Glenayre Announces openUMS.Business Editors CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2000 New Open API Open API (often referred to as OpenAPI) is a word used to describe sets of technologies that enable websites to interact with each other by using SOAP, Javascript any other web technology. Allows Development of Third Party Solutions for Unified Messaging Glenayre Technologies, 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 : GEMS) announced today that the company has opened its Unified Messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. (UM) platform that will allow third-party developers to build solutions directly for the platform. openUMS(TM) is an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows third-party solutions to interface directly with Glenayre's Enhanced Services Platform to allow quick-to-market delivery of a variety of Unified Messaging and Internet solutions. Developers can obtain information regarding openUMS and contact Glenayre through the Developers Zone website, located at www.glenayre.net. "Glenayre is moving in a totally new direction in the Unified Messaging market space by being the first company to allow access to its Unified Messaging platform and offering an API for third-party developers to build applications such as voice portal An interactive voice response (IVR) front end to a data retrieval system. This does not differ in core technology from traditional IVR; rather, the difference is in the application presented. Where old-style IVR was mostly a routing application (press 1 for sales, 2 for service, etc. services, Internet content, Personal Information Management, address book management and WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. applications. By offering openUMS, we will provide total, end-to-end Unified Messaging and Internet solutions and deliver these solutions to market in a much quicker timeframe," stated Warren Neuburger, Executive Vice President - Products. By allowing for third-party development on the Unified Messaging platform Glenayre can quickly develop new services to target specific market segments and also build solutions, such as different region-specific languages for text-to-speech and Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) that meet the specific needs of a geography or country. Glenayre's strategic alliance with Diginet Communications Limited is an example of the type of region-specific solutions that are being developed for Unified Messaging. 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. the agreement signed earlier this year, Diginet will develop technologies and applications, including a GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. and text-to-speech capabilities for China. Diginet is a leading network systems integrator developing communications and technologies as well as providing professional networking services in China, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and the Far East. In addition to this type of application, Glenayre also is working to integrate voice activation technology with Unified Messaging Services to offer an innovative solution for wireless and wireline subscribers to access and manage both their data and voice messages utilizing voice commands. "Glenayre's focus is on bringing 'Solutions for an @ctive World' quickly to market," said Jim Kelly For other persons named Jim Kelly, see Jim Kelly (disambiguation). James Edward Kelly (born February 14, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills. , Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Glenayre. "We believe that by combining voice activation technology with Unified Messaging Services, we are building a complete solution for service providers allowing them to offer their subscribers the ability to conveniently access and manage all of their messages -- whether it be a voice message or e-mail -- via voice commands. In addition, this type of solution provides a safe method for wireless subscribers to access their messages hands-free while in their automobile." Glenayre is in the process of establishing agreements with other companies that will allow new and exciting services for openUMS in the very near future. About Glenayre: For more than 35 years, Glenayre has developed and provided leading-edge personal communication systems for the global market. We are focused on delivering our Solutions for an @ctive World(TM) portfolio, leveraging core competencies in the converging sectors of the wireless Internet and unified messaging. Our wireless messaging products and systems include one- and two-way paging infrastructure equipment; award-winning Always @ctive(TM) two-way pagers; an array of Enhanced Services Platform products featuring voice mail, fax messaging, voice-activated services, personal one-number services; and debit/prepaid calling card platforms. Glenayre Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. , has 1,300 employees located in 14 countries with 1999 net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight exceeding $238 million. For more information on Glenayre, its products, and services, visit www.glenayre.com. Glenayre, the Glenayre logo, Solutions for an @ctive World, the Solutions for an @ctive World logo, openUMS and Always @ctive are trademarks of Glenayre Electronics, Inc. Important Notice: This release should be read in conjunction with reports filed by the Company pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of any number of factors, including, but not limited to, intensity of competition, customer attrition Customer attrition, also known as customer churn, customer turnover, or customer defection, is a business term used to describe loss of clients or customers. , disruption of local telephone services, technological obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. , cost of technology, the availability of third-party billing solutions, the availability of financing, the effects of regional economic and market conditions and increases in marketing and sales costs. |
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