Comverse Technology Introduces star*home IP-Based Global "Network of Networks".WOODBURY, N.Y.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1999-- 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 ), the world's leading supplier of enhanced services platforms to wireless and wireline network operators, today announced the introduction of a new subsidiary, star*home(TM). star*home is beginning deployment of a global, IP- (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) based network which will allow wireless carriers to offer, to their roaming and visiting clientele access to a wide range of data and communication services, in the clients' native language, as if they were at home, just by dialing "* h-o-m-e" or using their familiar home short code. Today such services are either unavailable to roamers, or are complicated to access and unfamiliar to use. Through the star*home Network, wireless travelers will be able to access value-added services from any terrestrial location, using familiar home short codes, user interfaces and numbers. star*home's global enhanced services will be conveniently billed to the subscriber's home mobile account. Wireless network operator who join the star*home "network of networks" will benefit from the increased airtime and revenues generated through their visitors' and subscribers' use of enhanced services while roaming. In addition, star*home membership creates a competitive advantage for wireless carriers through service differentiation, making members' wireless service offerings more attractive to roaming customers. Leveraging Comverse's Enhanced Services Technology & Base Of More Than 200 Wireless Operator Customers Leveraging its parent company'stechnological strengths and worldwide customer base of more than 200 wireless network operators, star*home is stretching the typical value-added service environment beyond the home network and into a seamless global macrocosm of enhanced services. Kobi Alexander Jacob "Kobi" Alexander is the founder and the former CEO of New York-based Comverse Technology. Alexander founded Comverse Technology (NASDAQ: CMVT) in 1982 and built it up from a 3-person Israeli startup to employing over 5,000, becoming the leading provider of software and , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comverse Technology, Inc., said, "Comverse is uniquely positioned to make star*home's promise of `global access to local enhanced services' a reality. First, we are the world's leading supplier of enhanced services systems and technology, offering the broadest range of reliable, scalable value-added services. Second, we have already installed enhanced services systems with well over 200 wireless network operators, all of whom can benefit from increased revenues and competitive differentiation through star*home. Third, we have considerable experience in delivering geographically distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. linked over IP-based wide area networks, and the core technologies required." Offering a fully distributed Fully distributed A new stock issue that has been completely resold to the investing public and is no longer held by dealers. fully distributed Of or relating to a new issue of securities that has been sold out. service, star*home's IntelliGate(TM) IP-based intelligent gateway platforms enable integration of data and voice technology with global network features and multiple language support. star*home's IntelliGate platforms are connected to each mobile network via digital telephony Digital telephony is a technology used in the provision of digital telephone services and systems. Since the 1960s it has almost entirely replaced the old telephone system that used analog telephony. interfaces. star*home's global IP network connects all IntelliGate platforms. The star*home network is an open network that can integrate virtually any type of service, including Internet services tailored to the mobile environment, and third-party applications. star*home Offers Wireless Roamers A Broad Range Of Enhanced Services star*home offers mobile network operators one-stop shopping for enhanced services for their roaming clientele. In addition, star*home will provide on-going implementation of new enhanced services and cost-effective scaling as traveling subscribers increase in number. Carmel Sofer sofer or sopher In Judaism, a scholar-teacher of the 5th–2nd centuries BC who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible. The first sofer was Ezra, who, with his disciples, initiated a tradition of rabbinical scholarship that is still central in , 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. , star*home, said, "star*home is the first organization to deliver global access to local services. This deployment marks a significant milestone for network operators." The star*home network's initial personalized services include: Global Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. Services: Message Notification And Retrieval - Global direct access to the roamer's home mailbox will become simple, rather than an intricate, daunting daunt tr.v. daunt·ed, daunt·ing, daunts To abate the courage of; discourage. See Synonyms at dismay. [Middle English daunten, from Old French danter, from Latin and often unsuccessful task. This service provides the roamer with advanced notification via special short message service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) or out-dial notification, both informing the roaming users of new messages and allowing them to retrieve the message easily by indicating the star*home short code to be dialed for easy message access and retrieval while traveling. Home Short Code Services - By activating the home short codes from the visited network (e.g. voice mail, customer care, directory assistance, etc.), the roamers can access directly the services they are accustomed to receiving at home. International Virtual Private Network (IVPN IVPN IP Virtual Private Network IVPN International Virtual Private Networking ) - The star*home network enables secured worldwide access to virtual private networks (VPNs) and corporate directory services. Mobile Corporate Convergence (MC(2)) - Bridging the gap between cellular operators and their corporate clientele's message traffic, MC(2) provides wireless network operators (and their corporate subscribers) direct access to message notification and retrieval of corporate message traffic. Information Services See Information Systems. (Origin- and Location- Oriented Services) The star*home network combines origin-oriented services with the long list of existing location-oriented services. Origin and location service combinations include personalized information services and advertising in roamers' native languages, defined by both the subscriber's origin country and present location. Worldwide M-Commerce Services star*home will soon offer individual mobile and electronic commerce via the mobile handset. By enabling regular or prepaid subscribers to purchase products and services through their handsets or over the Internet, in any currency, while traveling, people will be conducting their personal and business affairs independent of time and location. Through its expertise in network interface compatibility development, enabling built-in cellular network recognition and authentication capabilities, along with Comverse's leadership in enhanced services software and platforms, star*home will continue to offer innovative new origin- and location-oriented services to the roaming wireless community around the world. star*home is completing its technical field trials and will soon commence commercial operation of its "network of networks." star*home is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. Comverse Technology, headquartered in Woodbury, New York Woodbury is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. applications. Comverse's Network Systems Division's products include: multimedia enhanced services platforms, which are currently used by more than 300 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 to provide revenue-generating services such as call answering, mailbox-to-mailbox messaging, unified messaging (voice, fax, and e-mail in a single mailbox), short text message service, prepaid wireless services, interactive voice response, virtual phone/fax, one-touch call return, wireless information and content services, personal number service, call screening/caller introduction, speech-recognition-based services, Internet-based services such as Internet messaging and Internet call waiting Internet Call Waiting is a technology that allows you to accept incoming calls while connected to a 56k Internet dialup connection. While online, a software application displays users the Caller ID of the incoming call, and gives users the opportunity to screen the incoming , and other 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. . Comverse's Infosys Division's products include: multiple channel, multimedia digital monitoring systems marketed to law enforcement and intelligence agencies; and multiple channel, multimedia digital recording, logging, and quality monitoring systems marketed to call centers, financial institutions and other organizations. Comverse's Ulticom Division's products include: network software and middleware for communications signaling, such as Signaling System #7 (SS7). Comverse Technology is a NASDAQ-100 Index company. Visit Comverse Technology's web site at http://www.comverse.com. and star*home's site at http//:www.starhome.com. star*home and IntelliGate are trademarks of Comverse Technology, Inc. |
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