In June , Voice over Internet Protocol ( VoIP ) computer software developer Xten promised to work its eyeBeam software package to the Mac platform and today the companionship delivered . EyeBeamis a Session Initiation Protocol ( SIP ) lotion that enables user to commune with voice and telecasting over IP - based meshing . So - called “ softphone ” applications are gaining traction as an alternative to ceremonious Edwin Herbert Land - establish telephone product line , as users can send and receive Call like they can with a telephone anywhere they have Internet access , rather than requiring a dedicated chat service and often less expensively than with a landline or cell earphone .
Xten make the computer software available co - branded and secret labeled for cable operators , carriers and VoIP religious service provider . The fellowship says that it ’s already deployed 500,000 SIP softphone end point , as it celebrates its second anniversary . The software is being demonstrated at this calendar week ’s FallVON Conference & Expoat the Hynes Convention Center in Boston , Mass. , in booth 833 . Xten is using its presence at the show to also show off some new feature in eyeBeam include inst messaging , and “ presence cognizance ” using undefended touchstone like SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions ( SIMPLE ) . Earlier this class Xten released for Mac OS X a version of X - PRO , its audio - only softphone .
