Glenayre Announces X.7 Software for MVP Enhanced Services Platform; Enabling Release Key to Messaging for Next Millennium
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS - news) today announced the general availability of the X.7 software release for Glenayre's MVP® modular voice processing system. Through Glenayre's X.7 release, network operators will be able to profit from the burgeoning demand for two advanced enhanced services -- Unified Messaging and Voice Navigation. Release X.7 also provides important Year 2000 software readiness.
''We have instituted stringent testing requirements as part of our drive to provide the best quality product for customers,'' said Warren Neuburger, Glenayre executive vice president of products. ''I am very pleased with the high quality and stability of Glenayre's X.7 release for the MVP enhanced services platform.''
''With a number of our customers already successfully running the X.7 software -- including one network with over 20 MVP platforms -- release X.7 is one of the most notable upgrades in Glenayre's history,'' commented Mike Gulledge, vice president of marketing and applications engineering for Glenayre.
X.7 Highlights
Unified Messaging Support -- This feature provides the Unified Messaging client with the ability to record and play back voice messages over the Web. Additionally, it provides a path for the MVP unified messaging server to mark messages to be played on a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) enabled phone.
Voice Mail Navigation Support -- This enables basic mailbox functions, such as message playback and disposition, greeting management, message origination, call origination (Voice Activated Dialing) and addressing, are voice activated. The current Voice Activated Dialing Personal Directory is expanded to hold both contact numbers and voice mail addresses. Voice Mail Navigation provides a hands-free solution and services as an enabling technology, allowing service providers to expand their premium feature offerings while maintaining ease of use.
Year 2000 readiness -- Release X.7 is Y2K ready; no patch is required. The X.7 software release will produce no material errors processing data containing dates in connection with the year change from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000, when used according to the recommendations in the X.7 Glenayre product guide.
Neuburger added, ''This release lays the foundation and puts into place the technology and support for our vision going forward: delivering Solutions for an @ctive World(TM). Glenayre has the best, most reliable enhanced service solution available anywhere.''
Glenayre is a leading independent supplier of innovative communications solutions for mobile and active subscribers around the world. Glenayre solutions include enhanced services, unified messaging, advanced messaging services, telemetry, and prepaid wireless and card services. Glenayre systems and software integrate with mobile and fixed, data, paging and IP networks. Additional information about the company is available at www.glenayre.com
MVP and Solutions for an @ctive World are trademarks of Glenayre
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