Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2005.
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Intec demonstrates comprehensive new IPTV OSS / BSS solution
Intec, a leading supplier of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) to the global telecoms industry, has demonstrated its new, pre-integrated IPTV solution, Intec IPTV. Intec IPTV addresses key service provider challenges surrounding customer interaction and the management and charging of IPTV services. These include rating, charging and balance management for different payment models; real-time service activation and provisioning; interactive customer self-care; and content partner management for revenue sharing and settlement. Intec IPTV, which is available immediately, is already undergoing deployment at a major carrier in Asia Pacific.
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BEA Systems Scheduled to Showcase Innovative Telecom Technology and Next-Generation IMS Services at 3GSM 2006
BEA Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS), a world leader in enterprise infrastructure software invites you to see several demonstrations of its technology at the 3GSM World Congress, Exhibition Hall 1, Stand C53, scheduled to be held in Barcelona, Spain, February 13-16, 2006.
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MaxBill Wins Deloitte Technology EMEA Fast 500 Award
MaxBill, a market leader in providing comprehensive financial, customer care and billing solutions, has been selected for the third time in the last four years by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA as one of the fastest growing technology companies, specializing in convergent solutions and legacy replacement projects. In addition, MaxBill has been selected by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Israel for the fourth time in the last five years.
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ACE*COMM’S NetPlus Wins ”Product of the Year” from Internet Telephony Magazine
ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC), a global provider of network business intelligence and advanced operations support systems (OSS) solutions, today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC(R)) Internet Telephony(R) magazine has designated its NetPlus(R) telecommunications management system (TMS) a winner of the magazine’s prestigious Product of the Year Awards for 2005. Internet Telephony(R) is the premier publication in the rapidly growing VoIP/IP telephony industry. NetPlus(R) integrates with IP-based vendor equipment, and extends telemanagement functionality into the VoIP platform with a migration that is transparent to end-users, the transport technology, and the equipment vendor.
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Convergys’ Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) willhold its Fourth Quarter Financial Results conference call at 10:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, January 24, 2006.
During the one-hour call, Jim Orr, Chairman & CEO, and Earl Shanks, CFO, will review Convergys’ fourth quarter 2005 financial results.
The call will be simulcast 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 April 24, 2006.
NextNine CEO To Speak At 3GSM World Congress 2006 in Barcelona, Spain
NextNine, the leading global provider of proactive, automated, remote service and support solutions for business-critical systems, today announced that CEO Adi Dulberg has accepted a speaking invitation for the upcoming 3GSM World Congress 2006, in Barcelona Spain. Mr. Dulberg is scheduled to speak on February 13, 2006, at 12:10 PM.
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NetCracker to Present at Pacific Telecommunications Council’s (PTC) 28th Annual Telecommunications Conference on Delivering the Future of Next Generation Networks
NetCracker Technology, the global Solution Leader enabling service providers to deliver and manage converged services, today announced that Ian Roy, vice president of product management, will present at the Pacific Telecommunications Council’s (PTC) 28th Annual Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday, January 17, at 3:30 p.m. Roy’s session, “Challenges of Middleware in OSS in Next Generation Networks,” will examine strategies Communications Service Providers (CSPs) need to ensure a robust OSS for their operations.
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ClearOne Introduces VoIP Tabletop Conference Phones: MAXAttach IP and MAX IP
ClearOne Communications, Inc. (OTC: CLRO), the developer of the industry-first and award-winning MAXAttach(TM) wired and MAXAttach wireless conference phones, today introduced the latest addition to its tabletop conferencing product line, the new MAXAttach IP(TM) and MAX IP(TM) VoIP tabletop conference phones.
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LogicaCMG Wins Telecoms Solutions Contract With Natrindo Telepon Seluler of Indonesia
LogicaCMG today announces that it has won a contract with PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler (NTS), a 3G and GSM1800 operator in Indonesia, to provide an extensive suite of telecoms products and solutions to enable advanced mobile data and charging services for NTS’ mobile networks. The contract is a significant win for LogicaCMG in Asia Pacific, reinforcing its position as a leading mobile telecoms solutions provider in the region.
The contract, to be implemented over a four-year period requires LogicaCMG to design, build and operate the Service Platform Network (SPN) as well as IT and Business Support Systems (BSS). LogicaCMG will also deliver Programme Management, System Integration and Managed Services for the solutions.
The SPN portfolio includes LogicaCMG’s IP-based Next Generation Messaging architecture and prepaid charging solution, comprising the Short Messaging Service Centre (SMSC), Multimedia Messaging Service Centre (MMSC), Wireless Service Broker (WSB) and Pre-Delivery Service Agent (PSA). The SPN will enable NTS to offer superior messaging, browsing and content download capabilities. The IT and BSS components will provide interconnect settlement, rating, mediation, provisioning, service management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) capabilities for NTS.
The complete portfolio of telecoms products and solutions is enabling NTS to offer its subscribers a high quality of service delivery for messaging and wireless browsing, as well as accurate and transparent real-time pre-paid billing for greater revenue assurance. NTS is well positioned to innovate in a highly competitive market, offer enhanced customer service thus improving end-user experience and achieve significant cost savings.
Intec Mediation Technology Wins Product of the Year Award in Russia
Intec, a leading supplier of BSS/OSS solutions to the global telecoms industry, has been awarded both Product of the Year and an Honorary Diploma for commitment to Russia, by leading industry magazine Billing Computer Telephony. The Product of the Year award was given to Intec’s world-leading multi-service mediation solution, Intec Mediation, which collects and processes service usage information from communications networks.
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Rogers Communications to Participate at Upcoming roup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference
Rogers Communications Inc. will be participating in the Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference being held in Phoenix, Arizona January 9 – 11, 2006. On January 9, 2006, Rogers will be presenting from 10:25 – 11:00 a.m. (MT). A live audio webcast of the presentation, as well as an on-demand replay following the presentation, will be accessible through Rogers’ Investor Relations website at http://www.rogers.com/webcast.
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. to Present at 16th Annual Citigroup Entertainment, Media & Telecom Conference
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNSL) announced today it will present at the 16th Annual Citigroup Entertainment, Media & Telecom Conference being held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, AZ on Monday, January 9, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. MT time/4:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast of management’s presentation will be accessible from the “Investor Relations” section of Consolidated’s website ( http://www.consolidated.com ). In addition, a replay of the webcast will be available.
About Consolidated
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. is an established rural local exchange company (RLEC) providing communications services to residential and business customers in Illinois and Texas. Each of the operating companies has been operating in their local markets for over 100 years. With approximately 245,000 local access lines and over 36,000 digital subscriber lines (DSL), Consolidated Communications offers a wide range of telecommunications services, including local dial tone, custom calling features, private line services, long distance, dial-up and high-speed Internet access, carrier access, digital TV, VoIP, telephone directories and billing and collection services. Consolidated Communications is the 15th largest local telephone company in the United States.
Level 3 CEO James Q. Crowe to Speak at the 16th Annual Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference
James Q. Crowe, chief executive officer of Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT), will make an investor presentation at the 16th Annual Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference in Phoenix, Arizona on Monday, January 9th. Mr. Crowe’s presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:05 a.m. Mountain Standard time. A Web cast will be available both live and archived on Level 3’s investor relations Web site at http://www.Level3.com/582.html.
NetCracker Wins Product of the Year’ Award at BILLING. IT Telecom
NetCracker Technology, the global Solution Leader enabling service providers to deliver and manage converged services, today announced that its Service Inventory module won the prestigious “Product of the Year” award at BILLING. IT Telecom. NetCracker’s Service Inventory module accelerates Communications Service Providers’ (CSPs’) ability to create and provision existing and next generation services across all layers.
The Service Inventory’s robust and flexible Service Catalog enables the CSP to rapidly define and introduce new converged services. It allows the CSPs to mix and match components to create a unique service bundle in real time. By decoupling the network and IT infrastructure from the service components, CSPs are able to create and deliver services faster without having to make wholesale changes to the physical infrastructure.
NetCracker’s inventory of service configurations, combined with its ability to work across siloed inventories at the network and service layers, accelerates the time to market for new services, which is a competitive advantage that CSPs across the globe are looking to achieve.
BILLING. IT Telecom, which took place December 7 to 9 in Moscow, gathered industry leaders to examine innovative operation and business approaches of telecom operators and service-providers.
“This award highlights the strength of our product offerings and remarkable commitment and talent of our team,” said Andrew Feinberg, president and CEO, NetCracker Technology. “Successful communications service providers are those that can effectively deploy and manage converged services. NetCracker gives them the means to do this.”
ACE*COMM To Speak at “Intelligence Support Systems for Lawful Interception and Network Forensics” Conference
ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC), a global provider of network business intelligence and advanced operations support systems (OSS) solutions, today announced that it will be speaking at the ISS World 2005 conference, December 7-9, in Washington DC. The Intelligence Support Systems for Lawful Interception and Network Forensics Conference and Expo is the world’s largest gathering of telecommunications service providers, government policy makers, law enforcement agents, prosecutors, and vendors addressing lawful interception issues and solutions. Now that most nations of the world require lawful interception support for VoIP and other IP-based services, ISS World 2005 has become a key venue and source of industry insight on the topic.
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MobilePro CEO Jay Wright to Speak at Telecom IQ MVNO Summit in Miami
MobilePro Corporpation (OTC Bulletin Board: MOBL), a wireless technology and broadband telecommunications company, announced today that CEO Jay Wright will be a featured speaker at the Telecom IQ MVNO Summit conference in Miami today, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. Eastern.
The MVNO Summit will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Miami. For more details, visit http://www.iqpc.com/telecomiq .
About MobilePro Corp.
MobilePro Corp. is one of North America’s leading wireless broadband companies, serving over 20,000 wireless broadband customers through its subsidiaries NeoReach Wireless and Kite Broadband. The company, based in Bethesda, Md., is focused on creating shareholder value by acquiring and growing profitable telecommunications companies, developing innovative wireless technologies and forging strategic alliances with well-positioned companies in complementary product lines and industries. MobilePro serves over 200,000 total customers throughout the United States, primarily through its CloseCall America, American Fiber Network, Kite Broadband and Nationwide Internet subsidiaries.
Connectiva and the MTC Group Win Best Revenue Assurance Award
The Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC) Group and Connectiva Systems, a leading provider of revenue assurance solutions to the telecom industry worldwide has won the prestigious World Billing Award – “Best Revenue Assurance / Management Project” — awarded by the Institute for International Research (IIR). Connectiva Systems was awarded this recognition for implementing its ONEREViEW(TM) revenue assurance solution at the MTC Group, and demonstrating a compelling Return on Investment (ROI) for the project while delivering the desired functionality on time and under budget.
Launched in 1997, the World Billing Awards are widely regarded as the highest recognition of billing excellence within the telecom industry. The winners were selected in April 2005 and the award ceremony took place on December 6, 2005 in Madrid. Connectiva Systems was named joint-winner with the MTC Group for the “Best Revenue Assurance Project” for 2005.
Hugh Roberts, presenting the award as chairman of the World Billing Awards judging panel, said, “We introduced the ‘Best Revenue Assurance / Revenue Management Project’ award this year not only as a reflection of the increasing role that revenue assurance is playing in delivering operational effectiveness but also to increase awareness of this amongst the global service provider community. We were delighted that the competition in this new category was so fierce, and the winners are indeed worthy of industry acknowledgement. In the case of the MTC Group deployment, the Judging Panel were particularly impressed by the fact that Connectiva were able to demonstrate some arduous proof of concept requirements and Total Cost of Ownership benefits prior to being awarded the contract, and that the solution was selected and implemented successfully on the basis of scalability, adaptability and with continuous functional change in mind.”
“We are honored to receive this award,” said Mark Trudeau, CEO of Connectiva Systems. “Progressive telecom operators like the MTC Group, who want to maximize the lifetime value of their customers, understand the value of getting visibility over their revenue chain. ONEREViEW(TM)’s unique process-based approach to revenue assurance helps them achieve this objective.”
Venkatesh Jandhyala, Group Revenue Assurance Manager, MTC Group said, “We are delighted to share this winner’s award with Connectiva Systems. Our achievement is a product of the RA philosophy gaining company-wide acceptance and working with a vendor who shares a commitment to our corporate values and objectives. We hope that our success will prompt other operators to take up the challenges of revenue assurance seriously and partner with a good vendor to ensure successful outcomes. This is indicative of our goal to control our revenue cycle and minimize revenue loss, thereby enhancing value for all shareholders in the MTC Group.”
ACE-COMM And Yankee Group to Present on Revenue Assurance Trends & Techniques at Informa’s Telecom Revenue Assurance 2005 Conference
ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC) today announced that it will be presenting with Yankee Group at the Informa Telecoms Revenue Assurance conference in Vienna, Austria, on December 6th. “Pro-Active End-to-End Telecoms Revenue Assurance 2005” features a comprehensive agenda that tackles all the key issues faced by today’s revenue assurance professionals.
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Convergys Wins Gold and Silver in 2005 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, today announced that its Employee Care Learning Solutions offering received both gold and silver awards in the 2005 Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards. Convergys was recognized during an awards ceremony and reception held in Long Beach, California, as part of the 2005 Training Fall Conference & Expo.
Both awards recognized Convergys’ learning solutions work in the Custom Content Category, Special Strength: Simulation. The Gold Award honors the development of the Microsoft Go-to-Market Sales Simulation for the Account Manager, and the development of the Mazda Selling Skills Simulation, which won the Silver Award.
“Convergys is delighted to receive this recognition from Brandon Hall, and these awards reflect the hard work and outstanding capabilities of our team to achieve superior business results for our clients,” said Marianne Langlois, vice president of Learning Solutions in Convergys’ Employee Care business. “Savvy organizations that understand their competitive edge comes from their workforce are continually seeking ways to deliver sophisticated employee training and learning solutions. These awards further validate the ability of Convergys to deliver results that meet the growing, complex training needs of organizations across all industries.”
The Brandon Hall Excellence in Learning Awards are presented by Brandon Hall Research, one of the leading research and consulting firms in training and development. Now in its eleventh year, the Awards program showcases exceptional work in innovative learning.
“The winning entries this year show a great combination of creativity and practical results. The winners are excellent both in terms of innovation and impact on the business,” said Brandon Hall, Ph.D., chairman of the Excellence in Learning Awards program. “These winners show us what the future of learning looks like.”
Convergys is one of the first human resources administration and management companies to offer learning business process outsourcing (LBPO) services and has more than 450 learning customers. Convergys provides services ranging from comprehensive outsourcing of the entire learning function, to selective outsourcing of administrative tasks and processes, to out-tasking discrete e-learning initiatives. Learning solutions from Convergys help companies achieve breakthrough improvements in business performance by reinventing their approach to training and improving the cost, quality, and effectiveness of learning. Convergys is Outthinking, Outdoing [tm] on behalf of its clients every day.
About Brandon Hall Research
Brandon Hall, Ph.D. is the CEO of Brandon Hall Research and author of the groundbreaking “Web-Based Training Cookbook.” Since 1992, Brandon Hall Research (www.brandon-hall.com) has been providing independent research reports and expert advice on the tools and practices of innovative learning. Brandon Hall Research conducts the Awards program each year to recognize the best and to identify the new cutting edge of innovative learning. To honor the Award winners Brandon Hall Research hosts the Awards reception and ceremony in partnership with VNU and in conjunction with the Training Fall Conference and Expo.