Compaq Web Advisory: Compaq's Off-Switch HLR Leads Industry With 42 Percent Market Share.CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1998-- Number of Wireless Telecommunications Subscribers Served by Compaq's HLR (Home Location Register) A database in a cellular system that contains all the subscribers within the provider's home service area. When a subscriber reaches a new service area, the data in the HLR is requested and transferred via SS7 to the VLR (Visitor Location Surges 120 Percent in 10 Months Extending its position as a leading provider of intelligent network platforms and solutions, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced that its Tandem(R) IS-41 Home Location Register (HLR) is the most widely deployed off-switch HLR in the industry with 42 percent worldwide market share.(a) In addition, the number of 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. subscribers served by Compaq's HLR has surged a remarkable 120 percent in only 10 months -- from 10 million in October 1997 to more than 22 million today. Hosted on the NonStop(R) Himalaya(R) Intelligent Network Server (INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS ), Compaq's IS-41 HLR provides roaming capabilities and other enhanced services to wireless communications customers. Compaq's Tandem Division was among the first to successfully migrate traditionally switch-based intelligent network (IN) solutionsto off-switch, multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective commercial computing platforms, which have become an integral part of the networks of many new wireless carriers worldwide. "Compaq is in a great position to increase market share in the market for underlying platforms for applications such as HLR," said Mona Johnson, an industry analyst and president of Technical Marketing, Inc. For more information about Compaq's IS-41 HLR or other enhanced network services An umbrella term for advanced communications services. Until the mid-1990s, everybody knew what "enhanced services" meant. They were voicemail, "one number follow me," prepaid calling card or voice-actuated call control, all offered by a carrier or service provider in a circuit-switched and platforms, please point your Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. to http://www.compaq.com/solutions/telco/index-nsp.html. Company Background Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a Fortune Global 200 company. Compaq is the second largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers. Compaq develops and markets hardware, software, solutions, and services, including industry-leading enterprise computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, networking and communication products, commercial desktop and portable products and consumer PCs. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products are available at http://www.compaq.com. Note to Editors: Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Compaq and the names of Compaq products referenced herein are either trademarks and/or service marks or registered trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Tandem, Himalaya, and NonStop are trademarks or registered trademarks of Tandem Computers Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. (a) Technical Marketing, Inc. IN Market Share Report -- 1997-2000
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