Ameritech and BSSi open Midwest's first wireless data retail center; store offers cutting-edge mobile office applications.BUFFALO GROVE Buffalo Grove A village of northeast Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Population: 43,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1995--In anticipation of the 14 million people expected to use wireless data technology by the year 2000, Business Systems Solutions inc. (BSSi) and Ameritech announce the opening of the Midwest's first retail Wireless Data Solutions Center, WOW (WithOut Wires). Located at 1400 East Lake Cook Road in Buffalo Grove, WOW is designed to make mobile office computing more accessible to Chicago-area executives. WOW's business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a are 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment. The new venture showcases the many solutions available today which allow mobile professionals to access remote information without the need for a phone jack or electrical outlet. Promoting a hands-on, educational environment, WOW encourages customers to experiment with the newest and hottest wireless data products. WOW features cutting-edge mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings equipment, including NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. laptop computers, Motorola cellular phones and modems, and a host of other name brand products to support mobile office needs. ``This is a significant event for Ameritech, BSSi and our entire industry,'' says Susan Major, Director of Marketing for Paging and Wireless Data at Ameritech. ``We anticipate wireless data technology becoming more of a mainstream product within the next few years, and this is our first step in that direction. It's our hope that making the technology available in a retail environment will increase consumer awareness of the powerful communication tools available today.'' Ameritech, one of the world's largest communications companies, helps more than 13 million customers keep in touch. The company provides a wide array of local phone, data and video services in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Ameritech is creating dozens of new information, entertainment and interactive services for homes, businesses and governments around the world. Also one of the world's leading wireless communication companies, Ameritech serves more than 1.6 million cellular and 700,000 paging customers. The company owns interests in telephone companies in New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Hungary and in business directories in Germany and other countries. Nearly one million investors hold Ameritech (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AIT) shares. In business since 1984, BSSi, a Novell Platinum network/systems integrator, specializes in NetWare and UNIX systems. As a Novell Platinum and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). Master reseller, BSSi provides consulting, design, integration, implementation and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to clients throughout metropolitan Chicago as well as to their branch offices across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . BSSi is recognized as a leader in interconnectivity, multi-platform networks, and mobile cellular data systems. CONTACT: Ameritech Wireless Data Bridget Howell, 708/765-6551 or Business Systems Solutions, inc. Jill Weinberg, 708/459-3800 |
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