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LUCENT'S NET SOFTWARE MAKES INTERNET PHONE CALLS EASY New software developed by Lucent Technologies is designed to give Internet callers quicker access to one another and allows them to converse via their computers as if they were on a regular speaker-phone. Previous software has been half-duplex -- one party must stop speaking before the other can "capture" the line. Lucent plans to market the software to AT&T, the Bell companies and Internet service providers for distribution to their customers. By the end of the year, Lucent plans to enhance the software so that users can videoconference over the Internet. (Wall Street Journal 18 Sep 96 B8)
I'd wonder if a patch can be built to encrypt each packet as it goes out? I'm guessing that what they've done is improve the voice compression, so there will be a relatively small amount of data to encrypt.
PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTER CHIPS Next month, Metalithic Systems Inc. will release a $1500 sound board called Digital Wings that uses field-programmable gate array computer chips that can be personalized, allowing the user to create and edit up to 128 soundtracks. When used in combination with Windows 95, Digital Wings will give users access to audio synthesis and editing tools comparable to those of a professional sound studio. (Business Week 23 Sep 96 p86)
I wonder exactly how reprogrammable this system is...
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