BusinessWire, Monday, February 14, 2000 at 17:01
MORRISTOWN, N.J. & VANCOUVER, BC--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2000--
A Broader Spectrum of Domestic and International Wireless
Carriers Can Now Offer the Companies' Unique Mobile Dispatch Service
on Data-centric Portable Devices.
Telcordia Technologies, Inc. (formerly Bellcore) and
eDispatch.com Wireless Data Inc. today announced that eDispatch.com
(CDNX:EWD) will deploy the AirBossTM Wireless Systems Gateway to
support mobile dispatch solution targeted at field service workers.
The Telcordia AirBoss Wireless Systems Gateway allows
eDispatch.com solutions to be offered through public wireless carriers
that support the ARDIS and Mobitex networks. eDispatch.com solutions
will now also support a broader range of portable devices, such as
Palm, Windows CE computers and two-way pagers. A unique aspect of the
system is that it can be branded and offered on a subscription basis
from wireless communications providers. This approach reduces the need
for companies to heavily invest in capital and the technical resources
necessary to install and operate their own workforce management
system.
The first two devices supported by the new Telcordia platform are
the RIM Inter@ctiveTM and RIM Inter@ctiveTM 950 pagers from Research
In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM, TSE:RIM.). Using a two-way pager
equipped with the Telcordia AirBoss Microbrowser, technicians receive
job details and customer service requests any time of the day, in
real-time. Further, its full QWERTY keyboard allows mobile workers to
originate messages and access Internet/Intranet sites easily.
"The Telcordia AirBoss Wireless Systems Gateway provides us with
the flexibility we needed to extend our offering to additional public
wireless networks and portable devices, taking a good idea and making
it better. For example, the two-way pager solution is the ideal tool
for communicating with our dispatch application and sending email,"
said Brian Ellis, CEO of eDispatch.com.
"Moreover, the proven Telcordia AirBoss technology is developed
to carrier-grade standards. This allowed us to easily implement a
solution with all the confidence we require for mission-critical
corporate applications. It gives us the opportunity to develop
business relationships with many more carriers whose primary
subscriber base is dispatch-related," Ellis added.
"This total package, comprised of the Telcordia AirBoss Wireless
Systems Gateway and Microbrowser, eDispatch.com's application software
and the two-way pager, represents a highly reliable and cost-effective
dispatch solution for mobile workers", said Dave Pepe, Executive
Director, Telcordia AirBoss Wireless Systems. "This effort underscores
our commitment to provide reliable, secure, scaleable, high
performance wireless technology, independent of network or mobile
computer technology", he added. The agreement is estimated to be
valued between $3M and $6M.
About AirBoss Wireless Systems
Designed to operate across a wide range of networks and
platforms, Telcordia AirBoss Wireless Systems extend companies' local
area networks into the mobile environment, giving employees ready
access to mission-critical corporate data and applications. AirBoss
Wireless Systems employ a "carrier-grade" platform built to the
industry's highest standards of reliability. For additional
information on AirBoss Wireless Systems, please visit
www.telcordia.com/airboss.
About Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies, an SAIC company, is one of the world's
largest providers of operations support systems, network software and
consulting and engineering services to the telecommunications
industry. Telcordia employs more than 6,000 professionals, and has
revenues of more than $1.2 billion. Telcordia (www.telcordia.com) is
headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, with offices throughout the
United States, Europe, Central and South America and Asia Pacific.
About eDispatch Wireless Data Inc.
eDispatch.com (CDNX:EWD) develops, markets, and licenses
Internet-based application software to wireless communications
providers worldwide, delivering business benefits such as increased
customer service, reduced operations costs, and improved mobile
workforce management to organizations in a highly cost-effective
manner. eDispatch.com also provides related services, such as
application hosting, support, and maintenance.
The company's first application software product is a dispatching
solution that brings together computer automation, wireless data, and
the Internet. The system consists of an Internet-based software
application, wireless data airtime, and two-way mobile devices to
allow mobile workers to liaise with corporate information systems on a
real-time basis. To learn more about eDispatch.com, visit
www.edispatch.com.
AirBoss is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies. RIM and
Inter@ctive Pager are trademarks of Research in Motion Limited.
eDispatch.com is a trademark of eDispatch.com Wireless Data Inc.
CONTACT: Telcordia Technologies
Sharon Oddy, 732/758-2505
soddy@telcordia.com
or
NATIONAL Public Relations
Lars Hansen/Briana Davis
416/586-0180
lars@national.ca / bdavis@national.ca
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