| Cygnion's CyberGenie is a 2 line 10 handset 20 user 2.4 GHz digital cordless phone that connected to a PC turns into a virtual phone system with auto-attendant unified messaging message notification remote access and much more. It's ideal for small offices and home offices providing the flexibility and messaging capabilities found in more expensive business phone systems. |
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Who do you want to call? |
| When the PC is on CyberGenie shines. A special button on the handset initiates communication with the PC. CyberGenie begins by saying Who would you like to call?. By saying the name of a CyberGenie user or a name in the phone book (tagged for speech recognition) CyberGenie will dial. You can specify Betsy at home or Betsy at work if there is more than one number. Or CyberGenie will read a list of possible numbers before dialing. The user chooses the correct number by saying No or Yes. The phone book can be edited only on the PC. |
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Genie can you hear me? |
| Making calls isn't the only thing that CyberGenie does via speech recognition. You can talk your way through the user accounts so you can set greetings forward or listen to messages. Voice and e-mail messages can be listened to and managed.
In addition to having your messages routed to the correct mailbox you can be notified of new messages. CyberGenie will call the designated notification number and tell you a message is waiting. And because CyberGenie is making the notification call you can listen to the new message make a new call by dialing by name (speech recognition) or review other messages much like you can do from the handset. |
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Did I say CyberGenie allows users to listen to e-mail? |
| It sure does but that's not all! One of CyberGenie's most intriguing features was its ability to integrate with MAPI. Once MAPI is configured e-mail messages downloaded via the MAPI spooler can be distributed to CyberGenie mailboxes. Each user (20 maximum) can have a personal mailbox for voice fax and e-mail messages. There can be a system mailbox that can act as an auto-attendant (to distribute calls to extensions). Faxes received on the PC can also be routed appropriately. This is the definition of unified messaging. |
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Setup installation and configuration |
| The CyberGenie starter kit comes with a base station a cordless handset and charger a set of user guides and software (on a single CD). If you're into style you'll like CyberGenie. It has a curvaceous design similar to the new generation of Ericsson cell phones (Cygnion spun off from Ericsson in Dec. '99). The base station is equally sleek and connects to a PC via USB cable. Removable warning labels and clear instructions make setup and installation a breeze (less than 20 minutes). |
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Overall Summary: |
| CyberGenie is a 2 line/10 handset/20 user PC-based 2.4 GHz digital cordless phone system. While the handset can make and receive calls without the PC it is the PC that gives CyberGenie all the power. CyberGenie has a speech interface. It offers unified messaging and can read e-mail messages and fax headers notify you of new messages and allow for remote telephone-based access to your accounts (settings voice mail e-mail faxes and voice dialing). Up to 20 users can be set up each with a mailbox. And there is a system mailbox that can act as an auto-attendant depending on how the 2 lines are set up. You can either direct incoming calls to the user or to an auto-attendant. |
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System Requirements: |
| CPU - 233MHz 300MHz Recommended. 64MB of memory Connection type - USB (Universal Serial Bus). Operating system - Microsoft Windows 98 or higher. CD-ROM Drive required for installation. 60MB hard drive space required for installation. We recommend having 140MB hard drive space available. Mouse. |
