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Tricell Announces Net Profit and Increased Revenues for Third Quarter of 2005

Posted on November 26, 2005 Written by oss

Tricell Inc. (Pink Sheets Symbol:TCLL.PK), announced a net profit of $349,900 for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, as compared to a net loss of $877,181 for the same quarter last year. Net profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $217,862, as compared to a net loss of $2,419,044 for the same period in 2004. Additionally, the Company’s sales revenue increased substantially to $516.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to $3.9 million for the same quarter last year. The increase in revenues and profits during the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005 as compared to the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004 is the result of our recommencement of material trading operations in January 2005.

Andre Salt, Tricell’s CEO and Chairman of the Board, stated “We at Tricell are very encouraged with our results through the first nine months of 2005, and are optimistic we will continue our level of operations through 2005 and 2006. Our integration of Ace Telecom, together with the appointment to our board of directors of the Ace principals, has been effected as seamlessly as we could have envisioned.”

Tricell Inc. was established in 1999 as a distributor of mobile phones and related accessories to the wholesale markets in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia. For more information, please visit our website at www.tricellinc.com or the SEC’s Edgar filing system at www.sec.gov.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

SR Telecom Announces Executive Appointments

Posted on November 26, 2005 Written by oss

11/26/05 – SR Telecom Inc. (TSX: SRX, Nasdaq: SRXA), a vendor of licensed OFDM solutions for broadband access networks announced that it has extended its agreement with BlueTree Advisors to continue to retain the services of William Aziz, the Company’s current Interim Chief Executive Officer and President.

Mr. Aziz is BlueTree Advisors’ Managing Partner, and will provide management services to SR Telecom through to December 31, 2006. Mr. Aziz was initially named as Chief Restructuring Officer in April of this year. He has had extensive experience in turnaround situations, holding senior management positions in a number of publicly-traded and privately-held entities.

In addition, Paul Griswold, named to SR Telecom’s Board of Directors in August, becomes Vice Chairman of the Board and Secretary, effective immediately. Mr. Griswold is CEO of SLI Holdings International, LLC of Purchase New York. Mr. Griswold has also held senior positions at Paxar Corporation and Pactiv Corporation, and was Vice President of Packaging Development and Procurement for Pepsi International.

“As recently announced, our third quarter showed tangible results of our restructuring initiatives. We are confident that under Mr. Aziz’s leadership we have the right management team in place to ensure further improvement,” stated Company Chairman Lionel Hurtubise.

SR TELECOM designs, manufactures and deploys versatile, Broadband Fixed Wireless Access solutions. A pioneer in the industry, its solutions include equipment, network planning, project management, installation and maintenance. SR Telecom is a principal member of WiMAX Forum, a cooperative industry initiative which promotes the deployment of broadband wireless access networks by using a global standard and certifying interoperability of products and technologies.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Texas Photographer Snaps Up Grand Prize in Cingular Photo Contest

Posted on November 26, 2005 Written by oss

For Joshua Ortiz one click turned out to be worth $50,000. Mr. Ortiz was named the winner of Cingular’s “Raising the Bar” photo contest for his photograph showing the shadows of five children — all siblings — holding hands. Mr. Ortiz, a graduate student in communications at Texas A&M University, took the photograph with his Cingular Wireless Sony-Ericsson S710 camera phone.

In July, Cingular asked photographers to submit images that resembled the Five Bars imagery in Cingular’s “Raising the Bar” advertising campaign. Photographs were submitted, weekly winners were named throughout the summer, and grand prize winners were narrowed down to five finalists. Nationally acclaimed photographer Robert Clark — an avid user of Cingular’s Sony Ericsson’s S710 camera phone — helped choose the grand prize winner. “I loved the picture the first time that I saw it; it is simple, clean and monochromatic,” said Clark. “Three things that make a picture read quickly and easily. But it also took me back to childhood, really a lovely image.”

“We’re thrilled to have received 15,000 photographs showing the Five Bar imagery — that’s quite a testament to the power of the ‘Raising the Bar’ advertising campaign,” said Marc Lefar, Cingular’s chief marketing officer. “Joshua’s photograph demonstrates the type of creative artistry you can explore using one of Cingular’s advanced camera phones.”

To see many of the photographs submitted to the contest, go to http://www.cingular.com/fivebars.

About Cingular Wireless
Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier in the United States, serving 52.3 million customers. Cingular, a joint venture between AT&T Inc., formerly SBC Communications Inc., (NYSE: SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE: BLS), has the largest digital voice and data network in the nation — the ALLOVER(SM) network — and the largest mobile-to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier. Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM), the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly minutes. Details of the company are available at http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at http://www.cingular.com/newsroom .

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Ericsson Acquires Australian Systems Integration Company TUSC

Posted on November 26, 2005 Written by oss

Ericsson Australia has today announced the acquisition of the Australian company TUSC, with around 80 employees, specialized in systems integration for telecommunications, utilities and enterprises. The Australian company TUSC, is a subsidiary company of Allied Technologies Group, listed on the Australian stock exchange.

This acquisition illustrates Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERICY) ambition to further strengthen and develop its leading position within telecommunications services and the focus areas of systems integration, telecom management and operational support systems (OSS). The TUSC acquisition also allows Ericsson to diversify its customer base into a closely related sector — utilities.

The employees from TUSC will strengthen Ericsson’s global service organization and focus on the Australian market. Hans Vestberg, Executive Vice President and head of business unit Global Services, Ericsson said, “The acquisition quickly expands the capacity and competence in Ericsson’s systems integration business.”

“We’re also very excited to enter into network management solutions for utilities infrastructure,” added Mr. Vestberg. As the industry leader within telecommunications services, Ericsson will also benefit from the strong brand name and customer relationships that TUSC has developed over the last 25 years, mainly within the operator and utility industry sector.

Ericsson has a worldwide experience from systems integration of more than 500 network management solutions, over 100 charging solutions as well as over 450 billing, mediation, activation and settlements solutions.

Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internet communications through its continuous technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Convergys Corporation Receives the Frost and Sullivan 2005 Award

Posted on November 22, 2005 Written by oss

Frost & Sullivan, a global leader in growth consulting, announced today that Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is the recipient of its 2005 Award for Technology Innovation in the field of voice recognition technologies.

Frost & Sullivan presents the Technology Innovation award each year to a company whose research has resulted in innovations that bring significant contributions to the industry. To choose the award recipient, Frost & Sullivan tracked innovation in key technology markets and conducted extensive research and interviews.

Frost & Sullivan chose Convergys because of SpeechPort, the company’s VoiceXML-based, open hosted platform for speech applications. SpeechPort is standards-based, and provides telephony access in addition to speech recognition and text-to-speech resources capable of simultaneously supporting thousands of callers.

“Using the SpeechPort platform, Convergys has developed offerings that are differentiated from those of industry peers by virtue of their patented open hosting, exceptional security features, and secure and geographically redundant facilities with 24×7 monitoring,” said Frost and Sullivan V.R. Yoges.

“SpeechPort OHE (Open Hosting Environment) ensures that our customers and partners are able to maintain a greater level of control over their speech applications when deployed as a hosted solution,” said Bill Andrews, General Manager, Speech Solutions, for Convergys’ Customer Management Group. “Our VoiceXML application components and standards-based platform also afford investment protection for our clients.

Filed Under: Convergys

Cramer Announces General Availability Of Cramer5 Release 3

Posted on November 22, 2005 Written by oss

At its annual user conference held in Prague, Enterprise OSS software leader Cramer announced the general availability of Cramer5 Release 3. Building on the success of the award-winning Cramer5 product suite, Cramer5 Release 3 includes new adapters, and product related components—such as a new catalogue of network technology models, the introduction of language localization packs and extended support for IBM’s Websphere Application Server 6.0.2. The combination of new functionality will enable telecommunications providers worldwide to improve integration of business processes, accelerate deployment and increase productivity.

“Successful next generation transformation requires telcos to reduce time to market, to increase operational efficiency and to lower cost. Our customers demand that OSS meets these requirements,” said Guy Dubois, President and CEO, Cramer. “With Cramer5 Release 3, we continue to provide products to further reduce deployment time, automate business processes and deliver productivity enhancements.”

Improved Integration for Enhanced Process Efficiency
Faster, lower cost delivery can be achieved if the cost and time inefficiencies created by disintegrated systems, commonly referred to as “the integration tax”, are removed from business processes. Cramer5 Release 3 continues to deliver on its productized adapter approach with the Synchronization Adapter for Micromuse Netcool/Precision, developed jointly with Micromuse. The new Synchronization Adapter makes Cramer the only OSS vendor to deliver productized integration of autodiscovery and inventory. The solution’s ability to integrate inventory and external applications automates the dataload, on-going synchronization and process audits required to ensure inventory accuracy for the automation of processes such as fulfillment and assurance. As a result, companies can reduce risk by gaining a precise view of inventory and achieve a lower cost of ownership.

Enhanced Usability with Cramer SyncEngine
Cramer SyncEngine provides Data Integrity Management that automatically synchronizes and reconciles other network-held or system-held data sources to ensure that inventory accuracy is maintained. Cramer5 Release 3 introduces enhancements to SyncEngine to improve usability and simplify deployment. These enhancements include a new Synchronization Difference WebReport with more extensive filtering, grouping and sorting capabilities, and improved process statistics to show how closely aligned a customer’s inventory is with external systems. In addition, Cramer5 Release 3 provides a new streamlined architecture, attribute-only comparison and simplified configuration for SyncEngine.

New Technology Models for Rapid deployment
Cramer5 Release 3 introduces Technology Models to accelerate deployment and reduce risk. The new Technology Models consist of documentation and optional metadata that describe how technologies, such as SONET or ATM, are modeled in the Cramer solution. As a result, project teams can save time and ensure implementation consistency by re-using well-documented models based on Cramer’s in-depth industry knowledge derived from work with leading telecommunications companies around the globe.

Language Localization Packs
This new release of Cramer5 Release 3 introduces the first in a series of language localization packs. Building on the globalization capabilities available in Cramer5, the first of these productized localization packs is designed for the Japanese market and provides a full Japanese product suite and local configurations such as date and time initiated to support Japanese formats. These language localization packs increase user acceptance, enable rapid deployment and improve productivity.

Wider Choice with Expanded Support for IBM Websphere
Cramer5 Release 3 provides extended support for IBM WebSphere 6.0.2 Application Server. Cramer continues to build solutions that support this proven, scalable technology and enables customers to gain access to a wider choice of platforms. Cramer is involved with a number of IBM’s key telecom initiatives including Network Lifecycle Management.

About Cramer
Cramer is the global leader in enterprise software that changes the economics of telecommunications. With more than 300 staff and more than 70 customers on five continents, Cramer’s inventory-powered process automation solutions empower telecommunications carriers to lower costs, reduce time to market and enhance customer service. Cramer’s customers include Bell Canada, Cablecom, KPN and Vodafone.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

OnFiber Wins Capacity Magazine Wholesale Telecommunications Award for Best U.S. Metro Operator

Posted on November 22, 2005 Written by oss

OnFiber Communications, Inc., the premier source for purpose-built networks, today announced that it has won the Capacity Magazine Wholesale Telecommunications Award for Best U.S. Metro Operator.

The awards panel judged OnFiber to have the strongest overall metro offering across the U.S. The decision was based on five key criteria — network quality and performance, network reach, speed to market, pricing strategies and infrastructure investments. The panel of judges included industry thought-leaders, including: Camille Mendler, vice president of the Yankee Group; Stephen Young, research director of OVUM; Judy Reed Smith, CEO of Atlantic-ACM; Mark Kemp, CEO of TelCap and publisher of Capacity; and Eira Haywood, editor of Capacity.

The awards ceremony was held on November 21st, at the European Telecommunications Congress in Amsterdam. Accepting the award on behalf of the company was Jeri Wolf, senior vice president of operations and construction for OnFiber.

“It is always an honor to be recognized by influential members of our industry,” said Jeri. “OnFiber is made up of exceptional individuals dedicated to a common goal — customer loyalty. Because our goal is to deliver highly reliable and secure network services on time, every time, every employee does whatever it takes to make sure our customers are happy. That is what makes OnFiber stand out.”

In December, Capacity Magazine will publish an awards supplement to the magazine that features all the winners of the Capacity Magazine Wholesale Telecommunications Awards.

About Capacity Magazine
The only monthly publication that focuses on the latest business techniques and strategies for bringing innovation and efficiency to the wholesale telecommunications industry. We bring together operators, carriers, service providers, metro-fiber providers, system integrators, equipment providers, OSS providers and end users. Capacity magazine is a must-read for all companies striving to maintain competitive advantage and achieve optimal business performance within the telecommunications community. Capacity offers a powerful, focused and unique marketing vehicle to reach the most senior level within the wholesale industry.

About OnFiber Communications, Inc.
OnFiber provides high performance fiber networks for the world’s most respected companies. Fortune 1000 corporations, global telecom giants and the Internet organizations that define the Web, all rely on OnFiber’s infrastructure. The company’s unique process, AdaptiveBuildâ„¢, produces individually designed, built and managed metropolitan and wide-area solutions. Because OnFiber’s networks are created for specific application and service needs, enterprises and telecommunications providers benefit from security, reliability and performance that is purpose-built. OnFiber owns networks in major cities throughout the US and offers a full suite of transport technologies including Wavelength, Ethernet and SONET. For more information please visit www.onfiber.com or call 1-866-ONFIBER.

OnFiber, Coil Design, AdaptiveLink and AdaptiveBuild are trademarks or registered trademarks of OnFiber Communications, Inc. in the US. All other products or service names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Convergys and ClickFox Form Alliance for Application Hosting and Product Expansion

Posted on November 21, 2005 Written by oss

(Cincinnati; November 21, 2005) – Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today an alliance with ClickFox, Inc., an industry pioneer in providing Customer Behavior Intelligence (CBI) solutions for optimizing the customer experience across multiple channels. The alliance between Convergys and ClickFox combines customer management expertise, analytic capabilities, and technology to deliver a comprehensive solution for assessing, optimizing, and implementing multi-channel customer experience improvements.

The alliance provides for Convergys to integrate ClickFox’s CBI modeling solutions into its Customer Management Professional Services offerings and for ClickFox to use Convergys as a preferred hosting provider of ClickFox applications for ClickFox clients. “ClickFox clients will greatly benefit from the operational expertise and state-of-the-art facilities Convergys delivers as a leading provider of hosted solutions,” said Bill Hawley, Chief Operations Officer for ClickFox.

“Highly-experienced Convergys management and technical personnel will manage the day-to-day operations of our applications for ClickFox clients, deploying a well-documented and proven operating model that delivers redundant data security, high scalability, and operational efficiency.

“Convergys will use the ClickFox software to develop specific, actionable recommendations for improving customer management practices and increasing customer satisfaction for our clients,” said Tom Mangan, Senior Vice President of Professional Services for Convergys’ Customer Management Group. “We found the analytical capabilities of the ClickFox software to be particularly strong as it maps customer interactions across multiple contact channels to reveal bottlenecks in customer transaction flow, problems with navigation, and root causes for customer transfers to live agents for assistance. “With these insights, Convergys can deliver the real customer story to our clients, optimize their agent and self-service channels, help them to enhance their customer interactions, better align their enterprise business processes, and improve their customer satisfaction.” Both companies support large enterprises that have high volumes of customer transactions in multi-channel customer care environments.

By applying more than 20 years of operational experience in customer care, Convergys brings clarity and rigor to defining, implementing, and managing client-specific solutions. Convergys’ solutions help our clients improve operational efficiency and service quality, enrich the customer experience, and strengthen customer relationships to improve their competitive advantage and increase revenue growth. Convergys is outthinking and out doing [tm] on behalf of its clients every day.

ABOUT CLICKFOX
ClickFox is a pioneer in Customer Behavior Intelligence. Its patented software enables companies to transform existing customer data into true, objective insight by showing customers’ step-by-step behavior within and across self-service systems, such as voice and speech-enabled IVRs, web, kiosks and CRM applications. ClickFox translates interactions from multiple service touch points into an intuitive, visual map, revealing quickly and easily what customers actually do and why, so that companies can align customer needs to their business objectives. Find company information at www.clickfox.com.

Filed Under: Convergys

Study Reveals Fraud Contributes Greatest Revenue Loss Among North American Operators

Posted on November 18, 2005 Written by oss

Fraud and new service rollouts continue to pose challenges to operator profitability

LONDON and WESTMINSTER, CO., Azure Solutions, the global revenue-assurance company, today revealed that global telecoms operators are losing an estimated 11.6 percent of revenue (over $170 billion) through fraud and other types of revenue leakage in 2005, compared to 10.7 percent in 2004. The study also shows that North American operators experience more loss than the global average, with an estimated 15.5 percent of total revenue leakage ($70 billion), compared to 14.3 percent in 2004. These are key findings from the annual research Azure conducted in conjunction with telecoms analyst firm, Analysys, into global telecoms revenue losses.

In particular, the ‘Operator Attitudes to Revenue Assurance 2005’ report attributes increased North American losses to several factors, including:

· Higher revenue leakage from call routing,

· Losses arising from carrier interconnect settlements or payments to other partners (e.g. content).

· Leakages caused by poor systems integration.

One common factor behind each one of these losses is the complexity of North American networks and support systems. The requirement to cost effectively route calls over multiple networks and to settle with a large number of partners is less of a challenge in many regions of the world where they have fewer operators. In addition, the Systems Integration problem may also be caused by the requirement to integrate a larger number of state-of-the-art systems to create new services for the North American market.

On the upside, North American operators scored better in stemming internal fraud and with overall credit management.

“The speed and market necessity of rolling out new products and services continues to add to the complexity of OSS programs around the globe and, in particular, in North America,” said Steven Bruny, president of Azure’s North and Latin American operations. “We see an increase in focus and resources being allocated to stem these losses and expect these percentages to decrease in the coming years as carriers take a more enterprise-centric approach to revenue-assurance and fraud prevention.”

The report surveyed more than 100 operators from different regions of the world to investigate levels of revenue loss. The major sources of revenue loss continue to be fraud, credit management, least-cost-routing errors, interconnect/partner-payment errors, and poor processes and systems. The report reveals that fraudulent activity, in particular, has risen since last year and is now the single largest area of revenue leakage (2.7 percent).

Other findings reveal that fixed-line operators continue to lose less than their mobile counterparts and once again there were strong regional differences. Operators in North America, Central and Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, in particular, suffered more revenue leakage than the global average. However, the report did reveal the importance of revenue assurance is continuing to grow. For instance, more than 60 percent of respondents believed revenue assurance to be more important than in previous years.

Azure is the world’s largest revenue-assurance company. It enables operators to reduce losses and safeguard profits from malicious and unintentional revenue leakage, such as billing errors, poor processes and fraud. Azure has more than 65 customers across the world comprising fixed-line and mobile telecoms operators and cable TV companies amongst others. Its heritage can be traced back to BT (British Telecommunications plc), one of the world’s best telecoms revenue-assurance performers.

Danny Dicks, principal analyst at Analysys, said: “This is the fourth year we have carried out the research and it is clear that operators are becoming more realistic about loss levels. Consequently many operators now have dedicated revenue-assurance teams and are investing in external help, in order to reduce their losses.”

John Cronin, CEO and president of Azure Solutions, said: “While revenue assurance is moving up the agenda for many operators, research figures show that there is still a long way to go. The higher value and added complexity of emerging next-generation services mean that operators need to plan for and implement revenue assurance now, otherwise they risk losing significant due revenue.”

The full ‘Operator Attitudes to Revenue Assurance 2005’ report is free to operators. To receive a copy of the report please go to www.azuresolutions.com/survey05

Filed Under: Azure Solutions

Global Telecoms Operator Losses Increase To $170 Billion

Posted on November 18, 2005 Written by oss

Global operator survey highlights increasing magnitude of losses and the need for better revenue assurance

Azure Solutions, the global revenue-assurance company, today revealed that global telecoms operators are losing an estimated 11.6 per cent of turnover ($170 billion) through fraud and other types of revenue leakage in 2005, compared to 10.7 per cent in 2004. This is one of the main findings of research Azure has conducted in conjunction with telecoms analysts, Analysys, into global telecoms revenue losses.

The ‘Operator Attitudes to Revenue Assurance 2005’ report surveyed over 100 operators from different regions of the world to investigate levels of revenue loss. The major sources of revenue loss continue to be fraud, credit management, least-cost-routing errors, interconnect/partner-payment errors, and poor processes and systems. The report reveals that fraudulent activity, in particular, has risen since last year and is now the single largest area of revenue leakage (2.7 per cent).

Other findings reveal that fixed-line operators continue to lose less than their mobile counterparts and once again there were strong regional differences. Operators in North America, Central and Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, in particular, suffered from more revenue leakage than the global average. However, the report did reveal the importance of revenue assurance is continuing to grow, with over 60 per cent of respondents believing revenue assurance to be more important than in previous years.

Azure is the world’s largest revenue-assurance company. It enables operators to reduce losses and safeguard profits from malicious and unintentional revenue leakage, such as billing errors, poor processes and fraud. Azure has over 65 customers across the world comprising fixed-line and mobile telecoms operators and cable TV companies amongst others. Its heritage can be traced back to BT (British Telecommunications plc), one of the world’s best telecoms revenue-assurance performers.

Danny Dicks, principal analyst at Analysys, said: “This is the fourth year we have carried out the research and it is clear that operators arebecoming more realistic about loss levels. Consequently many operators now have dedicated revenue-assurance teams and are investing in external help, in order to reduce losses.”

John Cronin, CEO and president of Azure Solutions, said: “Whilst revenue assurance is moving up the agenda for many operators, the research figures show that there is still a long way to go. The higher-value and added complexity of emerging next-generation services, mean that operators need to plan for and implement revenue assurance now, otherwise they risk losing significant due revenue.”

The full ‘Operator Attitudes to Revenue Assurance 2005’ report is free to operators. To receive a copy of the report please go to www.azuresolutions.com/survey05

Filed Under: Azure Solutions

MetaSolv Executes Multi-Million Dollar License Agreement

Posted on November 18, 2005 Written by oss

New license win with Large Tier 1 operator for MetaSolv’s M6 inventory and order management solution

PLANO, TEXAS, November 16, 2005 – MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in comprehensive operational support system solutions for next-generation communications service providers, today announced a new multi-million dollar agreement with a major Tier 1, U.S.-based wireless and wireline service provider who has selected M6 – MetaSolv’s next-generation order and inventory management solution – to manage wholesale voice services.
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Filed Under: MetaSolv

OSS News Review Update

Posted on November 17, 2005 Written by oss

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Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Y-Tel Signs 13 New Carriers

Posted on November 17, 2005 Written by oss

MIAMI, Nov. 17, 2005 — Y-Tel (OTC Bulletin Board: YTLI) has signed 13 new carriers and doubled their traffic, which has added millions of minutes to their VoIP Network each month. Y-Tel International announced today the company has finished the contractual services provided to Digicel and has subsequently completed the convergence from the DMS platform to the new VoIP infrastructure. The new network will significantly reduce operating cost and includes a redundant backup for network operations in Dallas, Texas.

The resulting traffic volume now being terminated across the company’s new VoIP network has more than doubled for September and October adding millions of minutes each month.

Steve Lipman, President of Y-Tel, stated, “As a result of the migration, our technical team has added 13 new customers, which are now running traffic across the Company’s new network. The expected traffic volumes should continue to increase as we add new routes.”

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Micromuse Reports FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2005 RESULTS and provides guidance for fiscal year 2006

Posted on November 16, 2005 Written by oss

Q4 2005 revenues of $44.7 million for the quarter; 23% higher than Q4 2004
Q4 adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share of $0.06; GAAP earnings per share of $0.02
FY 2005 revenues of $160.8 million for the year; 10% higher than FY 2004
FY 2005 adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share of $0.21; GAAP loss per share of ($0.05)
SAN FRANCISCO – Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE), the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software, today announced that fourth quarter 2005 net revenues were $44.7 million, an increase of 23% over $36.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2004. Adjusted (or non-GAAP) net income was $4.7 million, or $0.06 per share, versus $5.6 million, or $0.07 per share, in the fourth quarter a year ago. Net income on a GAAP basis for the fourth quarter of 2005 was $1.9 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to a net income of $4.9 million, or $0.06 per share, in the fourth quarter a year ago.

Fiscal year 2005 net revenues were $160.8 million, an increase of 10% over $146.6 million in 2004. Adjusted net income was $17.1 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with adjusted net income of $14.1 million, or $0.17 per share, in fiscal year 2004. This represents an increase of 24% on a per share basis. Net loss on a GAAP basis was $3.8 million, or ($0.05) per share, compared with GAAP net income of $4.4 million, or $0.05 per share, in fiscal year 2004.

Adjusted (or non-GAAP) results, as presented in the attached reconciliation table, exclude amortization of intangibles from acquisitions, in-process research and development write-off, amortization of deferred stock-based compensation and other items such as restructuring charges and credits, restatement and forensic accounting expenses, severance expenses, expenses related to the settlement of securities and patent lawsuits, a non-cash facilities expense, and related tax effects. In addition, as Micromuse begins to apply FAS 123(R) in Fiscal 2006, adjusted (non-GAAP) results will also exclude stock-based compensation expenses associated with the adoption of FAS 123(R).

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and long-term investments were $159.9 million as of September 30, 2005.

“Fiscal 2005 was another year of excellent performance for Micromuse,” said Lloyd Carney, CEO of Micromuse. “We achieved double digit revenue growth and adjusted earnings per share growth in excess of 20% for the second consecutive year, and we increased deferred revenues by 80%. We also accomplished our main operational goals for the year in the areas of partnership expansion, training and education, and product integration. We have continued confidence in the outlook for our business in FY06, and are providing guidance for the full fiscal year for the first time. Revenues for fiscal year 2006 are estimated to be in the $195-$200 million range, with adjusted (non-GAAP) earnings per share of $0.27-$0.29. Revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 are estimated to be in the $44-$46 million range, with adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS of $0.03-$0.04. We are unable to provide earnings per share guidance on a GAAP basis as we are still assessing the impact of adopting FAS 123R, which addresses the accounting treatment of stock-based compensation. This guidance also reflects continued investment in pre-sales and professional services staff to support demand for recently acquired Quallaby and GuardedNet products.”

The Company has also decided to change its fiscal year end from September 30 to October 31 in order to better align with the buying patterns of its largest customers.

Q4 2005 Conference Call, Webcast, and Replay Information

Micromuse will host a conference call and simultaneous webcast on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 2:00 PM PT, 5:00 PM ET to announce adjusted and GAAP results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005. The live call will be available to the general public by dialing 866-831-5605 (domestic) or 617-213-8851 (international) and entering access code 10159965. A live webcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=MUSE&script=2100 or via a link from the Micromuse web site at http://www.micromuse.com/.

A replay of this conference call will be available by dialing 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) and entering access code 99286370. The replay will be available from Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 7:00 PM PT until Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at 11:59 PM PT. The replay will also be available as an archived audio file at http://www.micromuse.com/.

About Micromuse

Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software solutions. The Netcool® software suite provides organizations with the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business intelligence allows organizations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse customers include BT, Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, EarthLink, ITC^DeltaCom, JPMorgan Chase, MCI, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 650 Townsend Street, Suite 475, San Francisco, Calif. 94103; (415) 568-9800. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Info Directions Completes SAS 70 Type II Report

Posted on November 15, 2005 Written by oss

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants standard offers service providers a superior environment for outsourcing their back office operations

VICTOR, N.Y. (Nov. 15, 2005)—Info Directions, leading provider of hosted back-office operational support systems and billing software for the telecommunications industry, is pleased to announce that it has received its Statement on Auditing Standard (SAS) 70 Type II Report after an extensive external audit of the procedures and controls for its CostGuard.NET/XG Application Service Provider (ASP) operations. The audit was completed by accounting firm The Bonadio Group, Pittsford, N.Y.

Established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), SAS 70 is used by service organizations as a way to demonstrate to clients that they have adequate controls and safeguards in place when hosting or processing data. SAS 70 is also closely related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, making it a critical requirement for any company engaging a third-party to provide software applications and a technology environment to process financial or operational transactions.

SAS 70 is divided into two areas: Type I and Type II. The Type I Report reflects the auditor’s opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the service organization’s description of controls placed in operation and the suitability of the design of the controls to achieve the specified objectives. A Type II Report includes the information contained in a Type I Report, as well as the service auditor’s opinion on whether the specified controls were operating effectively during the period under review. Info Directions obtained its Type I Report in February of this year. Each quarter, repeat audits will be performed to verify that Info Directions’ ASP continues to meet AICPA’s standards.

“Achieving our SAS 70 Type II Report was a significant undertaking and we are pleased to be able to offer our clients what they need to secure greater accountability from their billing and operations activities and meet the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,” said Patrick Talty, Vice President of Operations at Info Directions. “The SAS 70 audit process is extensive, and serves to ensure that Info Directions has implemented best practices that are measurable and repeatable. This provides the accountability needed at every level to maintain reliability in the network and protect client data. We are happy to provide this added level of assurance to our clients now and on an ongoing basis.”

About Info Directions, Inc.:
Info Directions is a software engineering company that designs, hosts and installs net-centric operational support, billing, rating, order management, workflow and selling solutions for the integrated communications service providers. Info Directions’ benchmark CostGuard® line of installed and ASP OSS/BSS products deliver convergent, web-enabled solutions to ICPs, wireless operators, ASPs, CLECs and ISPs offering local, long distance, wireless, VoIP, broadband, content, data, IP, ASP usage, utility, frame relay and xDSL services. The company also provides the Lexys Point of Sale™ product to wireless retailers throughout the U.S. and around the world. Info Directions is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, member of the GSM Association and a member of the MSDN ISV Program. To learn more about Info Directions, please call 1.888.924.4110 or visit www.infodirections.com.

Filed Under: Other Telecoms

Intec Telecom Systems recognised as Top 3 UK job creator and one of Europe’s fastest growing companies

Posted on November 11, 2005 Written by oss

The benefits of the Singl.eView acquisition, combined with the global success of its market-leading software solutions, have been recognised in a number of awards for Intec Telecom Systems, a leading OSS/BSS software vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks.

Intec has been listed 13th amongst the fastest growing European companies included in the 2005 Europe’s 500, a pan-European ranking endorsed by Microsoft and KPMG. Intec ranks third of the 25 British-based companies included in the top 100 job creators. www.europes500.com The listing recognises the exceptional performance, sustained growth, success and financial strength demonstrated by Intec over the past 3 financial years, according to the organisers. The Europe’s 500 job creation listing was introduced in 1996 to highlight entrepreneurial-driven companies that grow fast, the ‘gazelles’ or champions of growth that create employment.

“Companies that qualify for the Europe’s 500 manifest entrepreneurial leadership, innovation, job creation, vision and market expertise, essential qualities that support the European Council’s strategy for sustainable growth,” commented Martin Schoeller, President of the association Europe’s 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth.

Intec has also been included in the Software 500, a revenue-based listing of the world’s foremost software and service suppliers maintained by Software Magazine. www.softwaremag.com The company has risen to number 188 based on its 2004 revenue performance. 2005 revenues will show further substantial growth over 2004 when full year figures are released in December.

“We are pleased to once again feature in the Europe’s 500 and Global Software 500,” said Intec CEO, Kevin Adams. “These awards are solid evidence of the sustained strength of our business model, and the commitment of Intec’s people to successful delivery of Intec technology to customers around the world.”

Filed Under: Intec Billing

Convergys to Webcast Executive Presentations at its Financial Analysts Conference

Posted on November 10, 2005 Written by oss

(Cincinnati; November 10, 2005) – Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services announced today it will webcast presentations made by its senior executives at Convergys’ Seventh Annual Financial Analysts Conference on November 17, 2005.

Presentations will begin at 8:30 AM, EST, and will conclude with a question and answer session ending at 12:15 PM.

Convergys Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Orr, will make the opening presentation followed by other members of Convergys’ executive management team.

Anyone wishing to hear these presentations may go to the Convergys web site at http://www.convergys.com and click on the tab marked “Invest in Convergys.”

Filed Under: Convergys

SYNDESIS AND PARTNERS WITH ALCATEL TO DEMONSTRATE ITS TRIPLE PLAY BSS/OSS SOLUTION

Posted on November 9, 2005 Written by oss

Convergent Service Delivery Management Accelerates Service Fulfillment, Creates Dynamic Customer Experience

TELEMANAGEMENT WORLD – Dallas, TX, November 9, 2005 – Syndesis provides a critical component of Alcatel’s (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) revolutionary Triple Play management solution, which is being demonstrated today in a specially hosted “by-invitation-only” event for attendees of TeleManagement World 2005.

This live demonstration, which showcases the IPTV application of Alcatel’s full Triple Play BSS/OSS solution, will be permanently hosted at Alcatel’s Plano-based Operational Support Systems Integration Laboratory – the world’s largest lab dedicated to Triple Play and IPTV.

Alcatel has integrated Syndesis’ award-winning NetProvision service delivery management solution, including automated provisioning and activation, into Alcatel’s new Triple Play BSS/OSS solution. These solutions enable communications service providers worldwide to immediately transform their networks, successfully launch services in real-time and deliver a truly dynamic customer experience.

“Today’s enlightened customers expect fast and accurate service delivery, uncompromising quality and the ability to manage their own services,” said Chris Swan, SVP Sales, Marketing and Alliances for Syndesis. “Backed by the power of partners like Syndesis, the Alcatel Triple Play BSS/OSS solution makes this a reality.”

The BSS/OSS applications that are the cornerstone of Alcatel’s Triple Play solution will enable service providers to quickly deploy Triple Play services, grow their revenues, monitor service quality and compete more effectively.

TeleManagement World takes place November 7 – 10 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel and Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Syndesis is exhibiting at booth 326. Additional information is available from the TeleManagement World website at: http://www.tmforum.com/browse.asp?catID=2398.

About Syndesis (www.syndesis.com)
Syndesis is the leader in Convergent Service Delivery Management, empowering the world’s leading Communications Service Providers to deliver new network experiences for their customers. Renowned for customer success, in-depth network expertise and off-the-shelf support for more technologies and equipment than any other OSS software developer, Syndesis is the vendor of choice in deployments at more than 20 major service providers worldwide including Bell Canada, Cingular, MCI, Qwest, SBC, Sprint, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica Empresas, TELUS and Verizon Wireless. Billions of dollars in service provider revenues from millions of new data services are processed through Syndesis platforms annually. A privately held company, Syndesis is profitable and is the recipient of numerous awards and widespread industry recognition for innovative technology, highly responsive customer service and groundbreaking solutions.

About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks; applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 12.3 billion and 56,000 employees in 2004, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com.

Filed Under: Syndesis

Consumer VoIP Automated Provisioning Demonstration at the TeleManagement World Conference

Posted on November 8, 2005 Written by oss

PLANO, TEXAS, November 8, 2005 – MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in comprehensive operational support system solutions for next-generation communications service providers, today announced that November’s TeleManagement World Conference in Dallas will showcase the Catalyst work project being supported by BellSouth, EMBRATEL, BEA Systems, MetaSolv Software, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pantero, Juniper Networks, and Sun Microsystems.
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Convergys Expands Relationship with Time Warner Cable

Posted on November 8, 2005 Written by oss

— Convergys agreement with Time Warner Cable is expanded to include Infinys software and Convergys professional services —

(Cincinnati; November 8, 2005) – – Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today an expanded software licensing agreement with Time Warner Cable. Under terms of the agreement, Time Warner Cable is expanding its billing software agreement to include a license for Infinys[tm], Convergys’ modular, convergent business support system software. Additionally, Convergys will provide professional services including implementation, integration, and systems migration work, in support of Time Warner Cable’s existing billing software.

Time Warner Cable is the second largest cable operator in the United States serving 10.9 million customers. Convergys currently supports 20 of Time Warner Cable’s 31 divisions with its fully convergent ICOMS software that provides customer management and billing support for the company’s cable television, broadband Internet access, and cable telephony services. Convergys also provides professional services to Time Warner Cable including data center and disaster recovery consulting.

“Convergys’ future product roadmap for Infinys, and its professional consulting services, will provide Time Warner Cable with the ability to expand our bundled service offerings like cable telephony more efficiently and effectively,” said Frank Boncimino, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Time Warner Cable.

“Convergys values our longstanding relationship with Time Warner Cable and will continue to provide the superior functionality and flexibility Time Warner Cable requires as it continues to deliver advanced products and services to the market,” said George Vonderhaar, President of Convergys’ Mobile and Cable Solutions Group.

Convergys will provide Time Warner Cable with the ability to offer additional and more flexible products and services to its customers and speed its time to market for those services. In addition, the advanced capabilities of Infinys will provide Time Warner Cable with the opportunity to broaden its multi-service bundling, product offerings, pricing, and billing to better support the company’s voice, video, and data residential and business customers.

With its Infinys software and its broad portfolio of professional and consulting services, Convergys leads the communications industry in the deployment of real-time convergent billing — including the Quadruple Play [tm] of video, voice, data and wireless — for cable, wireless, satellite, and wireline service providers around the world. ICOMS can be integrated with Infinys to further expand the convergent capabilities of cable broadband operators to include wireless and content settlement services in a low-risk and cost-effective manner.

With more than 20 years of experience in billing and customer care, Convergys combines its broad portfolio of professional and consulting services, deep technical and operational expertise, and award-winning Infinys software to solve its clients’ complex BSS and CRM business problems. Convergys is outthinking and outdoing [tm] on behalf of its clients every day.

About Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable owns and manages cable systems serving subscribers in 27 states, which include some of the most technologically advanced, best-clustered cable systems in the country with more than 75 percent of the Company’s customers in systems of 300,000 subscribers or more. Utilizing a fully upgraded advanced cable network and a steadfast commitment to providing consumers with choice, value, and quality customer care, Time Warner Cable is an industry leader in delivering advanced products and services such as video on demand, high definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed data, wireless home networking, and Digital Phone. Time Warner Cable is a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX).

About Convergys
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services. Convergys combines specialized knowledge and expertise with solid execution to deliver outsourced solutions, consulting services, and software support. Clients in more than 60 countries speaking nearly 30 languages depend on Convergys to manage the increasing complexity and cost of caring for customers and employees. Convergys serves the world’s leading companies in many industries including communications, financial services, technology, and consumer products.

Convergys is a member of the S&P 500 and a Fortune Most Admired Company.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Convergys has more than 62,000 employees in 68 customer contact centers, three data centers, and other facilities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. For more information visit www.convergys.com

(Outthinking, Outdoing and Infinys are trademarks and Convergys and the Convergys logo are registered trademarks of Convergys Corporation.)

Filed Under: Convergys

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