Atlas Telecom delivers new enhanced services platform based on Natural MicroSystems Open Telecommunications technology.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1996--Natural MicroSystems Corp., a leading provider of Open Telecommunications(tm) technology, today announced that Atlas Telecom Atlas Telecom is a worldwide communications company founded in France but currently based in Bermuda. It is a branch of Atlas Group. One of its largest divisions is Atlas Telecom Romania, which is a telephony provider and ISP in Romania. is incorporating the Natural MicroSystems' Alliance Generation(r) family of voice, call and fax processing products in the Atlas Telecom PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Messenger for national voice mail systems throughout Europe and Asia. PCS Messenger, introduced at Telecom '95 in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , is a powerful and flexible voice processing system designed for use by enhanced services providers around the world. It provides industry-leading voice mail capabilities and is specifically designed to provide distributed national voice mail services. PCS Messenger supports all telephony transport and signaling mechanisms and integrates with advanced-technology networks such as AIN/IN, PCN 1. PCN - Program Composition Notation. 2. (communications) PCN - Personal Communication Network. , GSM, and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , as well as cellular, cable, or PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. networks. According to John Pucknell, vice president of engineering for Atlas Telecom, "Natural MicroSystems products offer the flexibility and reliability we need to install large-scale systems in different networks around the world. The Telephony Services Architecture and NMS's proven ability to integrate the speech recognition technology required for modern voice mail systems were critical factors in choosing the Alliance Generation products." The award-winning Alliance Generation product line is a family of full function 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). (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 ) resource cards and an integrated software development environment. With the highest capacity in the industry, the Alliance Generation meets the application requirements of large scale systems. Each AG board can connect to a daughter board which can either expand the number of ports or can add support for the Natural Media family of extensions, including NaturalFax and NaturalRecognition. The Alliance Generation architecture uses DSP resource capabilities efficiently, allowing it to integrate fax algorithms with standard voice and call processing algorithms simultaneously. The integration is seamless and provides the dynamic availability of call, voice and fax processing resources on demand. About Atlas Telecom Atlas Telecom is a systems integrator and supplier of turnkey voice and fax messaging systems and applications for service providers worldwide. It is a privately-held corporation based in Portland, Oregon, USA. Atlas systems are installed in over 40 countries and are supported by Atlas' global network of sales and technical support offices around the world. About Natural MicroSystems Natural MicroSystems (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 :NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ), based in Natick, Mass., is a leading provider of Open Telecommunications hardware and software technologies for developers of high-value telecommunications solutions. The Company's state-of-the-art technology enables a growing international network of OEMs, VARs, systems integrators and service providers to reduce time to market, leverage development resources, and offer truly global communications products. Natural MicroSystems products are installed in more than 40 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, Natural MicroSystems developed Watson(r), the first product to utilize digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
The Company noted that any of the above forward-looking statements is subject to change, based on various important factors, including, without limitation, changes in the market and competition. Additional information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results may be included in the Company's annual report on Form 10K. -0- PCS Messenger is a trademark of Atlas Telecom. Natural MicroSystems and Open Telecommunications are trademarks of Natural MicroSystems Corporation. Watson is a registered trademark of Natural MicroSystems Corp. MVIP is a registered trademark of GO-MVIP, Inc. All other product or corporate references are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Visit Natural MicroSystems' home page at www.nmss.com. CONTACT: Natural MicroSystems Patrick Fetterman, 508/650-1372 Patrick_Fetterman@NMSS.com or Atlas Telecom Dewey Kelly, 503/228-1400 DKelly@atlas.com or Lois Paul & Partners PR Suzanne Moran, 617/238-5700 Suzanne_Moran@lpp.com |
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