Speaking of smart networks and hosted services, Sylantro Systems announced the Synapps Server, a web services API platform that promises to speed the development of web-based applications served over VoIP networks. Shirish Andhare, Sylantro's director of product management, told a press breakfast at VON that carriers and service providers "are beginning to focus on the user experience," making applications and their interfaces increasingly important. One early client is fixed-mobile convergence vendor FirstHand Technologies, which says it will use the Synapps server to allow fixed-line carriers to extend call presence to mobile devices. Other proposed uses are developing web-based click-to-call services or hosted VoIP integration with CRM or software as a service--features usually reserved for mid-to-large enterprises, company officials said. Sylantro was a 2005 Fierce 15 [1] company
For more information about Synapps server:
- read this press release [2] from Sylantro
Related Article:
Sylantro raises $11M. Report [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercevoip.com/resources/fierce_15/2005
[2] http://www.fiercevoip.com/node/1408
[3] http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/sylantro-raises-11m/2006-04-25