Boca Research announces SoundExpression 14.4VSp; new generation of multimedia/communications products.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. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 1994--Boca Research 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 Tuesday SoundExpression 14.4VSp, the first of a new line of powerful multimedia/communications products featuring a high speed Data/Fax Modem, Voicemail, Speakerphone, and 16-bit Digital Stereo Sound, all on a single PC card. SoundExpression 14.4VSp transforms ordinary computers into powerful multimedia/communications workstations with fast, economical 14,400bps communications, convenient hands-free speakerphone and CD quality sound utilizing state-of-the-art digital audio technology. Now, with one simple installation, users can easily upgrade their PCs to harness the power of multimedia/communications for business applications, home office or entertainment. Even with its array of features, SoundExpression 14.4VSp is designed for ease of installation, use and flexiblity giving users the option to add virtually any speakers, microphone, and CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. available today for a total multimedia upgrade solution. Bruce Roegiers, Boca BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. BOCA Bird Observers Club of Australia BOCA Business Object Component Architecture BOCA Borland Object Component Architecture (Borland) Research's Director of Marketing and Corporate Product Planning, comments: "Until now users have had to purchase and install up to four individual cards to get the functions offered in the SoundExpression 14.4VSp. We've integrated all the popular features users demand onto one easy to install card without sacrificing performance, while eliminating any worries about compatibility. "Then we harnessed this power with outstanding, easy to use software. At an estimated selling price of $179, the SoundExpression 14.4VSp is an unparalleled value." Shipments of SoundExpression 14.4VSp are anticipated to begin in early November. TECH TALK SOUND: The SoundExpression 14.4VSp delivers 16-bit stereo sound and allows a user to record and playback .WAV files with up to 44.1KHz CD quality audio sampling rate. It offers genuine FM synthesis technology, MIDI MPU-401 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice support to play, record and compose music using any external MIDI instrument, such as a keyboard. The SoundExpression 14.4VSp also includes a joystick/game port and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). interfaces to enable the addition of virtually any CD-ROM drive including the latest Enhanced IDE drives. VOICE MAIL: The voicemail features 1,000 password protected mailboxes with the ability to remotely access new or old messages and faxes, remotely record or change a personal greeting, pager notification of message and fax receipts, and message forwarding. SPEAKERPHONE: The SoundExpression 14.4VSp supports "hands-free" speakerphone operation enhancing user productivity and multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. . The speakerphone features an easy-to-use graphical representation which clearly depicts the functions of the speakerphone and a speed dial feature which allows single touch autodialing for frequently dialed numbers. When receiving calls, a window pops up within any Windows application allowing users to answer the call or let voicemail attend to it. FAX/DATA MODEM: As a 14,400bps V.32bis data/fax modem, the SoundExpression 14.4VSp incorporates such eatures as V.42bis/MNP5 data compression for throughput up to 57,600bps and V.42/MNP2-4 for error control. Fax features include direct faxing, broadcast faxing, fax forwarding, automatic cover sheet, on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. viewing, automatic redial In telecommunication, an automatic redial is a service feature that allows the user to dial, by depressing a single key or a few keys, the most recent telephone number dialed at that instrument. , scheduled faxing, and a phone book for easy access to pre-selected phone numbers. CORPORATE INFORMATION Boca Research Inc. was founded in 1985 and designs, manufactures, markets and supports networking products and hardware enhancement products for personal computers. The company currently offers products for video graphics; data communications (voice/sound/data/fax modems); input/output, IDE interface and multiuser Two or more users. functions; and local area networks. Boca Research products are made in the U.S.A., carry a five-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. , and are supported by telephone technical support and a forum on CompuServe. Boca's products are sold worldwide through a network of contracted distributors, resellers, and retailers. Boca Research is located at 6413 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33487 and can be reached at 407/997-6227 or fax 407/997-0918. -0- Note to Editors: SoundExpression 14.4VSp is a trademark of Boca Research Inc. CONTACT: Boca Research Inc., Boca Raton
Gale Blackburn, 407/997-8621, ext. 305
407/997-0918 fax
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