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SymPhone Organizes and Takes Calls: Page 4 of 4

Vendor Info
SymPhone System, Starts at $3,750 for a 10-user system, Thirty-day trial versions of the system are available for free via site. TeleSym Inc. 425-467-9485 www.telesym.com

Finally, the quality meter and ready indicator are very useful in determining the levels of call quality and connectivity, respectively, to the Call Server. Although not currently provided, call history, redial and voicemail indicators would be among the more useful features, and TeleSym indicated that these offerings are scheduled in the next release.

We Want SymPhone

SymPhone has some great applications in enterprises, factories, warehouses and retailing environments where WLANs and PDAs are used to provide mobile applications. It's also a handy tool for organizations that have 3Com NBX 100 VoIP systems installed and wish to provide employees with same-number access both in the office and on the road--basically, anywhere they have WLAN access. The system offers excellent voice quality and very low latency, even under conditions of fairly high traffic contention.

Saurabh Bhasin is a research associate with the Center for Emerging Network Technologies at Syracuse, N.Y. He has extensive experience in open-source, systems administration and various wireless networking technologies. Send your comments on this article to him at [email protected].