New Intel Motherboard Wakes Up Tech Industry
Date : 14 Aug 2008 Category : Technology
NewsFactor NetworkDubbed Remote Wake, the technology does what it says -- it enables the home PC to "wake up" for incoming VoIP calls as well as remote-media access to photos, videos and music over the Internet.
"Businesses are increasingly utilizing VoIP," said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT Research. "If you are using an application like Skype, the Intel motherboard technology will allow your PC to be alerted to phone calls coming in, to essentially wake up and create some sort of digital ringtone to alert the owner a call is coming in or to fall over to voice-mail mode."
Waking Up Service Providers
JAJAH on Thursday unveiled a telephony application to utilize Intel's Remote Wake technology. With JAJAH's telephony support, the computer has direct access to JAJAH's IP-telephony network, enabling the PC to both make and receive low-cost phone calls.
"When the computer was first built, its inventors did not have telephony in mind, nor was it even on the horizon. As communications becomes more ubiquitous, JAJAH will continue to collaborate with Intel to improve how telecommunications software and hardware platforms can evolve to continue our leadership in the IP telephony market," said Trevor Healy, JAJAH CEO.
Pando Networks, a provider of commercial P2P content-delivery services, also announced a content-delivery service to make use of Intel's Remote Wake technology. The company said the combination of Pando Networks' content-delivery services and Intel's Remote Wake technology will offer content providers and consumers more choice in how they can access, purchase, and download digital media content to a home PC, even when they're not at home.
"The home computer is increasingly a media-delivery and playback device. We are very proud...