Broadbeam Teams With Cingular Interactive to Offer One-Stop Shopping for Wireless Data Connectivity Services.Business/Technology Editors PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2001 Broadbeam Corporation, a leading wireless platform provider, today announced an agreement with Cingular Interactive, formerly BellSouth Wireless See BellSouth Intelligent Wireless Network. Data, in which Broadbeam will resell airtime air·time n. 1. The time during which a radio or television station is broadcasting. Also called airspace. 2. The time at which a radio or television program is broadcast. on the award-winning, nationwide Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network(SM) through its own SystemsGO! wireless managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality . This agreement further strengthens Broadbeam's SystemsGO! offering by providing enterprises and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) with a complete outsourced wireless infrastructure solution, eliminating the need for customers to negotiate separate agreements with the wireless network operator. Broadbeam's SystemsGO! is a complete wireless managed service, providing customers with access to its gateway servers on a subscription basis, as well as wireless connectivity, server hardware, system and software management, monitoring and maintenance, and 24x7 support. With SystemsGO!, customers can streamline the development, management and implementation of their application, ensuring secure and reliable wireless data solutions. The core of the Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network provides extensive and seamless coverage, high reliability, low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as and other key features. It is the power behind Cingular Interactive's industry-leading services under Cingular(SM) MyBiz(SM) Interactive, including Interactive Messaging PLUS, as well as such cutting edge solutions as the Palm VII The Palm VII product family consisted of two products, the Palm VII and the Palm VIIx Palm Pilots. These were produced by Palm, Inc., before it was split into PalmOne and PalmSource. They had antennas for wireless data communication on the Mobitex network under the now defunct Palm. (TM) connected organizer, America Online's AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Mobile Communicator (SM), Fidelity(R) InstantBroker(SM) and the BlackBerry(TM) wireless e-mail solution. Smart Business Magazine selected the Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network as an MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Award Winner as the "Best of the Best" wireless data network in 2001 and 1999. 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. George Faigen, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer for Broadbeam Corporation, "This agreement ties together the feature rich benefits of the Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network with instant and reliable wireless infrastructure from Broadbeam. It allows us to offer wireless gateways to enterprises and ISVs in both a licensed model and as a complete outsourced, service, making going wireless with Broadbeam fast and easy." "We're pleased to expand our longstanding partnership with Broadbeam Corporation to enable its exciting new SystemsGO! wireless managed services on the Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network," said Lew Blumstein, Vice President of Solution and Distribution Programs for Cingular Interactive. "It's a tribute to the power and intelligence of our network that industry leaders such as Broadbeam choose to bring their cutting-edge services to the marketplace over the Cingular Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network." About Cingular Interactive (www.cingularinteractive.com) Cingular Interactive, headquartered in Woodbridge, N.J., is an expert in providing proven wireless data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. solutions that eliminate the barriers between critical information and mobile users; it also provides telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. and transactions applications. Cingular Interactive operates its wireless data service throughout 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. , covering more than 93 percent of the urban business population located in 492 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and non-MSAs with a total population of 200 million people. Recognized as the industry leader, the company was the recipient of several major awards from such entities as Microsoft, Smart Business, FedEx, PC Computing, Frost & Sullivan, Wireless Week and Mobile Insights. Cingular Interactive is a business unit of Cingular Wireless. Cingular Wireless is the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S., and is dedicated to self-expression and customer-friendly service. As a leader in mobile voice and data communications, Cingular, a joint venture between SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications and BellSouth, currently serves 20 million customers nationwide. Cingular's vision is to grow rapidly by offering customers advanced technologies in simple, cost-effective ways that permit them to tap the creative potential of wireless through their own self-expression. Details of the company are available at www.cingular.com. About Broadbeam Corporation (www.broadbeam.com) Broadbeam Corporation is a global wireless platform provider that makes it possible for enterprises and solution providers to easily and efficiently deliver content and application data to mobile workers. To complement its industry-leading wireless development platform, Broadbeam also offers SystemsGO! wireless managed hosting services and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. that speed its customers' time to market. Broadbeam has established a worldwide customer base, its platform powering the largest number of third-party applications. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the company has offices in Richardson, TX, the United Kingdom and Japan. Broadbeam Corporation can be contacted at 609-734-0300 or by fax at 609-734-0346. All names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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