CSL's RingMaster Service Makes Mobile Communications Highly Personalized.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Latest Innovations From Hong Kong's Leading Mobile Operator Built on WiseSpot's New Network-Based WiseRing Platform Developed With NMS See NetWare Management System. Communications' Technology Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. CSL Limited CSL Limited is an Australian-based manufacturer of medical products. Its products include various blood plasma derivatives, vaccines, antivenom, and cell culture reagents used in various medical and genetic research and manufacturing. (CSL (Computerese as a Second Language) Said of people who love to speak high-tech words even though they often use them erroneously. See TLA. 1. CSL - Computer Structure Language. A computer hardware description language, written in BCPL. ), a leading mobile operator in Hong Kong, has added new personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. features to enhance its popular RingMaster(TM) Service. This service, a first for GSM mobile services, is now deployed on WiseSpot (Hong Kong) Limited's WiseRing platform, a network-based personalized value-added services system that uses technology from NMS Communications (Nasdaq: NMSS NMSS National Multiple Sclerosis Society NMSS Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards NMSS New Model Special Schools NMSS Network Management Support Services ), trusted supplier of communications products and services. First launched in January 2003, CSL's RingMaster is now offering a series of innovative features to make mobile communication even more personalized. In addition to replacing the standard "ring ring" connecting tone with different music clips, voice messages, sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros , or a combination of all three, customers can choose their connecting tones by caller identification and even record their own greetings. "We place great importance on offering our customers relevant and innovative services," said Dr. Tony Seeto, Director of Mobile Business Development at CSL. "We bring another first to Hong Kong by enabling our customers to add caller-dependent music rings and self-recorded greetings to our RingMaster Service. We selected the WiseRing personalized value-added service platform for its technology and architecture, which gives us greater flexibility in service design as well as better system scalability while not compromising performance and reliability. The platform will surely provide CSL with added competitive advantage as we continue to develop new personalized services to keep our customers at the forefront of mobile communications." "Our personalized value-added services platform is a one-of-its-kind solution that enables operators to offer network-based, handset- and device-independent services to their subscribers. Built on NMS' proven technology, WiseRing features WiseSpot's unique memory management that offers unsurpassed processing capabilities and reliability to handle high traffic volumes while requiring minimal trunk resources," said Garrick Ng, WiseSpot's Chief Technology Officer. "CSL wanted a scalable and robust solution that could be incorporated into their network quickly for fast time-to-market. To meet their demands, NMS was our technology partner of choice from the start to compliment WiseSpot's experience and expertise in telecom applications. We are pleased that WiseRing met those requirements and proved its superiority." WiseSpot's WiseRing personalized value-added services platform is based on NMS' Convergence Generation(TM) (CG) 6100c and TX(TM) Series system building blocks. The CG 6100 provides a cost-effective platform that offers unmatched capability for mixed media types to service a wide range of voice and signaling applications. NMS' TX Series provide powerful and flexible hardware for a variety of Signaling System 7 (SS7) applications. SS7 is often used as the signaling protocol It is a protocol used to identify signaling encapsulation. Signaling is used to identify the state of connection between telephones or VOIP terminals ( IP telephone or PCs or VoWLAN units ). List of signaling protocols:
(networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) gateway applications, wireless infrastructure, and for a wide variety of enhanced services such as WiseSpot's WiseRing services. About CSL CSL is a pioneer in the mobile communications market in Hong Kong. The Company launched its mobile services in 1983, and today operates a world-class GSM/Dual Band network through its mobile brands: 1O1O and One2Free. Pioneer to introduce HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) An enhancement to the GSM mobile communications system that enables up to four 14.4 Kbps channels to be combined to provide 57.6 Kbps data transfer. , GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , the Company is also committed to deploying cutting-edge technologies and building a world-class 3G infrastructure after being awarded a 3G Mobile Service Licence in Hong Kong in 2001. CSL is 100% owned by Telstra. For more information about CSL, visit www.hkcsl.com. About WiseSpot WiseSpot, a telecommunication application provider based in Hong Kong, was founded in 2001 by a team of information technology and telecommunications professionals with extensive experience in telecom switching protocol, mobile device deployment, telecom service operation and service development. The company offers a wide range of interactive and innovative solutions to fixed and mobile operators, service providers and blue-chip multi-national corporations. For further information, please visit www.wisespotgroup.com. About NMS Communications NMS Communications (Nasdaq:NMSS) helps its customers increase revenues and returns on investments by rapidly deploying new carrier-grade communications products and services. Every telecom operator and communications equipment provider on the Global Fortune 50 list relies on NMS Communications for technology-leading products and services, including system building blocks, systems, consulting, and support. Visit www.nmscommunications.com for more information. Statements in this document expressing the beliefs and expectations of management regarding future performance are "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are based on management's expectations as of the date of this document and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, a continued slowdown in communications spending, the implementation of the Company's strategic repositioning repositioning Laparoscopic surgery The changing of a Pt's position during a procedure to improve access or visualization of the operative field, which may be linked to complications, as it changes anatomic planes of operation. Cf Laparoscopic surgery. and market acceptance of the Company's new solutions strategy, quarterly fluctuations in financial results, the Company's ability to exploit fully the value of its technology and its strategic partnerships and alliances, the availability of products from the Company's contract manufacturer and product component vendors and other risks. These and other risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2001. In addition, while management may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, management specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its estimates change. Any reference to our website in this press release is not intended to incorporate the contents thereof into this press release or any other public announcement. NMS Communications, Convergence Generation, and TX Series are trademarks of NMS Communications Corporation. All other product or corporate references may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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