Wednesday, May 10, 2006
SIPs - They're Not Just For Text Entry Anymore!
Posted by Jon Westfall in "SOFTWARE" @ 01:00 PM
"May 10, 2006, Pangean Technologies, experts in instant communications for the enterprise market, today unveiled plans to launch Y-Talk, Pangean’s VoIP mobility solution for internal instant communications. It is expected to be officially released at the end of June 2006. Y-Talk is a SIP-based software application that transforms any PDA device running Microsoft Windows Mobile™ 5.0 or Microsoft Windows Mobile™ 2003 into a “Walkie-Talkie” like device using Push to Talk. Enterprises with the need for a ubiquitous solution that increases employee mobility can use Y-Talk for instant communications “on the go”."
While this software isn't out yet, and most likely won't be available until the end of June, it does raise an interesting point: Why have we limited the SIP (Software Input Panel, where the keyboard pops up) to just it's intended purpose? When I saw this, I realized that this sort of technology would be perfect for a SIP - a panel that could be brought up in most any application, display the appropriate buttons or values, and be minimized easily. What other uses could we design software to utilize the SIP area for? And why have manufacturers, an enterprising and intuitive bunch, stayed away from extending the SIP until now?
While this software isn't out yet, and most likely won't be available until the end of June, it does raise an interesting point: Why have we limited the SIP (Software Input Panel, where the keyboard pops up) to just it's intended purpose? When I saw this, I realized that this sort of technology would be perfect for a SIP - a panel that could be brought up in most any application, display the appropriate buttons or values, and be minimized easily. What other uses could we design software to utilize the SIP area for? And why have manufacturers, an enterprising and intuitive bunch, stayed away from extending the SIP until now?
