First out of the box was a technology called X2, offered by 3Com and the modem manufacturers that license its technology.

Ms. Pilgrim said two tactical maneuvers had added to the modem manufacturers' problems.

Major modem manufacturers that have licensed the technology will soon offer it bundled with their products, much the way they now do fax software.

Some modem manufacturers are already betting on digital telephones.

Several modem manufacturers see a large new market for cellular modems.

Due to the lack of a written standard, other modem manufacturers just copied the external visible commands and (roughly) the basic actions.

However, though technically incorrect, in the case of modem manufacturers baud rate commonly refers to bits per second.

Refer to the glossary in most modem manufacturers user manual to ensure a common understanding of the term "baud".

According to Vadic, the change in frequency assignments made the 212 intentionally incompatible with acoustic coupling, thereby locking out many potential modem manufacturers.

AdSubtract has entered into a number of deals with modem manufacturers like Zoom, which will be giving the software to their modem customers.