The Java Telephony API is being designed for scalability from hand-held phones to desktop computers to large servers. Sun has placed the Java Telephony API proposed specification on its JavaSoft Web site and is seeking public comment until October 30, at which time it will be submitted to the Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum, a telephony standards group. WinSock 2 Week, a 5-day conference and interoperability test ground for software application developers and network solution providers, will be held October 28 to November 1 in Campbell, California. Stardust Technologies, which is hosting the event, expects to see networked multimedia applications written to Winsock 2 begin shipping during the next two quarters.
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Bull will provide systems integration for the overall project. Financial terms were not disclosed. The AMC-1 device is intended for applications where two ATM devices with dissimilar fiber or copper interfaces need to be connected. It has two slots for interchangeable interface modules. The company already operates Internet exchange facilities in Washington, D.C. and San Jose, California, as well as smaller Internet exchanges in other US and European cities.