AMQUEST Announces New Low-Cost Rockwell Intl. Based 33.6 KBPS Modems.LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 1996--AMQUEST Corp., a PC enhancement company, Thursday announced a series of Internet Ready modems based on the new 33.6 International Standard (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. V.34 annex an·nex tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es 1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. 2. 12). These modems based on Rockwell International Rockwell International was the ultimate incarnation of a series of companies under the sphere of influence of Willard Rockwell, who had made his fortune after the invention and successful launch of a new bearing system for truck axles in 1919. chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). will begin shipping this month from AMQUEST and its authorized distributors and dealers. In addition, any AMQUEST modem customer may contact the company for an upgrade to the new standard. The new 33.6 standard provides for a higher transmission speed of 33,600 bits/sec over ordinary phone lines - a 16% improvement over existing 28.8 modems and a 133% improvement over 14.4 modems. In addition, future AMQUEST 33.6 HyperModem(TM) versions will provide up to a theoretical 268,800 maximum throughput rate Throughput rate is an obsolete term[1] in the terminology of automated chemical analysis. It may mean either:
1. ^ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "throughput rate". with optimized 8-to1 compression. This is in contrast to most 28.8 and 33.6 modems which constrain con·strain tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force. 2. the maximum throughput rate to 115,200 bits/sec. Also, many other modems using the Rockwell chipset only operate using a 14 Megahertz One million cycles per second. See MHz. MegaHertz - (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the clock rate of modern digital logic, including microprocessors. microprocessor instead of the higher performance architecture available under the HyperModem which uses a 20 Megahertz microprocessor. "We have been working with our partner Rockwell International Corporation to provide our customers with the finest products at the lowest prices," said Robert A. Norman, president of AMQUEST. "At AMQUEST we believe that the 33.6 product and our HyperModem technologies are the best and perhaps the lowest cost products available today for accessing the Internet and on-line services. "Also, thanks to Rockwell's well thought out product plans we have been able to migrate essentially the basic board design from our 14.4 product to our high performance 33.6 HyperModem without any significant issues," added Norman. All previously shipped AMQUEST HyperModems and 28.8 products are upgradable via a replacement EPROM EPROM in full erasable programmable read-only memory Form of computer memory that does not lose its content when the power supply is cut off and that can be erased and reused. at a nominal charge from AMQUEST. The EPROM replacement can be done by novice computer user in less than five minutes. AMQUEST uses an OTP/ROM (One Time Programmed/Read Only Memory) instead of FlashROM memory since the faster capabilities of the HyperModem require a faster OTP/ROM than is available in the FlashROM components today. AMQUEST anticipates moving to a FlashROM as soon as these parts can handle the HyperModem's faster speed requirements. AMQUEST currently manufactures the following products which are directly upgradable to 33.6 Kbps: AM2814I-V I-V Current/Voltage 34, AM2814E, AM2814IV(Voice), AM2814I-Hyper, AM2814E-Hyper, and AM2814IV-Hyper(Voice). 33.6 Speed With Voice and Fax-on-Demand Options With advanced voice mail support, the new 33.6 Kbps voice modem (AM3314IV) can create any number of private mailboxes on the users voice mail system, each with its own custom greeting and special password to retrieve messages. When users are on the road, they can set up their PC to automatically answer and record calls, receive faxes and make data connections. Callers can access fax documents (price lists, sales flyers, etc.) from any touch-tone telephone with the modem's fax-on-demand system. Pricing and Availability All 33.6 Kbps Internet Ready modems will be available this month through AMQUEST's network of authorized distributors, value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , retailers and mail-order companies. The AM3314I-V34(internal) and AM3314IV(internal voice) will have estimated street prices of $129 and $159 respectively. Both of these 33.6 Kbps models support V.34/V.Fast Class 28.8 data transmission and lower speed standards as well as 14.4 Group 3 Send/Receive fax. AMQUEST expects the 33.6 Kbps HyperModems (with 8:1 compression) to be available next month with details and pricing to follow. -0- AMQUEST Corp., headquartered in Lancaster, makes and markets multimedia/communication solutions for the personal computer marketplace. Current offerings include high-performance HyperModems and Internet Ready 33.6, 28.8 and 14.4 data, fax, and voice/speakerphone modems. The company is focused on delivering unique add-on products providing high reliability and genuine customer value. -0- AMQUEST, Internet Ready, and HyperModem are trademarks of AMQUEST Corporation. All other product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: AMQUEST Corporation Stacey Pierson, Director of Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most 207/772-6342, fax: 207/772-6346 |
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