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To: Ray Burke who wrote (34854)	6/15/1998 12:58:00 AM
From: Brett S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

Ray, Thanks for checking my new web page. It's up and running now with a FTEL Link! home.att.net

To: Ray Burke who wrote (34854)	6/15/1998 9:36:00 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

Ray, Thanks for that jewel. That's probably the best and most concise rendering of SS7 that I've seen on the 'net. Thank you, and of course, thanks to Ken Perrson. As everyone can clearly see, this is not child's play, although object code is now making it more manageable to decipher, and to ultimately utilize and design functionality around for real live applications. A copy of this post belongs over in the VoIP thread, which I'll drag and drop with credits, now. Thanks again. Frank C.

To: Ray Burke who wrote (34854)	6/16/1998 8:18:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41046

Ray: With Franklin working on their insertion of SS7, SUN is JAINing to get in to> New Telephony Players An emerging generation of applications for telecommunications networks could dramatically expand the types, and quality, of service that communications providers can offer customers. And two relative outsiders to the telecom industry--Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc.--are maneuvering to play an important role in the evolution of these advanced services. At Supercomm '98 here last week, both companies, along with a handful of partners supporting their respective frameworks, introduced new telephony initiatives. In each case, the goal is to connect the Internet with traditional phone networks and create advanced data and voice services. Both companies have a long way to go before customers will see the fruits of these efforts. But the potential for each is great. With its JAIN (Java Advanced Intelligent Network) initiative, Sun hopes to leverage the portability of its Java language to create cross-platform and cross-network telecom services. The Palo Alto, Calif., company is developing a set of JavaBeans to help providers of telecommunications service and equipment build applications that integrate intelligent network and Internet technologies. JAIN will provide a common interface layer for SS7 (Signaling System 7), which enables intelligent voice functions such as call forwarding and caller ID. But while SS7 is an international standard, protocol stacks and applications based on it are not compatible; Java would add a layer allowing them to interoperate. "JAIN is great," said Robert Rich, senior vice president of telecommunications research at The Yankee Group Inc., in Boston. "It's not something that's going to happen tomorrow, but what's interesting is the portability beyond the classic network." Three developers of SS7 protocol stacks--ADC NewNet, of Shelton, Conn.; DGM&S Telecom, of Mount Laurel, N.J.; and Ericsson InfoTech, of Stockholm, Sweden--announced support for JAIN at the show. The 1.0 release of JAIN is due by the end of the summer, with the first products based on the technology expected by the end of the year, said Paul Tempest-Mitchell, Sun's manager of systems engineering. Sun is also likely to gain a JAIN ally in Lucent Technologies Inc. Last week, the two companies announced an alliance to offer packaged products and services for Internet service and other network providers. While Sun has courted Lucent, Microsoft has sidled up to Northern Telecom Ltd. The network equipment provider last week endorsed Windows NT Server as the platform for a new series of Internet telephony applications. Microsoft is lining up partners for other telephony initiatives as well. The Redmond, Wash., company's new Active OSS (Operations Support System) framework enables companies to extend or build new OSSes, which carriers use for applications such as customer service, billing and network operations. Active OSS largely uses existing Microsoft technology, primarily Component Object Model. Deloitte & Touche LLC is working with Microsoft on OSS technology and last week announced its OSS Transformation framework for adding self-service functions to OSSes. A key part of the Marietta, Ga., company's framework is a browser-based interface that will enable users to perform, via the Internet, customer service and other functions that currently must be managed over the phone.