ReadyCom Voice Server (RVS 2000) is industry's first VPIM-compatible system for two-way wireless voice messaging.CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 1997--ReadyCom Inc., the world's leading two-way wireless voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. company, has introduced its new ReadyCom Voice Server (RVS RVS Reverse RvS Raven Shield (game) RVS Roestvrij Staal RVS Relative Value Scale RVS Remote Video Surveillance RVS Raytheon Vision Systems RVS Relative Value Schedule RVS Real Video Stream RVS Regular Valve, Steam 2000), a voice message delivery system that gives cellular service providers the ability to offer two-way wireless voice messaging services over cellular networks. ReadyCom unveiled its RVS 2000 at the Electronic Messaging See e-mail and messaging system. Association's '97 Conference and Exhibition as part of a demonstration of a new protocol, Voice Profile for Internet Mail (VPIM (Voice Profile for Internet Mail) A method for encoding voice mail messages as data so they can travel via the SMTP mail protocol over IP networks. VPIM uses MIME to encode messages in multiple parts, which are decoded by VPIM-compliant voice mail systems at ), by leading voice mail providers. VPIM capabilities will enable end-users to forward voice and fax messages over the Internet or corporate Intranets. ReadyCom's RVS 2000, compatible with the VPIM protocol, is the only voice messaging system that will allow users to send and receive voice messages via the Internet to and from a wireless handset. Other VPIM Work Group members include Centigram cen·ti·gram n. A metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a gram. centigram one-hundredth of a gram; abbreviated cg. Communications, CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. Information Services See Information Systems. , Lucent Technologies, Northern Telecom (Nortel), Octel Communications, Siemens Business Communications, The Messaging Alliance (TMA TMA Turnaround Management Association TMA Texas Medical Association TMA Transportation Management Association TMA Training and Management Assistance (a component of OHRD, which is a component of OWR) TMA Tooling & Manufacturing Association ) and IRDG. The ReadyCom Voice Server consists of three servers integrating ReadyCom's RVS 2000 software: the database server, which manages customer information; the administrative server, which communicates with the cellular switch; and the voice server, which handles the voice messaging functions. Compatible with all leading cellular network switches, the RVS 2000 will enable cellular service providers to license its ReadyTalk(TM) two-way wireless voice messaging services without modifications to their infrastructure. When someone calls a ReadyTalk user, the caller is prompted to leave a voice message, which is recorded and stored at the RVS 2000. The message is then forwarded over the cellular network and stored in the ReadyTalk handset. The handset alerts the user upon receipt of the message. The user can then listen to the message at his or her convenience, send a reply or forward it to another ReadyTalk user. RVS 2000 provides the ability to create a message and send it to another ReadyTalk user or group distribution list. Other features include real-time cellular calling and Emergency 911. ReadyCom is the industry's leading two-way wireless voice messaging company. Founded in 1993, the company has incorporated its patented ReadyTalk two-way wireless voice messaging service into a branded family of services, from pager-sized devices to full-featured cellular phones. The ReadyTalk family includes: ReadyTalk Echo, a palm-sized handset with two-way messaging and live access to 911 emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' ; ReadyTalk Responder, a two-way voice messaging service which provides live cellular calling to selected numbers and one-touch access to emergency services; and ReadyTalk Plus, which incorporates ReadyTalk voice messaging into a full-featured cellular phone. ReadyCom applies its expertise to enable carriers to service the emerging voice messaging market. ReadyTalk services, which operate over frequency re-use systems such as cellular, create network utilization efficiencies through ReadyCom's queuing and compression technology. ReadyCom has serviced a paying customer base since January 1996, using a prototype handset and first-generation voice processing system. ReadyTalk commercial services will be launched in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. in the third quarter of 1997 and in a major U.S. market following in the fourth quarter. CONTACT: ReadyCom, Inc. Janie Reed, 800/457-3239 (voice) 919/929-1764 (fax) Internet: jreed@readytalk.com or Baron, McDonald & Wells Laura Borgstede or Bret Rachlin 770/492-0373 (voice) 770/492-0374 (fax) Internet: Lborgstede@bmwpr.com Internet: brachlin@bmwpr.com |
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