Trial of wireless Internet dispatching solution; president appointed
Instep Mobile Communications Inc ISB
Shares issued 5,833,000 May 13 close $0.93
Wed 13 May 98 News Release
Also BC Telecom Inc (BCT)
Mr. Jeff Morris reports
InStep Mobile Communications recently announced a proof of concept trial of
a new, innovative wireless internet dispatching solution (eDispatch) with
BC Tel Mobility. Five firms, each a leader in its field, have been signed
up as beta customers for the program, and the first two have already been
connected and are using the system to control part of their field
operation.
The company is delighted with the customer acceptance. The company's beta
partners have found the system easy to install and use, and they are seeing
the operational improvements that the system can provide.
In the fall of 1998, later this year, InStep plans to launch this new
bundled service into commercial operation, which will demand a broadening
of the management team and expansion of technical resources. In
anticipation of these requirements, Peter L. Bradshaw has been appointed as
president and CEO. Mr. Bradshaw has been involved in the wireless data
industry for many years. He has been active in the management, the board
and the financing of several companies in this market segment including
TelSoft Mobile Data, MDSI Mobile Data Solutions and Service Systems
International.
Thomas B. Touhey, the founder of InStep Mobile Communications has been
appointed Chief Technical Officer, to enable him to concentrate on the
refinement and continuing development of the eDispatch solution.
The company is in the process of completing the non-brokered private
placement of $750,000, which will be used to finance the company's
participation, in collaboration with BC TEL Mobility, the eDispatch proof
of concept program (see news in Stockwatch March 19, 1998).
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