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July
11, 2000 |
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| AERIS.NET
ANNOUNCES AN AGREEMENT WITH TELEVOKE
TO PROVIDE WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICES
FOR TELEVOKE PRODUCTS |
| Aeris's
Network allows Televoke enabled
products to notify, control and
track virtually anything from anywhere |
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SAN
FRANCISCO and SAN JOSE, California
July 11, 2000 - Aeris.net, the
leading provider of web-to-wireless,
machine-to-machine communications,
has agreed to become the wireless
telemetry network for Televoke's
Internet and telephony-based applications.
This agreement will provide Televoke-enabled
products with Aeris's low cost MicroBurst™
service throughout North America.
By combining Aeris's MicroBurst
network and Televoke services, subscribers
will be able to receive alarm and
report notifications, such as a
car alarm activation or an airbag
deployment; control devices such
as home security systems, thermostats,
or VCRs; or track a stolen or misplaced
car, briefcase, notebook computer
or even a pet. Notifications will
be delivered to the customer via
telephone, e-mail, or a page.
Televoke provides Web, telephony,
wireless and billing services to
manufacturers in the automotive
security, home security, personal
electronics and mobile communications
industries. In turn, manufacturers
offer subscribers product-related
services including notification,
control and tracking.
"Televoke is harnessing MicroBurst
web-to-wireless remote control services
in very innovative ways to bring
machines closer to people," said
Wade Vesey, vice president of sales
and marketing at Aeris.net. "We're
are impressed with the management
team's experience, especially in
the area of software development
to enable applications to quickly
get to market. They truly represent
a new age, software-centric wireless
data developer."
"Televoke is excited to incorporate
Aeris's MicroBurst network into
our Internet and telephony services,"
said Rick Bently, founder and CEO
of Televoke. "After thoroughly testing
the technology, we concluded that
it is robust and dependable. By
incorporating MicroBurst service
into current and future Televoke
services, developers manufacturing
notification, control and tracking
devices for mobile and fixed assets
throughout North America can focus
on creating innovate products with
the assurance that they will be
accessible anywhere around the world."
How MicroBurst Works
MicroBurst™ technology is a patented
utility that enables short data
packets to be transmitted over control
channels in cellular networks using
standard IS-41C signaling mechanisms.
These short data packets are transmitted
by cellular devices and routed to
the Aeris central hub facility over
existing SS7 (Signaling System 7)
networks. The Aeris hub identifies
the service provider and routes
the data for delivery via a back-end
link, which includes Internet, dial-up
and dedicated connectivity. The
end-user is notified of activity
via cell phone, pager, Web page
or e-mail.
About Televoke
Televoke, Inc. is an Internet-based
Application Service Provider headquartered
in San Francisco, CA. Televoke uses
automated Internet and telephony
services for connecting people to
things™, providing notification,
control and tracking services for
mobile and fixed assets. For more
information on Televoke, please
CLICK HERE.
About
Aeris.net
Aeris.net, headquartered in San
Jose, Calif., provides web-to-wireless
connectivity and control for a broad
array of short packet signaling
and messaging services using its
proprietary MicroBurstä utility.
MicroBurst technology employs the
control channel infrastructure of
the cellular network as a transmission
medium to achieve low cost of service
and ubiquitous coverage. Aeris.net
currently has contracts deploying
MicroBurst technology in cellular
service areas in the United States,
Mexico and Canada. Initial applications
include vehicle position and condition
reporting, security and equipment
monitoring and utility meter reading.
For more information on Aeris.net,
call 888-GO-AERIS or visit www.aeris.net.
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