Axalto to use Telespree software on
GSM SIM cards
Feb.
11, 2004 -AUSTIN, Texas—Axalto, formerly Schlumberger Smart Cards
& Terminals, entered a strategic marketing alliance with Telespree Communications
to deliver Telespree’s self-service wireless automation software on
Axalto’s GSM SIM cards.
According to the agreement, Axalto will add Telespree’s Self-Service
Set-Up applet to its Customer SIM Card Library. Self-Service Set-Up,
which was jointly developed by Telespree and VeriSign Inc., guides consumers
through an interactive process that manages wireless device activation
and reactivation, customer account set-up, ongoing account maintenance,
rate plan changes and promotions using only the mobile device.
“Self-service is the way to go, because people prefer doing to waiting,”
said Dale Sperrazza, vice president of MobileCom at Axalto. “Like automated
online support or ATMs, Self-Service Set-Up will help mobile operators
lower their administration costs and increase customer satisfaction
at the same time.”
Axalto and Telespree will target wireless carriers and value-added service
providers in North America.
In other news, Axalto won Frost & Sullivan’s Global Market
Leadership Award for its performance in the global GSM smart card market
in 2002 and 2003.
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