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Pocketalk(TM), the Pocket-Sized Portable Answering Machine, Is Launched in
Washington, D.C. Metro Area and South Florida Markets by CONXUS(TM)
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Fri, 14 Nov 1997 09:59:08 -0800 (PST)
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News Alert from PR Newswire via Quote.com
Topic: Motorola Inc
Quote.com News Item #4545474
Headline: Pocketalk(TM), the Pocket-Sized Portable Answering Machine, Is
Launched in Washington, D.C. Metro Area and South Florida Markets by CONXUS(TM)
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Product Supported by Motorola Voice Messaging Technology
GREENVILLE, S.C., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on positive results
from in-market trials of advanced voice messaging service, CONXUS(TM)
Communications today announced the launch of Pocketalk(TM), the answering
machine for your pocket, in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metro area and
South Florida, including the Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach
markets.
The product, which combines the user-friendly functionality of an
answering machine and the convenience of wireless technology, will be
available to residents in the Washington, D.C. metro area, including
Baltimore, MD and nearby Virginia areas, and South Florida beginning
November 14, 1997.
"We are excited to have the opportunity to bring advanced voice messaging
service to consumers," stated Bill deKay, President, CONXUS. "What's so
compelling about this development is that it is a sophisticated new technology
for messaging that offers the human touch of a voice message."
Ideal for people on the go, Pocketalk receives private messages in the
caller's own voice -- eliminating the need to find a phone to check messages.
"When you consider that 80 percent of U.S. households use answering
machines, it's easy to see why Pocketalk appeals to a broad range of consumers
for their everyday communication needs," adds deKay. "This pocket-sized
device is equipped with familiar features, making it ideal for both current
answering machine users and for those new to wireless technology. It's truly
a user-friendly way to stay in touch."
"There is significant consumer interest and enthusiasm for voice
messaging, which offers the benefits of a fully functioning answering machine
in a convenient, go-anywhere communications tool," according to Ellen Foreman,
Director of Marketing, Motorola's Paging Products Group. "Motorola will help
drive awareness of the pocket answering machine through an aggressive
marketing program in top metro areas over the coming year."
Pocketalk operates on a special wireless network based on Motorola's
InFLEXion(TM) technology, which allows high-speed transmission of voice
messages and translates to reliable -- and assured -- voice message delivery.
"We have learned from experience the importance of a reliable, high-
quality network," noted Cecil Duffie, CEO of CONXUS. "Our engineering team
has designed and built a system that offers consistent in-building penetration
throughout a sizable coverage footprint. Each market was then thoroughly
grid- tested with literally thousands of pages to ensure that rigorous system
performance standards were met."
Service for Pocketalk will be offered by CONXUS, through its telecom
industry distribution partners and hundreds of local resellers. "We are
excited by the enthusiastic response to Pocketalk by our broad network of
distribution partners," added Steve Cook, COO of CONXUS. "This product is
widely viewed as one which can expand the industry."
The systems for Pocketalk utilize technology and equipment supplied by
Motorola (NYSE:MOT) and Glenayre Technologies (NASDAQ:GEMS).
Pocketalk, manufactured by Motorola, will be rolled out to major markets
across the country by CONXUS during the next year.
CONXUS Communications, Inc., headquartered in Greenville, S.C., is
developing a nationwide narrowband PCS network based on Motorola's InFLEXion
technology. The company is launching its first service, Pocketalk pocket
answering machine, in 1997, followed by Pocketext(TM) portable email.
For more information about Pocketalk, visit the CONXUS website at
www.pocketalk.com.
Glenayre Technologies Inc. is a worldwide provider of telecommunications
infrastructure products and systems serving the paging, cellular, PCS, telco,
voice processing and point-to-point wireless service provider markets.
Glenayre's net sales exceeded $390 million in 1996 and the company employs
approximately 2,400 people worldwide.
Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless
communications, semiconductors and advanced electronic systems, components and
services. Major equipment businesses include paging and data communications,
cellular telephone, two-way radio, personal communications, automotive,
defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola semiconductors power
communication devices, computers and millions of other products. Motorola's
1996 sales were $28 billion.
SOURCE CONXUS Communications
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/CONTACT: Allison Field, 305-441-8085, fax, 305-774-9095, or
afield@geltzerpr.com, or Sammie Becker, 212-575-1976, fax, 212-245-2145 or
sbecker@geltzerpr.com, both of Geltzer & Company/
/Web site: pocketalk.com / |
