Comparison characteristics

Date of commissioning

February, 2003

May, 2002

Number of simultaneous participants for one module

20, 30, 40, 50, 60

20, 30, 40, 50, 60

Max number of modules/participants

2 / 120

2 / 120

System capacity extension

At first you can install low capacity system (e.g. for 20 participants), later you can extend it by 10 to 60 participants step as required. In this case there is no need to buy and install hardware. You buy only activation code which will be sent via e-mail. Enter this code in system from your PC.

If you wish to extend the system by more than 60 participants you need to buy a second module.

identical

Connection to dial exchange

PRI (1-2 E1 per module, depending on the number of participants)

identical

Number of simultaneously managed conferences (for one module)

1-10 (with total number of participants up to 60)

identical

Automatic conference gathering according to preset time

Programming time of all conferences gathering (one time, daily, weekly, monthly)

identical

Conference gathering with independent entry of participants (Meet Me)

Upon entering the system via Meet Me a participant enters his unique pin-code. In this case his name is shown on the display immediately. Or he can enter the universal pin-code. Then he is displayed as “New 1”, “New 2”, etc. There is also an interactive voice menu.

identical

Management during conference

Connect / disconnect; simplex / duplex/ isolation; “ask permission to speak” (“ask permission to speak” — in simplex mode every participant can ask the narrator for permission to speak by pressing a key on his phone).

identical

Hot keys

Simplex / duplex / isolation

identical

Notification feature

Can be integrated (opportunity for independent recording) or external (connection of music source to dial exchange via two-wire trunk).

identical

Voting

Yes

No

Administration

From PC (server)

From PC (any)

Conference management

Every conference can be managed from client PC or from telephone (analog or digital)

All conferences can be managed from only one PC or one conference is managed from PC, the others are managed from telephones

Voice phrase system during conference gathering

At first greeting sounds twice (opportunity for independent recording), then music comes (the beginning of greeting is synchronized with participant connection)

Greeting sounds till it is switched off by the narrator (opportunity for independent recording, no synchronization)

Connection to PC

Server PC: COM, Modem, Tibbo, Client PC: local network

COM, Modem, Tibbo

Automatic redial in case of connection break

(permanent hold)

It is programmed for every conference individually

No

Time of conference gathering

Up to 1 minute

Up to 1 minute

Volume adjustment for every participant

For receive/transmission over the range of +4…-12 Db

identical

Addition of participants during the conference

Both from telephone and from PC

identical

Number of attempts to reach the subscriber

Programmable

5 attempts

Programming time of redial the participants

(if they were busy)

Programmable

30 seconds

Sound for isolated subscriber

Silence or music

Silence

Limitation of the participants number for every conference

Yes

No

Conference report

In a separate file (date, start and finish time, membership, etc.)

In log file

Programming of conference gathering

Variant 1:

The narrator activates the conference. Then he picks up the receiver and gathers the conference.

Variant 2.

The narrator activates the conference. Then he picks up the receiver and the conference is gathered automatically.

Variant 1:

The narrator activates the conference. Then he picks up the receiver and gathers the conference.

Subscriber connection/disconnection notification signals management

The signal is switched off completely; it activates only during connection/disconnection of subscriber.

No

Versions in foreign languages

English, Ukrainian and others

No