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ARC & Sitel Collaboration
ARC & Sitel Collaboration.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 8002W Arc International PLC 04 August 2009 \n \n\nMedia Contacts:\nBrenda Kelman\nARC International\n+44 1727 891511\[email protected]\n\nBarbara Janmaat-Van Arkel\nSiTel Semiconductor B.V.\n+3173 6408341\[email protected]\n\n\nARC and SiTel cooperate to enhance DECT phone call clarity with Sonic Focus Audio Software\n\n\"ARC's Vocal Clarity Software on SiTel's cordless chips\"\n\nSAN JOSE, CA., and 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, August 3rd 2009 - ARC International (LSE: ARK) and SiTel Semiconductor announced today a collaboration effort to provide superior voice clarity for phones implementing SiTel's high performance chips and ARC's new Vocal Clarity post-processing software. The improvements in voice clarity and audio fidelity represent a quantum step forward in voice communication. \n\nVoice clarity and audio improvement have been anxiously anticipated by major phone Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) striving to enhance their phone's performance to deliver a superior end-user experience. The jointly integrated audio solution will result in much clearer voice recognition, without the need to increase the peak amplitude of the incoming voice stream. Such perceived volume increases with ARC's unique pseudo wideband extensions will dramatically ease listener fatigue and improve comprehension in noisy environments, even if the incoming voice is distorted or received with relatively low signal strength. The ARC Vocal Clarity software for cordless phones will run on SiTel's \"Gen2DSP\" processor. This Gen2DSP co-processor is included in all SiTel SC14480 and SC14450 series cordless phone chips as a standard. \n\nARC's unique Vocal Clarity Software is a subset of a broad range of technologies included in ARC's Sonic Focus Audio post- processing software enrichment technology. Sonic Focus Audio IP has been successfully deployed in over 25 million products by major Personal Computer (PC) OEMs delivering superior sound quality to the consumer. The Sonic Focus technology enables superior audio and voice quality for all classes of consumer products, including mobile and portable devices, while also lowering overall power consumption with the potential to reduce build-of-material (BoM) costs. The ARC Sound-to-Silicon solution integrates the ARC Sound mu...