It was founded under Venture Capital Investment by the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation.
AudioFile Business Audio evolved into TalkWorks, a program designed to allow computers equipped with an appropriate fax-modem to act as a software-based telephone answering machine, for receiving voice mail as well as faxes, and a virtual telephone/speaker phone with speed dial and other buttons.
[1] AudioFile was bought by Delrina in October 1994,[1] and its technology was bundled into WinFax as part of CommSuite 95.
Delrina was subsequently bought out in 1995 by Symantec, and continued its development.
Its voice mail capabilities were options available to WinFax PRO 7.0, 7.5 and 8.0.