Articles - BLACK ICE

Black Ice Software ( Amherst, NH - 603-673-1019 ) makes Voice C++/OCX - a nifty ’control’ that adds voice functions to Visual C ++ . They’re deliberately aiming the product at the market for small systems (one to four ports). And (almost unique in the industry ) their product can make use of voice modems from Rockwell, USR, and Lucent, as well as voice boards from Dialogic, Bicom , Brooktrout and (by the time you read this) NMS. Moreover, the same API transparently addresses all this hardware - so you can develop on whatever platform you like , and deploy your apps in any configuration that lets you meet your pricing and functionality goals. The Voice C++/OCX provides library functions to convert between . WAV file format and ADPCM formats appropriate for voice modems, so not even voice file formats stand in your way.
/ Teleconnect December 1998/