Altec Lansing Pioneers Audio Input/Output Technologies for the Workplace.MILFORD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- New Altec@work(TM) Division Leads In Innovative Audio Communications Technologies Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry To Enhance Business Effectiveness Altec Lansing Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of computer and home entertainment sound systems, headphones, and microphones for personal digital media. Technologies, a leading developer of audio solutions for the computer and home markets, recently introduced a new division dedicated to giving consumers improved performance in existing technologies such as voice recognition, voice e-mail and voice-command applications. Known as Altec@work, the division is spawning a new generation of audio communications products for the PC and beyond. "Altec@work was established as a catalyst to speed acceptance of the myriad of developing applications that currently use speech as an interface," said Ed Anchel, Chairman and President of Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. "Soon, our new input/output audio technologies will be applied to a host of other applications that rely on or are enhanced by verbal input." As a pioneer in this emerging market segment, Altec@work is creating solutions to improve the way business people communicate through and interact with their computers. With a set of core signal processing See DSP. technologies, known as Clarix(TM), Altec@work is improving the quality of voice input. New hardware peripherals and sophisticated circuitry that incorporate Clarix technology for an easy-to-use PC interface are paving the way for future technologies such as telephone/PC integration and automotive PCs. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Anchel, the founding principle of Altec@work is to address and eliminate the obstacles contained in many of today's voice-based technologies. "The most significant drawbacks have been inadequate voice-capture quality and are difficult to use," added Anchel. "Now, our company has products that overcome these barriers by applying our advanced, proprietary technology and combining it with techniques and features that are completely new." Clarix Technologies: Birth of the Audio Appliance Altec@work is combining its patented Clarix signal processing technologies with easy-to-use interfaces and controlled audio output to build a variety of communications "appliances" that increase the functionality and business benefit of these applications. Each Clarix component overcomes a different obstacle traditionally associated with voice capture and verbal PC input. - Noise removal filters out ambient Surrounding. For example, ambient temperature and humidity are atmospheric conditions that exist at the moment. See ambient lighting. noise such as the hum of air conditioners Conditioners used on leather take many shapes and forms. They are used mostly to keep leather from drying out and deteriorating. A very old and widely used conditioner is dubbin. and car engines; - Intelligent gain control technology boosts all signals in the pick-up area and maintains a constant signal level; - Beam forming capture creates a restricted pick-up area and suppresses all noise emanating from outside that area; - Signal conditioning Imagine feeding the output of a temperature sensor, which is in millivolts, to an Analog-to-digital converter to be processed. Is it possible for the Analog-to-Digital converter to process such a minute voltage amplitude? The answer is probably no. removes imperfections in source signals making them easier for computers to process; - Adaptive echo cancellation The elimination of an echo in a two-way voice transmission. Echo is created in the telephone company's central office switch when two-wire lines from the customer are converted to four-wire lines for backbone trunks. suppresses interference that occurs when voices bounce off walls and other surfaces. Altec@work peripherals offer the simplicity of appliance-like functionality to encourage adoption of these new technologies and easily brings their substantial productivity benefits to the business user. For example, VoicePod(TM), the first product in the Altec@work line, allows users to record and attach voice files to e-mail messages and documents with the touch of a button. Altec@work peripherals seamlessly integrate with the PC and application software and feature Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ) connectivity for simple "plug-and-play" operation. Altec@work soon will deliver other communications peripherals and devices incorporating Clarix technology to generate better quality of voice capture and a cleaner signal to the computer in voice recognition and other voice-related applications. |
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