Aztech launches DSP-based audio/telephony card for PCs; new card allows concurrent operation of audio and telephony functions

Business Wire, Nov 8, 1994

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 1994--Aztech Labs Inc. launched its first generation PC-based audio/telephony card by integrating a DSP-based fax/modem/voice telephone function and Aztech's proprietary audio technology onto a single add-in sound card.

This means the user can receive voice or fax messages while listening to a presentation using sound playback.

This product is for both the consumer and the professional. The audio/telephony allows fax and modem functions while its full compatibility with major sound standards, including Sound Blaster and Microsoft Windows Sound System, provides a wide access to a selection of software in DOS and Windows. The card's ability to play back and record in true 16-bit professional CD quality sound means that the card serves both as an office product as well as a key component in an ``edutainment'' system.

A perfect solution for the small-office-home-office (SOHO) environment, the audio telephony card also functions as a digital telephone answering machine and features a full duplex speaker phone. The card's GSM voice compression and decompression minimizes disk storage space and provides remote message retrieval. With its built-in tone detection, this card can automatically forward incoming faxes. Supporting modem data speeds up to 14,400 bps and compatibility with major data information transfer standards, the card eliminates the data compatibility issues faced by many modem users.

``The products we develop give our users a broader and more integrated way to use their PCs,'' said Michael Mun, president of Aztech Systems (SESDAQ:Aztech), the Singapore-based parent company of Aztech Labs.

``No longer will a DSP-based card be confined to just office use, it can also be used for something creative and fun,'' added Mun.

Targeted at third party OEMs and system integrators, the prototype will be displayed at COMDEX Booth No. M0628.

About Aztech Systems

Based in Singapore, Aztech Systems is a manufacturer and supplier of a full range of multimedia products for PCs. According to a recent Dataquest report, Aztech is the third largest supplier of sound boards worldwide, holding a 17% market share of this market. IDC Europe ranked Aztech as the No. 1 selling sound card in Germany with 37% market share. The same report ranked Aztech as the second largest sound card supplier in Europe. The company is dedicated to making multimedia more accessible to the masses by bringing competitive, high-quality sound solutions to the marketplace. -0-

NOTE TO EDITORS: At COMDEX Booth No. M628, Sands Convention Center.

CONTACT: Aztech Labs Inc., Fremont

Karen Klimas, 510/623-8988