Cellular Technical Service to release new software application product to combat roaming fraud.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1995--Cellular Technical Services Company Inc. (Nasdaq Symbol: CTSC CTSC Cathepsin CTSC Clinical and Translational Science Center (University of California at Davis) CTSC Chenega Technology Services Corporation CTSC Canadian Technical Security Conference (Burlington, ON, Canada) )("CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . ") today announced a Septemeber 15, 1995 release date for the Version 2.0 "Roaming Fraud" update to the company's Blackbird blackbird, common name in North America of a perching bird allied to the bobolink, the meadow lark, the oriole, and the grackle and belonging to the family Icteridae. The European blackbird, Turdus merula, is a thrush. Platform and PreTect(TM) fraud prevention system. Version 2.0 is designed to provide a solution to the growing problem of roaming fraud - counterfeit To falsify, deceive, or defraud. A copy or imitation of something that is intended to be taken as authentic and genuine in order to deceive another. A counterfeit coin is one that may pass for a genuine coin and may include a lower denomination coin altered so that it may cellular telephone numbers stolen or "cloned" in one market for use in another market. The system utilizes CTS's unique radio frequency (RF) "fingerprinting" technology to identify fraudelent calls and stop them before they can enter a carrier's system. Bob Dahut, CTS president, said the company has already begun field testing of Version 2.0 with several carriers. "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. industry estimates, the cost of cloning fraud exceeds $1 billion per year with as much as 50 percent or more resulting from roaming fraud. With the release of Version 2.0, CTS is again taking a leadership role in fraud prevention by offering the first commercially available pre-call software application product that provides an effective and efficient solution to roaming fraud," said Dahut. In addition to the new roamer fraud prevention capabilities, Dahut said the Blackbird Platform and PreTect application product now incorporates a "universal switch interface" that supports Ericsson, AT&T, Motorola and Northern Telecom switches. The new version also features enhancements to the Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that makes it even easier for carriers' fraud department representatives and customer service operators to navigate the system. The Blackbird Platform is a breakthrough pre-call data collection, management and distribution system created specifically for use by wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. service providers. The first commercial application utilizing the power of the Blackbird Platform is the PreTect fraud interdiction INTERDICTION, civil law. A legal restraint upon a person incapable of managing his estate, because of mental incapacity, from signing any deed or doing any act to his own prejudice, without the consent of his curator or interdictor. 2. application, designed to address the fast growing problem of cellular cloning fraud. The Blackbird Platform's architecture is designed to allow the creation of a potentially broad range of future application "modules" to utilize data within the platform. Cellular Technical Services develops, markets and supports real-time information management systems for the wireless communications industry. The company's innovative technologies and open systems philosophy help cellular carriers obtain real-time information and maximize value, control and flexibility of their systems. CONTACT: Cellular Technical Services Joseph D. Pititto, 516/887-0494 or Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates Bharti Malkani, 212/838-3777 (ext. 106) Kris Otridge, 212/838-3777 (ext. 115) |
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