Cypress Research MegaPhone Smart Telephone Software Ships With U.S. Robotics Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem For Macintosh Computers; U.S. Robotics Bundles Award-Winning Macintosh Screen-Based Telephone Software With New Line of Faxmodems

Business Wire, April 1, 1996

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1996--Cypress Research Corporation today announced that the Personal Communications Division of U.S. Robotics is bundling Cypress Research's MegaPhone(TM) screen-based telephone software with the Sportster(R) Voice 28.8 Faxmodem for Macintosh(R) computers.

Used in conjunction with the Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem for Macintosh, MegaPhone for Sportster offers users a comprehensive voice solution that includes a full duplex speakerphone, digital answering machine, Caller ID, and other sophisticated features designed to streamline phone-related tasks.

"The MegaPhone-Sportster combination is a powerful communications solution that puts high-end computer telephony features at the Mac user's fingertips," commented Nel Clemmons, vice president of marketing for U.S. Robotics' Personal Communications Division. "We are pleased to offer our users one of the leading telephony software products in the industry."

Support For Caller ID

MegaPhone, a 1995 MacUser Magazine Eddy Award Finalist for Best Telecommunications Product, is designed to streamline and automate mundane tasks related to using the telephone. Users can quickly and easily place and receive calls directly from their desktop and access other high-end features with the click of a mouse. MegaPhone for Sportster incorporates a state-of-the-art, full duplex speakerphone, contacts manager, digital answering machine, drag and drop dialing, easy dialing from the keyboard, support for Apple events, Call Timer, Toll Saver, and remote message retrieval.

MegaPhone for Sportster and the Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem for Macintosh also supports Caller ID information (where available) for incoming calls. MegaPhone for Sportster displays the caller's number on screen and gives the user the choice to either answer the call or forward it to voice mail.

MegaPhone for Sportster users receive a free 30-day trial offer of the full version of MegaPhone. At any time, they can call an 800 number to upgrade to the full version of MegaPhone to obtain high-end features such as call logging and scheduling, Smart Speed Dial, MegaDial(TM) dialing management, PowerTalk(TM) integration, Touch Tone Navigator, expanded contacts information, and synchronization with Personal Information Managers (PIM's) and databases like Now Software, Inc.'s TouchBase Pro(TM) and Claris Corporation's FileMaker Pro(TM). Upgrades to the full version of MegaPhone are available directly from Cypress for $49.95.

MegaPhone for Sportster works with most popular analog telephone systems and digital PBX systems with analog extensions. MegaPhone for Sportster requires a 68040 processor or faster running System 7.1 or better with 6MB of RAM. MegaPhone for Sportster, including the 30-day trial of full-featured MegaPhone, is free with the purchase of every U.S. Robotics Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem for Macintosh. The U.S. Robotics Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem for Macintosh is list priced at $329.

U.S. Robotics (NASDAQ: USRX) is one of the world's leading suppliers of products and systems that provide access to information. The company designs, manufactures, markets, and supports remote access servers, enterprise communications systems, desktop/mobile client products, modems and telephony products that connect computers and other equipment over analog, digital, and switched cellular networks, enabling users to gain access to, manage, and share data, fax, and voice information. Its customers include Internet service providers, regional Bell operating companies, inter-exchange carriers, and a wide range of other large and small businesses, institutions, and individuals. The company's 1995 sales were $889.3 million; sales for the first quarter of fiscal 1996 were $364.8 million.

Cypress Research Corporation, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a leader in desktop computer telephony applications. Cypress Research provides smart telephone software to small office and home users that enable them to communicate and conduct transactions over the public switched telephone network. -0-

Note to Editors: MegaPhone and MegaDial are registered trademarks of Cypress Research Corporation. Other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Cypress Research Corporation, Santa Clara

Carl Linhardt, 408/752-2700