sunflash-Distributed to mailing list sunflash@suntri sunflash-Send requests and problem reports to owner-sunflash@suntri.east.sun.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Linkon Develops SBus Multimedia Communications Card For Sun SunFLASH Vol 51 #22 March 1993 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Contact: Lauren Swingle Phone: (415) 336-7273 Marketing/Sales: Doug Ehrenreich Phone: (415) 336-0794. Org: Linkon Corporation Contact: George Dinsdale Phone: (212) 753-2544 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --March 15, 1993-- Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) and Linkon Corporation of New York announced today that Linkon will be developing an SBus multimedia communications card, called the LINK-Engine FS3000, for the Sun Solaris operating environment. The card gives desktop computers a complete interactive voice response system, with speech recognition and fax capabilities. The card will be available on Sun SPARCstation and SPARCserver systems by June of 1993 and will be the first SBus solution to support voice processing applications for distributed processing computers. Linkon's SBus card and multimedia communications software --called LINK-Power Tools-- let users distribute voice mail, fax mail and answer telephone calls using their desktop computer. This reduces equipment needed to perform daily work functions. Version 1.0 of the SBus card will support telephone analog interfaces, voice communications, speech recognition, fax, data communications and CELP (Code Excited Linear Progression) data compression. CELP makes it possible for a customer to send realtime voice communications over a local area or wide area network. For example, a customer could use its network backbone to handle calls, rather than using telephone lines. Beta site testing is expected during May, with full product availability in June. The SBus multimedia communications card will be available in one-, two- and four-port configurations for the desktop and in a T-1 configuration for large client-server applications. The European market will be supported with an E-1 interface with the first release and with an analog interface during the fourth quarter of 1993. Linkon Corporation (OTC BB: LKON) develops, manufactures and markets multimedia communications hardware and software for the computer and telecommunications industry. Linkon's products are offered through value-added resellers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu, ftp.uu.net, sunsite.unc.edu, src.doc.ic.ac.uk and ftp.adelaide.edu.au All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@Sun.COM. +1 305 351 4909.