bfalcon@rescon.uucp (Bob Falcon) (11/11/90)
Hi Pat and all,
This is from NOV. 5, 1990 {PC WEEK} :
[page 73]
Caller ID+Plus To Tap ID Phone Service
A small Texas developer plans to tap into the telephone business
application market next month with a contact-management system that
uses [the] phone companies' new "caller ID" services.
Caller ID+Plus, from Rochelle Communications Inc., consists of a
hardware device that connects a PC's serial port [to] with a telephone
[line] to access the caller-ID service.
That service, formerly known as Custom Local Area Signaling Service
[CLASS] ,automatically identifies an incoming call's phone number. It
is currently offered for local customers in five states and the
District of Columbia.
If the caller's number has been stored on Caller ID+Plus' DOS based
database software, a file is automatically called up on-screen that
gives a user access to three windows: one that includes the caller's
name, company and address; one that contains a list of prior contacts
with the caller; and one that contains general information and any
notes taken about the caller, said Gilbert Amine, the company's
president. A new file can be created to store the number of a
first-time caller, he said.
The $249 package is slated for formal introduction at Comdex/Fall
next week. It will be available late this month or in early December
directly from Rochelle and through outlets, said Amine.
Rochelle Communications, of Austin Texas, can be reached at
(512) 794-0088.
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I thought this would be of interest to the readers of the Digest here.
$249 may not be 'cheap' but it gives you the hardware to *PLAY* with.
And who knows , someone may even find the software that comes with it
useful <Big Grin>.
Catchya later,
Bob Falcon [ Co-Sysop : Turbo 386 Remote Access ]
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