Cellular Technical Signs Letter of Intent with Wireless Consortium For Test of Blackbird(TM) Platform and PreTect(TM) Anti-Fraud Application.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1995--Cellular Technical Services Company Inc., (Nasdaq NM 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 the signing of a letter-of-intent to conduct a trial of its Blackbird(TM) Platform and PreTect(TM) fraud prevention software application with the wireless consortium consisting of AirTouch Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ATI), Bell Atlantic (NYSE:BEL), NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange (NYSE:NYN) and U.S. WEST (NYSE:USW). The agreement calls for a 60-day trial to include five cell sites. Bob Dahut, CTS President, said: "We are very excited by the opportunity to work with this group of carriers, especially considering the size and strategic nature of their various U.S. markets. CTS has already successfully completed a market test of the Blackbird Platform and PreTect application and we are confident that this trial will provide equally successful results." The CTS Blackbird Platform is an integrated software and hardware system designed to provide an array of pre-call information management applications for wireless communications service providers. Blackbird's first such application, 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. system, is aimed at the growing problem of cellular fraud involving the use of counterfeit or "cloned" phones. Cloning has become a major issue for cellular service providers, costing the industry approximately $500 million annually according to CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. ). PreTect uses patented signal processing or radio frequency "fingerprinting" technology to accurately distinguish between legitimate customers and counterfeit users on a pre-call basis. The system captures a cellular phone's unique frequency pattern at the cell site, before it enters the service provider's system, and compares it, along with other information, to customer validation data stored on a computer. PreTect can then automatically interdict interdict (ĭn`tərdĭkt), ecclesiastical censure notably used in the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the Middle Ages. When a parish, state, or nation is placed under the interdict no public church ceremony may take place, only certain and shut down a call if a proper match is not made. CTS develops, markets and supports real-time information management systems for the wireless communications industry. The company's integrated data management platforms and software applications enable wireless communications service providers to more rapidly and cost effectively grow their businesses. CONTACT: Cellular Technical Services Joseph D. Pititto, 516/887-0494 or Lippert/Heilshorn & Assoc., New York Laura Walker, 212/838-3777 x106 or Bharti Malkani, 212/838-3777 x119 |
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