RING! to offer application generator for Natural MicroSystems Alliance Generation computer telephony platforms.NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 1997-- Superior Performance and Software Design Are Deciding Factors in Choosing Natural MicroSystems Natural MicroSystems Corp., the technology leader in Open Telecommunications(tm), today announced that RING! of Basel, Switzerland is now supporting the Natural MicroSystems Alliance Generation family of telephony platforms with RING!'s Graphical Application Generator, ROSA 1.0 (RING! Open System Architecture) and the RING!Talk programming language. RING! joins a growing list of companies that have developed applications generators for the Alliance Generation family. Other companies offering toolkits for the Natural MicroSystems product line include: Engage! Software, Group W Systems, Information Gateways, Kemtec Technology Pte., MasterMind Technologies, MG2 and Talx. ROSA combines the advantages of a high-level object-oriented Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (Visual Programming) with a full-featured programming language in one easy-to-use interface. ROSA also makes it possible to call existing C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++, Visual Basic or Delphi routines via DLL's. ROSA supports multiple database environments and connects to dBase, Paradox, Access, ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. , SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. and DB2. Modeled after Modula-2 (the successor to PASCAL), ROSA supports development efforts for the Windows NT, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and OS/2 operating systems. The power and simplicity of RING!Talk can help developers reduce time to market for new applications and assist them in porting their applications across multiple operating systems. According to Essoukan Mouangue, vice president of engineering at RING!, the company chose to develop on NMS See NetWare Management System. boards because of their superior performance. "We tested an NMS AG-8 board in our lab against products from the leading competitors using a Microsoft NT testing tool. The CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. load level for the NMS board was near 0% compared to the other boards which were up to 50% utilized," said Mouangue. "This indicated to us that the NMS technology was actually one of the very best in the market today. About RING! Founded in 1993 and based in Basel, Switzerland, RING! has a strong presence in many countries through its development and technical support centers in Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, France and the Netherlands, as well as an international network of distributors and OEMs. About Natural MicroSystems Natural MicroSystems (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 : NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ), based in Natick, Mass., is the technology leader in Open Telecommunications, providing hardware and software technologies for developers of high-value telecommunications solutions. The Company's state-of-the-art technology enables a growing international network of OEMs, VARs, systems integrators and service providers to reduce time to market, leverage development resources, and offer truly global communications products. Natural MicroSystems products are installed in more than 40 countries worldwide. Founded in 1983, Natural MicroSystems developed Watson(r), the first product to utilize digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
The Company noted that any of the above forward-looking statements is subject to change, based on various important factors, including, without limitation, changes in the market and competition. Additional information on potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results may be included in the Company's annual report on Form 10K. -0- Natural MicroSystems and Open Telecommunications are trademarks of Natural MicroSystems Corporation. Watson is a registered trademark of Natural MicroSystems Corp. MVIP is a registered trademark of GO-MVIP, Inc. All other product or corporate references are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Suzanne Moran Lois Paul & Partners PR +1-617-238-5700 Suzanne_Moran@lpp.com or Patrick Fetterman Natural MicroSystems +1-508-650-1372 Patrick_Fetterman@NMSS.com or Pieter Kraan RING! +1-41-1-866-2056 PKraan@compuserve.com |
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