Motorola Enables New Paging Applications With Advancements to the FLEXsuite of Enabling Protocols.FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1998-- Worldwide List of FLEXsuite(TM) Licensees Reaches 35 Companies Motorola's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOT) Messaging Systems Products Group (MSPG MSPG Mor Strioch Pian Gar (gaming) MSPG Middle School Parents Group MSPG Material/Military Support Planning Guidance ) announced today the introduction of Version 2.0 of FLEXsuite(TM) of enabling protocols, providing significant increased functionality for one- and two-way paging applications. This new version of the FLEXsuite protocols enables wireless messaging security, text compression and enhanced wireless e-mail, allowing licensees to create advanced applications for sending and receiving messages securely, efficiently and reliably over any FLEX(TM), ReFLEX(TM) or InFLEXion inflection, inflexion the act of bending inward, or the state of being bent inward. (TM) protocol-based network. Licensees of the FLEXsuite of enabling protocols are being sent pre-release copies of Version 2.0 of the FLEXsuite protocol specification document. "Our FLEXsuite licensees, utilizing the new features of FLEXsuite V2.0, will be able to offer their customers some of the most advanced and efficient applications in the paging industry," said John Steadman John Steadman (February 14, 1927-January 1, 2001) was an American sportswriter for The Baltimore Sun. Steadman was once a minor league baseball player, but decided to leave it in order to become a sportswriter. , vice president and director of Licensing and Strategic Alliances, Motorola's Messaging Systems Product Group. "FLEXsuite allows application developers and content providers to more easily develop advanced applications without having to get involved with the details of the particular transport protocol. Our ability to rapidly grow the list of FLEXsuite licensees further spurs the global adoption and use of FLEX technology." "Having the opportunity to review the new and enhanced features of FLEXsuite V2.0 before final release adds greater value to our relationship with Motorola," said Don Gayton, chief technical officer of Glenayre's Wireless Messaging Group, the latest FLEXsuite licensee. "We are committed to offering our customers the most reliable and efficient technology available today, and FLEXsuite is an important tool in developing advanced paging applications." Since its introduction just 10 months ago, 35 companies in the U.S., Canada, China, Taiwan and Singapore now license FLEXsuite V1.0 for paging applications. Features of FLEXsuite V1.0 included the FLEX information service protocol, as well as the message origination and reply protocols. The key new additions in V2.0 of the FLEXsuite of enabling protocols are: -- Security, offering a broad and comprehensive general solution for message security that enables confidentiality, data integrity and authentication. FLEXsuite V2.0 supports security of messages over-the-air between carrier and pager, and security of messages from pager-to-pager, from pager-to-e-mail, and from e-mail-to-pager. Motorola recently came to an agreement with V-ONE Corporation (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 :VONE) to utilize its Air SmartGate technology for message security. -- Text Compression, which supports both English and Spanish languages can provide a 40 percent size reduction of messages that are longer than 40 characters. This allows messages to be shortened when common words and phrases Words and Phrases® A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present. within the text are replaced through a token-based dictionary stored inside each pager. -- Wireless e-mail, an adapted version of Internet-based e-mail. Using a process of tokenized coding that limits the size of messages and e-mail addresses, this new feature provides full e-mail capability when addressing and replying to a wireless message. This includes the capability to specify `to' `from' `cc' and `bcc' when replying to a wireless message, as well as the capability to attach enclosures. -- GOTAP GOTAP Generic Over the Air Programming (Generic Over-The-Air Programming Over-the-air programming (OTA) may refer to either free-to-air, terrestrial television, or in the mobile content world, over-the-air service provisioning (OTASP), over-the-air provisioning (OTAP) or over-the-air parameter administration (OTAPA) ), which is used to change pager parameters over-the-air regardless of the make, model or version of the device and supports all the latest versions of the FLEX, ReFLEX and InFLEXion protocols. -- Routing, which provides a flexible, uniform addressing scheme that enables routing of wireless data, including e-mail, to other wireless or wireline devices. This provides efficient data delivery features that identify the content type, as well as the correct `to' and `from' addresses for message delivery. In addition, token-based values are provided for commonly used content types and addresses for minimizing routing overhead and optimizing over-the-air transmissions. In FLEXsuite V2.0 the FLEX information service protocol has been enhanced to provide: out-of-sequence and stale message detection for enhanced reliability; pre-programmed templates for enhanced efficiency; and multi-tier message structure for enhanced tiering of information content. These are in addition to the existing FLEX information service protocol features of supporting an unlimited number of topics per information service address, and providing a data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. technique to update only the parts of messages that actually change. FLEXsuite enables the Wireless Application Protocol (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. ) to utilize FLEX technology for the development of wireless Web-based applications and advanced services. WAP resides on top of the FLEXsuite of enabling protocols, which interfaces directly with the family of FLEX transport protocols. The 35 licensees for the FLEXsuite of enabling protocols include: Asia Paging Company; Beijing Bewinner Communications; Bell Mobility Cellular, Inc.; China-Hong Kong Telelink Co. Ltd.; China Motion Telecom (HK) Ltd.; Counterplay coun·ter·play n. A threat or offensive position in chess intended to counter an opponent's advantage in another part of the board. Noun 1. Products; Coyote Datacom; DataPage; Enhanced Messaging Systems; First International Telecom Corp.; Fujian BaMin Radio Communications; Genie Telecommunications, Inc.; Glenayre Technologies, Inc.; Golden Cellular Communications Co., Ltd; Group Alpha; Hoyard Communication Inc.; Information Radio Technology, Inc.; Isochron Data; Komtel SDN BHD SDN BHD Sendirian Berhad (Malay equivalent to incorporated) ; Metervision; Metriplex; Mini Micro Methods; MobileOne Pte., Ltd.; Ohm Tech Labs; PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Technology Research Group; Radiophone ra·di·o·phone n. A radiotelephone. ra  di·o·phon ic adj. Engineering; Sifang Communications; SliceX; Smart Systems; Socket
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V-ONE Corporation.The FLEX protocol, created by Motorola, is the global de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for high-speed paging. It has been adopted by 18 of the top 20 U.S. service providers, as well as by market-leading providers in Canada, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The FLEX protocol is the national standard for high-speed paging in Japan and Korea, and is also a national standard in India and Russia. In addition, it has been adopted by China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT MPT Maryland Public Television MPT Modern Portfolio Theory (investing) MPT Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications MPT Message-Passing Toolkit MPT Master of Physical Therapy MPT Mitochondrial Permeability Transition ) as its nationwide high-speed paging standard and it is included in an International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ) Recommendation. FLEX protocol-based operators are in all of the world's top ten largest paging markets. There are over 160 FLEX technology-based systems in commercial operation in more than 30 countries, which represents 92 percent of the world's paging subscriber base. Motorola's family of FLEX paging protocols includes FLEX one-way, ReFLEX two-way and InFLEXion voice transmission technologies. In addition to the protocols, the FLEX Technologies include a robust product portfolio of pagers, components, infrastructure, test equipment, enabling protocols and software. Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of wireless communications, semiconductors, and advanced electronic systems, components, and services. Major equipment businesses include paging and data communications, cellular telephone, two-way radio, personal communications, automotive, defense and space electronics and computers. Motorola semiconductors power communication devices, computers and millions of other products. Motorola's 1997 sales were $29.8 billion. Further information from Motorola's Messaging Systems Products Group is available at http://www.motorola.com/pagers. Information on FLEX technology is available on Motorola's Web site at http://www.motorola.com/FLEX. Motorola, FLEX, the FLEX logo, FLEXsuite, ReFLEX and InFLEXion are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Inc. (c) 1998, Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved.
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