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May 14, 2008
Toshiba enhances SoftIPT Softphone Facilitating Simultaneous Calls and Echo Cancellation for Vista
By Arun Satapathy TMCnet Contributing Editor
Toshiba (News - Alert) today announced the availability of its newly enhanced Toshiba SoftIPT softphone (Version 2.2). The new SoftIPT 2.2 enable users to access their desktop telephone features via their laptop computers by connecting to the enterprise’s Toshiba Strata CIX IP
business communications system through 802.11 wireless networks or virtually anywhere there is Internet access.
The new product supports the G729a codec for PCs only, which allows for more simultaneous calls and also supports acoustic echo cancellation on Microsoft (News - Alert) Windows Vista on an Intel-based platform. The new acoustic echo canceller also allows users to use their PCs’ built-in microphones.
“Toshiba’s SoftIPT softphone gives Strata CIX users the ability to take their telephones virtually anywhere there is Internet access,” said Eric Abing, product manager, Toshiba America Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems Division. “The new SoftIPT 2.2 provides the ideal solution for mobile and remote workers as well as those who move around the company campus and supports Toshiba’s commitment to mobile empowerment for its Strata CIX users.”
Apart from the old features, the new Toshiba SoftIPT softphone (version 2.2) has the support of G729a codec, which allows users to place more simultaneous calls than G711. The G729a codec requires less bandwidth than the G711 codec (both are supported).
It has also features acoustic echo cancellation for PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista using an Intel (News - Alert) processor. This allows the user to take advantage of echo cancellation when using the PC’s built-in microphone rather than a peripheral headset or microphone device.
Toshiba SoftIPT 2.2 also supports all SoftIPT 2.0 features. It takes full advantage of Toshiba’s new IP User Mobility feature allowing users to log into his or her SoftIPT softphone even when the extension is being used by the desktop IP telephone or on another mobile device. IP User Mobility also allows users who share a common workstation to log in and use the SoftIPT with their own individual extensions and profiles.
The new SoftIPT 2.2 allows SoftIPT to be run in the background (in the system tray) and still be active and easily accessible.
It supports the Toshiba Video Communication Solution (VCS), a video communications solution that provides video conferencing and collaboration.
It integrates with Microsoft Outlook, including support for multiple Outlook profiles, enhanced contact search capabilities, and click-to-call features.
Also it provides survivability capabilities, allowing the user to connect to another Toshiba VoIP interface in the same system or in another system in any location to provide an ongoing connection should the link to the primary IP interface go down.
Arun Satapathy is a contributing freelance writer for TMCnet.
business communications system through 802.11 wireless networks or virtually anywhere there is Internet access.
The new product supports the G729a codec for PCs only, which allows for more simultaneous calls and also supports acoustic echo cancellation
on Microsoft (News - Alert) Windows Vista on an Intel-based platform. The new acoustic echo canceller also allows users to use their PCs’ built-in microphones.“Toshiba’s SoftIPT softphone gives Strata CIX users the ability to take their telephones virtually anywhere there is Internet access,” said Eric Abing, product manager, Toshiba America Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems Division. “The new SoftIPT 2.2 provides the ideal solution for mobile and remote workers as well as those who move around the company campus and supports Toshiba’s commitment to mobile empowerment for its Strata CIX users.”
Apart from the old features, the new Toshiba SoftIPT softphone (version 2.2) has the support of G729a codec
, which allows users to place more simultaneous calls than G711. The G729a codec requires less bandwidth than the G711 codec (both are supported). It has also features acoustic echo cancellation for PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista using an Intel (News - Alert) processor. This allows the user to take advantage of echo cancellation when using the PC’s built-in microphone rather than a peripheral headset or microphone device.
Toshiba SoftIPT 2.2 also supports all SoftIPT 2.0 features. It takes full advantage of Toshiba’s new IP User Mobility feature allowing users to log into his or her SoftIPT softphone even when the extension is being used by the desktop IP telephone or on another mobile device. IP User Mobility also allows users who share a common workstation to log in and use the SoftIPT with their own individual extensions and profiles.
The new SoftIPT 2.2 allows SoftIPT to be run in the background (in the system tray) and still be active and easily accessible.
It supports the Toshiba Video Communication Solution (VCS), a video communications solution that provides video conferencing and collaboration.
It integrates with Microsoft Outlook, including support for multiple Outlook profiles, enhanced contact search capabilities, and click-to-call features.
Also it provides survivability capabilities, allowing the user to connect to another Toshiba VoIP
interface in the same system or in another system in any location to provide an ongoing connection should the link to the primary IP interface go down. Arun Satapathy is a contributing freelance writer for TMCnet.
