3G. Wireless Communication Solutions

SoonR has introduced the SoonR Talk which allows one to place Skype calls from a standard cell phone without being near a computer and the computer works like a switchboard. One needs to click on the buddy list in order to make a Skype call to the mobile phone, then one needs to click a friend and place the two calls into a conference.

SoonR Talk works with a person’s PC like a switchboard to set up their calls. Users simply click on the buddy they wish to talk with and SoonR Talk tells their PC to call their mobile phone using SkypeOut, then instructs Skype to call the buddy and places the user into a conference. SoonR Talk can even create calls with multiple users from the mobile phone. Just like on the PC, SoonR Talk shows which buddies are online and if they are not there, a user can IM them so they can see the message the next time they are using Skype. SoonR Talk fully supports Skype chat.

SoonR Talk is the latest offering in SoonR’s line of services that delivers the power of a person’s PC to their mobile phone. Other SoonR service features include SoonR Desktop, that lets people search and access the files on their PC desktop and SoonR Organizer, that lets people check their Outlook email, calendar and contacts - on any mobile phone with a browser, without the need for synchronization or installing software on the phone.

It shows which buddies are online and supports Skype chat. Anybody who has a family or friend overseas can get great convenience and can also save money. The software can be freely downloaded from www.soonr.com

Avaya will soon transform from a VoIP solutions provider to a VoIP services provider. Sometime this week, Avaya will launch the Avaya On Demand service, which Avaya’s channel partners, including XO Communications, Sprint and Cross Telecom will host.

Based on Avaya’s Communications Manager IP PBX platform the hosted VoIP service starts at $25 per month per user. The service has 700 call features. It supports onsite IP phones and gateways, including call processing and public switched telephone network (PSTN) termination in the hosting company’s data center.

It will cost $5 per month extra for a voice mailbox add-on. Avaya also offers a Contact Center On Demand for small and medium sized businesses and costs from $50 to $150 per month per agent.

Avaya plans to launch MultiVantage Express - an all-in-one IP PBX, messaging server and gateway. The company also plans to introduce the S8400 Media Server - a Linux-based blade server card that slides into legacy PBX or gateway voice equipment, converting the gear to IP.

MultiVantage Express comes on a Linux-based appliance and includes Communications Manager IP PBX software, Audix voice mail and desktop-management applications, IP softphone support, autoattendant features and limited call center capabilities for up to 50 agents.

The S8400 Media Server card fits into either a Definity Prologix PBX chassis or a G645 gateway. The blade runs Avaya’s Linux-based operating system and Communication Manager 3.1, with support for as many as 900 phone lines and 400 IP trunks. The card also can support digital phones still attached to line cards in the Prologix or G650 chassis, as well as any IP phone or endpoint from Avaya or its partners.

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