Merged CMVT & BSN would be 3rd largest firm in voice-mail market. From free company capsule from Hoovers & L.A. Times:
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Comverse Technology, Inc.
Comverse makes specialized telecommunications processing systems. Its TRILOGUE product line supplies voice and fax messaging, personal assistant, and information services. TRILOGUE is marketed to telecommunications network operators and can handle one million mailboxes and 45,000 voice storage hours. Its AUDIODISK and ULTRA lines are communications monitoring systems used by police and surveillance agencies, correctional institutions, emergency 911 services, financial institutions, and telemarketers. Comverse has agreed to purchase Boston Technology, a deal that will make it the third-largest firm in the voice mail market (after Lucent's Octel Communications and Northern Telecom).
Address: 170 Crossways Park Dr. Woodbury, NY 11797 Phone: 516-677-7200 Fax: 516-677-7355 Web Site: comverse.com
CEO: Kobi Alexander CFO: David Krienberg HR: Teri Caperna
Fiscal Year End: December 1996 Sales ($ mil.): 197.2 1-Yr. Sales Change: 43.8% Net Income ($ mil.): 28.0
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Employees: 1,243
Ticker Symbol: CMVT |