Content area
Full text
For years, Bicom (Monroe, CT 203-268-4484 / 800-766-3573) has worked away behind the scenes, developing cost-effective technologies for computer telephony. Founded in 1988 by Dr. Mehmet E. Binal, the company has never grown very large; though in recent years it seems to be hitting its stride. Certainly, they've managed to develop (and support) a nice portfolio of products, including low-density analog voice boards; NorStar-station-emulating boards; PCbased turnkey voicemail systems aimed at the private-label market; and lately, 'inskin' voicemail platforms, which aggregate a server, hard drive, and Bicom DSP hardware on a card engineered to slide directly into a PBX system housing (see 'In-Skin Solutions,' page 25, for more). They've licensed these latter designs to NEC and other vendors, who are now producing them in volume.
Bicom itself, meanwhile (again, quietly) came out, late last year, with a really nifty line of high-density DSP boards for voice/fax applications. Called Gemini, the boards sport Bicom DSPs providing media-processing services for up to 6o (dual E-i) channels in a single, full-size ISA slot on one interrupt. Up to eight cards can be installed in a single chassis.
U.S. variants (six DSPS, 240 MIPs total throughput) include the Gemini 24ooD-Ti (single span) and 240oD-2Ti (dual span). "Euro" models (eight DSPS, 320 MIPs total throughput) include the Gemini 3000D-Ei and 3000D-2Ei. Standard T-i and E-i interface types and impedence...