Centigram and ReadyCom Deliver New Wireless Voice Messaging Option in Successful Market Trial, Look to Integrate Services; ReadyTalk Provides Communications Solutions To Mobile Professionals Over the Existing Cellular Network.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1996--Centigram Communications 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 communications solutions, today announced that its communications servers have been installed with the ReadyCom, Inc. ReadyTalk two-way wireless voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. service. ReadyCom recently launched a market trial of ReadyTalk in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. using a 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. communications server, and has completed technical trials in Philadelphia and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Centigram is demonstrating this product in its booth at the 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. Wireless `96 show. ReadyTalk is a full-featured voice mail system with a wireless receiver. It allows users to receive, store and reply to voice messages from a wireless handset the size of a small cellular phone. Users also have instant, live access to 911 emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' with the touch of a button. ReadyTalk customers can send messages from their handset to other ReadyTalk customers, and can send messages to groups of ReadyTalk users from the handset. Callers to ReadyTalk can retrieve an automatic acknowledgment that their message has been received, and can retrieve a reply through a telephone. ReadyTalk leverages existing cellular networks so cellular operators can offer the service with no additional infrastructure investment. ReadyTalk's near-real time service provides enhanced system efficiencies for the carrier. The service supports roaming throughout the U.S. cellular network. "Centigram is delighted to participate in the first trial of this exciting next-generation, two-way wireless messaging technology to the wireless industry," said George Sollman, Centigram president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Our relationship with ReadyCom allows our distributors and service provider customers to benefit from the robust functionality set of the Centigram solutions through ReadyCom's wireless messaging system." "Centigram has been a great help in supporting our development of ReadyTalk," said Brian Kinahan, ReadyCom CEO. "We're very pleased that Centigram intends to support ReadyTalk service to their customers and distributors in the future through the Series 6 server. This announcement is a great boost to our plan to offer ReadyTalk two-way wireless voice messaging through advanced voice mail networks across the United States and Canada." ReadyCom, Inc. ReadyCom, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., owns a patent to provide near-real time voice messages over the U.S. cellular network. The first of these services, ReadyTalk, is the first wireless messaging service in a commercial trail. ReadyTalk will be launched in market trials this spring in several U.S. cities with partners Comcast Cellular, MobileComm and GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Mobilnet. ReadyCom is now developing a service which will imbed im·bed v. Variant of embed. imbed Verb [-bedding, -bedded] same as embed Verb 1. ReadyTalk's messaging technology in a full-featured cellular phone. Centigram Communications Corporation Centigram is a leading global provider of 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. Centigram and TruVoice are registered trademarks of Centigram Communications Corporation. CONTACT: Centigram Communications Corporation Dan Spalding, 408/428-3559 dan.spalding@centigram.com or Miller Communications/Shandwick Technologies Robin Foster/Lisa Kelaita, 415/962-9550 rfoster/lkelaita@millerwest.com |
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