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An Internet paradigm approach to policy-based network management of legacy kit for VoIP services in Next Generation Networks
(Telkom, 2000)
With QoS available on IP-dominant NGNs, Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) is an effective mechanism for managing services as opposed to actual devices. IP is ubiquitous, and any NGN must contend with legacy devices ...
Fast tracking students from disadvantaged backgrounds into main stream Computer Science
(Computer Society of South Africa, 2000)
A computer-based training (CBT) system was used to teach Computer Literacy to full-time students at the University of
the Western Cape. This approach was successful in creating computer literate students as well as creating ...
Instant messaging on handhelds: an affective gesture approach
(SAICSIT in association with ACM, 2005)
Text communication can be perceived as lacking in chat spontaneity, or plastic, due to medium limitations during interaction. A form of text messaging, Instant Messaging (IM), is now on the uptake, even on mobile handhelds. ...
Automatic voice relay with open source Kiara
(Telkom, 2009)
One way for Deaf people to communicate with hearing people over the telephone is to use a voice relay. The service is often provided with a human relay operator that relays text into voice, and vice versa, on behalf of the ...
SoftBridge: an architecture for building IP-based bridges over the digital divide
(Telkom, 2002)
Users and computing equipment have varying capabilities that include the abilities to exchange text and audio, engage in high bandwidth communication, etc. As the technological options increase, e ective communication ...
Guaranteed delivery of semi-synchronous IP-based communication
(Telkom, 2004)
This research aims to find an empirical solution for guaranteeing the delivery of synchronous and asynchronous messages within a semi-synchronous IP-based communication domain. The communication infrastructure that is ...
Cell phone notification via bluetooth for Web 2.0 applications
(Telkom, 2009)
This paper discusses how an Instant Messaging application on a computer can use Bluetooth in order to provide vibration notification on a mobile phone. The initial motivation was to aid Deaf1 office workers to know when ...
Browser-based video communication for deaf people
(Telkom, 2009)
This paper describes work in progress to to provide browser-based sign language communication for deaf users. The paper introduces the communication requirements for a disadvantaged Deaf community in Cape Town, describes ...
Secure contactless smart card transactions on mobile devices
(Telkom, 2009)
This paper presents work in progress to explore the utility of Near Field Communication technology to secure mobile financial services. The objective is to evaluate the potential of this approach as an upcoming technology ...
SIP presence location service
(Telkom, 2005)
This paper presents an innovative use of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for the subscription and notification of geographic information in order to provide a privacy concerned location-based service. SIP is a signaling ...