Acision

Acision (now Mavenir)
Industry mobile communications
Predecessor Aldiscon, CMG
Successor Mavenir
Founded 2007
Area served
 International
Key people
 Lawrence Quinn, Founder
Products Messaging Infrastructure
Consumer Mobility Services
Enterprise Mobility Services
Website Mavenir

Having been acquired by Comverse, Inc. on 6 August 2015,[1] Acision was known as Xura,[2][3] a new company launched on 9 September 2015 combining both companies.[2][3] In 2017, Xura became Mavenir after Xura acquired a start up called Ranzure and Mavenir Systems. Prior to this, it was a privately held mobile communications software company specialising in messaging systems that enable popular services such as text messaging or Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), voicemail, IP Messaging, Mobile Value Added Services and Enterprise Mobility Solutions.

History

Before Xura, Inc. Acision's roots came from two companies:

  1. The Wireless Data Services (WDS) division of Anglo-Dutch consultancy and telecommunications company CMG.
  2. The Irish mobile telecommunications pioneers Aldiscon.

In 1997, Aldiscon was acquired by UK-based Logica, which merged with CMG in 2002 to form LogicaCMG. Both company's wireless divisions merged into LogicaCMG Wireless Networks. Acision was born on February 20, 2007, when LogicaCMG Wireless Networks was sold for £265m (US $525m) to private investors Atlantic Bridge Ventures and Access Industries and became known as Acision.[4] The lead investor at Atlantic Bridge (and now executive chairman at Acision), Laurence Quinn, was one of the founders of Aldiscon.[5]

In 2015 Acision was acquired by Comverse.[6][1]

In September 2015, Xura, Inc. was launched.[1] The new joint entity changed its name to Xura, Inc.[2] The name 'Xura' was supposedly adapted from the word 'Aura'.[2][7]

Industry recognition

  • 2011 - Acision wins two Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards[8]
  • 2010 - Informa recognises Acision as Number One in SMSC[9]
  • 2009 - Global Telecoms Business Awards 2009 (Singapore) - Acision and SPH Search awarded 'Best Consumer Innovation' award[10]
  • 2007 - Global Messaging (Monte Carlo) - Acision awarded Best Messaging Application/Service: Consumer[11]
  • 2004 - Futurecom (Florianopolis, Brazil) - LogicaCMG Wins Award In Recognition of SMS and MMS Messaging Excellence In Brazil[12]
  • 2003 - SyBase Alliance event (London) - LogicaCMG Wins Innovation Award for Britannia Airways Wireless Solution[13]
  • 1998 - Irish Software Association (Dublin) - Logica Aldiscon awarded Irish company of the year[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/08/06/758646/10145059/en/Comverse-Completes-Acquisition-of-Acision-Creating-a-Leader-in-Digital-Communication-Services.html
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-xura-comverse-and-acision-launch-new-global-company-fresh-brand-reflects-digital-communications-leadership-525842251.html
  3. 1 2 http://www.xura.com/
  4. ↑ LogicaCMG sells Telecom Products
  5. ↑ Mighty Quinn back on top at Logica, Mobile Europe, Feb. 2007
  6. ↑ http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/06/15/744526/10138408/en/Comverse-Signs-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-Acision-Combined-Company-to-Extend-Global-Leadership-in-Next-Generation-Digital-Service-Solutions.html
  7. ↑ http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/09/09/comverse-no-not-the-shoe-guys-changes-name-to-xura/
  8. ↑ Acision wins two Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards
  9. ↑ Acision recognised as Number One in SMSC
  10. ↑ Nationwide mobile location-based directory search awarded 'Best Consumer Innovation' award
  11. ↑ Global Messaging - Acision awarded Best Messaging Application/Service: Consumer
  12. ↑ LogicaCMG Wins Award In Recognition of SMS and MMS Messaging Excellence In Brazil
  13. ↑ LogicaCMG Wins Innovation Award for Britannia Airways Wireless Solution
  14. ↑ Logica Aldiscon awarded Irish company of the year
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