ZOOM Introduces PCI Modem with On-Board Controller.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000 Zoom(TM) Telephonics (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 : ZOOM) is now shipping the Zoom/FaxModem 56K PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Plus. The new Model 2920 is a controller-based PCI-bus internal modem A modem that plugs into an expansion slot within the computer. Unlike an external modem, an internal modem does not provide a series of display lights that inform the user of the changing modem states. The user must rely entirely on the communications program. Contrast with external modem. for desktop Windows and Linux PCs. The Zoom/FaxModem 56K PCI Plus is designed for applications requiring maximum processing power and easy system integration. A processor on the Zoom/FaxModem 56K PCI Plus controls the Hayes AT commands and data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. , unlike Windows-only PCI modems which rely on the same central processor that runs Windows on the host computer. The Model 2920's on-board controller and on-board 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 Zoom/FaxModem 56K PCI Plus supports Windows(R) 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0, and Linux. "This is an excellent product for the growing Linux market," said Terry Manning, Zoom's Vice-President of Sales and Marketing. "The Model 2920 also provides enhanced system performance for system integrators, Value Added Resellers, and on-line gamers." This Plug and Play data/fax modem is dual mode, incorporating both the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. V.90 and the K56flex(TM) data standards. The Zoom/FaxModem 56K PCI Plus also features Zoom's new Channel 2(TM) Call Waiting. This allows receipt of incoming voice calls during Web browsing. Channel 2 is compatible with all Internet access providers, including America Online See AOL. (R), and all popular Internet browsers and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. software packages. The Channel 2 feature works in conjunction with the Call Waiting service available from most local telephone companies. Other features of Model 2920 include flash memory for easy software upgrades, and voice mail with multiple private mailboxes (sound card required). The Model 2920 is videophone (1) (VideoPhone) A line of videophones (definition #1 below) from AT&T that were introduced in the early 1990s and later pulled off the market due to poor sales. The first models came with a price tag above $1,000, and a pair were needed. See Picturephone. ready. Like all Zoom fax modems, it includes ZoomGuard(TM) lightning protection to guard against the leading cause of modem failures. ZoomGuard offers better shielding against lightning damage than varistors used in competing products and outperforms most stand-alone surge protectors. The Zoom/FaxModem 56K PCI Plus Model 2920 is manufactured by Zoom Telephonics, Inc. and carries a seven-year warranty. About Zoom Telephonics Zoom Telephonics, a communications leader since 1977, designs, produces and markets dial-up and broadband modems, wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area products, home phoneline See HomePNA. networking devices, and other data communication products under the Zoom and Hayes brand names. Zoom products are available in over 3000 of the highest volume computer retailers in the USA and over 5000 retail outlets worldwide. Zoom Telephonics is publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ:ZOOM). For more information, please visit Zoom at www.zoom.com. DISCLAIMER: This press release may contain forward-looking information relating to Zoom's plans, expectations, and intentions, including statements relating to Zoom products' functionality and competitiveness, expected volume product shipments, and Zoom's future performance. Actual results may be materially different from those expectations as a result of known and unknown risks, including uncertainty of new product development and introduction, the risk that newly introduced products may contain undetected errors or defects or otherwise not perform as anticipated, uncertainty and risk of competition and rapid technological change, as well as other risks including risks set forth in Zoom's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Zoom cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Zoom expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any such statements to reflect any change in Zoom's expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstance on which any such statement is based. |
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