Motorola Participates in Intel’s MMX Technology Announcement
SAN FRANCISCO — January 8, 1997 — Motorola today is participating in the introduction of Intel Corporation's Pentium(R) processor with MMX(TM) technology, which significantly enhances media-rich and communications performance. Motorola is the first major communications vendor to develop a software modem architecture which takes unique advantage of MMX technology.
The software modem uses a computer's central processing unit to perform modem functions and Motorola is one of the few vendors demonstrating their product's performance on the Pentium processor with MMX technology at Intel's special media symposium on January 8 at the Spectrum Gallery in San Francisco. As part of Motorola's demonstration, visitors can surf the Web using verbal commands to a MMX technology-enabled system configured with Motorola's SM34DFV V.34 28.8 modem and Clamor' speech recognition software from Lexicus, another Motorola division.
For the Pentium processor with MMX technology, Intel added 57 new instructions aimed at speeding up calculations in multimedia operations, the biggest enhancement to the X86 standard instruction set since the 386 processor debuted in 1985.
Any of these new instructions can operate on several values at a time, particularly valuable for effectively communicating via Motorola's new SM34DFV software modem while simultaneously running robust applications from spreadsheets to video playback to 3-D computer games.
"We see MMX as the big breakthrough for making communications via software modems the next 'must-have' feature in high-powered PCs and are pleased to demonstrate the full-featured software modem with the Pentium processor with MMX technology," said Richard Leslie, vice president of Motorola's Information Systems Group (ISG). "Because Motorola's new, upgradeable software modems, the first in a series of Motorola software communications solutions, derive capacity directly from the power of the host CPU, we fully expect the adoption of software modems will only accelerate as MMX technology becomes ubiquitous."
At the demo, visitors speaking into the system can initiate a connection with the software modem to an Internet Service Provider and navigate the Web to various sites, including some using software that supports audio streaming over the link.
Motorola's SM34DFV is designed with the foundation for higher level functions like host-driven videoconferencing and Simultaneous Voice and Data (SVD) applications in mind, and will offer free upgrades to 33.6K and simplify the upgrade to higher speed technologies like 56K as standards are established.
Contributing their software expertise to the demo, Motorola's Lexicus Division specializes in speech and handwriting recognition software. Clamor software by Motorola is a noise-robust, small-vocabulary speech recognizer that works for any language and is designed specifically for noise-intensive situations. The software, available on several platforms, is suitable for portable applications such as speakerphones, organizers and PDAs, video games and industrial applications.
Ordering and pricing information for a North American version of the Motorola SM34DFV can be obtained by calling 508-261-4323. Additional information is available through Motorola's World Wide Web site at http: //www.mot.com/isg. Information on the API and pricing for Clamor software can be obtained by calling David Steinbrook at 415-833-8075. Additional information including a downloadable demo is available at www.mot.com/lexicus/speech/robust/index.html.
Motorola's Information Systems Group, a leading supplier of network products and integrated network solutions, consists of the Transmission Products Division, the Network Systems Division, and the Mobile Computing Products Division. The Lexicus Division of Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of handwriting and speech recognition software for desktop, mobile and embedded systems. Its products include cursive and print recognizers for English and Chinese, and noise-robust DSP-based speech recognition subsystems. ISG and Lexicus are part of Motorola's Messaging, Information, and Media Sector (MIMS). Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems and services. Major equipment businesses include cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola semiconductors power communication devices, computers and millions of products. Motorola's 1995 sales were $27 billion.
NOTE: Motorola is a registered trademark and Clamor is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. Other products identified are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE: Motorola ISG
CONTACT:
Stan Vernon of Motorola, 508-261-4756 or Wendy Lavallee
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Tasha McQueen of LNS Communications, 617-577-9777