Omnipoint Technologies And HiddenMind Technology Form Alliance
July 27, 1999 - RALEIGH N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)
Companies to Develop Wireless Applications for GSM-Based Networks
RHiddenMind Technology, a North Carolina software development firm offering a breakthrough software framework for digital wireless data applications, and Omnipoint Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ:OMPT) a leading developer of advanced wireless technologies, today announced a market development alliance. The two companies will collaborate on the development of wireless applications for GSM-based networks. The products will focus on improving the use of dispersed business resources and advancing communications capabilities for telecommuters and members of the mobile work force.
The collaborative applications being developed are based on HiddenMind's new software framework, HiddenLogic(TM), and Omnipoint's GSM-module products. The HiddenLogic software will enable smooth, quick and easy coordination among mobile workforces and dispersed business resources without the need for expensive - and in many cases impractical -- fixed phone lines and related infrastructure. The applications will include wireless unified messaging; intelligent, distributed workflow for the mobile workforce; and telemetry applications for monitoring devices.
For example, the two companies are now working together to provide a major telecommunications manufacturer with an integrated workflow solution. The solution utilizes fixed and mobile two-way wireless devices and messaging software to streamline the capture and distribution of relevant information among various types of information appliances and users. HiddenMind and Omnipoint expect that their alliance will lead to their development and marketing of similar applications for businesses that have mobile workforces, and use remote equipment and other distributed assets, such as: utilities, fleet management, irrigation, pipeline and building automation companies.
"HiddenMind Technology's software framework enhances the use of Omnipoint's GSM products. It's a link that enables the wireless applications our customers have been demanding," said Mark Vonarx, Senior Director of Marketing, Omnipoint Technologies. "It's clear that wireless messaging has come of age. And, it's companies like Omnipoint and HiddenMind that will lead the market to greater use of wireless technologies."
HiddenLogic was built specifically to support the new Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), which is an open, global specification that empowers mobile users with wireless devices to easily access and instantly interact with other wireless information and services. With the support of more than 100 members of the industry association known as the WAP Forum, WAP is quickly becoming the de-facto world standard for Internet communications, wireless information and telephony services on digital mobile phones and other wireless terminals.
"Our alliance with Omnipoint Technologies dovetails nicely with our ongoing relationships with other companies such as digital wireless carrier, BellSouth Mobility DCS, and customers, such as Nortel Networks. This new relationship provides us and our partners with a unique opportunity to quickly bring to market wireless data applications that will improve the use of company information and upgrade the coordination of communications among employees, no matter where they are located," said Ken Tyra, CEO of HiddenMind Technology, Inc. "The complexity of the software underlying these applications is hidden from the user, who will be pleasantly surprised at how easy and inexpensive they are to use."
HIDDENLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
At its most basic level, HiddenLogic is a Java-based software foundation modeled on the human stimulus/response system. The technology facilitates the development of software applications that function in all operating systems and incorporate a number of unique, proprietary features, including "fire and forget" methodology, intelligent "stimulus/response" communication, narrow bandwidth interoperability and administration-less deployment.
ABOUT OMNIPOINT TECHNOLOGIES
Omnipoint Technologies, Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of wireless communication technologies, products and engineering services. As a pioneer in the industry, Omnipoint Technologies is on the forefront of developing and integrating advanced wireless technologies, such as GSM, GPRS packet data, EDGE, positioning and internet access. Omnipoint Technologies also supplies the Eagle(TM) One wireless data communications module for integration into product applications and designs.
Founded in 1987, the parent company, Omnipoint Corporation, is a leader in commercializing Personal Communication Services (PCS). In addition to Omnipoint Technologies, Omnipoint Corporation also includes Omnipoint Communications Services, the PCS service operator providing advanced wireless communications services in much of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, southern Florida, Michigan and Indianapolis; it intends to provide those services in additional areas. The company's stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol OMPT.
Omnipoint is a member of the North American GSM Alliance, a group of North America's leading digital wireless Personal Communication Services companies. Using Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications, Alliance companies provide superior voice clarity, unparalleled security and leading-edge wireless voice, data and fax features for customers, whether at home, away or abroad. Other GSM Alliance members include: Aerial Communications, Inc.; Airadigm Communications, Inc.; BellSouth Mobility DCS; Conestoga Wireless Company; Cook Inlet PCS; DIGIPH PCS; Microcell Telecommunications Inc.; NPI Wireless; Pacific Bell Wireless; Powertel, Inc.; Western Wireless Corp.; and Wireless 2000 PCS.
ABOUT HIDDENMIND TECHNOLOGY
Founded in 1994 as Widget Workshop, HiddenMind has provided software products and services to such blue-chip firms as Northern Telecom, AT&T, Dow Jones, Salomon Brothers, IBM and Merrill Lynch. In recent years, the Company has focused on the development and deployment of advanced tools for multi-platform interoperability in client-server, web-enabled and wireless environments. These activities led to the introduction of HiddenMind's most recent technological breakthrough, an n-tier framework known as HiddenLogic(TM), which enables the implementation of collaborative decision making and control across a wide array of information appliances and technologies.
The significance of HiddenLogic was most recently recognized in a Strategic Partnership Agreement with BellSouth Mobility DCS. Under that agreement, the two companies are working together to identify and co-market new, digital, wireless data applications utilizing the BellSouth Mobility DCS Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network. BellSouth Mobility DCS is a subsidiary of BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS).
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed and the statements made in this release concerning Omnipoint's future prospects are "forward-looking statements" under the Federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that future results will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from the forecast and estimates. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, Omnipoint's limited operating history, including a history of losses and the uncertainty of future operating results, dependence upon cash flow from its subsidiaries, high leverage, debt service requirements and restrictive covenants related to its outstanding Senior Notes, the emerging market for PCS service, the continued buildout of Omnipoint PCS markets, significant capital requirements, and its dependence upon key employees. Omnipoint's future results may be impacted by other risk factors listed in its Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 on June 30, 1998, and other factors listed from time to time in its SEC reports, including, but not limited to, the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
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