Boca's VoiceView Modem wins third editor's choice award.Inc. (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 :BOCI BOCI Bank of China International BOCI Buckner Orphan Care International ) announced Thursday it has received an editor's choice award from VARBusiness for its 14.4Kbps Multimedia Voice Modem with VoiceView(r). Cited in the September 1995 issue of VARBusiness, Boca's 14.4Kbps VoiceView modem now adds this third editor's choice honor to its previous two awarded by Computer Telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration magazine. Shipping since May 1995, Boca's 14.4Kbps Multimedia Voice Modem with VoiceView (Product Code: FDVV14I - $149 suggested retail price) is based on Rockwell's voice chip set. The product features a 14,400bps fax and data modem A modem used for sending data and not faxes. See modem and fax/modem. with a voicemail system offering up to 1000 password-protected mailboxes. The package comes complete with Radish radish, herbaceous plant (Raphanus sativus) belonging to the family Cruciferae (mustard family), with an edible, pungent root sliced in salads or used as a relish. Communications Systems' VoiceView TalkShop(tm) software, a Windows application A program that is written to run under Microsoft's Windows operating system. Such applications typically run under all 32-bit versions of Windows, but earlier applications might also run under the 16-bit versions (Windows 3.x) as well. See Windows. that uses a VoiceView modem to allow data to be transmitted during a normal phone call. VoiceView is an alternating technology -- once the data goes through, it automatically switches back to your voice conversation. With the TalkShop software, users of the Boca 14.4Kbps Multimedia Voice Modem will be able to shop by phone while receiving product information on their computer screens, exchange electronic business cards, send and receive files and play interactive games with other VoiceView modem users. The package also includes Global Village Communications' FaxWorks data and voice communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems , RJ-11 telephone cable, users manual with AT Command Reference Guide, and free Internet and on-line service offers. VoiceView TalkShop currently ships with five VoiceView Marketplace service providers: Blockbuster Music, 1-800-FLOWERS, R.R. Donnelley's MetroMail, as well as a national airline and banking service. Electronic commerce is now poised to become more widely accepted due to the convenience of VoiceView applications. With more and more VoiceView service providers coming on-line in the future, computer users will have a new way of conducting business transactions with improved customer service from VoiceView-ready merchants and help desks. "Boca is elated to receive this third editor's choice award for its first VoiceView modem," said Larry Steffann, vice president of operations for Boca Research. "Boca continues to provide its customers feature-rich, value-packed, quality products at an affordable price. Receiving this kind of recognition from industry publications confirms our position as the industry leader in innovative products," he added. The VoiceView technology developed by Radish Communications Systems Inc. in Boulder, Colo. is an open protocol currently being implemented by major PC, software and modem manufacturers. Since it is an open standard and does not require new architectures for voice/data integration, it is extremely cost effective and easy to implement. Corporate Information Founded in 1985, Boca Research (NASDAQ:BOCI) is a Florida corporation headquartered in Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. . The company designs, manufactures, markets and supports quality, cost-effective data communications, multimedia and networking products to facilitate the transmission and presentation of information on personal computers and computer networks. The company provides hardware products augmented with software for use in the corporate, consumer and small office/home office See SOHO. marketplaces. Boca's current board-level enhancement and networking product categories include: data communications (fax/data/voice modems); multimedia (video, telephony, sound, voice and data); networking; video graphics; and input/output (I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output ), IDE and multiport products. The company sells its products worldwide to wholesale distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and retailers. For additional information about the company or its products, contact Boca Research at 1377 Clint Moore Road, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2722, phone: 407/997-6227 or fax: 407/994-5848. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks referred to herein are the properties of their respective holders. CONTACT: Boca Research Inc., Boca Raton Gale Balckburn, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Manager 407/997-8621, ext. 305 407/994-5848, fax |
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