CreSenda's Technology Completes GPRS Testing With Ericsson's Mobile Applications Initiative.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WirelessDeveloper 2000 Conference LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2000 CreSenda To Showcase Application With Ericsson at WirelessDeveloper 2000 Conference CreSenda Wireless, a leader in innovative wireless solutions for mobile professionals, today announced that it has completed the rigorous General Packet Radio Services (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ) Applications Performance Evaluation Performance evaluation The assessment of a manager's results, which involves, first, determining whether the money manager added value by outperforming the established benchmark (performance measurement) and, second, determining how the money manager achieved the calculated return at Ericsson's new Berkeley Wireless Center in Berkeley, Calif. CreSenda Wireless is a member of Ericsson's Mobile Applications Initiative (MAI MAI Mail (File Name Extension) MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment MAI Maius (Latin: May) MAI Ministerul Administratiei si Internelor (Romanian) ), a program that offers developers the opportunity to create, test, optimize optimize - optimisation and showcase mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. applications for GPRS and third generation (3G) technologies. CreSenda has conducted extensive engineering and testing in 3G technologies, and with the successful completion of the MAI Applications Performance Evaluation, which tests the performance of mobile Internet applications for next generation wireless networks, CreSenda's technology is ready for testing on live trial GPRS networks. "Ericsson is clearly at the forefront of the design, creation, and adoption of mobile Internet applications for the next generation of wireless services," said Keith Ramee, vice president of Business Development at CreSenda. "Our successful completion of MAI's test program for both existing and emerging wireless data standards such as GPRS is an honor of which we are extremely proud. Our customers can rest assured that CreSenda will continue to evaluate and adopt cutting-edge technologies that can be leveraged to improve the customer experience in wireless data delivery." The testing was completed at Ericsson's Berkeley Wireless Center, which features a GPRS emulation (architecture) emulation - When one system performs in exactly the same way as another, though perhaps not at the same speed. A typical example would be emulation of one computer by (a program running on) another. test environment, a live GPRS network, private developer studios, highly skilled personnel and a Mobile Internet Studio. In the future, the center will provide services to help developers optimize their applications for other 3G technologies, including EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution), cdma2000 and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. (Wideband CDMA). About CreSenda Wireless CreSenda Wireless, led by former senior engineering, sales, operations, and marketing executives from Palm/3Com, Verizon Wireless Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, based on total wireless customers. (formerly AirTouch), and GeoCities/Yahoo!, delivers business-critical information to wireless handheld devices. CreSenda's Wireless Professional Series(sm) is a best-of-breed service comprised of wireless connectivity, hardware, applications, and content customized to meet the industry-specific business and communications needs of the mobile professional. CreSenda Wireless has headquarters in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , and can be found online at www.cresenda.com. The company also operates an online handheld accessories store at www.handgear.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: CreSenda, CreSenda Wireless, HandGear, WirelessRealty, and Wireless Professional Series are service marks and trademarks of CreSenda Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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