Cisco Developer Contest Finalists: Team CampUser
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In June, Cisco announced the ten finalists in its "Think Inside the Box" developer competition. The global contest centered on the "network as a platform" philosophy, and asked applicants to develop applications using Cisco's Linux-based AXP (Application Extension Platform), a module on its ISR (Integrated Services Routers).
The contest drew nearly 900 hopeful development teams from 75 countries. After many long hours of deliberation, the 110 qualifying teams were whittled down to 10 finalists.
OStatic has been fortunate enough to talk to a few of these finalist teams -- including Toshiyuki Sakata, from Team CampUser. CampUser, based in Brazil, developed its Locker for IP Telephony application to help network administrators maximize their organization's operational efficiency and billing policy administration through call authorization profiles and call management processing.
OStatic: According to the brief summary on Cisco's site, you have extensive experience in IP telephony solutions. What drew you to those types of projects in particular?
Sakata: I started working with IP telephony solutions in mid-2002 when the first call manager systems appeared in Brazil. I was invited by the Cisco Partners to develop applications to demonstrate the potential of XML services.
OStatic:The Cisco Dev Contest asked participants to create projects using the AXP platform, implementing any necessary features of the platform, open source libraries -- and ultimately produce an application that's extensible, documented -- and useful. There are a lot of potential projects in the realm of IP telephony that would be good candidates. How did you ultimately decide on proceeding with the Locker for IP Telephony project?
Sakata: The Locker is a telephony functionality required in most companies in Brazil. We already have developed the Locker for Cisco Communication Manager full versions running in Linux servers. Now with the AXP module, the implementation of the Locker will be facilitated without the need of servers and reducing the cost of the projects.
OStatic: What feature/function of your application are people most enthusiastic about when you explain the application?
Sakata: The ability to lock the phone is a feature that stands out. The people feel comfortable in being able to control phone call access.
OStatic: Has work on the Locker for IP Telephony inspired you to innovate in new ways/previously unimagined directions? How do you think that the IP telephony application landscape is changing, and how do you see CampUser shaping that landscape?
Sakata: I think that the Locker for IP Telephony can bring new opportunities for other IP telephony applications. We can say that the Locker for IP Telephony is a essential application and is a way to show the powerful resources of XML services. We can see that the number of call managers is growing, mainly in Brazil, and the necessity of applications are emerging. Campuser is one of the few companies in Brazil to develop applications for Cisco Communication Manager and has received many contacts from Cisco partners to provide solutions and I see that the opportunities will grow up according the new installations of Cisco Communication Managers.
We here at OStatic would like to thank Mr. Sakata for taking the time to tell us a bit more about his submission to the Cisco Developer Contest, and wish Team CampUser the best of luck. The Cisco Developer Contest winners will be announced in early October.
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