Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Company Contact:
Roxanne Hoffert, OEM Technical Sales Manager
Press Contact:
Janice Kall
(619) 679-1504
NCI Announces New CompactFlash(TM)
Operating System
Operating System Eases Integration
of CompactFlash into Products
by Cutting
Development Time
Monterey, Calif., CompactFlash Association Conf. Nov. 14, 1996---NCI
(formerly Norris Communications Corp. NASDAQ: NCII) today announced a new
version of its Flash operating system, Micro OS(TM), for use with
CompactFlash. The Micro OSCF is a compact operating system with logic
specifically designed to interface with CompactFlash, a flash memory card
about the size of a matchbook that was originally developed by SanDisk and
is now supported by a number of manufacturers.
Micro OSCF is the only operating system for flash memory that has a
data transfer rate limited only by the flash memory write speed. The
operating system therefore supports the recording speeds required to write
directly to primary memory without intermediary memory. This reduces
overall hardware costs significantly, especially for imaging applications.
Written in highly compact and optimized C code, the Micro OSCF operates in
14K of ROM and requires only 300 bytes of RAM.
"Flash memory can be difficult to integrate into multimedia products
for developers who are not experienced with its complexity," said Bob Root,
President and CEO of NCI. "Micro OS is a transparent, time-saving solution
for merging non-volatile flash memory into multimedia products, facilitating
superior functionality while reducing development time and providing a
faster time to market. This operating system was designed for use in our
next generation product, and our OEM products, which are all based on
CompactFlash."
The operating system provides a file and storage structure to
maintain, manipulate and distribute compressed voice, video or data using a
file manager. Micro OSCF can be used to manipulate, edit, delete and insert
audio, video, data and/or text in a wide variety of products that use
CompactFlash, including digital voice recorders, digital cameras,
solid-state data recorders and Flash cards.
NCI is a pioneer in the digital voice recorder market and has a
patent on the use of removable Flash memory for digital audio applications.
The Flashback(R) recorder stores up to 36 minutes of recording time on
removable and interchangeable SoundClips(R), and incorporates sophisticated
data management and editing techniques using Flash memory. By removing the
SoundClips and inserting them into the Flashback VoiceLink(TM), a card that
plugs directly into a Type II or Type III PCMCIA slot of a notebook
computer, voice messages can be attached and sent via Internet E-mail or
embedded in Windows application software.
Besides CompactFlash, the Micro OS is also available for the Intel
Miniature Card format, NAND/NOR Flash and IDE hard drives. Product
developers interested in the Micro OSCF or any other Micro OS products
should contact Roxanne Hoffert, OEM Technical Sales Manager. For further
information contact NCI at 619-679-1504 or ncivoice.com
NCI (Formerly Norris Communications Corp.) is a Delaware based
publicly traded corporation. It trades on the NASDAQ (small cap) stock
market under the symbol NCII. It markets branded products worldwide through
distributors, resellers, value added resellers, government resellers,
catalogs and chain stores. The OEM division markets the NCI MicroOS
imbedded systems software operating system, Multichip modules, private label
products and custom-designed products to computer, dictation systems,
computer peripheral and telecommunications companies worldwide. The company
has patented the Flashback(R) Digital Voice Recorder, sound recording
techniques and features, which position it as the world leader in digital
flash memory audio recording. The company operates out of its world
headquarters in Poway, California (San Diego) and through NCI Ltd. in the UK.
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Janice Kall, Marketing Manager
NCI
12725 Stowe Dr.
Poway, CA 92064
(619) 679-1504
(619) 486-3922 (FAX)
janice@ncivoice.com
www: ncivoice.com
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