Aethos Communication Systems Announces Name Change to Logica Aldiscon.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1999-- Aethos Communication Systems announces its name change to Logica Aldiscon to further consolidate its business into parent company, Logica plc. In December, Logica acquired Aethos Communication Systems to become part of Logica's mobile telecommunications business unit, Logica Aldiscon. Effective May 1, Aethos will begin conducting business under the Logica Aldiscon name. Moving forward, "Aethos" will be the brand name for the company's industry-leading wireless pre-paid intelligent network platform. The name change is one of several forthcoming actions Aethos is implementing to leverage the benefits of being acquired by Logica. Partnering with Logica enables Aethos to better serve its customers throughout the world and demonstrate its commitment to the telecommunications industry by having stronger resources, worldwide customer support, and a leading-edge product and services portfolio. About Logica Aldiscon Logica Aldiscon, the Mobile Telecommunications Product company of Logica plc., is the world's leading provider of messaging infrastructure products, intelligent network solutions (such as Pre-Paid) and inter-network mobility solutions to over 100 Digital Cellular, PCS and Satellite network operators. Logica Aldiscon has deployed its market leading Telepath tel·e·path n. One who communicates by telepathy. SMSC SMSC Short Message Service Center SMSC Standard Microsystems Corporation (New York) SMSC Spiritual Moral Social Cultural (education) SMSC Stephenville Medical and Surgical Clinic product in over 200 live sites worldwide supporting all major cellular network technologies, including GSM, ANSI-41 and PDC. Other cellular network infrastructure products offered by Logica Aldiscon include: Cell Broadcast Center, USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) A messaging function in GSM cellphones. Unlike regular text messages, USSD messages travel over GSM signaling channels and are used to query information and trigger services. See CAMEL. Server, Equipment Identity Register, Home Location Register, Roaming Interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. Gateway, Pre-Paid products, Computer Aided Radio Engineering services as well as customer care and billing solutions. Logica Aldiscon is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. to the internationally recognized ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001/TickIT quality standard since 1995 and is an active participant in international Telecommunications Standards bodies including ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. , TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. , CTIA, UWC Global Forum (TDMA), CDMA Forum, the WAP Forum and the Global Mobile Suppliers Association. Information about Aethos products, which are now part of Logica Aldiscon, can be found at: www.aethos.com. or www.aldiscon.com. About Logica Founded in 1969, Logica plc. is a leading international computer consultancy, systems integration and software company. Logica's clients operate across diverse markets including finance, telecommunications, energy and utilities, industry, government, defense, transport and space. Logica has 8,000 staff in 23 countries worldwide. For the financial year ending 30 June 1998, Logica's pre-tax profits were $69 million on a turnover of $781 million. More information on Logica can be found at: www.logica.com or email: press@logica.com. |
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