Cypress Research Releases Version 3.0 of Its Popular PhonePro Telephony Applications Builder for the Macintosh; Additional Hardware Support and Interface Changes Bolster Industry's Leading Telephony Application.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1996--Cypress Research Corporation today announced the release of PhonePro 3.0, the latest version of Cypress Cypress, city, United States Cypress (sī`prəs), city (1990 pop. 42,655), Orange co., S Calif. near Long Beach; inc. 1956. Forest Lawn–Cypress, a branch of the famous cemetery in Glendale, Calif. Research's award-winning icon-based telephone application builder for Apple Computer, Inc.'s Macintosh. PhonePro 3.0 incorporates a number of new features, including support for additional telephone interface hardware, text-to-speech support for all telephone hardware, a new sound editing utility called CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. Sound Shop, and programming interface changes which simplify script building. PhonePro 3.0 incorporates the latest advances in Macintosh-based telephony, allowing users a choice between a number of telephone interface hardware devices and the freedom to take advantage of future advances in telephony hardware technology. Additional Hardware Compatibility Improves Flexibility With version 3.0 of PhonePro, Cypress Research adds compatibility with additional computer/telephone interface devices. PhonePro 3.0 adds support for the Swedish-built Intertex IX34-EDV 28.8Kbps voice/fax/data modem as well as for Global Village Communications, Inc.'s voice-capable TelePort Verb 1. teleport - transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another science fiction - literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances Gold IIv and TelePort Platinum v internal telecommunications cards Apple is bundling with its Macintosh Performa The Macintosh Performa series was Apple Computer's consumer product family of Apple Macintosh personal computers from 1992 until 1997, when the introduction of the Power Macintosh x500 ended this product line. 5200CD, 6200CD, and 6300CD series desktop computers. PhonePro 3.0 also works with telephone hardware supported in previous versions: Apple's GeoPort Telecom Adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. Kit, Pleiades Research's Digital Storefront, SupraFAXModem V.32 voice/fax/data modem, SupraFAXModem V.32bis voice/fax/data modem, and Intertex Data's IX33-EV 14.4 Kbps voice/fax/data modem. PhonePro is one of the few Apple Telephone Manager compliant software packages on the market. Being compliant with the Telephone Manager means that the same PhonePro application can access multiple types of telephone interface hardware through device-specific drivers, called Telephone Tools. Therefore, unlike other telephony products on the market, PhonePro is hardware-independent and can take advantage of current and future telephone hardware interfaces. "PhonePro represents the most advanced telephony application on the Macintosh," said Carl Linhardt, vice president of marketing for Cypress Research. "The changes incorporated in PhonePro 3.0 give users more power and flexibility in an application that continues to get easier and easier to use." New Sound Editing Utility Facilitates Script Building PhonePro 3.0 incorporates a new universal sound editing application called CRC Sound Shop, which is designed to make editing sounds easier. CRC Sound Shop is a separate application capable of manipulating and editing multiple sound files in any format and converting them from one format to another. CRC Sound Shop manipulates regular System 7 sound files, AP-PCM, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. , MACE 3:1 and MACE 6:1 sound files. Sampling rates from 5564Hz to 44100Hz are supported. Programming Interface Changes and Sound Management Improvements The configuration of scripting Icons in PhonePro 3.0 is more intuitive and user friendly. The addition of pop-up windows pop-up window n (Comput) → Popup-Fenster nt and other interface changes have eliminated the need for multiple configuration windows, making it easier for users to create scripts. Another new feature found in PhonePro 3.0 is the ability to record and play back sounds directly to and from hard disk using all compatible hardware. This feature was previously available only to PhonePro for GeoPort users. Earlier versions of PhonePro loaded sounds into RAM for playback and recording. The size and length of these recordings were limited to the amount of RAM in the computer. PhonePro 3.0 can record and play back sounds from disk or from RAM. Applications are therefore not limited by the amount of RAM available. Text-To-Speech Support Expanded PhonePro 3.0 supports Apple's Speech manager text-to-speech synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. for all Telephone Tools, enabling telephony applications to speak written text over telephone lines. Previously, this feature was supported only with the GeoPort Telecom Adapter. Using any PhonePro-compliant telephone interface, PhonePro 3.0 supports reading text from variables, static text, and text files and is also capable of playing recorded sounds interspersed with synthesized syn·the·sized adj. 1. Relating to or being an instrument whose sound is modified or augmented by a synthesizer. 2. Relating to or being compositions or a composition performed on synthesizers or synthesized instruments. text. Call Transfer Enhanced Other features include improvements to the Pleiades Research Digital Storefront Telephone Tool, which will enable PhonePro to place outbound out·bound adj. Outward bound; headed away: outbound trains. Adj. 1. outbound - that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" calls and transfer calls using Digital Storefront. PhonePro 3.0 can also run simultaneously with MegaPhone, Cypress Research's screen-based speakerphone speak·er·phone n. A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held. Noun 1. for GeoPort. A GeoPort user can employ MegaPhone's advanced dialing and contact indexing system for outbound calls and replace its digital answering machine with a custom-designed answering system built with PhonePro. Award-winning PhonePro is a powerful yet simple to use telephony development system which uses an intuitive icon-based scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an . Each one of PhonePro's icons represents an action or function, such as picking up the phone, dialing a number or recording a sound. Users simply drag the icons from their palettes onto a work space and arrange them in a flow chart fashion to create full function telephone applications. PhonePro 3.0 ships with pre-packaged scripts that users can run out of the box or customize to their specifications. PhonePro 3.0 is also available in a Runtime version (1) A particular version of a runtime library. (2) Software that enables a program to execute without requiring that the entire development environment be installed. , which executes scripts developed using the full version of PhonePro 3.0. Developers can use Runtime PhonePro 3.0 to create custom double-clickable applications. PhonePro works with most popular analog and digital PBX (digital Private Branch Exchange) A modern PBX that uses digital methods for switching in contrast to older PBXs that use analog methods. systems. Digital systems require an analog extension. PhonePro 3.0 also requires a Macintosh with at least 8 Megabytes of RAM running System 7.1 or later and Sound Manager 3.1 or later. PhonePro 3.0 retails for $349, and upgrades from earlier versions are $99. The retail price for PhonePro 3.0 Runtime is $199. PhonePro 3.0 and PhonePro Runtime are available directly from Cypress Research Corporation. Cypress Research Corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. , is a leader in desktop computer telephony See CTI, VoIP and IP telephony. Computer Telephony - Computer Telephone Integration applications. Cypress Research provides smart telephone software to small office and home users that enable them to communicate and conduct transactions over the public switched telephone network. -0- Note to Editors: PhonePro, CRC Sound Shop, and MegaPhone are registered trademarks of Cypress Research Corporation. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cypress Research Corporation John Sommerfield, 408/752-2700 |
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