Comverse Technology's Network Systems Division Enhances Its Intelligent Short Message Service Center Offering
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1998--
Integrates Over-The-Air Value-Added Services From AU-System
Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of enhanced services platforms to communication network operators, announced today that it is extending the capabilities of its Intelligent Short Message Service Center (ISMSC) to include over-the-air value-added services.
Comverse has entered into an agreement with AU-System of Sweden under which Comverse will incorporate the over-the-air value-added services functionality of AU-System's, AviSIM OTA product as an integrated capability to the Comverse ISMSC. Over-the-air value-added services include the activation, provisioning, and de-activation of wireless enhanced services, such as short message service, information services, and voice mail, over wireless networks.
Managing value-added services over-the-air enables wireless network operators to make their service options immediately available to their subscribers. Over-the-air management can reduce the subscriber's wait time for the activation of, or change in, services to minutes, or even seconds. It also means greater convenience to subscribers because they are not required to visit a customer service center.
The ability to manage subscribers' value-added services over-the-air also helps to reduce the wireless network operator's cost of customer care. Customer service representatives can focus on addressing customer's questions and concerns, rather than spend time setting up and changing services.
Kobi Alexander, Chairman, President, and CEO of Comverse Technology, said, "We are pleased to be able to integrate over-the-air capabilities with our ISMSC solution to offer wireless network operators the optimum solution for the management of short messaging services."
The Comverse ISMSC is a highly flexible system which can operate as a full-featured standalone system. When integrated with network messaging platforms, such as Comverse's Access NP(R) and TRILOGUE(TM) INfinity(TM), Comverse's ISMSC provides network operators the additional benefits of functional and management integration for a whole range of enhanced services such as voice mail and information services.
Comverse's ISMSC is designed for highly reliable performance and the ability to scale upward seamlessly and cost-effectively to hundreds-of-thousands of subscribers as the network operator's subscriber base grows. The system has the capability to support hundreds-of-thousands of busy-hour short messages.
The Comverse ISMSC offers a full range of services which allow subscribers to send, receive, and control their messages from anywhere, anytime, including:
-- Simultaneous notification of voice, fax, and e-mail messages;
-- Delivery of short e-mail messages of up to 200 characters to wireless handsets;
-- Paging services to wireless handsets;
-- Generation of short messages from the Internet;
-- Automated retrieval and delivery of personalized information, such as stock quotes and news headlines, including information which is tuned to a subscriber's current geographic location.
Comverse's ISMSC offers advanced administration and provisioning features designed for more efficient operation of short messaging services, including intelligent retry mechanisms, comprehensive statistical reports, and tracing capabilities. The integration of AU-System's over-the-air value-added services functionality further enhances the Comverse system's provisioning capabilities.
Comverse's ISMSC has been deployed in over 80 sites around the world. The ISMSC has proven support for all digital networks and protocols, including ETSI GSM standards (Phase II and Phase II+), and TDMA and CDMA, based on IS-41C standards.
Comverse will be demonstrating its ISMSC at booth #3841 at the PCS '98 Personal Communications Showcase in Orlando, Florida September 23-25, 1998.
About AU-System:
AU-System is one of Sweden's leading software companies in the fields of telecommunications and data communications, and has 450 employees. AU-System Mobile develops, markets and sells software for mobile telephony and smart cards (SIM cards). The company has over 35 customers. The company's headquarters are in Stockholm, and it has branch offices in Hong Kong and Dallas. The company is owned by L M Ericsson, Telia, and AU-System's senior management. |
