CableData announces organizational realignment and senior management changes; Michael McGrail named president and general manager.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1995--Dr. James Castle, chairman and chief executive officer of U.S. Computer Services (USCS), parent company of CableData, Wednesday announced that Michael McGrail, president of CableData's international division, has been promoted to the additional position of president and general manager of CableData Inc.

In his new role, McGrail will manage the company's significant position in the U.S. cable television market, the international arena, and the emerging convergence marketplace.

"In the past, our domestic and international CableData divisions were operated as autonomous units. However, changing market dynamics mandate that we manage the company, its products and the relationships with our customers from a global perspective. This represents a logical evolution of our business, which requires greater focus on the marketplace and our customers' strategic product requirements," noted Castle.

"Mike McGrail has extensive experience and expertise in the management and growth of worldwide enterprises and was the natural choice to oversee all of CableData's global development."

"CableData is on the verge of its next great growth opportunity. No other business support system provider offers the product diversity and industry presence that CableData brings to the market," said McGrail.

"DDP/SQL is the leading U.S. cable product; CableData's Intelecable, our integrated cable/telephony product, has enjoyed unprecedented success overseas and is now being adopted in a number of multimedia trials in the U.S.; and CableWorks, our PC-based subscriber management system, is the market leader among systems around the world requiring lower-volume transaction requirements. Now is the time to capitalize on these assets."

During his 30-year career, McGrail has held senior management positions with a number of Global 2000 companies where he has managed sales, marketing, operations, software, and service and support organizations.

Immediately prior to joining CableData International, McGrail was president and managing director of Gandalf International Ltd. In this role, he successfully merged the operations of two international corporations after Gandalf acquired Infotron Systems International Ltd. McGrail was recruited as managing director of Tech Nel Data Products Ltd. in 1988 and returned the company to profitability in 12 months.

Prior to Tech Nel Data, McGrail was managing director of Litton Business Systems Ltd., where he merged three nationwide companies into a single global entity.

McGrail will be relocating from London to Sacramento.

Castle also announced that C. Randles "Randy" Lintecum will assume the additional responsibility of leading the USCS marketing organization with the new title of senior vice president of marketing and business development. A new convergence group manager who will report to McGrail is expected to be announced in the near future. Jerry Knapp, president of CableData, and Bob Crowley, USCS senior vice president of marketing, have left the company.

With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, Calif., U.S. Computer Services (parent to CableData, CableData International Billing Services) is the largest supplier of subscriber management and statement production systems in the world, serving nearly 35 million cable and direct-to-home subscribers worldwide.

CableData commands 57 percent of the transaction management and billing market in the U.S. cable industry, providing operations support systems to 21 of the 25 largest multiple systems operators in the U.S. cable industry. CableData International currently has installations in six countries, with nine more countries committed.

International Billing Services is the largest centralized First-Class Mailer in the United States and provides statement production and mailing services to more than 50 million consumers in the cable television, telecommunications and other industries. -0-

NOTE: Castle, chairman and CEO of USCS, will be available Wednesday, April 5, 1995, after noon PDT for interviews. Please contact Linda Cutler, 916/636-5860, Bonnie Quintanilla, 805/494-0830, ext. 411, or Kathleen Gawel, 805/494-0830, ext. 416

CONTACT: U.S. Computer Services/CableData

Linda Beech Cutler, 916/636-5846

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Bonnie Quintanilla, 805/494-0830, ext. 411

Kathleen Gawel, ext. 416