TeleCommunication Systems Announces New African Sales Office

TeleCommunication Systems Announces New African Sales Office PR Newswire ANNAPOLIS, Maryland and JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 5, 2012 -- African Wireless Communications Veteran Andy Minnaar to be Managing Director of New Office ANNAPOLIS, Maryland and JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSYS), a world leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, today announced that it has opened a new sales office located in Johannesburg, South Africa. This office will be the focal point of the company's marketing and sales activities throughout Africa. TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. has hired Andy Minnaar to serve as managing director of the new office, where he will be responsible for the operation and sales of the company's complete line of commercial software solutions, including Location-Based Services (LBS). He has more than a decade of communication technology and managerial experience in the African wireless sector, including in his previous position with Glenayre (acquired by Movius), where he spearheaded the company's voice messaging business in Africa, and made Movius the preferred voice messaging partner to the largest network operator on the continent. TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability location-based services.