Blue Wave Systems Enhances ComStruct for v-commerce
Increased Vocabulary Capacity Makes ComStruct CPCI/C6400F Ideal for Voice-Enabled Services
CARROLLTON, Texas, Aug 31, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Blue Wave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: BWSI chart, msgs), a leading supplier of processing technology for the telecom infrastructure, has extended the functionality of its ComStruct(TM) CPCI/C6400F Digital Signal Processing resource board to allow it to be used for enhanced voice-enabled services. By providing the capability to double the external memory per DSP on the board, the company has enabled the CPCI/C6400F to handle larger vocabulary applications, including voice-activated navigation within web access, or v-commerce, and voice-enabled dialing in the wireless infrastructure. This enhanced product will be available in calendar Q4 2000.
Voice-based applications are predicted to be the driving force behind the convergence of the Internet, telephone services and call centers, and this development places Blue Wave's ComStruct product line at the heart of this fast-growing market. Industry research specialist, the Kelsey Group, has reported that, of the predicted $12 billion voice-based commerce market in 2005, $7 billion will be generated from service providers' expenditure on infrastructure.
"Most of the voice-recognition platforms available today use the host controller to perform the actual recognition and only use the DSP resources for signal conditioning functionality such as echo cancellation prior to recognition, which can limit scalability," said Karl Wale, Telecom Product Manager at Blue Wave Systems. "In a CPCI/C6400F-based system, signal conditioning and speech recognition are performed locally on the DSP, leaving the host microprocessor free to control and manage the platform. Also, distributing the calls over a number of boards removes the single point of failure. This makes the ComStruct building blocks more suitable for high-density carrier-grade applications and easier to scale up as the user's needs change."
The ComStruct CPCI/C6400F design now provides the capability for 32Mb of external SDRAM per processor, which is double the previous maximum. Featuring TI C6000 series DSPs and optimized for multi-channel processing, the CPCI/C6400 board offers network interfaces and a dedicated real-time system controller in a single slot. It can handle up to 32 channels of voice in real time and supports discrete language vocabularies of more than 5000 words.
Blue Wave's ComStruct is a communications processing solution for the development and deployment of high-density wireless and wireline technology within the telecommunication infrastructure. With its modular design ComStruct can deliver performance, reliability, resource management, and scalability in a flexible architecture. ComStruct is used worldwide in applications ranging from 3G wireless to Voice over IP (VoIP) and enables carrier-class OEMs to deploy a subsystem both quickly and easily - eliminating up to 80 per cent of normal development time.
For more information on Blue Wave's ComStruct solutions, including access to the CPCI/C6400F technical datasheets, visit bluews.com.
Blue Wave Systems is a leading supplier of high-channel Digital Signal Processing (DSP) subsystems used in telecommunication infrastructure equipment, such as voice over packet (VoIP) gateways, digital wireless communications and intelligent peripherals. The ComStruct(TM) line of telecom infrastructure communication processing subsystems was launched in January 1999. At the heart of the ComStruct(TM) line is the company's FACT(TM) software (Framework Architecture for Communication Technologies), which enables the DSP subsystem to be rapidly and effectively deployed in a variety of carrier class telecom applications. Blue Wave Systems has been a market leader in DSP board-level products since 1983. For additional information, please visit our company's web site at www.bluews.com.
ComStruct and FACT are trademarks of Blue Wave Systems Inc. All trademarks are acknowledged.
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on expectations of the Company but involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, technological change, quarterly fluctuations, integration of Mizar and Loughborough Sound Images, dependence on the defense industry, dependence on key suppliers and employees, competition, and Year 2000 compliance. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive and the Company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise forward-looking statements to reflect unanticipated events. For a further explanation of risk factors please see the Company's most recent SEC filings. The Company further cautions users who may utilize published bookings and backlog information as tools to forecast the company's revenue during a given timeframe since certain purchase orders may be subject to 1) cancellation and, 2) revision to delivery schedules.
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