Aztech launches DSP-based audio/telephony card for PCs; new card allows concurrent operation of audio and telephony functions.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1994--Aztech Labs Inc. launched its first generation PC-based audio/telephony card by integrating a DSP-based fax/modem/voice telephone function and Aztech's proprietary audio technology onto a single add-in sound card. This means the user can receive voice or fax messages while listening to a presentation using sound playback. This product is for both the consumer and the professional. The audio/telephony allows fax and modem functions while its full compatibility with major sound standards, including Sound Blaster A very popular family of sound cards from Creative Labs. In the days of DOS, Sound Blaster was the de facto interface for gaming sounds. Monaural Sound Blaster cards were introduced in 1989, and stereo cards followed in 1992 (Sound Blaster Pro). and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Sound System, provides a wide access to a selection of software in DOS and Windows. The card's ability to play back and record in true 16-bit professional CD quality sound means that the card serves both as an office product as well as a key component in an ``edutainment'' system. A perfect solution for the small-office-home-office (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) environment, the audio telephony card also functions as a digital telephone answering machine and features a full duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with ``The products we develop give our users a broader and more integrated way to use their PCs,'' said Michael Mun n. 1. The mouth. One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns. - Old Rhyme. , president of Aztech Systems (SESDAQ:Aztech), the Singapore-based parent company of Aztech Labs. ``No longer will a DSP-based card be confined to just office use, it can also be used for something creative and fun,'' added Mun. Targeted at third party OEMs and system integrators, the prototype will be displayed at COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Booth No. M0628. About Aztech Systems Based in Singapore, Aztech Systems is a manufacturer and supplier of a full range of multimedia products for 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. a recent Dataquest report, Aztech is the third largest supplier of sound boards worldwide, holding a 17% market share of this market. IDC Europe ranked Aztech as the No. 1 selling sound card in Germany with 37% market share. The same report ranked Aztech as the second largest sound card supplier in Europe. The company is dedicated to making multimedia more accessible to the masses by bringing competitive, high-quality sound solutions to the marketplace. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: At COMDEX Booth No. M628, Sands Convention Center. CONTACT: Aztech Labs Inc., Fremont Karen Klimas, 510/623-8988 |
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