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August 27, 2010

MPEG LA’s AVC License Will Not Charge Royalties for Internet Video that is Free through Life of License

Yesterday’s MPEGLA announcement makes clear that AVC/H.264 codec royalties will continue not to be charged for such video beyond that time. Products and services other than Internet Broadcast AVC Video continue to be royalty-bearing. Great new for your video services over VXI* VoiceXML browser! Download (from the source): [download id=”44″ format=”1″ autop=”false”] Other Links: BusinessWeek – MPEG LA’s AVC License Will Not Charge Royalties for Internet Video Blog de Sinlogic – El códec H.264 queda libre de patentes para siempre Numerama – Menacé par WebM, le H.264 abandonne la redevance pour les vidéos gratuites
August 23, 2010

Netfors: SS7 Channel for Asterisk

The Netfors version of Chan SS7 for Asterisk is in active development. Netfors offers a Free and Premium version of Chan SS7 that include commercial support. Compatible with Asterisk 1.2.x, 1.4.x and 1.6.x. and VXI* VoiceXML browser last releases. Dahdi/Zaptel compatible digital interfaces: Redfone Sangoma Digium Openvox Main features: MTP2 (Q.703) implementation MTP3 (Q.704) implementation (subset). ISUP (Q.76x) implementation (mostly complete). Facilities for protocol analysis using e.g. wireshark Supports high call volumes Supports multiple linksets with different OPCs and DPCs Supports linksets with multiple links Supports load sharing and MTP changeover Supports multiple hosts (cluster) configuration with load sharing and failover Flexible Dial command syntax to allow routing to different linksets Source: http://www.netfors.com/chan_ss7
August 22, 2010

ITIF: Embracing the Self-Service Economy

This report by The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) surveys the adoption of self-service technologies delivered via kiosks, the Internet, mobile devices and the telephone and the many benefits to consumers, businesses and the economy. It also explores how advancements in technology such as Telephony (IVR), Internet,  Wireless networks and the availability of broadband Internet access, are leading to a growing number of self-service options and opportunities for companies to boost productivity. The report also helps makes the case for the government to embrace self-service technology to deliver services more efficiently and more conveniently to citizens. A very good document for summer reading! Executive Summary: The past decade has witnessed a rapid growth in self service that allows consumers to take on the traditional role of a service worker in the provision of a service. Self service has long […]
August 20, 2010

How to send SMS Text Messages using VoiceXML

Many IVR phone services require to send users a SMS Text Message for a reminder note, ticket or any appointement information… VoiceXML is an open standard XML language so you can work with any kind of HTTP gateway interface with PHP, JSP, ASP,… and you can easily modify this example according to your carrier parameters and own service requirements. Our example, is using a JSP script from any SMS provider: Parameters: Request: extern:http  URL http://<your gateway IP>/…/sendsms.jsp User: Your User’s Account Password: Your User’s Password To: Destination Phone Number (country code + PSTN number) From: Sender Phone Number Type: Text Message type digit, MMS, SMS,… Msg: Content for your Text Message Wapurl: If you need to include a WAP URL VoiceXML Code: That’s it! You now have a working SMS script in its simplest form.
August 12, 2010

User Experience in a Telephone Application Using VoiceXML

Very interesting article about VUI Design from Daniel Mecanovic and Hao Shi – School of Computer Science and Mathematics Victoria University, Australia. Voice User Interface (VUI) design is an integral part of developing any VoiceXML telephone application just like a Graphical User Interface (GUI) is very important when designing a visual application. In this PDF document, a series of experiments are conducted in order to understand user experience, improve the initial VUI design and provide valuable information for your future VUI development with VoiceXML. Download: [download id=”42″ format=”1″ autop=”false”] Source: Voice User Interface Design in a Telephone Application Using VoiceXML
August 9, 2010

New VXI* Text-to-Speech Connector for Google Translate

We are please to announce one more TTS connector for our VXI* VoiceXML browser, now ready for the Google Translate Text-to-Speech engine. This new TTS option called CURL connector is available with our last VXI* 5.0 release suite, you can get it at our Xtras* addons download area: http://downloads.i6net.com. It’s a very interesting solution for Cloud IVR or any convergent Web 2.0 phone services. Google Translate TTS is a cloud service available for many languages; stay tunned at our blog. Download: http://downloads.i6net.com/50/tts/tts_curl_V3.0_2010-05-25_1.tar.gz More information: http://translate.google.com
August 9, 2010

New I6NET Company Profile edition

We present a new update of the Company Profile brochure; this new PDF file is now available at our download documents section. Download: [download id=”41″ format=”1″ autop=”false”] More information at: Documents
August 5, 2010

Asterisk Video Resources

“Asterisk Video Resources” page on the Asterisk.org site contains about 40 videos. Some are tutorials, others are background material. A very good video collection to learn more about Asterisk! Link: http://www.asterisk.org/video
August 5, 2010

New VXI* VoiceXML browser datasheet edition

We present a new update of the VXI* VoiceXML browser datasheet; this new PDF file is now available at our download documents section. Download: [download id=”40″ format=”1″ autop=”false”] More information at: Documents
August 3, 2010

Web phone for the Flash/RTMP Server Channel

The new Flash/RTMP Server Channel for VXI* is designed to make voice or video calls over Internet with any web browser. This flash phone is a very thin applet with a simple template easy to customize and to insert in a website or web application. You can resize, hide, add or remove any fields, buttons, frames…etc More information: Flash/RTMP Server Channel