AccessLine Technologies and Tandem Computers announce availability of One Person, One Number services on Tandem platform.GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1995--AccessLine Technologies Inc., of Bellevue, Wash., and Tandem Computers (company) Tandem Computers - A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994). Inc. of Cupertino, Calif., today announced the signing of an agreement that makes AccessLine's premier One Person, One Number personal communications solution available on Tandem's UNIX-based family of continuously available Integrity commercial servers. The first AccessLine implementation using Tandem's computing platform See platform. is expected to occur early next year. "Our relationship with Tandem gives our customers and our prospective customers more options for delivering single number and other enhanced call processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:
"Through this relationship, we are continuing to fulfill our commitment to open systems by providing customers with the option of having multiple UNIX-based platforms to deliver services. We believe that having AccessLine services available on Tandem platforms is complementary to the existing availability of AccessLine services on other platforms. "This gives customers the ability to better manage the efficiency of their networks and deliver our services to their customers easily. Tandem is a proven leader in the telecommunications industry and has a large market share -- we are pleased to be able to offer their solution to our customers," continued McManus. AccessLine will complement Tandem's pioneering parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. telephony solutions with one of the telecommunications industry's most exciting services. AccessLine service provides The Phone Number Assigned To People, Not Places by consolidating all of a subscriber's communications numbers (including home, office, cellular, 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. , fax, pager) and other features such as screening, voicemail, and enhanced paging, all under one number. Additional AccessLine features include the ability to decide how, when, and where calls reach you, to direct calls to message center and be alerted by pager, and to have incoming fax messages stored and forwarded to a fax number of your choice. End user customers have personal freedom, flexibility, and accessibility on their terms. By applying the power of Tandem's fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. server technology within the telephone network, AccessLine offers a communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. that is functional, reliable, and easy-to-use today. And, it offers a gateway to the communications and information technology of tomorrow as it develops in the months and years ahead. "Our relationship with AccessLine links us to a proven and innovative solutions provider whose success in developing single number services for the telecommunications industry has been outstanding," said Ralph Young, Tandem Communications Division's vice president. "Tandem is fiercely committed to delivering highly integrated solutions that match the unique requirements of the wireless and wireline industries. Having AccessLine join our team is a major shot-in-the-arm for our mutual customers that want to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the many benefits of AccessLine's unique technology." AccessLine's One Person, One Number service platform is an advanced intelligent network service node that is the most widely deployed system of its kind in the world today. Operating in several countries and languages, the system is designed to interface with international standards, current networks, and future networks such as those for data and information. The system comprises a fault-tolerant or highly available control computer, switching matrix, voice response units, and telephone network interfaces. About Tandem Computers Inc. Tandem Computers Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. ) is the leader in continuously available, open, parallel processing, reliable client/server solutions, decision support systems, and enterprise networks. The company manufactures, markets, and provides services and systems ranging from the desktop to the data center, as well as software to deliver complete customer solutions. Tandem, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Cupertino, has offices worldwide. About AccessLine Technologies AccessLine Technologies Inc., headquartered in Bellevue, is the originator of One Person, One Number service and the leader in providing single number and enhanced services and systems, which are currently deployed in over 30 markets of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, and Asia. Licensees include Ameritech Cellular, Bell Atlantic Mobile, U S WEST NewVector, Bell Canada, Bell Mobility, BC Tel Mobility, AGT AGT antiglobulin test. Mobility, Telia AB of Sweden, NetCom GSM of Norway, Nippon One Number Service Company of Japan, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . -0- NOTES: AccessLine, AccessLine System, One Person, One Number and The Phone Number Assigned to People, Not Places are registered United States services marks of AccessLine Technologies Inc. Tandem and Integrity are trademarks of Tandem Computers Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: AccessLine Technologies Kimberly Tassin, 206/654-1001 or Tandem Computers Bob Major, 408/285-6176 |
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