September 1996 / BYTE Lab Product Report

10 Multifunction Telephony Boards Multifunction Telephony Boards	We test devices that put fax, modem, and voice capability all in one place. - by Maggi Bender, Dorothy Hudson, Jim Kane, and John McDonough
Telephony Boards	The 10 telephony products in this roundup are trailblazers of sorts, a mish-mash of technologies stuck on one internal card or in a small external box.
On the Software Side	Vendors provide software utilities that e nhance their telephony hardware.
Telephony Board Ratings Best Overall: Aztech Labs AT3300 Audio Telephony, Hayes Accura 28.8, and U.S. Robotics Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem PVM High Performance: U.S. Robotics Sportster Voice 28.8 Faxmodem PVM Aztech Labs, Hayes, and U.S. Robotics U.S. Robotics Sportster
Details MidiSoft MediaWorks Cheynne Software's BitWare Day-Timer for Windows	The program group created by Midisoft MediaWorks, the software bundled with Boca's SoundExpression 28.8 SRS board, is crammed with 26 icons.
FrontDesk Serves Up Personal Telephony on ISDN FrontDesk	There's a new product in the SOHO communications-management market, but it's not a telephony card. - by John McDonough
Test Specs	We took a multipronged approach to pick the best telephony devices.

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