AT&T Wireless Upgrades Location Services Capabilities With SignalSoft.Business Editors/High-tech Writers BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 SignalSoft's Wireless 9-1-1 and Location Manager Products Selected To Help AT&T Meet FCC's Phase II 9-1-1 Mandate SignalSoft Corporation (Nasdaq:SGSF SGSF Southern Group of State Foresters (Winder, Georgia) ), the platform and applications developer of Wireless Location Services See mobile positioning. (R), announced that AT&T Wireless Services (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AWE) has placed upgrade and expansion orders with SignalSoft for products to assist in meeting Phase II 9-1-1 requirements set forth by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. . Under this agreement SignalSoft will supply AT&T with enhancements to its Wireless 9-1-1 product, originally licensed by AT&T in 1997 to assist in meeting the FCC's Phase I 9-1-1 mandate in markets nationwide. AT&T is now licensing SignalSoft's Location Manager as its gateway to location determination technologies, which are designed to locate phones within the 100 meter location accuracy range as defined by the FCC's Phase II mandate. SignalSoft's Location Manager is an ANSI-41 standards-compliant Mobile Positioning The ability to pinpoint the location of a mobile caller or vehicle in transit. These location-based services (LBS) are used for emergency purposes as well as enhanced business applications such as location-sensitive billing, traffic updates, fleet management and asset and people tracking. Center (MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. ). It is a software hub between location determination technologies and mobile location applications, which allows carriers to interface with either handset-based or network-based technology, depending on their deployment strategies. "We are pleased to expand our long-standing relationship with AT&T Wireless. AT&T was our first Wireless 9-1-1 customer for Phase I and now they are the first to announce an upgrade for Phase II, continuing their leadership position in this important service for AT&T customers," said David Hose, SignalSoft's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "SignalSoft's Location Manager is a key element of this new agreement." SignalSoft's Location Manager, an open platform software solution, allows wireless carriers worldwide to begin offering Wireless Location Services with cell ID precision, to evolve toward more accurate positioning as it becomes available without investing in new applications. About SignalSoft Corp. Founded in 1995, SignalSoft Corp. is a leading software developer of Wireless Location Services(R), a product suite that enables location-based wireless services for information, billing, safety and tracking. SignalSoft's operating platform and related applications transform raw location data into revenue sources that help differentiate wireless carriers and build customer loyalty. SignalSoft's technology also drives m-commerce (mobile commerce) - the revenue engine of the new wireless world. SignalSoft's customers include AT&T Wireless, Bell South, Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. Cellular, Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. and other wireless operators in Europe and Asia-Pacific. The Company has also established partnerships worldwide with a broad range of location technology, content, Internet and network equipment companies. SignalSoft is based in Boulder, Colo., and has offices in the United Kingdom. For more information about SignalSoft and its products, please call 303/381-3000 or visit the company's Web site at www.signalsoftcorp.com. Wireless Location Services is a federally registered trademark of SignalSoft Corp. All other trademarks are acknowledged. This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, delay in product development, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in SignalSoft's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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