Friday April 7, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Metrocall, Inc.
Metrocall/Emergin Team to Connect Businesses Nationwide
With Wireless Messaging Software
Proprietary Application Will Expedite Operational Communications Via Wireless Messaging Devices
ALEXANDRIA, Va. and BOCA RATON, Fla., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Metrocall, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCLL - news), and
Emergin, Inc., today announced a multifaceted agreement to provide advanced messaging solutions to businesses of all sizes.
The relationship will couple the nationwide wireless messaging capabilities of Metrocall with Emergin's
WirelessOffice(TM) suite of software, resulting in a robust service that will benefit companies with numerous mobile
employees and stakeholders. Metrocall's Systems Applications Division, which caters to large corporations and
organizations such as health providers, will actively market Metrocall/WirelessOffice services.
The WirelessOffice software supports core commercial applications and functions such as Customer Relationship
Management (CRM), employee resources, e-mail, firewalls, network management tools and the Web. For example: mobile
sales executives automatically receive order status; inventory service personnel receive detailed service requests and
acknowledge work orders; operations personnel are automatically notified of equipment conditions and alarms; and security
managers are alerted instantly of security breaches or medical emergencies.
``Metrocall selected Emergin's software solutions because they are designed for maximum flexibility -- integrating wireless
devices, content services, and software applications,' stated William L. Collins III, Metrocall's president and chief executive
officer. ``Corporate operations are extremely complex in today's fast-paced business environment. We have created a synergy
featuring our nationwide messaging capabilities and the latest software enhancements that will expedite communications with
the immediacy necessary to compete in today's marketplace,' he concluded.
``Emergin is excited about this new alliance,' stated Michael A. McNeal, president and chief executive officer of Emergin.
``Creating synergies with major players in the wireless industry, like Metrocall, ultimately results in solutions that provide
customers all they need, and more, to stay connected via the wireless Internet.'
WirelessOffice is now the exclusive software utilized for corporate connectivity purposes by both Metrocall's nationwide
interactive My2Way(TM) and its advanced one-way products and services. WirelessOffice provides businesses with new
efficiencies and increased productivity by empowering mobile workforces. Also, this software application is targeted at
corporations and business users, enabling remote subscribers to receive time-sensitive information.
Metrocall and Emergin will be prominent exhibitors at the Healthcare Management & Information Systems Society (HIMSS)
2000 Conference and Exhibition, April 10th -- 14th in Dallas, Texas.
About EMERGIN
Emergin is a global leader in the wireless software industry, offering a combination of products and services that provide
wireless communications solutions to businesses of all sizes. Thousands of companies including General Electric, IBM,
Siemens and Toyota trust Emergin with their enterprise wireless messaging requirements. Based in Boca Raton, Florida,
additional information about Emergin is available at www.emergin.com.
About Metrocall, Inc.
Metrocall, Inc. headquartered in Alexandria, Va, is one of the largest wireless data and messaging companies in the United
States serving more than six million (pro forma with recently announced acquisition of NationPage) subscribers. In addition,
Metrocall markets digital PCS phones and offers two-way messaging via a nationwide wireless data network. Metrocall is
the largest equity owner of Inciscent, an independent business-to-business enterprise, that is a national full service
``wired-to-wireless' Application Service Provider (ASP). For more information on Metrocall please visit our Web site
www.metrocall.com or AOL Keyword: Metrocall.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts, such as those concerning future financial performance
and growth, are forward- looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including factors affecting the
Company's business generally, as well as those identified in Metrocall's Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in Metrocall's
periodic reports under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and could differ materially from set forth in the
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE: Metrocall, Inc. |
