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1.1 About CT Access

CT Access is a component of the Natural MicroSystems (NMS) Telephony Services Architecture (TSA). TSA is comprised of the following product families: Natural Access Natural Media Natural Platforms
The Natural Access products include AG Access and CT Access. AG Access (Alliance Generation Access) is a library of functions for developing telephony applications with Natural MicroSystems AG boards. CT Access (Computer Telephony Access) is a development environment providing standard programming interfaces for telephony functions that are hardware independent.
The Natural Media products include libraries for developing fax, speech recognition, and text-to-speech applications.
Natural Platforms are boards providing network connections and processing resources.
The CT Access environment gives you a standard interface to use resources on Natural Platforms and other telephony boards. By using the extensive telephony functions in CT Access along with the Natural Media libraries, you can develop a comprehensive range of telephony applications.

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