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TimesTen to Power Wireless Communication System for Motorola

Posted on: Monday, 19 July 2004, 06:00 CDT

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- TimesTen, Inc., a provider of real-time infrastructure software, announced today that TimesTen(R) has been selected by Motorola, a leading provider of wireless communication systems, for use in the NetDispatch Messenger(TM) application of Motorola's Harmony Wireless Communication System(TM). TimesTen was selected by Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) to significantly reduce call set-up times for two-way dispatch calling and messaging between portable wireless handset users and PC users.

Motorola's Harmony Wireless Communication System provides mobile work groups with a proven solution for wireless communications. It combines the best features of two-way radio, cellular telephone, packet data and paging into one integrated portable unit, enabling businesses to increase worker productivity and help reduce telecommunication costs. Customers of the system include utilities, manufacturing and financial services firms, hospitality organizations, public telecom carriers and campuses.

The NetDispatch Messenger services offer rich communication features such as one-to-one dispatch communications between personal computer users and either wireless handsets or other personal computer users. Additionally, the application provides services such as user-defined group calls, instant dispatch messaging, dispatch voicemail, and presence and availability information.

TimesTen is used within Motorola's NetDispatch advance services platform and NetDispatch Messenger application to do the following:

-- manage subscriber information

-- perform user and feature authentication

-- manage call resource and call detail records

-- establish time-sensitive communications

TimesTen's real-time performance, scalability, high-availability replication, embeddable footprint and industry-standard interfaces enable easy integration and continuous operations. In addition, TimesTen's low maintenance requirements and high-availability features are ideally suited to reduce the overall cost of operation, while still ensuring continuous and reliable operations.

"Motorola has been providing the world with communications solutions for 75 years and has maintained its leadership by staying at the forefront of customer and market requirements," said Jim Groff, CEO, TimesTen, Inc. "We are pleased that TimesTen can contribute to Motorola's innovative use of proven mobile technology to make it practical for enterprises to own and operate their own radio systems," added Groff.

About TimesTen, Inc.

TimesTen provides real-time infrastructure software for managing events, transactions and data within performance-critical applications. Systems built on TimesTen are instantly responsive, highly scalable and continuously available. By powering key applications with TimesTen, companies can increase customer loyalty and new customer acquisition, streamline operations, and avoid the costly alternative of proprietary software development. Amdocs, Cisco, JP Morgan, Nokia, Sprint and United Airlines are among TimesTen's customers. For more information, visit http://www.timesten.com/.

NOTE: TimesTen is a registered trademark of TimesTen Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Editorial Contacts:

Teri Whitaker Tyler Lewis

TimesTen, Inc. The Bateman Group for TimesTen

650-526-5110 415-928-4789

teriw@timesten.com tlewis@bateman-group.com

TimesTen, Inc.

CONTACT: Teri Whitaker of TimesTen, Inc., +1-650-526-5110, orteriw@timesten.com; or Tyler Lewis of The Bateman Group, +1-415-928-4789, ortlewis@bateman-group.com, for TimesTen, Inc.

Web site: http://www.timesten.com/

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