Active Voice introduces fault-tolerant large system platform for repartee universal messaging systems.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 1995--Active Voice Corp. (Nasdaq:ACVC ACVC Ada Compiler Validation Capability ACVC Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference ACVC Arms Control Verification Committee ACVC Army Commercial Vehicle Code ACVC Air-Cooled Vault Concept ), a world leader in PC-based voice processing systems and computer-telephone integration, today introduced a new fault-tolerant Large System Platform (LSP LSP - Label Switched Path ) with hot-swappable components for the company's popular Repartee Voice Processing System. With up to 60 ports of voice processing and the ability to handle an unlimited number of subscribers, the LSP system can be used for virtually any messaging application. The new LSP system uses advanced PC technology, including a Pentium processor in the main system and a RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. (reduced instruction set chip) processor in the RAID storage subsystem. The system is completely Windows 95 compatible. The system's modular, fault-tolerant design includes redundant components for all critical parts, so when a power supply, fan or disk drive stops performing, a spare one automatically takes over. Parts can be changed easily, and backups or maintenance can be done on-line without interrupting communications. "Our new LSP Repartee offers innovations for our customers in several distinct ways," said Douglass S. Anderson, vice president of sales and marketing. "It provides more than enough power to run several of the latest CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. applications simultaneously and ensures complete reliability, while the open architecture allows them to stay on the cutting edge as new products emerge." A complete monitoring system constantly checks the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. enclosure temperature and integrity of each LSP component. If the system status changes in any way, the technician is alerted with audio, visual remote pager and remote terminal notification. Repartee LSP systems include the following components: -- Fault-tolerant 90 or 120 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Intel Pentium CPU -- Up to 500 hours of storage via RAID or internal SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. hard disk -- On-line backup to DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. subsystem or network -- Monitoring unit with audio, visual and remote pager notification -- UPS with up to 20 minutes of service and "hot swappable" batteries -- Lockable, rolling enclosure -- Monitor, keyboard and mouse Active Voice is a leading provider of PC-based voice processing systems, with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, China and Australia. Based in Seattle, its products are sold throughout the world by independent dealers in the telecommunications industry. -0- Windows 95 is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Repartee is a registered trademark of Active Voice Corp. CONTACT: Diane M. Williams, 206/441-4700, ext. 132 dwilliams@avoice.com NOTE TO EDITORS: In the Internet/email addresses noted in this news release, there is an "at" symbol between dwilliams and avoice.com. These symbols may not appear properly (or at all) in some systems. |
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