DALLAS, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Summa Four, Inc., (NASDAQ:SUMA), today
announced that TelSoft, a privately held company of telecommunications
software architects located in Burlingame, C.A. is the latest member of it's
Partners 4 Success application developer program.
TelSoft's flagship product is the Open MSC, a scaleable, standards-based
approach to enabling PCS carriers to build network infrastructure quickly and
cost-effectively. The Open MSC is Unix-based and runs on all Summa Four VCO
Series switching platforms. It is designed to support a broad range of
interfaces including IS-41, IS-95 CDMA, IS-136, and IS-653. The Open MSC
contains an integrated VLR, optional HLR, and a complete billing system. The
entire system is managed through SNMP.
"The proliferation of cellular/PCS has created a strong need for an open,
scaleable, and dependable MSC that can be integrated with a variety of Base
Station equipment," said Arvind Jain, President of TelSoft: "The Open MSC is
designed to fit into this niche and will help provide wireless services to all
segments of the population, at affordable prices."
TelSoft is planning the first customer installation of the Open MSC for
first quarter 1998. An early version will be demonstrated in the Summa Four
booth (#12249) at PCS '97 in Dallas, TX, September 10-12.
"Wireless infrastructure presents tremendous opportunities for Summa Four
and our partners", said Bob Degan, President and CEO of Summa Four. "We're
very happy that TelSoft has chosen us for this exciting product and has joined
Partners 4 Success."
Partners 4 Success now has approximately 40 member companies building
innovative applications and providing system integration of Summa Four
products worldwide.
About Summa Four
Summa Four is a leading provider of open, programmable switching platforms
that enable telecommunications providers worldwide to build intelligent,
flexible networks that support the rapid deployment of new wireline and
wireless services. An ISO 9001 certified company, Summa Four is headquartered
in Manchester, N.H., and has sales, service and support offices in the United
States, U.K., Singapore, and Japan.
NOTE: The above forward-looking statements are subject to change, based on
various important factors, including without limitation, changes in customer
buying decisions and competitive actions. Further information on potential
factors that could affect the company's financial results is included in the
Company's periodic reports filed with the SEC.
SOURCE Summa Four, Inc.
-0- 09/08/97
/CONTACT: Peter Carlino of Summa Four, 603-625-4050, ext. 2276 or
carlino@summa4.com or www.summa4.com or Milton Curry of TelSoft, 650-348-6200
or mcurry@abnar-telsoft.com or www.abnar-telsoft.com/ |
