TECNOMEN DELIVERS NEXT GENERATION MESSAGING SYSTEM TO AMC IN ALBANIA
Tecnomen Corporation PRESS RELEASE 31 March 2005
TECNOMEN DELIVERS NEXT GENERATION MESSAGING SYSTEM TO AMC IN ALBANIA Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC), the leading operator in Albania, has selected Tecnomen to upgrade its current system to Next Generation Messaging system. Upgrading the existing Tecnomen messaging platform provides a new range of value added services for AMC's voice mail solution. The easy-to-use package of features includes Missed Call Notice/ iCalled for all subscribers. Intelligent Call Back and Fax Mail are targeted to be used by selected end-user segments. "Tecnomen's vast array of value added features gives us more opportunities to increase the volume of our net sales by offering more services to more customers while promoting customer loyalty and increasing messaging usage," says Mr George Papadakis, Head of New Products and Services Development, AMC. "Through our long- standing relationship, Tecnomen has become a trusted partner with a proven track record." "Tecnomen supplied AMC's first voice mail system in 2001. The system provides voice services mostly for prepaid customers," says Mr Petri Nordlund, Sales Director, Europe, Tecnomen. "After the upgrade AMC will be able to build messaging service packages that meet market requirements and then offer their customers the advanced services they need." Tecnomen Messaging includes some of the most advanced technology on the market for meeting the needs of mobile subscribers today and tomorrow. With Tecnomen Messaging, operators and service providers can build messaging service packages tailored to suit their own requirements, and offer their customers the advanced services needed to stand out in today's competitive market. FURTHER INFORMATION Mr Petri Nordlund, Sales Director, Europe, Tecnomen Corporation, tel. +358 40 551 7776, petri.nordlund@tecnomen.com Missed Call Notice Missed Call Notice alerts subscribers about calls that are diverted to voice mail and the caller does not leave a message. Missed Call Notice keeps track of missed calls, noting the caller's number, and the time and date of the call, and delivers this information by SMS. Missed Call Notice also keeps track of the number of times the person has called as well as information about the first and last calls made. This easy-to-use service is an addition to the phone's missed call function as notification is provided even if the phone is out of coverage or turned off, or if the line is busy. iCalled iCalled is a service for mobile phone subscribers who do not have a voice mailbox. When they cannot be reached, a service that maintains a list of the numbers of all callers is activated. Subscribers receive a list of all missed calls in an SM when their handsets are once again reachable. Intelligent Call Back With Intelligent Call Back, subscribers can return calls immediately without disconnecting from their voice mail. They automatically return to their voice mail session once the call is completed. Fax Mail Fax Mail is a supplementary voice mail service for receiving and storing fax messages. Subscribers can choose to have their faxes sent immediately to any fax machine anywhere in the world, or they can store them and retrieve them later. Fax Mail is a particularly useful tool for business people who travel a lot and need to be reachable wherever they are. About Tecnomen Tecnomen develops messaging and charging solutions for telecoms operators and service providers around the world. Founded in 1978,it is one of the leading suppliers of messaging solutions, and has a strong market position in prepaid systems and intelligent network components. It is the industry leader in paging networks. Tecnomen markets its products and services through its own worldwide organisation, as well as through global and local partners, and has supplied its products to customers in over 50 countries. Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Tecnomen has 350 employees working in 13 locations. The company's shares are quoted on the Helsinki Exchanges. For more information on Tecnomen visit www.tecnomen.com. About AMC Albanian Mobile Communications (AMC) operates since 1996, and was the sole provider of mobile telecommunications in Albania until February 2001, when the international tender for a second license in Albania was completed. AMC is majority owned by Cosmote Mobile Telecommunications, the leading operator in Greece. AMC had nearly 639 000 subscribers at the end of September 2004, of which 98% were prepaid subscribers. For more information on AMC visit www.amc.al/en/.