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Glenayre and Beijing General Motion Communications Technology Team up For ReFLEX Technology Trial in China
SINGAPORE, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Beijing General Motion Communications Technology Company to begin a trial of Glenayre's ReFLEX(TM) two-way wireless messaging technology in Beijing and Tianjin, China.
"Glenayre is pleased to be working with Beijing General Motion Communications and to provide the resources necessary for this important trial to take place. We look forward to a successful outcome and soon being able to provide the highest standard for reliable wireless data and messaging with our ReFLEX technology based infrastructure and two-way messaging devices to consumers in China," stated Eric Doggett, president and chief executive officer of Glenayre. "Glenayre has a 10 year history of providing the most reliable one-way messaging infrastructure to China. Our customers will be able to build on this experience and those products to introduce two-way wireless internet and messaging services to China."
In addition to the ReFLEX software, Glenayre will be providing AccessLink(TM) II devices, @ctiveLink(TM) two-way wireless messaging modules with Handspring Visor(TM) handheld computers, GL3000 wireless messaging switch terminals, T8321 high-speed 280MHz paging transmitters, R9020 Receivers, and GL3100 and GL3200 Radio Frequency Directors (RFD).
Mr. Li Hua Dong, president of Beijing General Motion, said: "The co- operation between Glenayre and General Motion marked a new era for Wireless Messaging in China. The commercial availability of the ReFLEX will benefit the 70 million paging subscribers and, more importantly, the market potential for this service is huge. Our company is fully committed to the successful implementation of the trial and will provide the Ministry of Information and Industry with all the relevant data of the trial to facilitate the early implementation of the Wireless Messaging Application based on ReFLEX technology in China."
About Glenayre:
For more than 35 years, Glenayre Technologies Inc. has developed and provided leading-edge personal communications systems to a global network of customers. Glenayre's business focus is to deliver its Solutions for an @ctive World(TM) portfolio, leveraging core competencies in the converging sectors of the wireless internet and unified messaging to provide differentiated solutions for today's mobile and active lifestyles. With 1,300 employees and 1999 net sales exceeding $238 million, Glenayre provides a complete line of wireless messaging products and systems that include one- and two-way paging infrastructure equipment and award winning two-way pagers with Always @ctive(TM) operation. Glenayre also delivers an array of enhanced service platform products that include voice mail, fax messaging, voice- activated services, personal one-number services, and debit/prepaid calling card platforms to a variety of telecommunications service providers.
Glenayre's communication products currently operate in more than 100 countries. Glenayre is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information on Glenayre, its products, and services, visit www.glenayre.com .
Glenayre, the Glenayre logo, Solutions for an @ctive World, the Solutions for an @ctive World logo, Always @ctive and @ctiveLink are trademarks of Glenayre Electronics, Inc. AccessLink is a trademark of Wireless Access, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenayre Technologies, Inc.
ReFLEX is a trademark of Motorola, Inc.
Visor is a trademark of Handspring, Inc.
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SOURCE: Glenayre Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Jeanette Daniels of Glenayre Technologyes, Inc., 770-283-1755, or jeanette.daniels@glenayre.com |
