广域网访问厂商Ascend Communications、Shiva、Adtran和Red Creek Communications公司推出了能够为用户提供更大带宽连接和更灵活性的语音与数据管理产品。 Ascend公司通过宣布与软件厂商eFusion公司合作扩展了其MultiVoice语音数据集中战略。eFusion公司将为Ascend公司最近发布的MultiVoice Gateway硬件提供其IP语音技术,MultiVoice中包含的第一个产品将是一种Internet呼叫等待应用程序,该应用程序可在屏幕上通知用户何时进入了一个呼叫,并提供关于如何处理该呼叫的选项(包括回答该呼叫、将之发送到语音邮件或者将该呼叫发送出去)。未来的应用程序将包含“推送交谈”功能,这种功能使用户能够通过点击Web页面上的按钮而将自己与一个服务代表 WAN access vendors Ascend Communications, Shiva, Adtran and Red Creek Communications have introduced voice and data management products that provide users with greater bandwidth connectivity and greater flexibility. Ascend expanded its MultiVoice voice data convergence strategy by announcing cooperation with software vendor eFusion. eFusion will provide its Voice over IP technology to Ascend’s recently announced MultiVoice Gateway hardware. The first product included in MultiVoice will be an Internet call waiting application that will notify the user when a screen has been entered. Call and provide options on how to handle the call (including answering the call, sending it to voicemail, or sending the call out). Future applications will include a “push chat” feature that enables users to associate themselves with a service by clicking on a button on a web page