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Technology Stocks : Glenayre Technologies(GEMS)- a pure cellular PCS play? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Louis F. DeCaro who wrote (3148)	6/30/1999 11:09:00 AM
From: blue_chip	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3431

Can you say KODIAK? METROCALL AND GLENAYRE BEGIN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR NETWORK UPGRADE FOR INTERNET APPLICATIONS AND ENHANCED SERVICES ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jun 30, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Metrocall, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCLL) today announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract with Glenayre Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: GEMS) to upgrade Metrocall's Nationwide Wireless Network to support new Internet applications, two-way messaging and enhanced services. The upgrade of Metrocall's nationwide network of more than 150 Glenayre GL3000 Wireless Messaging Switches will allow Metrocall to offer subscribers enhanced voicemail, wireless email and Internet-based information services in addition to its current set of alphanumeric messaging, guaranteed message delivery and voicemail services. The upgrade of Metrocall's switch network to V6.1 software provides the ability to offer a number of enhanced services designed to increase revenue persubscriber. "This upgrade opens our market area for advanced services to the entire U.S.," said Thomas P. Matthews, Metrocall's senior vice president of corporate and business development. "By upgrading our entire switch network nationwide to the latest technology, we can now introduce a new set of revenue producing features that provide a greater level of communications capability for Metrocall's subscribers." "The latest GL3000 technology will enable Metrocall to market revenue producing enhanced services in addition to Internet applications such as wireless email and information services," said John Rottenburg, general manager of Glenayre's Wireless Messaging Group. "Delivering new enhanced services directly from their GL3000 switches represents an excellent opportunity for Metrocall to increase revenue with existing infrastructure while offering added value to subscribers." The project is to be completed by September of this year. Metrocall, Inc., headquartered in Alexandria, VA, is one of the nation's leading paging and wireless messaging companies serving more than 5.7 million subscribers through its Nationwide Wireless Network. For more information please visit their Internet Web site at www.metrocall.com or AOL Keyword:Metrocall. For over 30 years, Glenayre Technologies Inc. has been developing and providing leading edge personal telecommunication systems. Supplying products for both one and two-way paging networks, Glenayre also offers the industry's premiere migration solution from one-way systems to two-way functionality. With approximately 2,000 employees and with products installed in 100 countries, Glenayre's net sales exceeded $399 million in 1998. Additional information about the company is available at glenayre.com. Looks like Glenayre has signed their first customer. We know about Kodiak for email.....I wonder what they have up their sleeves for the information end of things