FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FULL DUPLEX SUPPORT FOR CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER SOUND CARDS Los Angeles, CA, December 1, 1997: 4Front Technologies is announcing the availability of Open Sound System for Linux(x86, Alpha and PowerPC), AIX, FreeBSD, Solaris x86, UnixWare, BSD/OS and SCO OSR5 with FULL DUPLEX support for Creative Labs Sound Blaster sound cards. Open Sound System v3.8.1 will support the Sound Blaster SB16, SB32, SB-AWE32, SB-AWE64, SB-AWE64/Gold, Vibra16, Vibra16C, Vibra16CL, Vibra16S and Vibra16X sound cards in Full Duplex mode. Full Duplex mode allows the sound card to record and play audio simultaneously. In addition, the drivers now provide a "shadow playback" device which is essential for applications that do full duplex I/O and require separate devices. Applications such as SpeakFreely, VAT, and FreePhone are designed to take advantage of such features. With the release of OSS version 3.8.1, the EMU 8000 wave-table synthesizer driver has been upgraded to be compatible with the OSS/Free AWEDRV v0.4.x driver. It now support dynamic memory detection and allocation of the EMU 8000's memory banks. Users can visit 4Front's WWW site at http://www.opensound.com/index.html to download a free 7-day trial version of OSS/Linux or buy a fully licensed version of OSS/Linux with Full Duplex SB support. EMU 8000 Wave Table Synth is optionally available for $10.00). The licensed version of OSS comes with free technical support and free upgrades for various Linux kernels. All current OSS licensees will get free updates to their current drivers. --- xxx --- All trademarks and copyrights belong to their respective owners. Open Sound System is a trademark of 4Front Technologies. Copyright (C) 1996,1997 4Front Technologies, All Rights Reserved. CONTACT: Dev Mazumdar (dev@4front-tech.com) 4Front Technologies 11698 Montana Avenue, Suite 12 Los Angeles, CA 90049, U.S.A. Tel: (310) 820 7365 E-mail: info@4front-tech.com Fax: (310) 826 2465 Web: http://www.4front-tech.com ____________________________________________________________________________