Comments on: Intel Announces FXS Card. Eh? http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=intel-announces-fxs-card-eh An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alec http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-2403 Alec Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:45:04 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-2403 Great critique Aswath! If only... Great critique Aswath! If only…

]]> By: Aswath http://www.saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-2402 Aswath Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:52:43 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-2402 In my opinion the product is disappointing in more critical respects. First, on the positive side it supports wideband codec - it is not clear which one it is. I hope it is an open source one like Speex rather than one that requires a license. Other than that the product is full of missed opportunities: 1. They should have built an FXO port as well and made it into a PhoneGnome clone (one can do it without touching PG's rights). 2. Since the "ATA" resides in the PC, it is a simple matter to do click-to-dial, with the ATA performing a third-party call setup. Great for address book dialing and for web click-to-call. 3. They should have included DECT base station and driven the screen with enhanced call information. 4. There are many other features that exploits the big screen and a huge storage device that PC brings to the table. Then one would be compeled to use this product even though it requires a PC running all the time. Given all that, if it is a PCMCIA form factor, rather than PCI card, it will have much wider use, because people can use it with laptops. If only they will ask me... :-) In my opinion the product is disappointing in more critical respects. First, on the positive side it supports wideband codec – it is not clear which one it is. I hope it is an open source one like Speex rather than one that requires a license. Other than that the product is full of missed opportunities:
1. They should have built an FXO port as well and made it into a PhoneGnome clone (one can do it without touching PG's rights).
2. Since the "ATA" resides in the PC, it is a simple matter to do click-to-dial, with the ATA performing a third-party call setup. Great for address book dialing and for web click-to-call.
3. They should have included DECT base station and driven the screen with enhanced call information.
4. There are many other features that exploits the big screen and a huge storage device that PC brings to the table. Then one would be compeled to use this product even though it requires a PC running all the time.

Given all that, if it is a PCMCIA form factor, rather than PCI card, it will have much wider use, because people can use it with laptops.

If only they will ask me… :-)

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