ansitel TAPI und CTI Client vs TAPIMaster

ansitel TAPI und CTI Client connects a computer and telephone so users can handle calls and customer information from a desktop. It supports answering, click-to-dial, conference calls, hold, call swapping, forwarding, call history, presence status, and hotkeys. During calls, users can open, manage, and edit customer records. Listed TAPI application options include Outlook, CRM systems such as Lotus Notes, ERP systems, and LDAP phone books. The client can send and receive faxes through a PC. The maker says its CTI functions support phones and VoIP systems with a TAPI interface; a driver connects TAPI programs to ansitel VoIP systems under Windows. For enterprise CTI applications, ansitel offers a CTI server and an API for incoming and outgoing calls, including caller numbers across multiple devices. The software is for Windows and on-premises deployment. It is paid, with pricing on request, and a downloadable demo is available; the installation guide says it can be tested for 30 days. The company was founded in Berlin in 2006 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

TAPIMaster integrates telephony functions into company software through client-side or server-side interfaces. Its client/server product controls workplace phones connected to a central telephone system. A plugin can enable calls from employees’ programs and show notifications for incoming calls; interfaces may also support controls such as call forwarding and call pickup. Client interfaces place telephony functions in a program’s user interface, while server interfaces provide a central integration point. For web applications, the provider directs users to the TAPIMaster Server IP interface.

Tools include a line monitor for testing TAPI drivers and a TSP Emulator that installs a virtual telephone system on a PC. An executable TAPI driver can start programs or HTTP(S) calls through TAPI MakeCall, and TMConnect adds a Third Party TAPI interface to a phone system. The free small-business client/server plan costs nothing and is limited to four employees or one workstation, with at most four clients. It supports programming interfaces for one client and disables some server functions. Non-customers generally receive no support; installation and usage videos are available.