Audio-Tips and Lipstream Bring the Blind and Sighted Communities Together to Talk Over the Internet.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 1999-- Audio-Tips, a comprehensive destination site for the blind community, today announced a partnership with Lipstream, a leader in PC-to-PC live voice communication over the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , to enable voice chat on Audio-Tips.com. The partnership's goal is to bring the blind and sighted communities together to talk free of charge, exchange ideas and learn about volunteer opportunities through voice chat rooms on Audio-Tips (www.audio-tips.com). "Preconceptions vanish when one communicates via the Internet. I created Audio-tips.com to bring abled abled Adjective having a range of physical powers as specified: less abled, differently abled and disabled people together to learn about volunteer opportunities and talk in an environment where everyone is equal," said George Buys, founder of Audio-Tips. "Lipstream's live voice service allows us to do this." Lipstream's Live Voice(TM) service enables real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , PC-to-PC voice communication over the Internet. Audio-Tips.com's chat rooms can host up to 20 visitors at one time, and requires no more hardware than is commonly included in computer packages purchased by consumers. A user must have speakers, a computer microphone microphone, device for converting sound into electrical energy, used in radio broadcasting, recording, and sound amplifying systems. Its basic component is a diaphragm that responds to the pressure or particle velocity of sound waves. and at least a 28.8 speed Internet connection. Once on the Internet, there is no cost to use the live voice chat service provided by Audio-Tips. Along with live voice chat, the newly redesigned Audio-Tips.com site offers: -0-
-- a Welcome Lobby, featuring designated-greeters explaining live
voice and how to use it;
-- a Music Room, where visitors can listen to music from various
blind recording artists;
-- a Reading Room, where volunteers read stories, news and requested
materials;
-- a Children's Reading Room, where volunteers read children's
stories;
-- a Department Store that sells various merchandise and will soon
feature 24-hour customer service representatives; and,
-- a general chat room and several topic-specific chat rooms.
-0- "We are excited to offer the power of live voice to Audio-Tips," said Matt Jones, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lipstream. "Live voice communication over the Internet is a great way to connect the blind community around the country -- we are impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: with Audio-Tips leading edge approach to uniting the volunteer community." About Audio-Tips Audio-Tips was founded in 1997 by George Buys, as a Web site where the blind and sighted communities can join together and have fun while working to bridge the accessibility gap. Its mission is to provide visitors to the site with a deeper bond of understanding and communication. Audio-Tips is a community of teachers, students, parents, grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl and grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . Approximately, 50,000 people have visited Audio-Tips.com since its inception. About Lipstream Lipstream is the leading Internet voice service provider for eBusiness. Lipstream enables live voice communication for e-commerce, customer service, education, entertainment and community applications. Lipstream is privately held and venture-backed by Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. . Lipstream is located in Cupertino, Calif., and can be found on the Internet at www.lipstream.com and contacted via telephone at 408/861-8200. |
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