B.O.S. Affiliate Surf and NMS Team to Deliver Enhanced IP Telephony Platform.Business Editors TERADYON, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 Exploding Asian Communications Markets to Benefit from V.34 Technology B.O.S. - Better On-line Solutions (Nasdaq:BOSC) announced today that its affiliate Surf Communication Solutions Surf Communication Solutions develops a suite of hardware and software products that drives a wide variety of applications whose common goal is high-capacity distribution of voice and video. , Inc., a supplier of remote access solutions, has been selected by Natural MicroSystems (NASDAQ:NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ) to develop a V.34 software modem for DSPs on the award-winning Convergence GenerationTM (CG 6000) platform. With this highly reliable new V.34 component in place on the CG 6000, NMS' Engineering Consulting Services team, working with Surf, has the expertise and flexibility to meet customers' time-to-market requirements for other implementations requiring V.34 modem support on NMS See NetWare Management System. hardware. The CG 6000 will support 32 V.34 modems, specifically for the purpose of carrying mixed voice and data traffic. This further enhances the value of the CG 6000 platform for NMS' customers who are delivering next-generation converged communications solutions to burgeoning markets in China, Japan, Korea and other Asian countries. This added V.34 software modem feature is targeted for the TI TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales 320C5420 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 , a high-performance, low power-consumption chip with a small form factor. With this additional capability, through NMS' Engineering Consulting Services, suppliers of sophisticated data and telecom networking equipment can more dramatically differentiate their products in the marketplace. "Because we can deliver Surf's important technology through our Engineering Consulting Services organization, both new and existing NMS customers will benefit from this enhancement to our CG6000 platform," said Chris Smith, vice president, NMS Engineering Consulting Services. "Until now, such a powerful and flexible set of capabilities has not been available on a single platform." "Surf is delighted to be providing its software implementations to Natural MicroSystems. The combination of Surf software running on Natural's Convergence Generation boards should enable the development of very high-density, high-quality convergent systems," said Jacob Bridger, vice president of marketing for Surf. About B.O.S. - Better On-line Solutions BOS, through its Lynk subsidiary, specializes in VoIP, telephony access solutions, and remote LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity. The Company also develops, produces and markets solutions for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) mid-range-to-PC and LAN connectivity, including Internet/intranet, emulation gateways, and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , as well as printing solutions that are operating-system independent. Pacific Information Systems, a fully owned subsidiary, is an award-winning commercial VAR and e-commerce system solutions provider selling a wide range of network related products, and specializing in enterprise IT solutions. Surf Communication Solutions is the leading supplier of embedded network convergence software that lends flexibility and scalability to network products handling data modem, fax, and voice transmissions. The company's open system software is integrated into equipment developed by original equipment manufacturers in the telecommunications, telephony, and electronic consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and industries. Surf, founded in 1996, is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Yokne'am, Israel, with offices in the United States and Europe. For more information, please visit Surf's home page at: www.surf-com.com. Natural MicroSystems and Convergence Generation are trademarks of Natural MicroSystems Corporation. All other product or corporate references are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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