Two-Way Messaging Benefits Early Adopters; Skytel's SkyWriter Service and the Wireless Access AccessLink Improves Productivity Among Users.JACKSON, Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--SkyTel Corp., which launched the nation's first narrowband PCS system A PCS System in a personal communications service, is a collection of facilities (hardware, software, and network components) that provides some combination of personal mobility, terminal mobility, and service profile management. , is finding that many early adopters of the company's SkyWriter This article refers to the Jackson 5 record. For the meaning of someone who flies an aircraft to form letters of smoke in the sky, see skywriting. Skywriter could be described as a turning-point record for The Jackson 5. service are increasing their productivity through two-way interactive messaging. Using AccessLink, the wireless messaging device from Wireless Access, SkyWriter customers can create and send custom messages directly from the pager to two-way and alpha pagers as well as to any Internet e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . 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. George Sherrow, a senior systems analyst with one of the "Big 3" television networks, he and his staff of five, who provide computer support to 250 people across the country, are able to complete more work in less time. "We never realized how much time we wasted running to the office to get messages or tracking someone down to answer a question," Sherrow said. "Recently, when we were replacing a number of computers in our Chicago offices, we reduced the installation time because we were able to answer questions and solve problems via our interactive pagers." SkyWriter has not only helped Sherrow and his staff improve efficiency but save time and money. "Now, when I get into the office and there is a problem, I can contact a staff member and send him to the problem location before he ever gets to the office," Sherrow said. "We are now spending less time in transit and more time fixing problems." "Creating value for our customers is critical to SkyTel and to fueling the growth of messaging," said John T. Stupka, Mtel president and chief executive officer. "Research has shown that paging users want the ability to send and receive messages from their pager. SkyWriter fills that need, and as more businesses realize the potential this product has for improving their bottomline through increased productivity, we expect to see rapid acceptance of this new technology." The development of the SkyWriter service and AccessLink pager was a cooperative effort between SkyTel and Wireless Access, a manufacturing company based in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. noted for designing and developing 2-way pagers for the narrowband 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. marketplace. "By combining the product development expertise of Wireless Access and the two-way expertise of SkyTel, our two companies have created an interactive messaging product which will revolutionize the messaging industry," said Greg Reyes, president of Wireless Access. In addition to the near real-time send and response capabilities of SkyWriter, users are also able to send and receive messages to and from any Internet e-mail address. "Now when I am away from the office I can send messages to my staff's e-mail addresses and set up meetings for when I return," said one New York-based business executive. "This saves on time, the price of long distance calls and paper. On a more personal note, I am able keep up with my son in college by exchanging e-mail messages using only my pager." SkyWriter comes with nationwide coverage; however, should the user be out of a coverage area or his pager is turned off, the SkyTel 2-Way system is programmed to send the message periodically until the pager confirms receipt alleviating any concern over missed messages. SkyTel Corp. provides paging and advanced messaging services, including wireless Internet messaging, in thousands of cities worldwide. SkyTel introduced the first-ever alphanumeric one-way service, as well as the first two-way paging and messaging service, which allows users to send messages and respond to messages directly from their pagers. Based in Washington, D.C., SkyTel is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp., Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. State of Mississippi. It is one of the county seats of Hinds County; Raymond is the other county seat. As of the 2000 census Jackson's population was 184,256. (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 :MTEL), the pioneer in wireless messaging technology. CONTACT: Mtel Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Anne Marie Potts, 601/944-7002 |
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