Centigram's MobileManager Now Available to India's Expanding Cellular Market Through Bharti Cellular; Platform Provides Customers with Pre-Paid Cellular Calling Options.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. and DELHI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1997--Centigram Communications Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CGRM CGRM Computer Graphics Reference Model (ISO) ), a leading global provider of wireless and wireline messaging and communications solutions, today announced that Bharti Cellular, a leading cellular telephone operator in Delhi, India, launched service in March of this year using centigram's MobileManager platform. Bharti Cellular is using MobileManager to provide pre-paid cellular calling applications to its subscribers. The first implementation of the MobileManager platform is taking place through Bharti affiliate company, Airtel, which has just launched its new "Insta-Cash" pre-paid card service currently to 4,500 active users in Delhi. Insta-Cash offers unlimited, private calling access and the ability for subscribers to "recharge" their accounts instantly at one of a growing number of Recharge Centers or toll-free by phone. "MobileManager and the Insta-card application are well-suited to India's predominately cash-based economy," said John VerMeulen, Centigram's vice president International Sales. "Centigram cen·ti·gram n. A metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a gram. centigram one-hundredth of a gram; abbreviated cg. is committed to supporting its global customers so they can deliver advanced communication solutions that match the specific needs of the individual market they serve." The Insta-Cash Card is available in pre-set denominations of Rupee RUPEE, comm. law. A denomination of money in Bengal. In the computation of ad valorem duties, it is valued at fifty-five and one half cents. Act of March 2, 1799, s. 61; 1 Story's L. U. S. 627. Vide Foreign coins. 2. 3,000 and 10,000 (approximately $100 and $300 U.S. dollars respectively) and requires no security deposit or rental fee. Insta-Cash allows the user to make long distance and international calls without operator assistance until the entire value on their card is exhausted. "MobileManager's flexibility helps us meet the diverse needs of our users," said Tushar K. Maheshwari, product manager for Bharti Cellular. "Of all the partners we considered, Centigram showed an exceptional knowledge of our market and gave us a focused list of advanced options to choose from through the MobileManager solution which has increased our customer base and retention." Centigram Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: CGRM) is a leading global provider of wireless and wireline messaging and communications solutions. Centigram delivers communications solutions by integrating voice, data and facsimile on its Series 6 communications server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. , and by providing access to this multimedia information through a telephone or PC. The Series 6 platform is based on industry-standard hardware and software. Centigram is headquartered at 91 East Tasman Drive, San Jose, Calif. 95134. Phone 408/944-0250, fax 408/428-3732, World Wide Web http://www.centigram.com . Centigram has sales and support offices in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and Australia. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks are property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Centigram Communications Corp. Beverly Rindfleisch, 408/428-3559 bev.rindfleisch@centigram.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Robin Foster, 415/962-9550 rfoster@miller.shandwick.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com |
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