The Consultative Committee of International Telephony and Telegraphy – CCITT – has finally announced the ratification of the V.42bis data compression standard – much to the joy of Newbury, Berkshire-based Dowty Information Systems, the first UK modem manufacturer to get behind the standard: technical director at Dowty, Dr Alan Clark, admitted the the announcement had taken longer than expected, but that Dowty was now ready to incorporate V.42bis into its product range.
