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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1418)	10/1/1998 9:41:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3178

OT>Rhythms squeezes more voice onto DSL lines By Tim Greene Network World Fusion, 10/1/98 Englewood, Colo. - Rhythms NetConnections is introducing a new service that extends the power of the corporate PBX to remote and home offices while delivering a high-bandwidth data connection over the same phone line. The service, called PBXpress, is based on digital subscriber line (DSL) technology that adds a broadband data pipe to a regular phone line. The regular voice channel is adapted to act as a PBX extension supporting functions that include call forwarding, call waiting, voice mail and four-digit dialing. The DSL data stream can be used simultaneously to connect the remote user to the corporate data network or the Internet, Rhythms said at ComNet San Francisco. Similar PBX extension is possible over dialup ISDN lines, but ISDN bandwidth tops out at 128K bit/sec and in many places ISDN is billed by usage. Heavy ISDN users can run up monthly bills of $300 or more. By contrast, DSL can support up to 8M bit/sec downloads and is generally billed at a flat monthly rate. The drawback of DSL is that it is unavailable in most locations. Rhythms currently offers service only in California, although it has plans to expand nationwide. Rhythms says PBXpress can be supported by Lucent PBXs today, and interoperability with Nortel PBXs is scheduled for Nov. 1. The service can be set up with little or no programming changes or hardware changes to the PBXs, Rhythms says.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1418)	10/2/1998 7:27:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Respond to of 3178

Digital PBX Integration Technology Puts the Power of the Telephone Inside the PC for New Compaq Product "I have heard there are a few VoIP companies that refuse to implement any of their products into desktop applications, IMHO, that's a serious mistake". October 2, 1998 BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- A new product recently introduced by Compaq Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: CPQ) uses digital PBX integration technology provided by Voice Technologies Group, Inc. (VTG), vtg.com, to put the power of the business telephone inside the desktop PC. VTG engineered and developed the computer telephony platform device that allows desktop PC users to connect the Compaq product, the Microcom 705 Corporate Communicator, to their desktop phone, transforming PCs into a central database for both voice and data communications. This platform device allows users to control their phone with their PC. Using VTG's integration technology, the Compaq product is able to provide a range of call control features, including call dial, call answer, call transfer, call conference, caller ID, and access to company voice mail. The product can also be integrated to Personal Information Manager (PIM) applications, allowing users to dial directly from their PIM address book. The technology provided by VTG permits digital access to the telephone system with a single digital connection which reduces installation and maintenance costs. Compaq's Microcom 705 Corporate Communicator connects to a wide range of telephone systems, including Nortel, Lucent Technologies, and Siemens. "This is breakthrough communications technology that provides increased functionality and flexibility to millions of PC users and exciting new capabilities to the desktop," said Bob Fritzinger, executive vice president of VTG. "We call the 705 Corporate Communicator an enterprise modem. The other side is that it is a personal desktop computer telephony application," said Chuck Hudson, director of Compaq's client access business unit. "The kinds of things that you'd do in a call center, we're trying to offer to the mainstream end user." Voice Technologies Group, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York. The company is a recognized leader in Computer Telephony technologies such as intelligent digital PBX integration. The company develops and supplies high-performance, leading-edge products and solutions which contribute to the evolution of PBX technology, computer telephony applications, voice processing components, and the methods used to distribute and support integrated solutions. For more information, contact Voice Technologies Group, Inc., 2350 North Forest Road, Buffalo, NY 14068-1296, 716-689-6700, email to info@vtg.com, or visit vtg.com.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1418)	10/2/1998 8:10:00 AM
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OT> "I challenge anyone to do a 100-mile sprint with a piano on your back," Charters said. "That's what the FCC is." Digital upstarts blame telcos for telecom holdups. By Sandra Gittlen Network World Fusion, 10/1/98 San Francisco - Thank goodness there was no mud. Otherwise participants in today's ComNet '98 session "Digital warriors want the Baby Bells' blood" would have been wrestling in it. "The digital warriors have gotten the blood of the Baby Bells," said Bert Halprin, chairman of YourTel, Inc. in McLean, Va. "But they've turned into junky beggars ... and are asking for special treatment." Halprin was one of six panelists lambasting each other for today's telecom holdups. Cable proponent Milo Medin, chief technology officer at @Home Network in Redwood City, Calif., slammed the regional Bell operating companies for getting bogged down in regulatory and standards debates. He said the new entrants into the market such as competitive local exchange carriers and cable companies have a Silicon Valley mindset that avoids slowdowns and sparks quick turnaround times. U.S. West executive John Charters tried to tout his company's quick time to market with DSL services, but was promptly shot down. "Our installers would get big hugs from customers," said Charters, senior vice president of Internet Services and Application Development at the Denver-based company. "It's taken customers six weeks to get DSL service, that's why you're getting hugs," Medin said. Qwest President Lewis Wilks backed Medin up, adding the only thing flawless in U.S. West's service was its billing. "We went to market with a product that was early," Charters said. "We were the first RBOC to aggressively deploy DSL; we didn't wait for standards." But Medin said there are ways around the beleaguered standards process. He said when the cable industry needed a standard and the IEEE was taking too long, the cable companies got together and created the data over cable standard. BellSouth Vice President Bill Smith said it is not only the standards process that constrains the RBOCs - there's also the Federal Communications Commission. "I challenge anyone to do a 100-mile sprint with a piano on your back," Charters said. "That's what the FCC is." Medin contended that regulatory oversight is necessary because the telcos would do "unconscionable things." He added that at some point, when competition is greater, the marketplace will be able to monitor the industry. The telcos refuted charges that new services will ruin their existing services. "We'll deploy new services even if they cannibalize other services," Smith said. "Just because ADSL is available doesn't mean that people are going to ditch their T-1s."