{"id":4457,"date":"2018-03-14T14:35:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commetrex.com\/?page_id=4457"},"modified":"2020-01-14T12:35:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T12:35:42","slug":"outlook-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commetrex.com\/?page_id=4457","title":{"rendered":"The Outlook | March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579004845086{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Commetrex Has Moved<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last summer we moved across the street, and now our mail forwarding has expired. Our new address is<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/93579bcc001\/6b3c7125-5073-400e-9bd5-1cea1d016498.png?ver=1521029941000\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"79\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.116\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><strong>Commetrex Corporation\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1100 Northmeadow Pkwy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Suite 116<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roswell, GA 30076<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Main: 770-449-7775<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please update your records, especially if you\u2019re sending payments.\u00a0 But if you want a discount, you can contact the Director, Product Marketing at his home number and arrangements can be made.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578991890670{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page_bg&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>End-of-Life Announcement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/93579bcc001\/fe1403eb-c39a-4bcd-87e7-93d6a80dffdb.jpg?ver=1521031068000\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"93\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.117\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As of April 15, 2018, we will not accept orders for\u00a0MSP hardware.<\/p>\n<p>As of April 15, 2018, we are ending support<\/p>\n<p>for BladeWare release 2.4.14 or earlier.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions, please visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dev.commetrex.com\/tiki-6.10\/tiki-index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Commetrex Support &amp; Development Site<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579005133165{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page_bg&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Don\u2019t Throw FITS\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at BladeWare Fax Interop Test Suite (FITS).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, we developed and shipped\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commetrex.com\/products\/fax-portal-2\/t-38-fax-relay-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TerminatingT38<\/a>, the industry\u2019s first stack for FoIP termination with T.38 support. This meant that our lab was the only place that\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/93579bcc001\/f720c6ad-7de6-4175-9ad6-bf073dc1d28a.jpg?ver=1521033600000\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.120\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/>could easily send and receive instrumented T.38 faxes. There were gateway vendors that were adding T.38 support, but they had little to test against, except themselves. So, in February 2002 we opened the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commetrex.com\/products\/foip-interoperability-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.38 Interoperability Test Lab<\/a>\u00a0with TerminatingT38 as the reference endpoint.\u00a0 Take a look at the\u00a0OEMs that have taken advantage of the Lab!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Lab was available at no charge to any vendor with a fielded gateway. (We added the \u201cfielded\u201d qualification when some manufacturers simply used us to perform their integration and validation.) We developed a battery of 16 tests that proved to be effective in validating the critical T.38 test cases. You can see here: http:\/\/commetrex.com\/products\/t-38-interop-lab-test-results\/. It eventually became too much of a resource burden, so we had to discontinue it in 2004, but by then the industry had a running start on T.38.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Lab established our TerminatingT38 and the 16 tests as the industry benchmark, and we\u2019ve now added two related products: FaxTap NG and BladeWare FITS. FaxTap NG analyzes PCM, T.38, and SIP captures, as well as renders the image. (There is an OEM version being used by numerous lawful intercept OEMs.) BladeWare FITS allows you to duplicate the T.38 Interop Test Lab\u2019s tests yourself, any other test you can develop, as BladeWare is an open system, and do it on hundreds of channels at once. Some customers use it to load test their products and networks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want some cost-effective FoIP test tools? Give us a call, or <a href=\"http:\/\/commetrex.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to request an in-depth analysis of your needs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1578991890670{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page_bg&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>V.34 and FoIP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We developed V.34 10 years ago. First, it was licensed a la carte to OEMs. Then, we added it to our T.38 relay; then to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commetrex.com\/products\/bladeware-hmp-portal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BladeWare<\/a>, and, finally we added it to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.netgencommunications.com\/smart-ata-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NetGen\u2019s\u2122 Smart ATA\u00ae<\/a>, which included our Smart FoIP\u00ae. But why, some have asked, do we bother with V.34 for FoIP since the carriers and ITSPs don\u2019t (or rarely) support it?<\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s changing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve licensed T.38 version 3 with V.34 to a major tandem-gateway OEM, and it\u2019s being deployed. Moreover, some of our customers use the gateways in lieu of our MSP boards, which is one reason we have discontinued them.<\/p>\n<p>Questions? Give us a shout.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/commetrex.com\/sipfaxengine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" shape=\"rect\">Contact us<\/a>\u00a0now or call us at 770-449-7775.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1579005339849{padding-top: 70px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;background-color: #f6f6f6 !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;newsletter_inner_page_bg&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rev Up Your Platform With SIPfaxEngine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Commetrex, the industry leader in fax-technology innovation, including the patented Smart FoIP\u00ae, simplifies the addition of Fax over IP (FoIP) in your office products and telephony servers with SIPfaxEngine. Designed for the OEM of fax-enabled devices and servers, Commetrex invites you to take advantage of the benefits of the feature\/functionality only offered by SIPfaxEngine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seamless integration of call control and fax technologies<\/li>\n<li>Reduction of development costs<\/li>\n<li>Shortening of time-to-market<\/li>\n<li>Increased ROI<\/li>\n<li>Leverage the industry-leading fax technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SIPfaxEngine provides the industry\u2019s most-advanced core fax-technology bundle that OEMs need to simplify the addition of comprehensive FoIP support. It is a full-function SIP and fax-technology foundation for multi-function printers, media servers, fax terminals, or anything that needs to send and receive faxes in SIP networks. 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