Press Release
October 8, 2002
Glenayre and Research In Motion Demonstrate Mobile Visual Voice Mail at CTIA Wireless IT 2002
Companies help service providers target enterprise and consumer subscribers with new twist on familiar solutions
Atlanta, GA - Glenayre Technologies today announced that it will join efforts with Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) to demonstrate the companies' mobile Visual Voice Mail application at CTIA Wireless IT 2002.
Earlier this year, Glenayre and RIM announced plans to integrate Glenayre's messaging services with RIM's BlackBerry™ wireless platform, creating a carrier-grade offering that will provide seamless integration of voice mail, e-mail, fax, and text messages on a single device. The first phase of this collaboration is a "visual voice mail" solution, which will be on display at CTIA Wireless IT at Booth #1406 from October 17 2002 through October 18, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The mobile Visual Voice Mail application combines Glenayre's Versera™ Messaging Solution with RIM's voice-enabled BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™. Voice messages appear in the same menu as text & e-mail messages and are accessed the same way. When a voice message is selected, the handheld calls out to Glenayre's Versera Messaging Solution, authenticates the user and plays the voice message.
This collaborative effort allows service providers to leverage their existing investments in Glenayre and RIM technologies and target the enterprise and consumer arena. With the mobile Visual Voice Mail application, subscribers will be able to access voice messages using the same, familiar interface they use for other messages on their BlackBerry handhelds. Subscribers will also be able to listen to voice messages without having to key in log-in information. Application commands will include play, replay, save, forward and delete messages and reply to messages with Call Out™ one-key call return.
About Glenayre:
Glenayre is a global provider of enhanced services and messaging solutions for service providers including wireless, fixed network, ISP and broadband. Glenayre has approximately 400 employees in 14 locations worldwide. Glenayre systems are designed on open platforms with a standards-based architecture supporting IP and traditional telephony networks for an evolution from 2G to 2.5G and 3G services. More than 200 service providers in over 60 countries have deployed Glenayre messaging solutions for voice, fax and e-mail messaging, including one-number services, voice navigation and voice dialing, mailbox out-dialing and one-touch call return. Glenayre, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has been providing carrier-grade communications solutions for the global market for over 40 years. For more information, please visit www.Glenayre.com.
