Smart Link Debuts amrmodem.com, a One Stop Site for AMR Modem Education and Procurement

Business Wire, March 21, 2000

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WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2000

Site Provides Information About AMR and Other Soft Modem

Developments, Volume Purchase Capability and a Technical Support

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Smart Link Technologies, Inc., a world leader in soft communication solutions for the PC industry, introduces amrmodem.com, a web site dedicated to Audio Modem Riser (AMR) and other soft modem developments. This site was developed to support the AMR slot found in many of today's PCs.

Developed by Intel, the AMR specification was the industry's first soft modem standard that provided a tightly coupled solution to a PC's chipset without the use of a PCI interface chip. The AMR specification was developed to provide a best in class combo audio/modem or modem-only solution. Supported by Intel 810 and 820, SiS 960, 630 and 540, and VIA Apollo Pro and MVP4 series chipsets, the AMR slot provides a soft modem solution which increases PC product margins while adding value to end users.

This fully functional site allows users to learn about AMR and other soft modem standards, purchase AMR modems and obtain technical support regarding AMR modem usage.

"As the market leader of AMR soft modem chipsets and drivers, it was important for Smart Link to develop a support tool for our existing customers and for new customers who are just getting ready to use AMR enabled motherboards," noted Kapriel Karagozyan, vice-president of sales for Smart Link Technologies. "With the rapid growth of various AMR enabled PC chipsets, Smart Link wanted to provide support for all potential customers or end users, no matter how big or how small."

Smart Link, with offices in Israel, USA and Taiwan, is a world leader in host-based communications solutions for the PC industry. The company's unique MODIO technology, porting hardware DSP implementations to host-PC based architectures, enables modem, fax, telephony, and audio solutions at a fraction of existing costs. Smart Link's host based technologies have been deployed in cutting edge products for the emerging AMR and USB platforms, as well as legacy PCI and ISA interfaces. For more information, visit Smart Link's website at www.smlink.com.