday, the company announced a new series of analog voice cards.
 
Rich Tehrani had the chance to interview Sangoma VP of Sales and Marketing, Doug Vilm.
 
When you're done reading Rich's interview, surf on over to the Open Source PBX Community on TMCnet for more.
 
]]> Opera Mini 4.2 Released tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38460 2008-11-25T13:57:48Z 2008-11-25T13:59:36Z Opera Software released latest version of its Opera Mini 4.2 browser for mobile phones. The company reports that speed trials have shown a 30% speed increase for users in the US, due to the addition of a new Opera Mini... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ Opera Software released latest version of its Opera Mini 4.2 browser for mobile phones. The company reports that speed trials have shown a 30% speed increase for users in the US, due to the addition of a new Opera Mini server park in the US.
 
According to the company, this release also marks Opera Mini's official availability on the latest version of the Android mobile platform. A technical preview of Opera Mini was previously released for an earlier version of Android in April 2008. I covered that here.
 
One of the neat things about this version of Opera Mini is that it offers support for more than 90 language versions, including Amharic, Armenian, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kirghiz, Lingala, Marathi, Malayalam, Mongolian, Oriya, Punjabi, Pashto, Sinhala, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Uzbek, Khmer, Kashmiri, Lao and Turkmen.
 
This is great news for native speakers of those languages and on a personal level allowed me to use words like Pashto, Lingala, Assamese and Urdu -- in context -- on my blog.
 
]]> Texas Instruments Unveils New IP Phone Platform tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2008:/blog/greg-galitzine//6.38287 2008-11-13T05:11:07Z 2008-11-13T05:38:16Z Earlier this week, Texas Instruments introduced their latest IP phone development platform that's designed to allow IP phone manufacturers to create solutions that will offer a truly feature rich experience to end users. I was fortunate to meet TI's Kim Devlin-Allen... Greg Galitzine http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/greg-galitzine/ Earlier this week, Texas Instruments introduced their latest IP phone development platform that's designed to allow IP phone manufacturers to create solutions that will offer a truly feature rich experience to end users.
 
I was fortunate to meet TI's Kim Devlin-Allen who heads up the company's business development efforts for CPE VoIP Communications Infrastructure and Voice DSP Systems to discuss the latest news.
 
Devlin-Allen told me that the latest offering from TI - the TNETV107x family -- is designed to allow developers to build solutions to serve the full range of clients, from entry level IP desk sets to fully featured executive IP phones. She explained that the new platform will include the TMS320C64x series digital signal processors and will allow developers to leverage a wide range of TI's silicon and software solutions to create their IP devices.
 
Developers can also take advantage of TI's OMAP technology for ultra low power and amazing graphics capabilities to give their customers more options.
 
One of the things driving developers to design more fully featured phones is the fact that a younger generation of employees entering the workforce are demanding all the bells and whistles of unified communications and a platform that would allow them to access all the features and applications they need to be more productive.
 
The chips will be available in the first half of next year.
 
Texas Instruments also announced a new customer that is leveraging TI's TNETV1055 platform to develop a high-definition voice IP phone. TI announced the Yealink Network Technology has designed the SIP-T28 to support the wideband codec G.722.
 
The phone is described as a "stylish 6-line IP phone featuring 16 programmable function keys, four soft keys, an XML screen, SMS language customization and 'groupable' enterprise phone books, among other features."
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