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
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
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…]
Teleca Limited Telco Systems Integrator to Resell Opsware IT Automation Software
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
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…]
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…]
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…]
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 system”, 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…]
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…]
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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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…]
Latest Carrier Access Billing Viewer Product has Expanded Database and XML Support
Lymeware Corporation, an innovative provider of Telecom and security software solutions, announced a new release of its industry standard CABS Viewer billing product. The new release now supports CABS (Carrier Access Billing System) BOS (Billing Output Specifications) Version 45 (V45) and expand the capability and detail of the five supported output formats.
“We at Lymeware are pleased to continue our support of the newest CABS BOS standard, as required by all the major telecom service providers,” said Carl Fox, Director of Sales for Lymeware. “This latest product release gives our customers superior detail in their billing reports using billing data from any CABS-compliant carrier.”
Samsung Unveils IP-based Multimedia Subsystem – Enables Global Availability of Converged Telecommunications Services via WiMAX Network
At the annual CTIA Wireless 2006 trade show, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) unveiled today its IP-based Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution that will enable the global availability of converged telecommunications services via a WiMAX network. The latest product portfolio consists of two elements that support the IMS solution — the Radio Access Station (RAS) and the Access Control Router (ACR).
The IMS network, which is the basis of Samsung’s WiMAX platform, will deliver high-speed services like voice, video conferencing and instant messaging, to rural and suburban locations not accessible by current technology. The solution also will create broadband “hot zones” in more densely populated areas. [Read more…]
Streaming21 Announces Significant Growth in Chunghwa Telecom’s IPTV Services
Streaming21, Inc., a leader in broadcast-quality media streaming solutions, today announced that the company has achieved significant growth in its Karaoke On Demand initiative for Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT). Chunghwa Telecom is the incumbent carrier in Taiwan that owns 95% access networks and 4 million broadband subscribers. CHT is also one of the world’s largest IPTV service operators with over 120,000 subscribers. In October 2005, Streaming21 deployed the world’s first commercial residential “Karaoke On Demand” service for the IPTV platform at Chunghwa Telecom. This service attracted approximately 50,000 active subscribers and reached over hundreds of thousand monthly average hits in the first 3 month time of deployment. In April 2006, the KOD users jumped to 40 percent of CHT’s total IPTV users. At its recent growth rate, KOD subscriber penetration should break at least 50 percent by the second quarter of 2006. KOD will be the major revenue-generation application for CHT’s IPTV services. [Read more…]
Narus Launches NarusInsight 5, Widens Lead in Carrier-Class IP Security, Intercept and Traffic Classification
Narus, Inc. today announced the next generation of NarusInsight(TM), the only carrier-class IP traffic processing system that provides the complete, real-time network visibility essential to secure, manage and deliver Services over IP (SoIP). As the foundation for the industry’s most advanced IP security, intercept and traffic classification applications, NarusInsight is unique in its ability to simultaneously provide deep-packet inspection from layer 2 to layer 7 and complete correlation across every link and element on the network — all at core carrier speeds. NarusInsight 5 now processes full-packet layer 7 traffic at speeds up to OC-48 (2.5Gb/sec) and layer 4 traffic at speeds up to OC-192 (10Gb/sec), providing carriers with the flexibility and superior price performance benefits associated with deploying at both the network edge and the high-speed core. In addition, NarusInsight 5’s new security application modules (the NarusInsight Secure Suite) feature the industry’s first entropy-based security algorithms, providing telecom carriers with unprecedented early detection of sophisticated new-breed anomalies such as low-volume and polymorphic worms, layer 7 protocol attacks, and application attacks. [Read more…]
NexusHORIZON Selected by BT
Nexus Telecom has won a large six-year contract to supply BT with NexusHORIZON, a comprehensive network performance management solution. The new deployment will include the newest feature of NexusHORIZON: automated Service Level Verification (SLV), a rules-based threshold detection facility which automatically informs an operations centre when key performance indicators reach critical thresholds. [Read more…]
Openwave Gets Personal at CTIA Wireless 2006
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced the Company will showcase a variety of next-generation information, communication and entertainment solutions and services enabled by Openwave during CTIA Wireless 2006 (Booth #536) in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 5-7. [Read more…]
US LEC Launches Nationwide Dedicated Internet
US LEC Corp. (Nasdaq: CLEC), a full-service provider of IP, data and voice solutions to businesses and enterprise organizations throughout the Eastern United States, today announced the launch of its nationwide dedicated Internet service that delivers advanced data and dedicated Internet solutions across the United States. [Read more…]
Verizon Business Receives Award for E-Billing Vendor Excellence – Ranks No. 1 in Annual EDI Invoicing Vendor Report
Verizon Business, a premier provider of global communications and information technology (IT) solutions, today announced that Invoice Insight ranks it tops among major telecom vendors for electronic billing excellence.
Invoice Insight, a leading provider of expense management software for large enterprises and federal agencies, recently reported the results of its annual evaluation of vendors that support telecom electronic data interchange (EDI) invoicing. EDI allows for the automated exchange of data between trading partners. [Read more…]
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