VoIP-enabled boards now available from PIKA Technologies



Release 6.2 gives application developers the option to design next generation applications with voice, fax and VoIP capabilities



Ottawa, Canada -/June 17, 2004 Wi-Fi Technology News/- PIKA Technologies is proud to announce that PIKA MonteCarlo Software Developer Kit, Release 6.2, is now available to application developers. This software enhancement delivers VoIP functionality to PIKA Technologies? range of innovative analog and digital computer plug-in boards. Release 6.2 gives application developers the option to design next generation applications with voice, fax and VoIP capabilities.

Using computer plug-in boards from PIKA Technologies and PIKA MonteCarlo SDK 6.2, application developers can easily and cost effectively incorporate converged messaging functionality into new or existing applications. Release 6.2 includes a single low-level, flexible application programming interface (PIKA API) that works across all PIKA boards.


The PIKA API gives developers the flexibility to allocate any type of resource to any internal or external port, the power to stream media anywhere in the system, and the granularity to have the card do exactly what is required. Developers can program each digital signal processing (DSP) port to perform multiple simultaneous tasks, thereby significantly improving system flexibility and growth potential. This results in the development of products with more intelligent voice, fax and VoIP features.


?PIKA Technologies has been a vendor to ICG for almost a decade. We have utilized several models of PIKA devices and technologies in our communications platforms over the past years. Currently, we use PIKA Daytona MM PCI analog cards in the communications systems we manufacture for general aviation aircraft and cruise ship applications,? explains Armin Jabs, President, ICG. ?Being a beta testing customer, permitted ICG to get a head start with implementation of VoIP services in our existing solutions. The technical support we received from PIKA Technologies? Customer Care team throughout the beta program was exceptional. And the addition of VoIP functionality to our solutions ensures we continue to deliver advanced services to mobile customers.?


?We invest heavily in our technology offerings,? said David Clarke, Head of Customer Care, PIKA Technologies. ?Our R&D is dedicated to delivering the innovative features and functionality application developers need to stay competitive. And our Customer Care team is focused on ensuring the success of every application developer who makes the decision to design their solution with PIKA boards and software.?


David Clarke heads up PIKA Technologies? Customer Care team and has more than 10 years of experience in the industry. David will be speaking at the VoIP Developer Conference in San Jose, CA. The topic, ?How do you load test this stuff,? will deal with measuring VoIP quality and network performance. The 45-minute session is August 3 at 1:30.

Additional enhancements that are delivered in PIKA MonteCarlo 6.2 include:


New DSP features:
? VoIP
? Dial pulse detection


New digital features:
? Clear channel (for external signaling stack compatibility)
? ISDN hold and retrieve (1B channel transfer)
? CAS R1
? New CAS modifiable country state machines


New configuration, logging and diagnostics features:
? Dynamically change the following T1/E1 interface parameters without stopping the application: framing, encoding, line build out, and protocol end for T1 and E1 line interfaces


? Logging:
o Improved log file parameter control (size, wrap, and more)
o Layer 1 monitoring
o System diagnostic information enhancements
o Improved API parameter expansion


Operating systems supported:
? Windows 2000/XP/2003
? Red Hat 7.3
? SuSE 9.0


Details of Release 6.2 enhancements are available at
http://www.pikatechnologies.com/products/sdk.htm


Join David Clarke for a 45-minute technical webinar on June 29. The webinar is geared to developers who are unfamiliar with our API.


Register at http://www.pikatechnologies.com/


PIKA MonteCarlo SDK, Release 6.2, is now available. Operating systems supported include Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003, Red Hat 7.3 and SuSE 9.0 distributions of Linux. Existing 6.1-based applications will run on 6.2 with a recompile only. Technical support is available if needed ? fast, free and live. For more information, call +1-613-591-1555.


About PIKA Technologies
PIKA Technologies designs and manufactures computer plug in voice cards and software that connect computer systems to both TDM- and IP-based networks to provide advanced voice services. For more than 16 years PIKA Technologies has been serving companies around the world that require voice cards to design sophisticated phone services for recording systems, voice services applications, and PC-PBX systems. The company has built a reputation for delivering innovative products and exceptional technical support by working closely with its customers. Headquartered in Ottawa, ON, Canada, the company has ranked in The Branham300, an authoritative ranking of successful Canadian high tech firms, for three consecutive years. Visit http://www.pikatechnologies.com or call +1-613-591-1555 for more information.