From: jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au (John Costella)
Subject: TECH: Phone-computer standards set
Date: Fri, 7 May 93 9:05:03 EET


I saw this in the _Melbourne_Age_ _Green_Guide_, quoted from the
_New_York_Times_, and thought that the numerous sci-vw-ers here
contemplating linking us all in a single virtuopolis might be
interested.

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John P. Costella              School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
jpc@tauon.ph.unimelb.edu.au          Tel: +61 3543-7795;  Fax: +61 3347-4783
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Standard set for phone, computer union
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Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp. said this week that they had agreed 
upon a standard way to integrate the telephone with the personal
computer. The development will find its first market in telemarketing
and customer-service environments, and will later reach a broader
base.

Intel and Microsoft said the standard had been reviewed and supported
by approximately 40 companies, including major telephone-switch
manufacturers, PC and peripheral manufacturers, software developers
and network providers.

The new specification is called Windows Telephony application 
programming interface because it was developed for the Microsoft
Windows operating system, and future products to add telephony 
functions to PCs will be based on it.

Microsoft and Intel said products based on the specification would
allow direct access to the telephone network and thus would enhance
such existing PC applications as data base management, personal
information management, spreadsheet use and word processing.
 
                                                -- New York Times