New Solutions for Business

HOOT AND HOLLER OVERVIEW

NO LEASED LINES NEEDED

A hoot network is a special form of multi-user conference

Older hoot systems rely on leased circuit-switched voice lines.

that is always available. Hoot networks are extensively used

These lines are fault-prone, limiting, and hugely expensive.

by financial and brokerage companies for stock and futures

Large financial institutions may spend millions of dollars a

trading and morning reports, and are also employed by

year on carrier fees alone. WAVE uses VoIP over your data

manufacturers, government agencies, news teams, and

network, saving significant recurring costs, while improving

weather bureaus. Many of these systems have evolved into

reliability and audio quality. And WAVE does not require

sophisticated networks that link hundreds of users around

specialized equipment at each desktop, or expensive back-

the world.

office hoot gear.

Traditional hoot networks come with complex problems. Many

WAVE CONNECTS ANY DEVICE, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME

expensive circuit-switched lines are required. Recording is

WAVE's secure network operation lets remote offices and

challenging. Compliance reporting is makeshift. Remote users

mobile workers join the hoot network, using any connected

can't access their hoots. Disaster recovery is exceedingly

device. PCs, landline and IP phones, mobile phones, and

difficult and expensive. Proprietary systems are a headache

connected PDAs are all supported. WAVE runs securely

to expand. And every time a user moves to a new desk, you

over a VPN, and integrates with existing systems from

need to dispatch a technician to rewire their station.

Cisco, Avaya, BT Syntegra, and IPC. The WAVE Desktop

Communicator runs in a web browser from any connected

INTRODUCING WAVE FOR HOOT AND HOLLER

location on your network, and provides user status, secure

WAVE for Hoot and HollerTM is a software application from

text messaging, visibility on all your channels, instant replay,

Twisted Pair Solutions that lets financial services workers

and much more.

access their hoots from PCs, phones, and PDAs, from

anywhere on the network. WAVE uses Voice over IP (VoIP)

COMPLIANCE REPORTING MADE SIMPLE

on your data network to create flexible hoot systems, without

Modern financial institutions in all countries must maintain

the problems associated with traditional solutions. WAVE

meticulous transaction records. WAVE's built-in reporting

hoot networks are extendable, affordable, survivable, and

capabilities let you attain compliance standards without a lot of

equipped with features to make your business a success.

hassle. You can report on call traffic, recordings, connections,

user and access rights, and many other attributes. And WAVE

lets supervisors monitor hoot traffic, investigate incidents, and

locate recordings in real time.

BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND DISASTER RECOVERY

WAVE for Hoot and Holler was designed to meet the

survivability and security requirements of modern financial

institutions. Failover and headless peer-to-peer operations

help keep your hoot network running. In a crisis, WAVE's

modest hardware requirements and flexible connections

let the entire hoot network migrate to a remote facility.

Traders can stay connected, even when working from

home. And WAVE can perform emergency notification alerts,

delivering simultaneous messages over phone and network

connections.