Intel and JaJah provide remote access VoIP calls

Intel has partnered with Jajah to enable VoIP calls on PCs in sleep mode using Intel's Remote Wake technology.

Remote Wake is a new feature incorporated into Intel's latest motherboard and expected to appear in newly shipping desktop computers over the next few weeks. The technology allows applications and users to remotely "wake up" a computer in an energy-conserving sleep state, so a PC could be powered down and wake up to accept an inbound VoIP call.  Any USB-enabled/connected handset could receive VoIP calls while a PC is in sleep mode.

Jajah, funded by Intel Capital, is supplying an initial VoIP software stack; it will be incorporated into certain PCs so users don't have to download software to make VoIP calls.  However, Intel points out that Remote Wake is open and there's a SDK that can be tapped into by other VoIP developers.

A variety of applications are being written to tap into Remote Wake. Other announced applications tapping into it include online content services for downloading music, voice, and video during off-peak hours.  Remote backup and security updates are also potential uses.

For more:
- News.com blogs on Sleep Mode VoIP [1]

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