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
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
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…]
Cashing In on Content Demand through Micro-Transactions Free Live Webinar
“Cashing In on Content Demand through Micro-Transactions” is a free live Webinar brought to you by xchange magazine and Intec Telecom Systems. In this Webinar, service providers will: Review the growing demand for content and how to monetize it. Discover the comprehensive features and functionality available in off-the-shelf micro-transaction billing systems. Learn the critical capabilities necessary to profit from micro-transactions. Study a real-world micro-transaction billing initiative. Intec and xChange mag have teamed up to present a free live Webinar brought to you by officially by xchange and Intec Telecom Systems. [Read more…]
OSS through JavaT Initiative OSS/J and Tigerstripe Sign Agreement
OSS through JavaT Initiative (OSS/J) and Tigerstripe today announced a software licensing agreement that enables OSS/J and its members to use Tigerstripe WorkbenchT. This software engine simplifies and accelerates OSS/J’s efforts to design industry-standard Applications Programmer Interfaces (APIs) specifications.
Tigerstripe Workbench has an OSS/J plug-in that captures the standard’s best practices and design guidelines and automatically generates standards-compliant API specifications. Tigerstripe’s automation engine makes a significant contribution to the growing ecosystem of OSS/J-based products and services. [Read more…]
Convergys Financial Results Conference Call April 25
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) will hold its First Quarter Financial
Results conference call at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Time, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. During the call, Jim Orr, Chairman & CEO, and Earl Shanks, CFO, will review Convergys’ first quarter 2006 financial results. The call will be presented live and then rebroadcast on the Internet via a link from the Convergys web site, http://www.convergys.com. This link will be available through July 26, 2006.
Ukrainian Mobile Communications Chooses NetCracker
NetCracker Technology, an innovator in delivering OSS software solutions for telecom service providers, and Ukrainian Mobile Communication (UMC) today announced that UMC has chosen NetCracker’s comprehensive OSS solution to streamline their operations and optimize the utilization of network and service resources. UMC is the largest mobile carrier in the Ukraine with more than 14.0 million subscribers. [Read more…]
telSPACE Launches Facility Carrier Top Up – Diversifies into Prepaid Carrier Replenishment to Support MVNO Clients
telSPACE, a provider of multi-service billing, rating, and customer care software solutions for the MVNO industry, today announced the integration of carrier top up with the following carriers: T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Boost, Tracfone, and Alltel. The company’s MVNO clients now have the ability to replenish the above carriers using the same high tech payment structures used for their MVNO business. This one stop shop strategy allows telSPACE clients to become more competitive and better differentiate themselves from their ever growing MVNO competitors. [Read more…]
Telecom Analyst Berg Insight Says Insurance Companies Pushing for Wireless M2M in Security systems
Insurance companies across Europe pay close attention to the latest achievements in wireless M2M security technology, according to a new report from the telecom analyst firm Berg Insight. Today, clients are frequently advised to install security systems that take advantage of wireless communication networks and satellite positioning when applying for an insurance policy. “If you buy a high-class luxury car in any European country today, your motor insurer will most probably require that it is equipped with a GSM/GPS anti-theft systemâ€, says Tobias Ryberg, senior analyst at Berg Insight. He adds that insurance industry organisations in four European countries – Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK – have developed national industry standards for approval of vehicle tracking devices in order to give guidance to their customers regarding the choice of car security systems. [Read more…]
Oracle Buys Portal Software
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced that it will acquire Portal Software, Inc. (OTC BB: PRSF.PK), a leading global provider of billing and revenue management solutions for the communications and media industry, through a cash tender offer for $4.90 per share, or approximately $220 million.
“The combination of Oracle and Portal delivers the first end-to-end packaged enterprise software suite for the communications industry,” said Oracle’s President Charles Phillips. “We supply technology and applications to over 90% of communications companies worldwide today, and billing is a logical and complementary addition for those customers.”
Oracle has had a long commitment to the communications industry. 17 of the top 20 most profitable communications companies run Oracle applications. Additionally Oracle’s Siebel Telecom applications have become the standard for telco call centers and customer care. Oracle Database 10g is the leading relational database and TimesTen is the most widely used in-memory database for the communications industry. Oracle Fusion Middleware is the fastest growing service delivery platform for next generation networks using network independent standards. [Read more…]
Helio and Yahoo! Partner to Offer Mobile Access to Internet Services
HELIO LLC, a mobile service built for young, connected consumers, and Yahoo!(R) Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, today announced a relationship to give Helio members access to one of the most extensive suites of Yahoo! services available from any mobile brand. Through this relationship, Helio members will stay connected to their favorite Yahoo! services such as Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Sports and more on Helio’s 3G services.
“There are millions of people who use Yahoo! as their online hub of connectivity and who align with Helio’s target market,” said Sky Dayton, CEO, HELIO LLC. “By extending Yahoo! services to the Helio platform, we’re giving these people the opportunity to access their information and connect with friends from virtually anywhere nationwide — away from the PC — all through a familiar experience.”
Helio and Yahoo! will also continually work to introduce new Yahoo! services to Helio members. This includes Yahoo! Go for Mobile, a full range of Yahoo!’s leading community, information and content services integrated into a single complete product experience. In addition, Yahoo! and Helio will co-market the services across the Yahoo! network and other Helio marketing channels. The marketing efforts will showcase how easily Yahoo! users can extend their experience into the mobile environment with Helio’s 3G network and high-end devices. [Read more…]
Sri Lanka Telecom Deploys Convergys’ Infinys Software
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today its Infinys [tm] Rating and Billing and Mediation software is now fully operational at Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), supporting SLT’s customer base across all services. Colombo-based Sri Lanka Telecom is Sri Lanka’s premier telecommunication services provider with more than one million business and residential subscribers, providing domestic and international voice, Internet, and data services. [Read more…]
Azure Solutions’ Certo 2 Revenue Assurance Selected by North American MVNO
Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, today announced that a national, tier-one Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) in North America has selected its Certo 2 revenue-assurance solution to monitor wireless network and revenue performance for a major new service offering it launched in early 2006. Certo 2, recently recognized as a finalist as Best New Product for Telestrategies’ Sixth Annual Excellence Awards, is the latest version of Azure’s automated revenue-assurance solution. After its initial market launch, the MVNO is currently adding high volumes of new customers to its service offering that is highly interactive and data intensive.
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HP Introduces Industry-specific Service-oriented Architectures
HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) has developed service-oriented architecture (SOA) frameworks targeting four industries that are ripe to adopt the latest trend in software development. Designed for the financial services, manufacturing and distribution, network service provider and public sector industries, HP’s SOA frameworks allow customers to more readily integrate software applications, take advantage of market opportunities and gain competitive advantage. [Read more…]
Axiom Systems Announces Strategic Alliance with Fastwire
Axiom Systems, the leading provider of telecommunication software for the design and delivery of broadband and IP services, today announced a strategic partnership with Fastwire, a systems integrator providing advanced technology services for Asia’s Service Providers. This partnership will enable Service Providers in the Australia and the Asia Pacific region to take advantage of the award winning AXIOSS® suite currently used by Tier 1 carriers in around the world. [Read more…]
Partner Communications Selects RADCOM’s UMTS Monitoring Solution
RADCOM, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM – News), a leading network test and service monitoring solutions provider, today announced that Partner Communications Company Ltd. (“Partner”), (NASDAQ: PTNR – News), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, selected its UMTS monitoring solution. The Omni-Q system enables Partner to manage 3G service performance across various local sites from a single control center.
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BEA Unveils First Telecommunications Technology Centre
Reinforcing its commitment to the rapidly growing telecommunications market in China, BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS), a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, has established the first BEA Telecommunications Technology Centre (TTC) in China. Headquartered in Beijing, the BEA TTC is chartered with extending the BEA WebLogic Communications Platform products to help meet the specific requirements of communications service providers in China, and better address the demands of the burgeoning Chinese telecommunications market. [Read more…]
Comverse to Acquire VoIP Application Leader Netcentrex SA
Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT) today announced that Comverse Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Netcentrex S.A., for approximately $164 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments and a contingent earnout of up to an additional $16 million. The actual amount of the contingent earnout payment, if any, will be determined based upon achievement of certain financial targets by the Netcentrex business during the remainder of fiscal 2006 and for fiscal 2007. [Read more…]
Telcordia to Provide Hosted Solution for Disney Mobile’s New Wireless Service
Telcordia (www.telcordia.com), a global provider of telecommunications software and services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with WDIG Mobile, LLC (“Disney Mobile”) to provide the Telcordia Hosted MVNO Solution, including Telcordia® Converged Application Server and Telcordia® Converged Real-Time Charging software, to help enable Disney Mobile’s family-friendly usage controls.
“Disney Mobile is providing a high-quality, family-oriented service that gives parents more control of their family’s communications in ways that have not been seen before,” said George Grobar, senior vice president and general manager of Disney Mobile. “We’re working with Telcordia to offer customization options that will allow our customers to personalize their service to meet their lifestyle.”
Portal Software’s Bhaskar Gorti to be Featured Panelist at the Total Telecom World Telecommunications Congress
Portal Software, Inc.’s (Pink Sheets:PRSF) Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Alliances, Bhaskar Gorti, is a featured presenter on the “Promise of Triple Play/Quadruple Play” panel at the Total Telecom World Telecommunications Congress. The presentations will focus on IMS Billing Standards and Prepaid/Postpaid Convergence. [Read more…]
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