Cycomm ships first security product based on acquired AT&T technology.MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 1995--Cycomm International Inc. ("Cycomm") announced Monday that it had begun shipments of its new Motorola Retrofit ret·ro·fit v. ret·ro·fit·ted or ret·ro·fit, ret·ro·fit·ting, ret·ro·fits v.tr. 1. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in Privacy Unit ("RPU RPU Rochester Public Utilities (Rochester, NY) RPU Revenue Per User (telecommunications) RPU Remote Processing Unit RPU Ray Processing Unit (computer graphics; ray tracing) "), which is the first in a series of products that integrates Cycomm's systems with the Advanced Cellular Privacy Services (ACPS ACPS acrocephalopolysyndactyly. ) technologies acquired from AT&T in a recent agreement. The RPUs will be used by cellular service providers as part of their cellular security service that protects users from unwanted eavesdropping Secretly gaining unauthorized access to confidential communications. Examples include listening to radio transmissions or using laser interferometers to reconstitute conversations by reflecting laser beams off windows that are vibrating in synchrony to the sound in the room. of their calls. The Cycomm RPUs utilize technology developed by AT&T and licensed to Cycomm in April as part of a broader product, technology and intellectual property agreement. The RPUs incorporate Digital Signal Processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). (DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive ) technology that results in a high level of phone privacy while maintaining excellent voice quality. The security units are designed for use by cellular service providers' customers, especially existing AT&T systems' users, with Motorola car and transportable phones. Cycomm is developing a full range of cellular security products based on the acquired AT&T technologies. The company expects to deliver this fall a similar AT&T ACPS-based product for use with the Motorola MicroTAC The Motorola MicroTAC (otherwise known as MicroTac, Micro-Tac, MicroT.A.C, misspelt MicroTec or simply , Microtac (no capitalization for TAC in both cases) is a cellular phone first manufactured as an analog phone in 1989. (R) hand-held "flip" phone. In addition, Cycomm will deliver later this year a security component for the Motorola MicroTAC car kit. Cycomm currently delivers a Series 300 Motorola MicroTAC "Slice" model that provides security through an easy slip-on attachment to the Motorola MicroTAC "flip" phone. The company also offers 800-number security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the for cellular users when roaming outside their home service area. "We are pleased to achieve this first milestone in delivering products based on the AT&T ACPS technologies since it provides concrete results of the importance of that agreement to the growth of Cycomm," stated Peter Hickey, president and chief executive officer of Cycomm. "Combining ACPS with Cycomm's product line meets the growing demand of the marketplace and an expansion of Cycomm's overall sales. "Security of cellular and other wireless telephone calls is a growing concern as vulnerability from eavesdropping, or scanning, of personal and business conversation grows," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Hickey. "This is especially true of industry needing to protect trades secrets and professional groups, such as entertainment, legal and financial, needing to protect sensitive business and client information." Cycomm International Inc. has subsidiaries in Portland, Ore. and Albuquerque, N.M. It provides a variety of telecommunications products and services, including security products targeted towards the growing needs of mobile telephone and computer users and specialized products and services for state and federal governments. -0- SEC File #1-11686 128 #0-18915 12G CONTACT: Cycomm International, McLean Peter Hickey, 800/884-8544 Susan Boon, 800/367-7748 |
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