Skill Sets & Experience

PALM possesses a unique combination of skills in voice processing, communications, and networking. Our areas of expertise are summarized below with more detailed project descriptions available by request.

• Design and development of IP telephony applications
• Development of Telco grade, high availability systems using Windows, Linux, and Solaris
• Advanced voice centric application development using Nuance, Loquendo and Scansoft
• Multi-media processing, e.g. voice, data, fax, MIME messages
• Interfaces to paging systems and most voice message vendor's platforms
• Application of speaker verification algorithms
• CTI System Development using all of the major CTI cards: Dialogic, NMS Communications, Brooktrout, SS8, as well as specialized cards
• Product development using Dialogic native interface, CT Media and Global Call
• Development using SS7 cards from NMS Communications, Brooktout and SS8
• Design and development of voice portals and Location Based Systems

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Development of Network and Systems Management Applications

• Implementation of self-provisioning systems for cable modems, IMAP4 and xDSL links
• Development of SNMP Agents and Java based SNMP Management applications
• Development of pro active management agents using Expert Systems
• Design of management applications for xDSL, ATM and wireless networks
• Development and design of communications protocols and custom MIBs
• Design of communication network topology, capacity planning and architecture
• Design and implementation of NOCs (network operations centers), Operational Support Systems (OSS) and Telecommunication Network Management (TNM) support systems

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Design and Implementation of Communications Protocols

• Implementation of complex communications protocols such as SS7, ISUP, TCAP, WIN, CAMEL and SIP signaling
• Implementation of advanced management frameworks using Expert Systems, Java, XML/HTTP and other new technologies
• Multi-cast protocols, secure network communications
• Custom high-level protocols for PIN updates, SS7-IP, distributed communications and management

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Cellular Telephone Networking

• Location based services, including SUPL
• Voice portals
• Handset Applications using J2ME, Symbian and BREW
• Custom Java MIDLET development for the Java MIDP environment
• OTA provisioning
• Handset and server side wireless product development
• Java Kilobyte Virtual Machine (KVM) development for embedded RTOS
• IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) infrastructure
• Data collection and monitoring for cellular telephone fraud detection
• GPRS network elements
• Network monitoring including Abis, A, MAP and GPRS interfaces

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Embedded Systems Design and Development

• Wireless communications, cable modems and special purpose VOIP boards
• VxWorks implementations
• Implementation of Real-Time Linux gateways
• BREW, zRex, Symbian and other cellular RTOS development
• DMSS development

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Platform Core Competencies

• Windows 2003/2K/XP
• Unix SVR4
• Linux RedHat/ES 3.0/SuSE
• Rex/zRex
• Symbian

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