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FROX Communication Joins the OSS through JavaT Initiative OSS/J FROX communication has joined the OSS through Java Initiative (OSS/J) to support the implementation of key OSS/J profiles. FROX communication is an independent software house focusing on the fields of service management, voice management, and system integration. "With our longtime experience in system integration, we recognized the trend to standardization in the whole software industry very early," says Andres Roethlisberger, Head of Engineering, FROX communication. "And it became clear to us that this will be extremely important especially for telecom companies, which is why FROX decided to be the first company in Switzerland to establish an OSS/J competence center." To...
Infozech Joins OSS Through JavaT Initiative to Speed the Adoption of Component-Based Telco Solutions Infozech, a leading provider of transaction processing management and Billing, Mediation and Rating solutions for packet-based converged network environments, today announced that it has joined the OSS through JavaT (OSS/J) Initiative, a working group of telecommunications industry leaders that provides standards-based Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and design guidelines for the development of component-based OSS systems. As a member of the OSS/J Initiative, Infozech will lead the development of the OSS/J Billing Mediation API (JSR 130). This will include aligning the API to OSS/J Design Guidelines and supporting on-going changes in the OSS Common API (JSR 144). Building on the success...
OSS Through JavaT Initiative Releases Web Services Profile to Further Support Next Generation Telco Solutions The OSS through JavaT Initiative today announced the availability of a Web Services integration profile for its Trouble Ticket API (JSR 91). In 2005, the Initiative unveiled its Web Services strategy and published design guidelines for the development of the Web Services profiles of all OSS/J APIs. Today, the Web Services profile for the first API is made available. Web Services specifications for other OSS/J APIs will be available by April 2006. (A full list of OSS/J APIs is provided below.) The Web Services profile completes OSS/J's portfolio of API integration profiles. The Java EE profile supports tightly coupled integration...
Infozech Joins OSS Through Java(TM) Initiative to Speed the Adoption of Component-Based Telco Solutions Infozech, a leading provider of transaction processing management and Billing, Mediation and Rating solutions for packet-based converged network environments, today announced that it has joined the OSS through Java(TM) (OSS/J) Initiative, a working group of telecommunications industry leaders that provides standards-based Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and design guidelines for the development of component-based OSS systems. As a member of the OSS/J Initiative, Infozech will lead the development of the OSS/J Billing Mediation API (JSR 130). This will include aligning the API to OSS/J Design Guidelines and supporting on-going changes in the OSS Common API (JSR 144). Building on the success...
Cantv (Compañía Anónima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela) Joins OSS Through Java Initiative (OSS/J) Service Provider Advisory Council Cantv (Compañía Anónima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela), a leading Venezuelan telecommunications provider of wireline, wireless, and broadband services, announced today that it has joined the OSS through Java™ Initiative to lead the Initiative’s Procurement Guidelines project. This project will consolidate and define OSS/J product specifications for carriers seeking to implement OSS/J-standards based solutions.  “OSS/J has been a key part of our Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) project, a companywide platform that integrates multiple systems—including three customer care applications, three order management systems, three provisioning systems, two CRM systems, two billing systems, and one inventory system,” says Cesar Obach Renner, Cantv’s Corporate...
Ecosystem of OSS Through JavaT OSS/J Referenced Components Growing Rapidly An ecosystem of OSS through JavaT Initiative (OSS/J) Referenced Components has grown rapidly, it was announced today. The speed at which OSS/J Referenced Components are proliferating attests to the widespread adoption of OSS/J solutions by leading suppliers of telecommunications software solutions. Referenced Components are software components or products that use or implement parts or entire OSS/J APIs. They make it faster and easier to implement end-to-end solutions supporting the delivery of new products. Many OSS/J Referenced Components are expected to evolve to OSS/J Certified Products. An advanced implementation of the TeleManagement Forum (TMF) New Generation OSS (NGOSS) architectural standard, OSS/J...
HGTelekom Joins OSS Through Java Initiative to Ensure Delivery of High Quality OSS/J Training HGTelekom, a leading provider of results-oriented training programs for telecommunications and high technology companies worldwide, today announced that it has joined the OSS through Java™ (OSS/J) Initiative, a working group of telecommunications industry leaders that provides standards-based Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and design guidelines for the development of component-based OSS systems. As a member of the OSS/J Initiative, HGTelekom will create a portfolio of OSS/J training courses targeting the knowledge requirements of telecommunication management, system architects, and developers. “The need to adopt customer-centric approaches that speed new products and services to market while increasing the quality experience of end users...
Interactive Enterprise and Suntech Sign Partnership Agreement Interactive Enterprise Limited (IE) and Suntech have signed a new agreement where both companies will work together in delivering an integrated end-to-end solution for the Polish and Eastern European broadband market encompassing billing, customer relationship management (CRM), network inventory and planning and service provisioning and management. Under the terms of the agreement, Suntech will resell Interactive Enterprise’s industry-leading service provisioning and management solution, Conexon as part of its suite of existing Operational(OSS) and Business(BSS) Support Systems consisting of pre-integrated billing, CRM, workflow and network inventory. With greater competition in the broadband market, service providers are looking for more innovative ways...
ASCOM Joins OSS/J to Help Support the Further Adoption of OSS/J Standards Ascom’s business unit Systems and Solutions, with offices in Germany and Switzerland, has joined the OSS through Java™ Initiative to develop real-world case studies and technical deployment white papers related to the OSS/J Trouble Ticket API (JCP 91). Ascom is an international supplier of sophisticated communication solutions. “We are delighted to welcome Ascom into the OSS/J fold,” says Jörg Frankenberger, head of OSS Engineering, Vodafone D2 GmbH, and chair of the OSS/J Steering Committee. “Ascom has comprehensive experience in the development of large scale, OSS/J-focused trouble ticket and work-order systems and networks for telecommunications companies worldwide. As OSS/J moves into...
BT Group and Lucent Technologies Sign Contract for New IP/MPLS Core for BT’S 21st Century Network Initiative Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU - News) and BT Group (London SE: BT Group) today announced the signing of a contract for innovative new technology that will sit at the heart of BT's all-Internet protocol (IP), 21st Century global network. The award of this contract today follows BT's selection of Lucent as a preferred bidder for the core of the network, and subsequent successful testing and development work conducted throughout the summer. Lucent will help BT deploy a more efficient core network that will enable it to offer customers a diverse set of feature-rich services including voice, broadband, Ethernet, virtual private...