Datapoint Announces VIEWGate System With AVCD at TeleCon.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1997--Datapoint Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DPT) will introduce and demonstrate its breakthrough VIEWGate(TM) Voice Initiated Enterprise Wide Gateway system (patent pending) and its Automated Video Call Distributor (AVCD AVCD Audio-Visual Computer Display , patent pending) application to thousands of visitors and representatives of the desktop video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and telecommunications market this week at the TeleCon trade show here, Nov. 5-7. The VIEWGate system, coupled with the AVCD application, is initially targeted for use with Datapoint's Enterprise Wide Video Conferencing Solutions, which operate in conjunction with Datapoint's SuperHub Video PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). . VIEWGate and AVCD provide an audio/video interface which enables desktop, group or room systems from any manufacturer to navigate one or more directories and to select and dial a specific person or resource through the use of voice commands. VIEWGate provides visual and audio cues to the calling party, along with an intuitive set of audio commands. The VIEWGate voice recognition system works with a simple set of audio commands which mimic standard cursor (1) The symbol used to point to some element on screen. On Windows, Mac and other graphics-based screens, it is also called a "pointer," and it changes shape as it is moved with the mouse into different areas of the application. , keyboard and mouse actions. This allows the calling party to move up and down, left and right, page up and down, open, go forward and back, and to open, dial and connect, among other activities. VIEWGate comes with a set of configuration tools which provide a means to develop custom displays and visual and audio messages. "While VIEWGate is a powerful addition to our SuperHub infrastructure, it is not just for use with Datapoint systems," stated Michael Black, vice president of sales and marketing for Datapoint Corporation. "VIEWGate can be used with any similar video communications environment, including other analog video The original video recording method that stores continuous waves of red, green and blue intensities. In analog video, the number of rows is fixed. There are no real columns, and the maximum detail is determined by the frequency response of the analog system. PBX-based systems and H.323-based systems. "Since Datapoint's SuperHub already provides for rate adaptation and protocol conversion through the SuperHub, virtually any video format can interoperate when VIEWGate is used in conjunction with the SuperHub. Proprietary codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
VIEWGate can also be used for applications outside traditional video conferencing. VIEWGate can act as both navigator and communications bridge between a video server and existing room systems, group systems and desktop systems. For security applications, VIEWGate can provide a similar access, navigation and communications bridge to cameras and other audio/visual devices in a security system. "The potential applications for this dynamic system are endless -- and it is so easy to use," said Black. "You just speak to it and it does what you request." Networked versions of VIEWGate with AVCD for use with Datapoint's SuperHub are available for delivery later this month with prices starting at $8,995. Standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. units with integrated H.320 codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, interface will be available at a later date with prices starting at $14,995. Datapoint is located at booth number 105 in Hall C at TeleCon. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Black at Datapoint Corporation, (210) 593-7683 or e-mail: mblack@datapoint.com. With U.S. headquarters in San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , TX, and international headquarters in Paris, France, Datapoint Corporation specializes in the design and integration of data, voice and video communication solutions and markets its products and services in 40 countries worldwide. The company invented distributed video conferencing and offers a full line of room, group, desktop and networked video conferencing products. Datapoint also offers telecommunications systems and integration services incorporating power dialers, interactive voice response systems and automatic call distribution systems and is known for its superior R&D and as an inventor of many noteworthy technologies. CONTACT: Datapoint Corporation Michael Black, 210/593-7683 or The Marcus Group Ilene Manahan, 201/902-9000 |
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