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Xero Mobile Selects XIUS VOISE Platform to Launch its MVNO Services in the United States

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Xero Mobile (OTC:XRMB), the revolutionary new advertising funded pre-pay mobile phone operator and XIUS, the telecom division of Megasoft Ltd., a leading global provider of highly specialized OSS solutions to the telecom sector today announced that the innovative patent pending VOISE solution from XIUS, a truly next- generation convergent service delivery platform for MVNOs and Virtual Carriers, has been chosen by XERO Mobile to power the launch and delivery of its paradigm changing mobile phone service in the United States.

Los Angeles based Xero Mobile is both an Advanced MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) and a media sales organization. Xero is targeted to the college student community and will provide high specification handsets along with a variety of targeted services. [Read more…]

Schema Announces Agreement for Transport Network Optimization with Major North American Wireless Service Provider

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Schema, a global provider of network optimization software solutions, announced today that it signed a multi-million dollar agreement providing transport network optimization to a major North American wireless service provider. According to the agreement, Schema will provide the operator with an enterprise license which will enable the carrier to optimize their entire transport network across the United States, resulting in significant OpEx reductions. [Read more…]

ASCOM Joins OSS/J to Help Support the Further Adoption of OSS/J Standards

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Ascom’s business unit Systems and Solutions, with offices in Germany and Switzerland, has joined the OSS through Javaâ„¢ 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. [Read more…]

RateIntegration and Sergel Kredit TeliaSonera Announce 2006 Billing and OSS World Conference Schedule

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RateIntegration, the premier provider of pricing and rating solutions to software and service companies in the telecommunications, retail, and financial services markets, today announced its schedule at the Telestrategies’ Billing & OSS World 2006 Conference to be held May 3rd – 5th, 2006 at the Miami Convention Center in Miami, FL. As a key part of this year’s conference, Dr. Bert Dempsey, Vice President of Solution Architecture at RateIntegration, and Magnus Lindgren, CIO of Sergel Kredit (TeliaSonera), will host a roundtable session on IP Rating, Mediation and Billing. This keynote session will be held on Friday, May 5th from 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM. [Read more…]

Axiom Systems Short-listed as a Finalist for the Red Herring 100 Europe Awards

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Red Herring announced that Axiom Systems, the leading provider of telecommunication software for the design and delivery of broadband and IP services, has been short-listed as one of the Finalists for its annual “Red Herring 100 Europe” list. More than 700 privately held technology companies were evaluated for this year’s edition of the prestigious award, giving evidence to the invigorated innovative and entrepreneurial strength of the technology ecosystem. [Read more…]

Amdocs and Syndesis Present Cracking the Code of Transformation to Next-Generation Services Free Webinar

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Amdocs and Syndesis are pleased to present a free webinar, “Cracking the Code of Transformation to Next-Generation Services.” It’s no secret that convergence to an all-IP, subscriber-centric world of next-generation services is coming. But best practices for effectively and intelligently managing this transformation are still being solidified. In addition to changing the network itself, service providers must transform service delivery and customer management processes, if services in this new world are to be brought to market rapidly and profitably. [Read more…]

Dr. Gadi Solotorevsky of cVidya Networks Appointed to TeleManagement Forum Advisory Board

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cVidya Networks, a global leader of Telecom Data Integrity and Revenue Assurance Systems, today announced the appointment of cVidya’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Gadi Solotorevsky, to the TeleManagement Forum Advisory Board. Comprised of senior executives from a global cross section of the telecommunications industry including leading communications service providers, solution suppliers, and systems integrators, the TeleManagement Forum’s Advisory Board is an adjunct to the Board of Directors in which members are selected for their specific expertise and provide guidance to the board in their respective areas. [Read more…]

Subex Systems Limited and Azure Solutions Merge – New Company Named Subex Azure Systems Limited

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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. [Read more…]

Cramer Appoints Peter Hurst as Chief Marketing Officer CMO

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OSS software leader Cramer today announced the appointment of Peter Hurst as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Hurst comes to Cramer from Amdocs where he served as vice president of marketing. He will report directly to President and CEO Guy Dubois and will be based in London. [Read more…]

Evidian launches the third generation of Single Sign-On tools

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Evidian, European leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM), today announces the launch of WiseGuard 3G (third-generation), the latest component of its AccessMaster software suite. This innovative software solution responds to the needs of both public and private sector organizations who want to reinforce access control to applications and enhance their audit capabilities, particularly to guarantee compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Basel II and LCNE, while increasing user productivity. [Read more…]

PacificNet’s Subsidiary Guangzhou Wanrong Awarded ‘Most Promising Enterprise’ for Mobile VAS Technology Innovation

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PacificNet Inc. (Nasdaq: PACT – News), a leading provider of Value-Added Services (VAS), Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform, CRM and telemarketing services in China, announced today that its subsidiary Guangzhou Wanrong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Guangzhou Wanrong,” http://www.my2388.com), one of the leading providers of mobile applications and value-added telecom services in China, was awarded the “Most Promising Enterprise” by Guangdong Software Industry Association (http://www.gdsia.org.cn). [Read more…]

TANDBERG 3G Mobile Video Applications Drive Revenues and Provide Competitive Advantage for Service Providers

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Assisting service providers in delivering video content and interactive videoconferencing to mobile consumers, TANDBERG (OSLO:TAA.OL) today introduced unique 3G video capabilities that enable service providers, including mobile operators and content providers, to differentiate their offerings and maximize their revenues. [Read more…]

VoIP Logic Selects Highdeal for Pricing and Rating VOIP and IP Multimedia Applications

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VoIP Logicâ„¢ LLC, a leading hosted and managed multimedia IP applications provider, and Highdeal, the world leader in pricing and rating, today announced that VoIP Logic has selected Highdeal’s Transactive® pricing and rating solution for use in its on demand service delivery platforms for VoIP and IP multimedia network applications. [Read more…]

Teleca Limited Telco Systems Integrator to Resell Opsware IT Automation Software

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Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of IT Automation software, today announced the expansion of its global reseller network with the addition of Teleca Limited, a leading pan-European Systems Integrator and provider of IT Operational and Business Support Systems (OSS & BSS). Based in the UK with a parent company in Sweden, Teleca will distribute Opsware’s IT automation software globally, with an emphasis in the UK, Eire, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. [Read more…]

Satyam inducts Nick Sharma as Global Head for Infrastructure Management Services

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Satyam Computer Services Ltd., a global consulting and IT services provider recently announced the appointment of Mr. Sreenidhi ‘Nick’ Sharma as Senior Vice President for its Infrastructure Management Services (IMS). Nick will build the Company’s competencies in the Infrastructure Management Services around application of information and network technology. Nick will operate out of Boston, USA. [Read more…]

Customer Satisfaction Survey Results from Portal Software Outpace Industry Averages

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Portal Software, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PRSF), the premier global provider of billing and Revenue Management solutions for telecommunications and media markets, today announced that more than 85 percent of its customers intended to repurchase products and services, with 66 percent of customers looking to upgrade in the next 12 months, according to the latest Portal Customer Satisfaction Scorecard, a semi-annual customer survey conducted by CustomerSat. In contrast, a recent VanillaPlus Magazine and Yankee Group survey of 101 billing and IT executives from a broad range of carriers released in February 2006, found only 53 percent of carriers decided to continue with their current vendor and nearly 45 percent planned to expand usage of their current system, putting Portal’s results well above the industry average. [Read more…]

Oracle Outlines Roadmap for Comprehensive Service Delivery Platform for Telecommunications Industry

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Building on Oracle’s leadership in middleware and information management and the company’s experience in carrier-grade communications infrastructure, Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today outlined its roadmap for a comprehensive, standards-based Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for the telecommunications industry. The new Oracle(R) SDP is being designed to enable communication service providers, network operators and system integrators to evolve current silo-based network investments into a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and shrink the time and cost to deploy new voice data and integrated multimedia services on existing and next-generation communication Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Enterprises are expected to be able to extend their communication infrastructures with the Oracle SDP, providing a strong foundation for new Voice-over-IP (VoIP), mobile, and real-time applications. [Read more…]

Leap Billing from Formula Telecom Solutions Selected as Finalist

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Formula Telecom Solutions, Ltd. (LSE: FTS – News), a global provider of Business Control, Billing and CRM solutions for service and content providers and the telecom industry, today announced that its Leap Billing product has been selected by TeleStrategies, publisher of Billing World & OSS Today, as a Best New Product finalist for its Sixth Annual Excellence Awards. Published 12 times a year, Billing World & OSS Today is the most widely read magazine by back-office software decision makers in the telecommunications industry. [Read more…]

Plantronics Unveils MX203S Stereo Mobile Headset for MP3 Cell Phones

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Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT – News) today introduced the new MX203S stereo mobile headset for MP3-enabled cell phones. Designed with WindSmart® technology for active users, such as runners and walking commuters, the MX203S provides a single headset to take calls and listen to stereo music with great quality and comfort. Plantronics also unveiled today two additional corded headsets, the MX200 and MX250, to provide mobile users a variety of options for talking on cell phones.

“Increasingly, consumers want devices that are simple, versatile and can keep up with their busy lives,” said Renee Niemi, vice president of Mobile and Entertainment at Plantronics. “The new MX203S accomplishes this while delivering the same high quality sound that Plantronics has provided for more than forty years.”

The market for music-enabled cell phones is growing rapidly. According to Strategy Analytics, sales of music-enabled handsets will jump from $48 million in 2004 to $886 million in 2009. In North America alone, music-enabled handsets will account for 94.7 percent of total handset sales by 2009 (January 2006).

The MX203S features Plantronics’ Flex Grip® under-the-ear design for a secure, comfortable fit while walking or running. The headset also incorporates WindSmart technology for clear conversations in outdoor, windy environments. Users listening to music with the MX203S hear a ring when a call comes in and simply touch a button on the headset to answer/end. [Read more…]