Tandem announces joint marketing arrangement with NYNEX for VoiceDialing service application; North American RBOCs and major LEC wireline markets are targeted; Tandem's fault-tolerant approach to UNIX operating systems well positioned.GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1995--Tandem Computers Incorporated today announced that it has entered into a collaborative marketing arrangement with NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange for a voice-activated telephony solution. VoiceDialing, based on NYNEX's Voice Activated Telephone Control (VATC VATC Victoria Amateur Turf Club (Australian horseracing club, Melbourne, Victoria) VATC Voice Access to Content ) architecture and running on Tandem's UNIX based Refers to a Unix operating system. The operating system may comply with the UNIX specifications governed by The Open Group, such as Sun's Solaris, or it may be an operating system based on the architecture and principles of Unix, such as Linux. line of fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. Integrity servers, is available immediately. NYNEX Science and Technology, the research and development arm of NYNEX, is initially targeting the other Regional Bell Operating Companies and major Local Exchange Carriers markets with its VATC service. Future plans call for penetration into the international wireline and wireless markets. NYNEX's voice-activated dialing solution has been deployed by Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. Telephone and US West. NYNEX's VATC solution consists of front-end media servers, the Pulse Code Modulation pulse code modulation: see modulation. See PCM. (data) Pulse Code Modulation - (PCM) A method by which an audio signal is represented as digital data. Recognizer (PCMR PCMR President's Committee on Mental Retardation PCMR Probability of Correct Message Receipt ), and a back-end server based on Tandem's Integrity FT server platform. The PCMR units are responsible for network interface and speech recognition functions. The Integrity server -- a system built for UNIX system applications that require the highest levels of availability and robustness -- holds all subscriber data, including voice patterns. The VATC solution is based on a user's telephone line. Using specialized switch software, the line is set at the telephone company's central office to detect either tone or speech. When speech is detected, the voice dialing service is activated and subscribers can simply say a name or phrase and have their call completed by the network. The system allows for separate profiles for each household member. "While the market for voice dialing is relatively new, speech recognition applications and services have been growing at an accelerated rate over the last several years as the technological infrastructure has advanced to accommodate the services," said Don Fowler, Tandem's senior vice president and general manager, Solution Products Group. Fowler continued, "At the very highest level, Tandem's fundamentals of fault tolerance, data integrity, and scalability match well to the needs of NYNEX's customers. And with the roll out of new and enhanced UNIX system servers based on Tandem's ServerNet architecture, we anticipate the VATC solution will be even more powerful and scalable." "The deployment of this service will provide added convenience for consumers and a competitive business and technology weapon for the telephone companies," said Ed Thomas, Executive Vice President of NYNEX Science & Technology. "The expandability of Tandem systems and the company's fault-tolerant approach to UNIX servers helps us respond to voice-market demands and growth." NYNEX is a leader in helping people communicate in the northeastern United States and selected markets around the world, including the United Kingdom, Thailand, Gibraltar, Greece, Indonesia and the Czech Republic. The company has expertise in telecommunications, cable television, directory publishing, video entertainment, and information network and delivery services. Tandem Computers Incorporated (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. ) is the leader in continuously available, open, parallel processing, reliable client/server solutions and enterprise networks. The company manufactures, markets, and provides services and systems ranging from the desktop to the data center, as well as software to deliver complete customer solutions. Tandem, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, has offices worldwide. -0- Note to Editors: Tandem, Integrity, ServerNet, and the Tandem logo are trademarks of Tandem Computers Incorporated. 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). is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Tandem Computers Incorporated Bob Major, 408/285-6176 or NYNEX Sharon Beadle BEADLE. Eng. law. A messenger or apparitor of a court, who cites persons to appear to what is alleged against them, is so called. , 914/644-6360 |
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