American Messaging Announces Acquisition of Raven Systems
May 1, 2009
American Messaging Services, LLC (”American Messaging”), the second largest wireless messaging or paging company in the United States, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Raven Systems, LLC (”RAVEN”).
American Messaging serves more than 1.4 million customers and maintains wireless messaging networks in almost every major market in the United States. RAVEN is a trusted provider to military and government agencies and the nuclear power industry and has extensive experience in electronics, digital paging, and software and hardware development.
PageNet Offers Enhanced Message Distribution
April 30, 2009
“PageNet is Canada’s leading paging services and messaging supplier. With a team of dedicated professionals focusing on all facets of the development, enhancement and support of our nationwide network and our customer’s messaging solutions, PageNet is committed to providing the ‘Best Network, Best Coverage & Best Price,’” says Rob Graham Senior Vice President Business Development & CTO. “PageNet utilizes the most advanced single frequency FLEX and ReFLEX technology-based network with mission critical grade digital control systems and high speed satellite linked network facilities, across Canada. PageNet continues to offer TAP access as well as the enhanced SNPP protocol.”
Thomson Reuters Acquires Liquid Engines
April 28, 2009
Liquid Engines now part of the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters
On August 26, 2008, Liquid Engines, a developer of tax management software, was purchased by Thomson Tax & Accounting, a division of Thomson Reuters.
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. By combining industry expertise with innovative technology, Thomson Reuters delivers critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets - powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters is the leading provider of technology and information solutions, as well as integrated tax compliance software and services to accounting, tax and corporate finance professionals in accounting firms, corporations, law firms and government.
Nate Land Joins Incyte Capital
April 15, 2009
Incyte Capital Holdings LLC is pleased to announce the expansion of our New York City office. The office will be headed by Nathaniel (”Nate”) Land who joined Incyte Capital as Principal in June 2009. Nate joins Incyte from Cerberus Capital, where he served as an officer with the Ableco Finance team involved in distressed investing and DIP financing opportunities. Previously, Nate spent over 16 years at Citigroup, where his roles included serving as a Director in Citi Global Special Situations Group, a proprietary principal investing team which focused on junior debt and equity investments in the middle market and larger markets. Nate’s complete biography is available on Incyte’s website.
Marc A. Gineris, General Partner of Incyte Capital Holdings LLC: “We are excited about adding an investment professional of Nate’s caliber and experience in special situations to Incyte’s capabilities.”
Summit County, Ohio, Contracts With American Messaging LLC
April 15, 2009
The Summit County (OH) Council this week agreed to spend $75,000 on a two-year contract for pager services. American Messaging Services LLC of Lewisville, Texas, will handle the services for about 650 pagers in the county system. The majority of those pagers are needed by sheriff’s deputies at the county jail, officials said. Cell phones are not permitted in the jail for security reasons, they said. The county used to have more than 1,000 pagers and the previous contract was for $120,000, officials said.
American Messaging Services, LLC and Raven Systems, Inc. Announce Partnership
January 15, 2009
Lewisville, Texas - January 15, 2009 - American Messaging Services, LLC and Raven Systems, Inc. are pleased to announce a joint marketing agreement to sell Raven System’s state-of-the-art emergency and mass notification service, RAVENAlert. Unlike any other form of mass notification or system today, RAVENAlert has the ability to simultaneously notify recipients of a pending disaster or other emergency situation in less than one minute and to “geo target” messages to specific locations affected by a particular event.
RAVENAlert devices mount to a wall or sit on any flat surface, and by utilizing the wireless messaging network of American Messaging, a specified group of devices can simultaneously receive and broadcast messages. Myron Anduri, President of Raven Systems noted, “broadband networks like those of the large wireless carriers and out dial telephone systems deliver messages sequentially, therefore the more messages to be sent, the longer it takes to deliver messages to all intended recipients or devices.” He went on to note “this fundamental issue, which in almost all emergency situations has delayed timely notification of emergency and other affected personnel, led us to American Messaging and its paging network.”
Sensus Metering Systems and PageNet Canada Formalize Alliance for Two-Way Network
July 23, 2007
Pittsburgh, PA - Paging Network of Canada, Inc. (”PageNet Canada”), a leading provider of two-way wireless messaging services, and Sensus Metering Systems, a leading provider of advanced utility meter reading systems, announced the signing of an agreement solidifying their alliance to provide utility meter monitoring services over a Canadian Narrowband PCS licensed radio network.
Having worked together for nearly a year under a Memorandum of Understanding, PageNet Canada will continue to provide Sensus with ongoing network services, including turnkey system build-out, maintenance, repair and central monitoring. The agreement also provides Sensus with access to over 350 tower locations throughout Canada where Sensus FlexNet Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) fixed network receivers will be installed.