Jointly, Axiom Systems and Fastwire will offer a proven product portfolio and best practice to provide pre-built components and services for fully automated end-to-end service fulfilment and service creation. Fastwire will add additional value with its market leadership in network integration, systems integration and network operation.

Rod Fisher, Executive Director, Fastwire, “Axiom Systems has seen unprecedented success in the service fulfilment market worth in excess of $13 billion. The partnership will allow operators to take full advantage of the experiences of both organisations to design, implement and support automated service fulfilment solutions for NGN services.

“The commercial success of the next generation of media rich services hinges on the operators’ ability to deploy best in class service building blocks,” said Minesh Patel, Senior VP Operations at Axiom Systems. “This partnership is designed to offer operators in Asia Pac a proven set of pre-integrated components to deliver blended multimedia services across any type of network environment.”

About Axiom Systems
Axiom Systems is the leader in software for the design and delivery of wireline and wireless services for communications providers. The company’s AXIOSS® Suite which incorporates modules for Order Management, Service Inventory, Service Activation and a Designer Tool, provides customers with advanced solutions for new services that include IPTV, VoIP, IP VPN and Triple Play. More Communications Providers in Europe use AXIOSS for IP and broadband service fulfilment than any other vendor. Global customers include – Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, TeliaSonera, Wanadoo, AOL, Telekom Austria, TDC, Telecom New Zealand, NTL, Telecom Italia and TelMex. The company is headquartered in the UK, with regional offices in Rome, Munich, Paris, Madrid, Budapest, Seattle, WA, Sydney and Singapore. For further information contact Martine Parsons mparsons@axiomsystems.com, on +44 (0) 118 929 4133, or visit the company website at www.axiomsystems.com.

About Fastwire
Fastwire is the solution architect of choice for Asia’s leading service providers. We are a systems integrator providing advanced technology solutions, specializing in the design, implementation and support of turnkey Operational Support Systems (OSS) and network solutions. Our OSS expertise is focused in the areas of service assurance and fulfillment. Fastwire was established in 1998, with offices in Sydney (HQ), Melbourne, Canberra, New Zealand and Singapore. For further information contact Rod Fisher, info@fastwire.com.au, on +65 6538 1273 or visit the company website at www.fastwire-group.com.

The report is available for free at http://www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30410065&cid=2658.

The report, which Avotus sponsored, discusses the cost and complexity, as well as the legacy billing systems that organizations must deal with for existing communications services and products. It goes on to discuss the issues of poor visibility into telecom service contracts and the effects of new telecom technologies. The report recommends that organizations adopt formal total telecom cost management (TTCM) programs and offers some characteristics of top-performing enterprises.

“Based on our study, top-performing companies are using automation to improve their processes. The use of sourcing automation tools has generated more than 40 percent greater efficiency when sourcing a telecom contract,” commented Sudy Bharadwaj, vice president of AberdeenGroup‘s Global Supply Management practice. “Aberdeen’s fact-based research into the problem offers insight and the ability to develop actionable strategies for improving telecom cost management. We’re grateful to Avotus and other sponsors which enable Aberdeen to document best-practices for Aberdeen’s community.”

Added Alan Gold, Avotus chief marketing officer, “Aberdeen has moved to the forefront on the issue of telecom cost management. We find their thinking to be insightful and helpful to use as we address the market and for our customers by framing the issues and helping them understand what can be done to control telecom costs – a major expense line.”

About Avotus
Avotus is changing the way companies source, procure, and manage their communications services and assets. Combining technology, automation, and domain expertise, Avotus is redefining industry best practices. Avotus solutions eliminate the wasted time and hassle usually associated with contracting for new communications services and products, and renegotiating existing or expiring agreements. Automated invoice processing, inventory management, comprehensive spend management and reporting enable Avotus customers to realize significant initial spend reduction and achieve ongoing visibility, cost containment, policy adherence, and process improvements without operational overhead or capital investment.

Avotus has a 20-year history of empowering companies of all sizes to gain lasting control over their complete worldwide communications environment through the effective management of their voice, mobile and wireless, data and converged communications spend.

For more information about Avotus communications management solutions, customers, and partners, visit www.avotus.com.

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