Ariel's computer telephony group announces breakthrough high-density modem technology; targets Internet access, transaction processing and other on-line services.CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 1996--Ariel's computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration group announced the industry's first high-density modem solution for open PC-based computer telephony systems. The two ISA Bus modem products, called CTI-Modem and T1-Modem, pack two to four times the functional density of their nearest competitors (up to 24 V.34 modem ports), and at a significantly lower price per port (less than $500). CTI-Modem and T1-Modem give system integrators the dense, low-cost modem technology needed to build compact, low-cost remote access server equipment. Typical applications include Internet access, transaction processing (such as credit card purchases), and on-line services (travel agencies and home shopping). In these applications, users (such as merchants, travel agents and Internet surfers) access a central resource via dial-up modems. A server at the hub, which is equipped with hundreds or even thousands of modems, responds to the incoming calls. T1-Modem is a high-density modem that provides up to 24 V.34 (up to 28,800 bits/sec) modems on a single ISA Bus card. CTI-Modem is a programmable DSP-based modem that features 16 V.32ter (up to 19,200 bits/sec) modems on a single ISA Bus card. Both products come equipped with turnkey modem and computer telephony software. These products also come equipped with MVIP (MultiVendor Integration Protocol) A voice bus and switching protocol developed by Natural Microsystems, Natick, MA, and others. Used to build call center equipment using regular PCs, MVIP provides a second communications bus within the computer that can (Multi Vendor Interface Protocol) or SCSA (Signal Computing System Architecture) An open architecture for transmitting voice and video signals. Its backbone is the SCbus, a 131 Mbps data path that provides up to 2,048 time slots, the equivalent of 1,024 two-way voice conversations at 64 Kbps. (Signal Computing System Architecture) computer telephony interfaces that enable them to be easily connected to T1, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and analog line cards. By using CTI-Modem and T1-Modem, system integrators can build open, modular PC-based remote access servers that occupy a fraction of the space occupied by today's closed proprietary systems. A single TI-Modem connected to a T1 network interface, for example, can service all 24 ports of a T1 channel. A PC chassis fully populated with T1-Modems can handle eight T1 lines. And a standard six-foot rack containing eight fully populated PC chassis provides enough ports (1536) to handle 64 T1 lines. This allows service providers to offer enhanced services platforms in a central office cost effectively. According to Ariel President Tony Agnello: "CTI-Modem and T1-Modem provide high-density data modem capabilities that have thus far been lacking in the computer telephony industry. Until now, computer telephony suppliers have focussed largely on voice and fax technologies, neglecting the data services afforded by modems. "As such, the remote access market has been addressed largely by proprietary, expensive, inflexible, closed box systems. The availability of a high-density modem solution with standard computer telephony interfaces will enable designers of remote access equipment to utilize flexible, low-cost, PC-based computer telephony platforms." More on Computer Telephony Integration Computer Telephony Integration - Computer Telephone Integration (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. ) Computer telephony refers to the integration of computer and telecommunications functions such as fax, modem, voice recognition, switching and text-to-speech conversion on an open computer platform such as a Windows-based PC. Computer telephony is an open alternative to traditional telecommunications system design, which is based on closed proprietary systems. With computer telephony, system integrators can build modular systems utilizing standard hardware and software interfaces that mix and match add-in cards and application software from multiple vendors. In computer telephony networks, the server provides a central resource for functions such as multi-line fax, modem, voice recognition and PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). switching. Remote client terminals such as desktop PCs, phones and fax machines are typically connected to the server via either standard analog telephone lines or a local area network such as Ethernet. The server is typically connected to the public switched telephone network through a standard network interface such as primary rate ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. ) or T1. MVIP (Multi Vendor Integration Protocol) and SCSA (Signal Computing System Architecture) are industry standard computer telephony interfaces. These interfaces enable computer telephony boards to communicate directly with each other without using the PC's ISA bus. More on Ariel Ariel Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADSP ADSP - AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol ), based in Cranbury, offers the industry's most advanced OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). hardware and software. The company's board-level products, hardware/software development tools and custom DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive hardware/software are used in a wide range of industrial, commercial, military/government, computer telephony, educational and research applications. Ariel's computer telephony group is staffed with a dedicated CTI engineering group. By leveraging its core DSP competency and relationship with leading CTI vendors such as AT&T, Ariel is able to deliver leading edge DSP-based modem products that provide unmatched functional density and price/performance. For more information, please contact Ariel Corp. at 2540 Route 130, Cranbury, N.J. 08512. Phone: 609/860-2900. Fax: 609/860-1155. E-mail: ariel@ariel.com. World Wide Web: http://www.ariel.com. CONTACT: Ariel Corp., Cranbury Steve Curtin, 609/860-2900 or Davis-Marrin Communications Ken Marrin, 619/573-0736 |
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