AMQUEST announces world's fastest 28.8 voice modem using Rockwell Intl. chipset.LANCASTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 1996--AMQUEST Corp., a PC enhancement company based here, introduced its new 28.8 Voice HyperModem offering voice mail, fax-on-demand and up to 230,400 bps data speeds -- twice the throughput of conventional 28.8 modems. AMQUEST is the first modem manufacturer to offer such throughput speed using the popular Rockwell Intl. controller/data pump 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). widely found in name brand voice modems. With AMQUEST's exclusive HyperModem 230K technology, users will be able to speed up file transfers, remote control and Internet access See how to access the Internet. saving on connect time and phone charges. "Now business users can obtain professional voice mail, fax-on-demand plus the fastest speed for Internet access all in one affordable V.34 modem," said Robert A. Norman, president of AMQUEST. "The Voice HyperModem with 230 Kbps performance leads the pack and we fully expect other modem chip and board makers to adopt this higher throughput technology by the year's end." Sophisticated Voice Mail and Fax-on-Demand With advanced voice mail support, the Voice HyperModem 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. 230K Voice HyperModem Breaks the 115K Throughput Barrier Today ordinary 28.8 Kbps voice modems with data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. limit the serial port speed (also know as the DTE (Data Terminating Equipment) A communications device that is the source or destination of signals on a network. It is typically a terminal or computer. Contrast with DCE.  DTE - Data Terminal Equipment rate) to 115,200 bits per second (bps). The Voice HyperModem breaks this artificial barrier and supports up to 230,400 data rates while maintaining full compatibility with V.34 and V.42bis communication standards. In effect, HyperModem users can enjoy compression ratios compression ratio Degree to which the fuel mixture in an internal-combustion engine is compressed before ignition. It is defined as the volume of the combustion chamber with the piston farthest out divided by the volume with the piston in the full-compression position ( far in excess of the 4-to-1 norm of ordinary 28.8 modems -- see table below for throughput comparison based on sample file: -0-
1MB File Transfer @ V.34 w/V.42bis Compression
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Ordinary Rockwell-based AMQUEST
28.8 modem 28.8 Voice HyperModem
(115k max DTE ) (230K max DTE)
114k 213k
(1-way throughput test results based on ITU/1.TST file)-0- Instant 230K Support -No Complex Software Setup or Hardware Required
Recognizing that most communications packages only offer port speed selections up to 115k , AMQUEST designed the Voice HyperModem to simply install and work just like a standard internal V.34 modem. The user simply selects the 115K option in their software package and the HyperModem's 230k max throughput is automatically enabled. The Voice HyperModem is then capable of data throughputs up to 230k throughputs with a remote HyperModem and up to 115k with ordinary 28.8 modems. With this approach, users avoid installing custom drivers and instantly get 230K maximum throughput using most off-the-shelf popular software including packages like ProComm and Windows 95 HyperTerminal. Superior 20Mhz Compression Engine for Full-Duplex Communications In addition, the AMQUEST Voice HyperModem sports a superior 20Mhz compression engine in contrast to 14Mhz found on standard modem designs. Two-way transfers (also known as full duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with (2) The use of multiple computers in an enterprise rather than one centralized system. applications. Standard Features and Accessories The Voice HyperModem - Model AM2814IV-HY supports V34 / V.Fast Class See V.FC. 28.8 data transmission and lower speed standards as well as 14.4 Group 3 Send/Receive fax. It is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and most popular Windows and DOS communications packages. The software bundle includes an award winning voice/data/fax package from Cheyenne Communications, well regarded by users and industry experts. Also included are Internet access and on-line service offers from America Online See AOL. , CompuServe, GEnie, Imagination and others. Price, Availability and Warranty The AM2814IV-HY is 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. and retailers. It is backed by a Lifetime limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , free technical support and has an estimated selling price of $229. AMQUEST Corp., headquartered in Lancaster, makes and markets multimedia/communication solutions for the personal computer marketplace. Current offerings include high-speed Internet See broadband. Ready 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, Internet Accelerator and HyperModem are trademarks of AMQUEST Corp. All other product names are trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: AMQUEST Corp., Lancaster Stacey Pierson, 717/569-8030, Fax 717/569-8530 |
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