ECTF (the Enterprise Computer Telephony Forum) was formed in
1995 by telephony equipment and software suppliers to
improve the interoperability of various vendors’ CT solutions.
Until ECTF was formed, the
computer telephony
Computer telephony integration, also called computer–telephone integration or CTI, is a common name for any technology that allows interactions on a telephone and a computer to be coordinated. The term is predominantly used to describe desktop- ...
industry was an
alphabet soup of competing software and hardware platforms.
ECTF has sought to improve this situation, and to enhance
the “scalability” of CT standards so that telephony systems
serving the needs of small businesses as well as large, multinational
corporations can be built using the same technology.
[Michael Thomas Bayer, "Computer telephony demystified: putting CTI, media services, and IP", McGraw-Hill Professional, 2001, ]
It consists of many working groups on different areas (e.g. Speech Recognition, etc.).
Standards
*
H.100 — a standard published by the
CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is an American non-profit trade association that issues professional certifications for the information technology (IT) industry. It is considered one of the IT industry's top trade associa ...
ECTF for communication between
PCI
PCI may refer to:
Business and economics
* Payment card industry, businesses associated with debit, credit, and other payment cards
** Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, a set of security requirements for credit card processors
* Pro ...
cards in a computer telephony system.
References
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External links
ECTF Homepagearchived webpage
Telecommunications organizations