Comverse Unveils Its Developer Program And Online Developer Zone.Business & Technology Editors 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 2002 Booth 3003 ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002 Latest Tools, Services And Support For Developing And Testing VoiceXML, Open.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. And Mobile Portal Applications Now Available Online Comverse Is Located In Booth 3003 at CTIA Wireless 2002 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 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 ), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services, will unveil the Comverse Developer Program today at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando. The goals of the Comverse Developer Program are: -- To enable developers to build, test and certify voice, data and multimodal applications, taking advantage of Comverse's open platform and Comverse's installed base of more than 390 network operators. -- To provide developers with marketing opportunities for the large telecom market, through the Comverse Spark Alliance(SM) Program. -- To provide operators with an expansive portfolio of exciting new applications, inspired, created and delivered by numerous developers. "Comverse is well positioned to embrace the developer community," said Mark Winther, Group Vice President, Worldwide Telecommunications, IDC. "With a customer base of over 390 wireless and wireline operators, Comverse can offer real-world opportunities and configurations to application developers. Comverse's commitment to VoiceXML and The SALT (Speech Application Language Tags For other meanings of the word salt or acronym "SALT", see salt (disambiguation). Speech Application Language Tags (SALT) is an XML based markup language that is used in HTML and XHTML pages to add voice recognition capabilities to web based applications. ) Forum is proving to be a foundational catalyst in developing embedded speech enhancements in Web pages using coding languages and technologies familiar to developers. Comverse has adopted a cooperative IP open-standards approach that I see as encouraging to the developer community with regard to the interoperability of service applications. This type of program will give Comverse customers another tool to mine and search for the next killer application Killer Application Killer application or "killer app" is a buzzword that describes a software application that surpasses all of its competitors. Notes: The term is sometimes used to describe a type of software. that will drive the adoption of 2.5G and 3G services." A key component of the Developer Program is the Developer Zone(TM), an online resource designed to provide applications developers with the means to develop high-quality, robust applications that operate on Comverse's IP-based, open architecture. The Comverse Developer Zone includes downloadable software developer kits (SDKs), online application testing application testing - system testing tools, developer guides, and Web-based help and support. The Developer Program also offers interoperability testing with Comverse systems, application testing, and certification through the Comverse Certification Lab. Comverse's certification process applies rigorous criteria that meet the high standards required by carrier-grade network providers. The process is designed to ensure certified VoiceXML and Open.SMS applications are top-quality and scalable. Along with providing an application development environment, the Comverse Developer Program offers application developers the opportunity to become Comverse Spark Alliance Partners. For more information on the Comverse Developer Program, please visit http://developer.comverse.com. About the Comverse Spark Alliance The Comverse Spark Alliance(SM) Program is a community of content and application developers, technology providers, infrastructure vendors and system integration companies brought together by Comverse that are dedicated to providing multi-access, multimodal Two or more modes of operation. The term is used to refer to a myriad of functions and conditions in which two or more different methods, processes or forms of delivery are used. On the Web, it refers to asking for something one way and receiving the answer another; for example requesting and multimedia voice and data applications to network service providers. These applications add value to service providers' networks by increasing revenues, enhancing branding and reducing churn in current and next generation networks. 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 390 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 (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. ), wireless instant messaging, wireless data and Internet-based services, voice controlled dialing, messaging and browsing, prepaid wireless services, and additional personal communications services See PCS. . Other Comverse Technology business units include: Verint Systems Inc., a leading provider of analytic solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and enterprise business intelligence; and Ulticom, a leading provider of service-enabling network software for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications applications. Comverse Technology is an S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Index company. For additional information, visit the Comverse web site at http://www.comverse.com. All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s). |
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