Comverse Launches Push-to-Talk Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM World Congress 2003 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Global Mobile Operators Now Able To Offer Both Standard Mobile Services and Walkie-Talkie Communications on 2.5/3G Handsets, Enhancing the Total Communication Experience Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Comverse Technology, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CMVT) is an American Technology company located in Woodbury, New York, which develops and markets telecommunications software. Founded in 1982, the company focuses on providing services to third party telecommunication service providers. , Inc. (Nasdaq:CMVT CMVT Converse Technology ), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services, today announced that Comverse and Mobile Tornado have launched a Push-to-Talk Solution that leverages the capabilities of existing 2.5/3G networks, supporting full interoperability across all networks (Wi-Fi, GPRS/1X/UMTS, Internet and IDEN). The service will be demonstrated at the Comverse booth (C24) at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, February 17-21, 2003. Push-to-Talk, part of Comverse's Total Communication umbrella, integrates voice and data technologies, enhancing the user experience by adding exciting new dimensions of functionality to standard telephony. Drawing from walkie-talkie radio dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. and group messaging capabilities, Push-to-Talk creates a presence-based one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many instant voice communication environment. An information-rich visual user interface transforms the handset into a powerful personal instant voice communication center. Push-to-Talk users choose contacts and then push a button to instantly talk or chat with individuals or groups -- without dialing, ringing, or waiting for the other party to respond. The combined Comverse and Mobile Tornado solution provides the ability to deploy non-proprietary Push-to-Talk on existing wireless networks, enabling mobile operators to offer both standard cellular and Push-To-Talk (walkie-talkie) services that are targeted at the enterprise market, as well as the youth and family segments. "Push-to-Talk has appeal across many user segments, enabling immediate, fun, easy-to-use and functional communications," said Benny Einhorn, Chief Marketing Officer of Comverse. "As part of our Total Communication offering, Push-to-Talk underscores the value of presence and a visual interface, and will seamlessly integrate into the Comverse InSight voice and data environment to improve the user experience and create new revenue opportunities for operators. Our partnership with Mobile Tornado enables us to introduce this solution to the market and exemplifies our strong relationships with leaders in all facets of our industry." "This partnership with Comverse reaffirms Mobile Tornado's position as a recognized market leader for Push-to-Talk, increasing our visibility with operators in Europe, 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. and Asia," said Mobile Tornado 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. and President Jorge Pinievsky. "Comverse's unparalleled credibility in the industry is evidenced in the strong relationships it has forged with a large number of mobile operators. We believe that our joint marketing efforts with Comverse will help unleash the powerful potential of Push-to-Talk, and that wireless subscribers around the world will readily embrace this compelling new way to communicate." About Mobile Tornado Mobile Tornado develops integrated voice and data solutions that are accelerating the deployment of data services over current wireless networks and devices. The company's core technologies are transforming existing mobile communications from providing limited, separate voice and data functionality, to powerful, ubiquitous systems capable of delivering multiple mobile services simultaneously. The flagship IPRS IPRS International Postgraduate Research Scholarships IPRS Institute of Psychological Research and Service (India) IPRS Intelligent Path Repeater Signalling (IP Radio Service) technology enables instantaneous voice interaction with unlimited international and roaming capabilities over 2.5/3G networks. An additional solution, the MT Platform(TM), enables integrating unique voice functionality into existing mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. applications. For more information visit the company's Web site at www.mobiletornado.com. About Comverse Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMVT), is the world's leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services. More than 400 wireless and wireline telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. operators, in more than 100 countries, have selected Comverse's enhanced services systems and software, which enable the provision of revenue-generating value-added services including call answering with one-touch call return, short messaging See SMS. services, IP-based unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. (voice, fax, and email in a single mailbox), 2.5G/3G multimedia messaging (MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ), instant communications, wireless information and entertainment services, voice-controlled dialing, messaging and browsing, prepaid wireless services, and additional personal communication services (communications) Personal Communication Services - (PCS) Telecommunications services that bundle voice communications, numeric and text messaging, voice-mail and various other features into one device, service contract and bill. PCS are carried over cellular links, most often digital. . Other Comverse Technology business units include: Verint Systems Verint Systems (Pink Sheets: VRNT) is a leading provider of analytic software and hardware based solutions for the security and business intelligence markets. See also
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