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        Serverless, peer-to-peer VoIP telephony debuts

        Doug | Date: Jun 23, 2004 | Comments: 1



        Popular Telephony recently unveiled its technology concept for serverless and switchless telecommunications, which the company heralds as a "ground-breaking, patent-pending core technology for the implementation of peer-to-peer, server-free telecommunications systems." Peerio is described as a highly portable, operating system independent middleware for embedded devices that seamlessly integrates into...


        VoIP ICs, IP phones, and other telephony-enabled systems and modules, and is said to be capable of being ported to any IP telephony device.

        The company says Peerio addresses the scalability, security, redundancy, and other system issues that are required in both enterprise and global telephony network implementations, while supporting all standard and advanced telephony features. Additionally, it is "protocol-agnostic," enabling switchless and serverless communications for VoIP systems and devices running on SIP, H.323 and all other standard or proprietary protocols.

        Popular Telephony says that it plans to license Peerio on a non-exclusive basis, and that it has recently concluded its first such deal, whereby ADTech, a Belgian provider of smart-card based VoIP solutions, will incorporate Peerio into the ADTech SI160 IP phone.

        Late last month Popular Telephony announced a beta release of Peerio444, a free PC-based version of the product, together with an open source application and proprietary Peerio444 core library for developing enhanced peer-to-peer applications. However, downloads do not appear to be available at the present time without special arrangements with the company. According to the Peerio website, the "current version of the program is available as [a] preview release only, for a limited number of users. Further 'window of opportunity' for additional 900 downloads will be open within a week or so."



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