Zydacron Announces Concurrent Windows NT And NDIS Support For Its OnWAN250 Desktop Videoconferencing Package.MANCHESTER, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 1997-- Zydacron's Desktop Videoconferencing Using a PC or Mac for a videophone session or videoconference. Contrast with a "room videoconferencing system" where a group of participants congregate in one room. See videoconferencing. Solution Is First To Enable Simultaneous Windows NT-based Videoconferencing and Internet/Remote Access Zydacron, a leader in high quality desktop videoconferencing components and solutions, today announced its OnWAN250 desktop videoconferencing package and its Z250 video codec (1) A hardware circuit that converts analog video (NTSC, PAL, SECAM) into digital code and vice versa. The term may refer to only the A/D and D/A conversion, or it may include the compression technique for further reducing the signal (definition #2 below). See codec. each provide full NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification capabilities running under Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . This feature enables users to videoconference and access the Internet simultaneously. "You can do anything with our OnWAN250 desktop package or our Z250 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, that you can do with an ISDN modem An alternative name for ISDN terminal adapter. The term is widely used, because the unit looks like a modem, connects to the same serial port as a modem and may support analog phones. See ISDN terminal adapter. ," stated Ed Govoni, Vice President of Sales. "It's a one-of-kind feature that continues to set our desktop videoconferencing package and our Z250 video codec above the rest. Combined with full Windows NT support, we're offering breakthrough videoconferencing functionality to both the end user and our distribution channel." NDIS allows the OnWAN250 conferencing package and the Z250 to be used like a dial-up adapter Hardware or software that dials up a telephone number. It often refers to the software in a PC that commands the modem to dial an ISP's telephone number for Internet access (see dial-up). under Windows NT. Examples of NDIS functionality include Internet access, remote upgrades using SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. and high-speed NetMeeting sessions. The integration of NDIS with Zydacron's core technology allows the user to take full advantage of the technology simultaneously, rather than switching from one function to the other. Also, combined with other technologies from Zydacron, such as a ZC206 communications board, the user can, for instance, make a 128K Netmeeting call and a 256K video call concurrently, or access the Internet at 128K while in 256K video call. Availability and Pricing The OnWAN250 desktop videoconferencing package with full Windows NT and NDIS support and associated peripherals including codec board, camera, cables and software is available now to distribution channels at a list price of $2995. The Z250 codec is also available to qualified OEMs, System Integrators and others who develop full videoconferencing solutions with "Zydacron Quality" components. Soon, the NDIS functionality will also be available for Windows 95. About Zydacron, Inc. Privately owned Zydacron, based in Manchester, NH, provides quality videoconferencing products for mission critical applications, including telemedicine, distance learning, government and financial industries. The company develops a range of standards-based, PC-compatible videoconferencing products for worldwide distribution through resellers, VARs and OEMs. The Zydacron product line includes critically-acclaimed OnWAN videoconferencing systems, multimedia codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
CONTACT: Zydacron Tracy Wemett-Specht, 603-647-1000 x165 tspecht@zydacron.com |
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