Equivalence Pty Ltd and Quicknet Technologies, Inc. Demonstrate Use Of
Collaborative Open Source Protocol Stack Using Quicknet Cards
SAN FRANCISCO and BENSVILLE, Australia, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping
open the door for new vendors to offer compatible Internet telephony products
and services, Equivalence Pty Ltd in cooperation with Quicknet Technologies,
Inc. successfully demonstrated interoperability of OpenH323 with five other
VoIP vendors at the just-concluded CTI Expo in Las Vegas.
Equivalence demonstrated point-to-point telephony and gatekeeper control
interoperability using Quicknet Technologies' Internet PhoneJACK and Internet
LineJACK Internet telephony cards with equipment from Elemedia, iFace.com,
Tundo, White Pine Software, and e-Voice Communications. OpenH323 is the
world's only Open Source, royalty-free H.323 software stack for the Linux and
Windows operating systems.
OpenH323 is an Open Source cooperative effort begun by the Linux community
and managed by Equivalence. The goal of OpenH323 is to develop an Open Source
commercially useful H.323 stack with no royalty requirements, making the H.323
protocol available for use by both private and commercial users. More
information on OpenH323 may be found at the organization's Web site at
http//www.openh323.org .
"The ConvergeNet network at CTI Expo provided an invaluable opportunity to
measure OpenH323 against H.323 protocol implementations from other vendors,"
stated Craig Southeren, managing director of Equivalence. "Events like
ConvergeNet confirm that Open Source projects have the ability to meet or
exceed the capabilities of closed source software, and that OpenH323 is a
viable alternative to commercial protocol implementations from other vendors."
The OpenH323 protocol stack interoperated with most other vendors "out of
the box." In the few cases where problems arose, the unique Open Source
nature of OpenH323 allowed Equivalence to have full source code on-site to
assist in making and testing the required changes in real time.
"An unencumbered H.323 implementation will open up new areas of
opportunity and allow new products to use H.323," added Stacey Reineccius,
president and CEO of Quicknet Technologies, Inc. "I am delighted that
Equivalence chose our products and that Quicknet was able to play a role in
demonstrating the success of this project, which will help more vendors create
products and services that will make VoIP universally available."
Quicknet's award-winning hardware products provide Open Source developers
with royalty-free use of the standard audio compression formats listed in the
H.323 specification including G.711, G.723.1, and G.729a/b.
Designed for home office and small to mid-sized businesses, the Internet
LineJACK turns an ordinary analog telephone line and a PC into a feature-rich,
high-voice-quality, single line telephone gateway for PC-to-PC, PC-to-Phone or
Phone-to-PC calling.
For office-to-office connectivity with a LAN and personal use with a
modem, the Internet PhoneJACK Desktop Internet Telephony card turns analog
telephones or PBX's into Internet telephones with hardware-based echo
cancellation, full duplex audio, and speakerphone capability.
About Equivalence Pty Ltd
The originator and maintainer of the OpenH323 Project, Equivalence is a
supplier of high quality software and network solutions that allow users to
harness the power of the Internet to send and receive voice and video with
increased ease, flexibility, and security. Equivalence products are available
for download from its web site at http://www.equival.com.au . For more information,
visit the company's Web site or email Equivalence at equival@equival.com.au.
About Ouicknet Technologies, Inc.
Quicknet Technologies, Inc. has been the leading innovator in Internet
Telephony since 1995. Quicknet Technologies, Inc. is a privately held company
based in San Francisco specializing in the design and manufacture of low
density Internet Telephony products for small businesses. Sold in over
170 countries around the world, Quicknet's products enable users to
effectively boost their Internet telephone call quality and ease of use.
Quicknet's products are available to resellers directly through Quicknet and
are available to end customers through dealers, distributors, and catalog
superstores.
For more information, please call Quicknet at 415-864-5225, send e-mail to
sales@quicknet.net, or visit Quicknet on the web at http://www.quicknet.net .
SOURCE Quicknet Technologies, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Cathleen Bleers of S&S Public Relations,
847-291-1616, or fax, 847-291-1758, or bleers@sspr.com, for
Quicknet Technologies, Inc.
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