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AVM at CeBIT 2003: New FRITZ! Version 3.04 7 New FRITZ! Features Provide Added Value and Lower Costs

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Internet Sharing with Traffic Shaping-Integrated Call
Forwarding-Three Times the Fax Speed-MMS Over ISDN
The new Version 3.04 of AVM's ISDN software
FRITZ! makes its debut at this year's CeBIT fair. The Berlin
communications specialist carries on its tradition of added value
through software upgrades. In the latest version, FRITZ!web shares
Internet access with all computers in the LAN, and optimizes the flow
of data through traffic shaping. Call forwarding, a capability for
which network operators often charge a monthly supplement, is now
incorporated in FRITZ!fon at no additional cost. Other new features
in FRITZ! 3.04 include three times faster fax communication in
FRITZ!fax, and MMS (the Multimedia Messaging Service) over ISDN.
FRITZ! Adds Value
Combining an ISDN-Controller with a full software package,
FRITZ!Card is an all-in-one solution for data communications. AVM
continually delivers new communication features and capabilities in
the form of software upgrades. Effective protection against
unauthorized dialing, fixed-line SMS, and color faxing are just a few
examples of new technologies that have been supplied free in FRITZ!
software upgrades. The FRITZ! 3.04 upgrade that premieres at CeBIT is
no exception, providing new areas of application for existing
FRITZ!Cards, both in stand-alone PCs and in the LAN.
FRITZ!web Now Offers Internet Sharing and Traffic Shaping
In small PC networks, the Internet connection managed by FRITZ!web
can now be shared with the other PCs in the LAN. This means that web
access for all networked PCs is just a few mouse-clicks away. For
those who want to build such a LAN without all the trouble of
cabling, the BlueFRITZ! products are the ideal hardware platform.
Also in this version, AVM introduces to ISDN the traffic shaping
technology that has recently proved advantageous in ADSL access. In
LAN use, for example, this means that web surfing is significantly
faster when downloads are taking place. Traffic shaping provides
optimum handling of the incoming and outgoing data streams, and of
different users' connections.
FRITZ!fon with Integrated Call Forwarding
The FRITZ!fon program has been expanded to include an integrated
call forwarding capability over the second B channel. FRITZ! thus
provides an ideal complement to conventional Call Deflection
(forwarding by the ISDN operator's central office), with simplified
operation. ISDN subscribers can use FRITZ!fon on a low-cost BRI ISDN
line, and still enjoy such features as an answering machine, fax
reception and call forwarding. And FRITZ!fon's intelligent call
forwarding is especially economical for connections between different
cellular operators' networks. For optimum savings, users can specify
their home number as a "best friend" number for the cellular
operator's special low rate. Then calls can be placed from the mobile
phone to a number in a different mobile network by dialing first the
home number, then the number of the actual destination. Because the
first leg of the call enjoys the low "best friend" rate, the complete
connection is often cheaper than a direct call from one mobile
network to the other.
Fax Up to Three Times Faster
Thanks to a combination of compression techniques, the new FRITZ!
version achieves up to three times the speed in fax transmission. In
normal black-and-white operation, the fax speed is significantly
increased by the lossless data compression technique JBIG. The JBIG
standard (ISO/IEC 11544) has been adopted internationally and is used
by many fax equipment manufacturers. As a special treat for all
FRITZ! users, both black and white and color documents can now be
faxed in "Fax64" mode, using ISDN's full native speed of 64 kbit/s.
To obtain this fax speed, the receiving end of the connection must
also be equipped with one of more than 11 million FRITZ!Cards in use
today.
MMS Over ISDN
Another FRITZ! first at the AVM stand is "MMS over ISDN". MMS, the
Multimedia Messaging Service, combines images, sound and text in a
single transmission. As for SMS messaging, FRITZ! dials an available
MMS service center over ISDN, which then forwards the multimedia
messages to compatible mobile phones. FRITZ!mms also polls the PC's
default e-mail account at regular intervals and automatically
forwards any pending messages according to user-defined rules.
JBIG: Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group, the international
standardization committee that has developed ISO/IEC 11544, the
lossless compression standard for black-and-white images.
For further information:
AVM Computersysteme Vertriebs GmbH
Alt-Moabit 95
10559 Berlin
Urban Bastert
Head of Pubilc Relations
Tel. +49-(0)30-39 97 62 14
E-mail  u.bastert@avm.de
Betina Albers
Press Officer
Tel. +49-(0)30-39 97 66 45
Fax +49-(0)30-39 97 66 40
E-mail  b.albers@avm.de

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