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The original parallel AGP standard that operates on a 32-bit bus at 66MHz speed for a maximum data transfer rate of 256MB/second.
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AGP 1x - http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3379211By Colin C. HaleyAnticipating the gradual decline of its dial-up modem business, ZoomTechnologies is launching a Voice over Internet Protocol initiative.The firm's first product is a ADSL modem that can be bundled with thefirm's new VoIP phone service. The offering is designed forout-of-the-box use and feature pay-as-you-go service as well as flatrate plans.Users can plug one or more phones into the box's ports to make VoIPcalls or traditional calls, such as 911 dialing, local or toll-freedialing, or calls when the power fails. For VoIP calls, users hit "#"before the number.The device, which also ties in data features like a router, gateway,firewall, switch and USB port, will sell for about $100 throughretailers, catalogs and online. It is compatible with Windows,Macintosh and Linux systems."VoIP shouldn't be viewed as an add-on, but a basic part of abroadband connection," Terry Manning, Zoom's vice president ofmarketing, told internetnews.com. "That's why we chose to integrate itinto an ADSL box."[Comment: I am unimpressed. What happens if you want more lines thanZoom's box can support? And, how many VoIP service providers willactually want to support this equipment, rather than the equipmentthey now know and trust? Sometimes too much integration is not a goodthing. If anything I'd rather see VoIP adapters built into routers,so that they could be used with whatever broadband connection isavailable and so that VoIP traffic could still receive priority overother traffic transiting the router.]Full story at:http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3379211Additional comments at:http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/48386
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