The Communicator Audio/Telephony Server (CATS) is intended to
serve as a multi-platform solution framework for audio connectivity
in Communicator-compliant dialog systems. It currently consists of
both a server application supporting
desktop audio capabilities using the PortAudio multi-platform,
Open Source portable audio library, and also of a development API
written in object-oriented C. Finally, the current version includes
pre-alpha (non-working) support for the ComputerFone, a low-cost
single-line telephony device, as an illustration of our plans for
telephony support in CATS.