Comverse Technology's DGM&S Telecom Subsidiary Signs Multi-Million Dollar Contract With Amdahl for SS7 on Windows NT Server.MT. LAUREL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 1997--DGM&S Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary 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 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 :CMVT CMVT Converse Technology ) announced today the signing of its first multi-million dollar contract for Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) software on the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Server(R) network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. , as part of an agreement with Amdahl Corp. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AMH AMH Abington Memorial Hospital (Abington, PA) AMH Anti-Müllerian Hormone AMH Australian Medicines Handbook AMH Automated Material Handling AMH Aviation Structural Mechanic (Hydraulics) US Navy Rating ) for the DGM&S OMNI OMNI Omnidirectional OMNI Organising Medical Networked Information OMNI Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions Project OMNI Operating Missions as a Node on the Internet (NASA networking project) Soft Platform(TM) SignalWare(TM) product. On June 2, 1997 at the SuperComm trade show, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) announced fourth quarter 1997 availability of SS7 capabilities, made available through the OMNI Soft Platform SignalWare product, on its Windows NT Server platform. The expected result of this product introduction will be increased service revenues and lowered costs for service providers along with greater flexibility and control for enterprises over their network service and management platforms. The Amdahl agreement is one of the first public endorsements of Windows NT Server as a public network solution. The contract is a multi-faceted, multi-year, multi-million dollar licensing agreement in which the key enabler for Amdahl's entry into the global public network infrastructure markets in DGM&S SignalWare technology. DGM&S Telecom expects that this endorsement of the Windows NT Server is the first of many, as the level of interest continues to grow in the aftermath of Microsoft's SuperComm announcement. DGM&S Telecom, through its SignalWare technology, is a leading provider of programmable Signaling System No. 7 Network Connectivity. With 20 years experience and installations in more the Intelligent Network Services of today, and ddition to providing for basic call control, SS7 has allowed carriers to provide a large and growing numbee application can be written and run on machines which best suit the price/performance characteristics of tof the Programmable Network which integrates network-based telephony and Internet enterprise computing. The Programmable Network will result in increased market opportunity for traditional Telecom players and new market entrants aliill provide the channel to a full suite of tel services of today will give way to combinations of micro-services that are transactional in nature, opening new streams of revenue for incumbent and new carriers aliketwork as a key component of its telecommunicatiole Network concept, through its SignalWare famrecognized for its technical innovations in high-performance, fault-resilient SS7 protocol platforms that enable high-availability, open application and services for 25 Briggs Road, Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, N.J. 0805world leader in the supply of multi-app lication, multimedia enhanced services platforms, through its TRILOGUg, information and personal communications serrld. The company supports heterogeneous archiahl Corp. can be found at http://www.amdahl.com. Note: Microsoft and Windows NT Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. OMNI Soft Platform, SignalWare and Programmable Network are trademarks of DGM&S Telecom. Amdahl INSPIRE is a trademark of Amdahl Corp. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: DGM&S, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey Shawn Osborne, 609/866-1212 or Comverse Technology Inc., Woodbury, New York Woodbury is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
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