AST and Intel partner to let consumers see and be ssen with new video phone technology; Advantage! Multimedia PCs to incorporate Intel Video Phone and ProShare Technology.IRVINE, Calif.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 1996--Riding the crest of its first-to-market success with innovative, leading edge technology, AST (AST Computer, Irvine, CA) A PC manufacturer founded in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Quershey and Tom Yuen (A, S and T). It offered a complete line of PCs that sold through its dealer channel. Computer today announced that it will give new meaning to communications and the consumer PC by integrating Intel's award-winning ProShare technology into its Advantage! line of multimedia PCs. The Intel Video Phone, which works over normal telephone lines, is an extension of Intel's ProShare video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. technology that has been in use by the commercial world for the past several years. By incorporating this new video conferencing technology into the Advantage! line of computers, AST is helping to redefine Verb 1. redefine - give a new or different definition to; "She redefined his duties" define, delimit, delimitate, delineate, specify - determine the essential quality of 2. the home PC as a true hub of communication and networking activity. "We applaud AST Computer for being quick to recognize the importance of integrating video phone technology into the home computer," stated Intel's Frank Gill
The combination of Intel's Video Phone with ProShare technology and AST's Pentium(r) processor-based Advantage! PCs allows consumers to enhance a standard telephone call by adding video to see who they are calling. The Intel Video Phone features a "voice call first" capability that permits the user to initiate or receive a call via a standard telephone line and then move to the PC to add video to the same call. "Just imagine being able to stay in touch with family members living in other cities; parents with children in college; grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl wanting to see the first photo from their new grandchild - the possibilities are endless," stated Dan Sheppard, vice president of worldwide product marketing for AST. "We believe that there is a vast market for video phone-enabled PCs, and our Pentium processor-based Advantage! PCs will allow the Intel Video Phone to take full advantage of these high-performance systems," Sheppard added. The Intel Video Phone features the ability to send a high resolution snapshot (1) A saved copy of memory including the contents of all memory bytes, hardware registers and status indicators. It is periodically taken in order to restore the system in the event of failure. (2) A saved copy of a file before it is updated. during the video call and to store it for future reference. Compliant with telecommunications standards, the Intel Video Phone conforms to the H.324 standard for video and audio over analog phone The original telephone technology, which converts air vibrations into an analogous electrical frequency. Unless a key telephone system, digital PBX or voice over IP (VoIP) is used, most homes and small offices still use analog phones, and the local loop is mostly analog. lines, ensuring that the AST Phone Center will be able to communicate over analog lines A wire (cable) that carries an analog signal. See analog. with video phone offerings from multiple vendors. AST will begin shipping Advantage! systems incorporating Intel's new ProShare technology in the third quarter of this year. Corporate Background AST Research AST Research, Inc. was a personal computer manufacturer, founded in Irvine, California in 1980 by Albert Wong, Safi Qureshey and Thomas Yuen. (The name comes from the initials of their first names. , a member of the Fortune 500 list of America's largest industrial and service companies, is one of the world's leading personal computer manufacturers. The $2.468 billion company develops a broad spectrum of desktop, mobile and server PC products that are sold in more than 100 countries worldwide. AST systems meet a wide range of customer needs, from corporate business applications to advanced home and home office use. Corporate headquarters is located at 16215 Alton Parkway, P.O. Box 57005, Irvine, Calif. 92619-7005. Telephone (714) 727-4141 or (800) 876-4278. Fax (714) 727-9355. Extensive on-line support is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week through AST On-Line!, AST's own bulletin board service, as well as Compuserve(r) (GO:ASTFORUM), America Online See AOL. (r) (KEYWORD:AST) and Prodigy An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. (r) (JUMP:AST SUPPORT) on-line forums where users can talk, meet, share ideas and answer questions with other AST users. Information about AST and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.ast.com. Note to Editors: AST and Advantage! are registered trademarks. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and ProShare is a trademark of Intel Corp. Prodigy is a registered trademark of Prodigy Service Corp. America Online is a registered trademark of America Online Inc. CompuServe is a trademark of CompuServe Inc. All other products or services mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: AST Research Inc., Irvine Camerone Welch-Thorson, 714/727-8858 camerone.welch-thorson@ast.com |
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