AirTouch Paging To BETA Test Enhanced Messaging Systems' New EnVISION System.HURST, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1996--Enhanced Messaging Systems, Inc. announced today that AirTouch Paging has entered into an agreement to BETA test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the its new EnVISION(tm) system. The EnVISION system is a network solution which enables wireless messaging carriers to seamlessly network their systems and sites together. Enhanced Messaging Systems announced earlier this week that the EnVISION system will be making its debut at the 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. '96 Showcase in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden next week. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Joel Sandahl, 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. of Enhanced Messaging Systems, "Networked operation brings many benefits to carriers and empowers them in new and exciting ways. Using networking, technical personnel can simultaneously access multiple pieces of equipment at multiple sites from anywhere in the world using a single communications port (hardware, communications) communications port - A connector for a communications interface, usually, a serial port. on a laptop computer. Further, with EnVISION, multiple technicians can simultaneously access the same site using a single site connection, whether dedicated or dial-up. With these fundamental capabilities, carriers can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their technical staffs and reduce recurring system costs." Mr. Sandahl indicated that, "The EnVISION system is unique in its ability to use dedicated and dial-up circuits to provide seamless network operation with existing non-networked equipment as well as networked equipment." In addition to its networking capabilities, EnVISION provides centralized configuration management and alarm reporting as integral features of the system. "The EnVISION system will enable AirTouch Paging to better serve its customers by providing a more effective and efficient method of managing our system performance," stated Jim Lawson, Vice President of Technical Operations for AirTouch Paging. The BETA testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the is scheduled to begin this month in Dallas. General product availability for the EnVISION system is scheduled for October 1996, following completion of BETA tests. For further information on the EnVISION system or other Enhanced Messaging Systems' products, visit their home page on the Internet at "emsg.com", or contact Stephen Larghi at (817) 282-2491. For additional information on AirTouch Paging, visit their home page at www.airtouch.com. CONTACT: Enhanced Messaging Systems, Hurst Stephen Larghi, 817/282-2491 |
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