Datalight's ROM-DOS Operating System to Support Brooktrout Technology's Ensemble 100.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999-- -- The combined technology provides developers an open-architecture compact PC with feature-rich voice processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. capabilities -- At CT Expo, Datalight, a provider of system software and Brooktrout Technology, a Brooktrout Company, announced today that Datalight's popular ROM-DOS(TM) was selected as the operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. of choice for Brooktrout Technology's Ensemble 100(TM). The Ensemble 100 is an expandable, low-cost PC-based platform with feature-rich voice processing capabilities designed specifically for the computer telephony integration Computer Telephony Integration - Computer Telephone Integration market. The Ensemble 100 together with the ROM-DOS system provides developers with a high-performing platform that is expandable, affordable, and will function as the ideal solution for compact voice processing. Brooktrout Technology's Ensemble 100 offers three, full-length ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. slots equipped with Datalight's ROM-DOS operating system. The Ensemble 100 also includes Brooktrout Technology's Quartet(TM) half-size analog voice processing board which is embedded with digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). algorithms to deliver superior enabling voice capabilities used in voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. applications. ROM-DOS(TM) is a compact, flexible, MS-DOS MS-DOS in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. (R) 6.22 compatible operating system with additional features and utilities for the computer telephony market. The high compatibility of ROM-DOS allows existing MS-DOS 6.22 applications to run without modification. ROM-DOS has an optional telephony specific utility, 386.MAX, that provides DPMI (DOS Protected Mode Interface) A Microsoft programming interface that allowed a DOS-extended program to run cooperatively under Windows 3.x. It was not compatible with VCPI, the first DOS extender standard. (DOS protected mode interface DOS Protected Mode Interface - (DPMI) The method which Microsoft prescribes for a DOS program to access extended memory under a multitasking environment, e.g. Microsoft Windows. This service is provided by the HIMEM.SYS driver on IBM PCs. ), an industry standard protocol which allows Brooktrout Technology's drivers to be loaded into high memory. Protected mode frees memory for the application software, and also allows very large buffers for recording and playback in voice-intensive applications. Unlike MS-DOS, Datalight's ROM-DOS is fully Year 2000 compliant a. 1. (Computers) having dates fully and properly represented, and not susceptible to failure due to the year 2000 bug. and can be used in both diskless and disk based applications. "Datalight's full-featured ROM-DOS provides the flexibility and compatibility needed in Brooktrout Technology's Ensemble 100 expandable PC-based platform. It is positioned to compete directly with higher priced systems that rely on the MS-DOS operating system," said Andrew Poliak, Business Development Manager at Datalight. "The Ensemble 100 is an ideal host for compact voice processing solutions in the computer telephony integration market." The Ensemble 100 with Datalight's ROM-DOS is now available through Brooktrout Technology and will be showcased in Brooktrout Technology's Partner Pavilion No. 2001 at CT Expo in Los Angeles. About Datalight Since 1983, Datalight has developed and licensed professional quality system software for OEMs from a wide range of industries worldwide. With this new partnership, Datalight has affirmed a focussed interest in providing low-cost MS-DOS(R) alternatives and other software solutions to the growing Computer Telephony marketplace. More information on ROM-DOS(TM) and other Datalight products can be found at the Datalight website: www.datalight.com About Brooktrout Technology Brooktrout Technology, a Brooktrout Company, provides enabling technologies for customers to deliver voice, fax and data solutions for the electronic communications market. Brooktrout Technology's high performance, high quality products include: voice, fax, remote access and WAN access cards, application development tools, and voice systems. For more information on Brooktrout Technology, visit our website: www.brktech.com |
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