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Subex Systems Limited and Azure Solutions Merge - New Company Named Subex Azure Systems Limited Subex Systems Limited, the global telecom software product company, and Azure Solutions Limited, the telecoms revenue assurance company, today announced an agreement to merge the two companies. The new company, to be named Subex Azure Systems Limited, will combine the two companies' industry-leading positions as fraud management and revenue assurance systems providers and will be headed by Mr. Subash Menon, the current chairman and CEO of Subex Systems. This deal represents a big step in augmenting Subex Azure's strategic business focus of helping telecom operators establish Revenue Operations Centers (ROC) through an integrated suite of solutions. Subex, founded in 1992,...
Coastal Technologies Group Announces WorkFlow Pro Business Automation Tool Coastal Technologies Group Inc. (CTGi), a leader in call detail processing, back-office accounting process and OSS support for the telecommunications industry, has introduced its WorkFlow Pro™, a business process automation (BPA) tool that enables carriers to improve order processing and back-office telecom management. “The CMP and OSS Connect suites have always given telecom carriers and service providers a single source for managing the fixed and variable costs of operating a network,” said Richard Kane, president and CEO for Coastal Technologies Group. “By introducing WorkFlow Pro, and enabling CMP, OSS Connect and WorkFlow Pro to work together seamlessly, we can now...
TELMEX Mexican Directory Publisher ADSA Selects Amdocs for Sales Force Automation Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the intentional customer experience(TM), and Anuncios en Directorios S.A. de C.V. (ADSA), the directory publishing subsidiary of Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (TELMEX), today announced that ADSA selected Amdocs for sales force automation (SFA). The Amdocs SFA solution for directory publishers will help ADSA plan and execute sales campaigns cost-effectively and to the highest degree of quality, allowing the publisher to have quicker time to market for its digital and traditional directories. With the selection of the Amdocs SFA solution, which will be...
Cramer Strengthens Relationship with SAP - Companies Combine Telco Expertise At the launch of Cramer6 OSS Suite, OSS leader Cramer today announced that it has further strengthened its relationship with SAP AG. Cramer6 OSS Suite is planned to be migrated to the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform during 2006. A Carrier-Class Joint Solution SAP and Cramer are working together to deliver a carrier-class joint solution to enable next generation transformation. The companies have developed detailed process models and use-case definitions--from planning through network build and from service capture to fulfillment. By linking supply chain management, network planning and service fulfillment applications, operators can move towards a highly optimized value chain across their...
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...
Amdocs Limited Reports 23% Growth in Revenue to a Record $626 Million Amdocs Limited (NYSE: DOX) today reported that for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, revenue was $626.4 million, an increase of 23.5% from last year's third quarter. Excluding acquisition-related costs, which include amortization of purchased intangible assets and the write-off of in-process research and development and excluding equity-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects, of $20.6 million, net income on a non-GAAP basis was $106.2 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income, excluding $1.7 million of acquisition-related costs net of related tax effects, of $78.8 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, in the third quarter...
Automation of International Dial Code Data Could Improve Profitability of Interconnect Agreements As telecommunications competition has become more prevalent worldwide and numerous new mobile networks have entered the market, carriers are faced with a complex web of frequently changing dial code plans that can be difficult to monitor and update. Complicating the issue even more is that many carriers continue to use the same manual methods "such as extensive Excel spreadsheets" to verify costs for completing calls over other networks. The adoption of automated solutions can help carriers maximize their profits by routing calls efficiently, billing more accurately and preventing fraud, Gary McIntyre, director of Business Intelligence Product Management at Vibrant Solutions,...
Dittberner Associates Identifies Nakina Systems as One of the Most Innovative Software Developers in the OSS Business Nakina Systems, a provider of multi-vendor network and security management solutions to network operators worldwide, has been recognized by international market research firm Dittberner Associates as "one of the most innovative software developers in the OSS business today." According to the Telecom Provisioning, Network Order & Service Management Systems report issued February 2006 by Dittberner, Nakina Systems "...addresses OSS problems that have festered for years." The report goes on to say no vendor has had the skill sets to tackle these problems including multi-vendor element management along with network password control and Layer 1 and 2 network discovery, and that...
Comtrend Introduces a Telco-Grade Auto-Configuration Server for Standards Based TR-069 Management Comtrend Corporation has introduced their new Comtrend Auto-Configuration Server (ACS). The product will be officially unveiled during GlobalComm 2006, in Chicago June 4-8, exhibiter booth # 50088. This new Comtrend auto-configuration server provides automated provisioning, management and control of TR-069 compatible customer premise equipment. Comtrend General Manager, Andrew Morton said, "The Comtrend ACS makes a self-install seem like magic to the consumer. Once the CPE links to the carrier's network, everything automatically configures and the operator has complete control of the home user's residential gateway. This product will greatly reduce maintenance costs associated with DSL deployments and significantly reduce truck-rolls....
Amdocs Limited Reports Record Revenue of $587 Million for First Quarter of Fiscal 2006 Amdocs Limited (NYSE: DOX) today reported that for the first quarter ended December 31, 2005, revenue was $587.0 million, an increase of 25.0% from last year's first quarter. Excluding acquisition-related costs and equity-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects, of $14.7 million, net income was $90.0 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to net income, excluding $3.0 million of acquisition-related costs net of related tax effects, of $72.4 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. The Company's net income was $75.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to net income of...