Dialectic - A Versatile Telephony Tool for Mac

JNSoftware have released a new telephony program - Dialectic. It provides system-wide dialing of phone numbers using Bluetooth mobile phones, landlines, many VoIP services and more. It integrates with Apple's iCal and Address Book as well as many other contact management systems. There are even accessibility features such as voice-activated dialing.

This looks like something that could be a boon for those who have trouble using a telephone directly. I already use PhoneValet for telephony needs but I'll be trying out Dialectic as soon as I can.

Full press release follows:

New York, NY - JNSoftware is proud to announce the release of Dialectic, a versatile telephony tool for Macintosh. Dialectic provides system-wide dialing of phone numbers using Bluetooth mobile phones, landlines, many VoIP services and more. It integrates with leading contact management applications including Marketcircle Daylite, Microsoft Entourage, Now Contact, Palm Desktop, FileMaker Pro & other databases as well as Apple's iCal and Address Book.

In addition to dialing, Dialectic provides a global Address Book menu for quickly accessing - and acting on - all your contact data including email, instant messaging, postal addresses, URLs, notes, and phone numbers. Intuitively create new email messages, look up addresses on a map, copy data to the clipboard or insert it into your current document. It's fast and useful as well as fun and easy.

Key features:

• Mac OS 10.4 & 10.5 Leopard Compatibility
• Universal Binary
• AppleScript Automation and Extensibility
• Quick & Easy Integration With:
  • Address Book
  • Marketcircle Daylite
  • Microsoft Entourage
  • Now Contact
  • Palm Desktop
  • FileMaker Pro & Other Databases
  • Launchers such as Butler, LaunchBar, and Quicksilver
  • System-Wide Dialing via Contextual Menu or Services Menu
  • Voice Activated Dialing
  • Incoming Call Detection and Auto Redial on Busy
  • Call Timer, Log, Notepad, and While You Were Out Notes
  • System-Wide Quick Dial Numbers (Speed Dial)

  Supports Dialing With:
  

  • Bluetooth mobile phones
  • Landlines
  • Asterisk
  • BroadVoice
  • CallVantage
  • Cisco IP Phones
  • FRITZ!Box
  • Ovolab Phlink
  • Parliant PhoneValet
  • Speakeasy.net
  • ViaTalk
  • Vonage
  • VoIP Softphones: CounterPath softphones, Gizmo, iSoftPhone, JackenIAX, LoudHush, ohphoneX, Skype, WengoPhone, and More.

Website: Dialectic

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