Centigram Announces Standards-Based System Tools and Showcases Latest Unified Messaging Products at SUPERCOMM 97; Company Highlights Revenue Generation And Cost Management For Service Providers.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1997--Centigram Communication Corporation (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, will showcase its latest messaging applications and its new OneNet network and system management tools this week at SUPERCOMM 97 in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . OneNet Admin, OneNet SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. and OneNet Config will be demonstrated along with its OneView Web's integrated messaging capabilities, Centigram's support for VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Mail) A method for encoding voice mail messages as data so they can travel via the SMTP mail protocol over IP networks. VPIM uses MIME to encode messages in multiple parts, which are decoded by VPIM-compliant voice mail systems at messaging and its award-winning TruVoice's text-to-speech functionality. OneNet Admin, OneNet SNMP and OneNet Config are standards-based solutions which provide simplified and streamlined operations, administration, management and provisions over a TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. network. Using a point-and-click approach under a 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 (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) environment, Centigram's Service Provider customers can easily administer and monitor the system from a centralized location. "Carriers can increase their net revenue as they use these OneNet network management tools," said Kevin Gralen, vice president for Centigram's Service Provider Division. "Our standards-based approach allows our customers to develop their own applications on top of the 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. server, which leverages the customer's initial investment and brings innovative solutions to the consumer more quickly." Centigram's OneNet SNMP, OneNet Admin and OneNet Config are the first products from a voice messaging company to support the SNMP protocol. These tools integrate with HP OpenView to provide general system surveillance and alarm reporting for one or more Centigram servers in a network. Monitoring can also be done remotely using SLIP or PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using . OneNet Admin provides administration, reporting and billing capabilities to customers through a user-friendly interface. Network managers will find it easier to administer mailboxes, configure services, and gather data for reports. Third-party developers can create customized provisioning and administration products using the OneNet Admin API, a published C++ DLL (1) See data link layer. (2) (Dynamic Link Library) An executable program module in Windows that performs one or more functions at runtime. DLLs are not launched by the user; they are called for by an executable program or by other DLLs. . "The OneNet Admin application programming interface (API) is allowing Fujitsu to create the tools that we need to serve our customers," said Bill Keller, senior product manager for network and systems management products of Fujitsu. "These features gives us a critical edge over our competition." Additional products being showcased at SUPERCOMM 97 include Centigram's OneView integrated messaging product which allows users to visually see notification of voice and fax messages in a Windows or Internet environment. Centigram will also demonstrate Internet capabilities for universal messaging through its support for the VPIM initiative and the x.500 messaging standard. Centigram and Lucent were the first companies to exchange messages last month through the VPIM standard. The company's TruVoice text-to-speech software will be on display for customers visiting Centigram's booth. In a separate announcement this week, Centigram announced new TruVoice partnerships with Big Sky and Parlance for use of TruVoice in advanced messaging products. 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, 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 also licenses TruVoice, its patented text-to-speech 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, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. -0- Note to Editors: Centigram and TruVoice are registered trademarks of Centigram Communications Corporation. CONTACT: Beverly Rindfleisch Centigram Communications Corporation 408/428-3722 bev.rindfleisch@centigram.com or Robin Foster/Gina Anderlini Miller/Shandwick Technologies 415/962-9550 rfoster/ganderlini@miller.shandwick.com |
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