Interactive Enterprise Limited (IE) announced today that it has partnered with Wave7 Optics Inc., a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home or -premises (FTTH/FTTP) equipment for residential and business services, to deliver an automated, end-to-end management and provisioning system for all operators of FTTH/FTTP networks.

Under the partnership, the companies will provide FTTP service providers with an integrated solution where IE’s automated provisioning and management system, Conexonâ„¢, will interoperate with Wave7 Optics’ Last Mile Link TM (LML) FTTP platform. This integrated solution will enable service providers to rapidly provision and manage “triple-play” broadband services including high-speed data, voice and video over FTTP networks in conjunction with the service provider’s existing OSS and BSS platforms. [Read more…]

PrismTech, a leading provider of productivity tools and middleware, has announced that it is supplying its OpenFusion® e*ORB™ middleware solution to Anritsu Instruments Company, a subsidiary of Anritsu Corporation, a global provider of operational support and measurement solutions for next-generation telecommunications systems.

“We selected OpenFusion middleware for its ease of configuration and overall performance,” said Gregory Soule, director R&D at Anritsu Instruments. “PrismTech’s CORBA® middleware solution is flexible and robust enough to support all of our application requirements.”

OpenFusion e*ORB, PrismTech’s flagship embedded product in its family of CORBA-based middleware solutions, is specifically designed for use in low profile, resource-constrained environments. Available in C and C++, it features an open and configurable architecture, offering high performance and extremely efficient use of system resources. OpenFusion e*ORB is the first ORB to offer an interoperable solution across GPP, DSP and FPGA processor types. [Read more…]

Bharti Telesoft, the leading global supplier of core Value Added Services (VAS) platforms and Business Support Systems for wireless and wireline carriers, has successfully deployed its Missed Call Alert (MCA) platform, a system that captures every call attempt and automatically transmits missed call notifications over SMS to users. MobileCom is Jordan’s second GSM operator and a pioneer of launching innovative VAS for its 1.2 million strong subscriber base. The MCA solution, branded CLI+ (Caller Location Identification) by MobileCom Jordan, was successfully implemented within a tight time-frame, meeting all budget and functionality objectives, allowing MobileCom to launch the service commercially on Tuesday 19th September. [Read more…]

Subex Azure, the world’s largest vendor of revenue maximization solutions for telecom operators, will be exhibiting and speaking at the 9th Annual Risk Management and Internal Audit in Telecoms 2006 conference, which takes place at the Cafe Royal, London, UK between 18 and 19 September 2006.

Karthikeyan Ramnath, Product Manager, Subex Azure, will be presenting a session entitled “Reducing the Day Sales Outstanding (DSO) using the Revenue Operations Center (ROC)” on Tuesday 19 September 2006. Karthikeyan will be looking at the benefits of collaboration between fraud and risk management; how the ROC is defined; aligning departmental strategies with corporate strategy, and how the ROC can enable operators to reduce DSO and more efficiently prioritise cases. [Read more…]

Intelliden Inc., a leading provider of standards-based network automation solutions, has announced an alliance with Atos Origin, an international IT services company. The combination of Intelliden’s industry-leading network automation software and Atos Origin’s world-class systems integration service capabilities will enable customers to better manage their increasingly complex networks while accelerating the time-to-market of new services. The initial focus of the partnership will be on the European communications service provider, focusing on wide area IP networks market where the companies have active projects underway with leading operators across the community.

Forward-looking Tier 1 service providers are rolling out IP networks to converge voice, data, video and other services onto one wide-area network. To achieve success, service providers must adopt network management best practices to drive operational efficiency, availability and security of these complex networks utilizing state of the art IP transport technologies. Intelliden’s R-Series(R) software suite combined with Atos Origin’s reach across the communications service provider sector, and its systems integration and change management expertise, provide customers with a complete solution for automating next-generation networks to accelerate revenues and reduce operating expenses. [Read more…]

Evolving Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVOL – News), a provider of software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline and IP carrier market, and American Telecommunications, Inc. (ATI), a solutions provider of advanced telecommunications systems and services, have announced their agreement to pursue new business in the Latin America market.

“After a careful evaluation of technology and industry experience, we selected Evolving Systems as our vendor partner for service activation and number management projects in our region,” said Luis Alberto Nunez, ATI’s CEO. “We feel that Evolving Systems provides the right combination of value and functionality that operators in Latin America are demanding, and we are very pleased to be working with an industry leader in areas that our customers consider mission critical,” added Nunez.

The companies have entered into an agreement to bring Evolving Systems’ service activation and number management solutions to telecommunications operators in Latin America. Under the agreement, ATI will market and support Evolving Systems’ solutions through its extensive network of in-country affiliates throughout Latin America. Evolving Systems will provide ATI with the technology and expertise to bring end-to-end solutions to customers in the region. [Read more…]

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has reached an agreement with Finnish company Distocraft Oy to acquire the assets of Distocraft’s business. The company, with 42 employees, specializes in software development for mobile network performance management.

Kurt Jofs, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Business Unit Access, Ericsson, says: “I am pleased to announce this acquisition. It will further strengthen our ability to support our customers with best-in-class network management, allowing them to focus on the introduction of attractive end-user services.”

With this acquisition, Ericsson will expand the capabilities of its market-leading OSS portfolio, addressing both new technologies, such as HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access), IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and 3G LTE (3G Long-Term Evolution), and multivendor environments. [Read more…]

NTG Clarity Networks Inc., (TSX VENTURE: NCI) the supplier of NTS, a world leading OSS (operation support system) product that enables telecom and network operators to manage their networks and assets, reduce time to market for new products and increase profitability, has recently announced second quarter 2006 revenues of $1,412,036, a decrease of four percent from the same period last year (All amounts are reported in Canadian dollars). [Read more…]

Evolving Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVOL), a provider of software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline and IP carrier market, today reported financial results for its second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2006.

Second quarter revenue was $8.2 million, down 17% from $9.9 million in the same quarter last year. For the comparative second quarters, license fees and services revenue was $4.0 million versus $4.7 million while customer support revenue declined to $4.3 million from $5.2 million. The decline in revenue in the second quarter was in line with management’s expectations based on the effects of industry consolidation, pricing pressures and longer customer buying cycles. Revenue mix in the period included $4.3 million in Service Activation, $2.6 million in Numbering Solutions and $1.3 million in Mediation. [Read more…]

MTS-Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (Nasdaq Capital Market: MTSL), a global provider of business support systems (BSS) for comprehensive telecommunication management and customer care & billing (CC&B) solutions, today announces its financial results for the second quarter of 2006, ended June 30, 2006.

Revenues for the second quarter were $2.7 million, compared with revenues of $2.8 million in the second quarter of 2005. Revenues for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 were $5.52 million, compared with revenues of $5.54 for the 2005 six month period. [Read more…]

Motive, Inc., a leading provider of broadband management software, today announced that it has strengthened its management team with the appointment of three highly experienced executives to the positions of chief operating officer, chief financial officer and general counsel. Rick Hanna has been named chief operating officer, Mike Fitzpatrick has been appointed chief financial officer, and Jack Greenberg will become general counsel. April Downing has resigned. [Read more…]

According to analysis recently published by Dittberner Associates, the telecom billing industry, previously written off as a “mature market”, is now catching its second wave of growth. Dittberner forecasts the billing sector will grow at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from $4.6 billion in 2005 to $5.5 billion in 2010.

While Dittberner acknowledges that the end of the telecom recession is a key factor in the telecom billing industry’s revival, other significant reasons include the following market trends:
* Real-time Revenue Generation
* Converging Postpaid and Prepaid Billing
* The Rise of Virtual Network Operators
* Wireline Billing Consolidation

More specific information about the telecom industry and their analysis is available to subscribers of Dittberner’s OSS/BSS KnowledgeBase. [Read more…]

Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ Capital Market: MTSL), a global provider of business support systems (BSS) for comprehensive telecommunication management and customer care & billing solutions (CC&B), announced today the completion of the acquisition of the telecom expense management and call accounting software assets of TelSoft Solutions, Inc. The acquisition will expand MTS’s TEM (Telecommunications Expense Management) solution. [Read more…]

InfoVista (Euronext: IFV, ISIN: FR0004031649, NASDAQ: IVTA), a leading performance management software company, today announced financial results for the quarter and full year ended June 30, 2006.

Reflecting on InfoVista’s fourth quarter performance, Gad Tobaly, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “The fourth quarter was the best quarter ever in our company’s history. Fiscal year 2006 is another year of profitability and double-digit revenue growth. In an environment where IT functionalities are increasingly delivered as services, performance assurance is becoming more and more critical. This transformation is a key success factor for us. We are growing faster than our markets, confirming InfoVista’s leading position in its segment.”

Total revenues for the quarter increased to EUR11.3 million, up 18% over the comparable period last year. InfoVista achieved positive net income in the quarter, totaling EUR0.8 million, an improvement from EUR0.4 million in the comparable quarter last year. For the year ended June 30, 2006, total revenues amounted to EUR40.6 million, an 18% increase over the previous year. Net income improved to EUR0.5 million for fiscal year 2006 from EUR0.1 million in fiscal year 2005. [Read more…]

MTS, Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (NASDAQ Capital Market: MTSL), a provider of business support systems (BSS) for comprehensive telecommunication management and customer care & billing solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the telecom expense management and call accounting software assets of TelSoft Solutions, Inc. of Glendale, California. The acquisition will expand MTS’ TEM (Telecommunications Expense Management) solution.

“This acquisition is in line with our business objectives and delivers on our strategy to improve our market position, accelerate growth and profitability and as a result enhance shareholder value,” said Eytan Bar, President and CEO of MTS.

Under the terms of the agreement, MTS will acquire certain assets of TelSoft and assume certain enumerated liabilities. MTS will pay TelSoft $1.1 million in cash plus earn-out payments based on revenue milestones for the 12 month period following the acquisition. The acquisition is expected to be completed on July 31, 2006. [Read more…]