Friday November 14, 12:39 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: CONXUS Communications
Pocketalk(TM), the Pocket-Sized Portable Answering Machine, Is Launched
in Washington, D.C. Metro Area and South Florida Markets by
CONXUS(TM)
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 - news) and Glenayre
Technologies (Nasdaq: GEMS - news).
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 |
