Whirlwind - High Performance Computer Telephony Server

Zardon · Aug 19, 2002, 10:23 PM

Whirlwind supports an open architecture, allowing developers, integrators and application service providers to create flexible, reusable communications applications for enterprise and public network environments

At the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Aculab will demonstrate Whirlwind, its high performance computer telephony (CT) Server that provides an alternative to Intel’s CT Media and Brooktrout’s RealComm platform.

Based on the Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF) industry standard application programming interface S.100, Whirlwind supports an open architecture, allowing developers, integrators and application service providers to create flexible, reusable communications applications for enterprise and public network environments.

Aculab’s managing director, Alan Pound, believes Whirlwind will become “the CT Server of choice” simply because it offers better performance and ensures that the competitive advantage of interoperability can be harnessed by everyone.

“In the past, there have only been one or two CT Servers on the market, so naturally they have been offered at a premium price – either through licence fees or as a total package cost,” he says. “Technical capabilities have also had an impact on the final price. For example, the more resources the CT Server has required, the greater the memory capacity and subsequent cost of the chassis.

“With Whirlwind, there will be no licence charge. By delivering a truly open approach to all development communities, we will build on the ECTF’s objective of providing well-defined interfaces that encourage interoperability, thus broadening the computer telephony market.”

Whirlwind adheres strictly to ECTF standards such as S.100, S.200, S.300, M.100 and H.100, offering a choice of CPUs and operating environments including Windows, Linux and Sun SPARC Solaris. The latter is particularly useful for developers who need to consider cross-platform alternatives – such as a Unix server running front-end Windows applications.

“We believe Whirlwind will transcend every level of the value chain – from developer, to reseller, to application service provider, to end user,” said Alan Pound, “Our aim is to position Whirlwind as the CT Server of choice.”

Visit Aculab on stand 1243 to see Whirlwind along with Aculab’s complete product portfolio in action.
Through a customer-focused approach to development, Aculab has produced a computer telephony (CT) product portfolio that satisfies the speech resource and global digital connectivity requirements of developers and system integrators. CT applications utilising Aculab’s components can handle real-time telephony, through an extensive range of resources and signalling systems.

The evolution of Aculab’s generic API, to provide a consistent programming interface, reduces the integration time of a combination of technologies including text-to-speech (TTS), automatic speech recognition (ASR), conferencing and fax. Collectively through supporting a broad range of industry standards and operating systems, Aculab can provide the products needed when quality and performance cannot be compromised.

Aculab’s head office is located in Milton Keynes, UK with offices in North America, Germany and Australia. Website: http://www.aculab.com

For further information please contact:
Katie Chaplin
Aculab
Telephone: +44 (0) 1908 273 800
Email: katie.chaplin@aculab.com
Tracey Williams
TWPR
Telephone: +44 (0) 1225 723237
Email: twpr@compuserve.com

For More Information: http://www.aculab.com

Aug 19, 2002, 10:23 PM	#1
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Whirlwind - High Performance Computer Telephony Server Whirlwind supports an open architecture, allowing developers, integrators and application service providers to create flexible, reusable communications applications for enterprise and public network environments At the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Aculab will demonstrate Whirlwind, its high performance computer telephony (CT) Server that provides an alternative to Intel’s CT Media and Brooktrout’s RealComm platform. Based on the Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum (ECTF) industry standard application programming interface S.100, Whirlwind supports an open architecture, allowing developers, integrators and application service providers to create flexible, reusable communications applications for enterprise and public network environments. Aculab’s managing director, Alan Pound, believes Whirlwind will become “the CT Server of choice” simply because it offers better performance and ensures that the competitive advantage of interoperability can be harnessed by everyone. “In the past, there have only been one or two CT Servers on the market, so naturally they have been offered at a premium price – either through licence fees or as a total package cost,” he says. “Technical capabilities have also had an impact on the final price. For example, the more resources the CT Server has required, the greater the memory capacity and subsequent cost of the chassis. “With Whirlwind, there will be no licence charge. By delivering a truly open approach to all development communities, we will build on the ECTF’s objective of providing well-defined interfaces that encourage interoperability, thus broadening the computer telephony market.” Whirlwind adheres strictly to ECTF standards such as S.100, S.200, S.300, M.100 and H.100, offering a choice of CPUs and operating environments including Windows, Linux and Sun SPARC Solaris. The latter is particularly useful for developers who need to consider cross-platform alternatives – such as a Unix server running front-end Windows applications. “We believe Whirlwind will transcend every level of the value chain – from developer, to reseller, to application service provider, to end user,” said Alan Pound, “Our aim is to position Whirlwind as the CT Server of choice.” Visit Aculab on stand 1243 to see Whirlwind along with Aculab’s complete product portfolio in action. Through a customer-focused approach to development, Aculab has produced a computer telephony (CT) product portfolio that satisfies the speech resource and global digital connectivity requirements of developers and system integrators. CT applications utilising Aculab’s components can handle real-time telephony, through an extensive range of resources and signalling systems. The evolution of Aculab’s generic API, to provide a consistent programming interface, reduces the integration time of a combination of technologies including text-to-speech (TTS), automatic speech recognition (ASR), conferencing and fax. Collectively through supporting a broad range of industry standards and operating systems, Aculab can provide the products needed when quality and performance cannot be compromised. Aculab’s head office is located in Milton Keynes, UK with offices in North America, Germany and Australia. Website: http://www.aculab.com For further information please contact: Katie Chaplin Aculab Telephone: +44 (0) 1908 273 800 Email: katie.chaplin@aculab.com Tracey Williams TWPR Telephone: +44 (0) 1225 723237 Email: twpr@compuserve.com For More Information: http://www.aculab.com