PCTEL DELIVERS FIRST SOFTWARE MODEMS FOR BE OPERATING SYSTEM.HSP (Hosting Service Provider) An organization that specializes in hosting Web sites. There are various levels of offerings from sharing a Web server with several other companies to having a dedicated Web server or to providing co-location services. See co-location. Modems Deliver Low-Cost Internet Connectivity For BeOS, Singer Platforms Connectivity solutions provider PCTEL of Milpitas, Calif., last week announced availability of the first software modem See soft modem. for Be Inc (company) Be Inc - The company that produced the BeBox, founded by Jean-Louis Gassee, former product chief at Apple. .'s BeOS. The same software modem technology will also support Be's upcoming Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. platform, code-named Singer. The BeOS modem solution from PCTEL incorporates patented host signal processing Host Signal Processing (HSP) is a term used in computing to describe hardware such as a modem which is emulated (to various degrees) in software. (HSP) technology, resulting in a low-cost Internet access See how to access the Internet. method. "Our goal is to provide innovative, inexpensive Internet access technology to the broadest possible user base," says PCTEL CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Peter Chen. "[We] already lead the market in Windows-based software modems, the fastest growing segment of the huge analog modem market. We've also delivered the first software modems for use on Linux platforms. Now the BeOS software modem solution responds to both the growing public interest in creating a multimedia workstation with an ordinary, low-cost desktop PC as well as the market demands of offering price competitive Internet appliances." BeOS, an alternative operating system, excels in the areas of audio and video manipulation. Singer is the code name for Be's software solution designed for creation of Internet appliances that deliver information and entertainment over the web. Based on BeOS, Stinger is fully customizable and supports popular streaming audio and video standards. Be expects to formally introduce Stinger in the first quarter of 2000. "With the extension of PCTEL's HSP patents to the development of a software modem for the BeOS and Stinger platforms, the company continues to expand consumer choices for personal connectivity," Chen says. "PCTEL offers an elegantly creative solution to the complexities of modem communication," adds Steve Sakoman, chief technical officer of Be. "Our new support for PCTEL's onboard software modem will enable more efficient and cost-effective personal computers and Internet appliances based upon our software platforms." |
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