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Alltel Renews Billing Services Contract with Convergys

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Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, has recently announced a four year contract renewal with Alltel (NYSE:AT) to continue to manage Alltel’s wireless data rating operations. Alltel has more than 11 million wireless customers and has been a Convergys client since 1985. [Read more…]

Cox Communications Implements Intec Billing Convergent Mediation

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Intec Billing, a worldwide provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has recently announced the implementation of Intec Convergent Mediation by US-based Cox Communications for its billing mediation replacement project to support its telephony and wireless services. Intec Convergent Mediation provides key functionality for companies adopting an IMS architecture. [Read more…]

Circuit City Extends Contract with Convergys

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Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, will continue to provide outsourced learning services to Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC), one of the nation’s leading specialty retailers of consumer electronics, under the terms of a two-year contract extension. [Read more…]

Tele2 Goes Live in Croatia with Cerillion CRM and Billing Solution

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Pre-integrated System in Place to Manage GSM Operations

Providing cost-efficient support to its GSM services across Croatia, Tele2, one of Europe’s largest alternative telecoms operators, has gone live with a new converged CRM and billing solution from Cerillion Technologies, the leading business support systems vendor. Working to tight project deadlines, Cerillion supplied a turnkey delivery, migrating Tele2 Croatia from their existing outsourced billing system to its own pre-integrated solution in less than three months. [Read more…]

Convergys Chairman and CEO James F. Orr to Retire and David F. Dougherty to Become New CEO

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James F. Orr, Chairman and CEO of Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), has announced his intention to retire at the end of 2007. In anticipation of Orr’s retirement, the Convergys Board of Directors today elected David F. Dougherty, currently President and Chief Operating Officer, to become President and Chief Executive Officer effective at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, April 17, 2007. [Read more…]

Redknee and Leadcom offer Latin America Converged Rating and Charging

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Redknee Inc., a leading provider of innovative infrastructure software that monetizes and personalizes services and content for mobile users, has recently announced Leadcom Integrated Solutions as its newest reseller in Latin America. Leadcom Integrated Solutions Ltd. is an international leader in the provision, implementation and management of telecommunications network deployment services and solutions for global telecom vendors, operators and major enterprises. Leadcom employs over 1,150 professionals and operates in over 40 countries, with regional headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. [Read more…]

Operax Nominated for 2007 European ICT Grand Prize

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Further to their announcement of 29 January 2007 that Operax was listed as one out of 70 nominees for the 2007 European ICT Prize, Euro-CASE has recently announced that Operax is also nominated as one of 20 companies for the ICT Grand Prize. For the companies selected, nomination for the Grand Prize is a significant endorsement of their technological and business potential. [Read more…]

cVidya Networks and Highdeal Announce Partnership Deal

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Highdeal, a leading provider of pricing and rating solutions, and cVidya Networks, the global leader and innovative provider of Telecom Revenue Assurance and Data Integrity products, have announced a strategic partnership. Highdeal’s technology will be incorporated into the cVidya Networks MoneyMap® Revenue Assurance solution to enhance its overall performance and versatility. This strategic partnership expands the market opportunities for both Highdeal and cVidya Networks and has already been deployed by leading European communications provider Swisscom Mobile. [Read more…]

Comptel Corporation Reports Successful 2006

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Comptel Corporation, the leading Operational Support System (OSS) software vendor for convergent mediation, charging, provisioning and network inventory, announced on February 14 the financial results for the fourth quarter and for 2006. These results underline Comptel’s continuing success, growth and leadership in its chosen area of business. [Read more…]

Interactive Enterprise Launches Service Activation Solution for Online Payment Services

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Interactive Enterprise Limited (IE) has launched a new service provisioning and management solution supporting online payments. As part of its industry leading provisioning and management solution, Conexon, IE now enables service providers activate and manage both pre-paid and post-paid services for broadband data, voice wireless and video services. [Read more…]

IBM Completes Acquisition of Vallent

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IBM (NYSE: IBM) has completed its acquisition of Vallent Corporation, a privately held software company based in Bellevue, Washington with more than 400 employees. IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vallent on November 28, 2006. Vallent’s operations will be integrated into the IBM Software Group’s Tivoli Software unit. [Read more…]

First Hop Launches Intelligent Promotion Solution

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First Hop, the mobile service control expert, has launched its Intelligent Promotion Solution, and announced that it has already been deployed by five mobile operators in Europe and Asia. The Intelligent Service Promotion Solution gives mobile operators the ability to drive additional premium service revenues from its existing subscriber base. Operators can now identify cross-selling and up-selling opportunities and launch targeted or personalised usage-stimulating campaigns. [Read more…]

Huawei Launches Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution at 3GSM World Congress

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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd (“Huawei”), a leader in providing next generation network telecommunication solutions for operators around the world, has launched its Convergent Billing Solution (CBS) at 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Huawei’s CBS will help operators build a horizontal and open billing network architecture with the capability to support various networks and services, serving all end users regardless of whether they are prepaid or postpaid. [Read more…]