Amdocs and Syndesis are pleased to present a free webinar, “Cracking the Code of Transformation to Next-Generation Services.” It’s no secret that convergence to an all-IP, subscriber-centric world of next-generation services is coming. But best practices for effectively and intelligently managing this transformation are still being solidified. In addition to changing the network itself, service providers must transform service delivery and customer management processes, if services in this new world are to be brought to market rapidly and profitably. [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…]
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…]
Amdocs and Cramer Cooperate to Deliver OSS Solution to Service Providers – Cramer6 OSS Suite to be integrated with Amdocs ordering and service management solutions
At the launch of Cramer6 OSS Suite, Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the intentional customer experience(TM), and OSS software leader Cramer, today announced they have signed a letter of intent to cooperate to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive operations support systems (OSS) solution to service providers (SPs). The agreement extends existing cooperation between the two companies to create a single OSS platform to support the rapid launch of new, next generation services. [Read more…]
BellSouth Selects Cramer – OSS Solution to Play Leading Role in Operator’s Broadband Transformation Journey
Enterprise OSS software leader Cramer today announced it has signed a multi-year contract with BellSouth. Under terms of the agreement, Cramer will become a strategic component of BellSouth’s broadband transformation journey, with Cramer’s solution to be deployed across and within all of BellSouth’s network domains. [Read more…]
Denmark’s TDC Deploys Cramer for Next Generation Transformation; Initial Project Complete, Broader Deployment Underway
At the launch of the Cramer6 OSS Suite, OSS leader Cramer announced that TDC, Denmark’s leading provider of communications services, has completed the first phase of a multi-stage deployment. Cramer’s solution has been deployed across TDC’s Nordic Net, the Pan-Scandinavian infrastructure network. In addition, TDC has expanded its relationship with Cramer to replace its existing legacy systems and automate inventory management and fulfillment associated with its access and transmission networks. TDC has engaged Cramer Global Services, Cramer’s consulting, education and training division, to lead the implementation and deployment of this large-scale project. [Read more…]
Cramer6 OSS Suite – Delivers Complete End-To-End Fulfillment Suite For Any Service On Network
Cramer announced the launch of the Cramer6 OSS Suite, unveiling a radical new vision of OSS for the telecom industry. The culmination of more than ten years of focused effort, the Cramer6 OSS Suite delivers the industry’s first complete, end-to-end fulfillment suite for any service on any network. The company has added seven new integrated products to its portfolio. [Read more…]
Syndesis Named Finalist for Best Overall Company in Billing and OSS World 2006 Excellence Awards
Syndesis has been named as a finalist for “Best Overall Company” in the Billing & OSS World 2006 Excellence Awards, which recognize the best vendors in the billing and operations support system (OSS) segment of the telecommunications industry. [Read more…]
HGTelekom Joins OSS Through Java Initiative to Ensure Delivery of High Quality OSS/J Training
HGTelekom, a leading provider of results-oriented training programs for telecommunications and high technology companies worldwide, today announced that it has joined the OSS through Java™ (OSS/J) Initiative, a working group of telecommunications industry leaders that provides standards-based Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and design guidelines for the development of component-based OSS systems. As a member of the OSS/J Initiative, HGTelekom will create a portfolio of OSS/J training courses targeting the knowledge requirements of telecommunication management, system architects, and developers. [Read more…]
SunTec, finalist in the Operational Excellence category of the Billing and OSS World Excellence Awards 2006
SunTec, a leading provider of end-to-end billing solutions for the telecom industry, has been selected as a Finalist at the Billing and OSS World Excellence Awards 2006 under the Operational Excellence category. [Read more…]
Intec Honoured with Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership award – Recognized for M&A Strategy and BSS/OSS Market Share Growth
Frost & Sullivan announced today the selection of Intec as the recipient of its 2006 Growth Strategy Leadership Award in the communications billing vendor market. This award follows Frost & Sullivan’s most recent analysis of the world communications billing market.
Intec was selected for this award because it led the billing vendor market in terms of revenue growth in 2005, achieving 69% growth while the rest of the market remained flat. This achievement was the result of the company’s successful, long-term M&A strategy, which focuses on the acquisition of key assets that enable the company to broaden its comprehensive, market-leading product portfolio, as well as consolidate competitors to achieve improved market share. [Read more…]
Dittberner Associates Identifies Nakina Systems as One of the Most Innovative Software Developers in the OSS Business
Nakina Systems, a provider of multi-vendor network and security management solutions to network operators worldwide, has been recognized by international market research firm Dittberner Associates as “one of the most innovative software developers in the OSS business today.” [Read more…]
ACE*COMM Announces Two New Contracts for Its Advanced OSS Solutions – Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) and B Digital
ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC), a global provider of network business intelligence and advanced operations support systems (OSS) solutions, today announced it has signed two contracts, one with Cameroon Telecommunications, the other with B Digital in Australia, to provide elements of its advanced OSS suite. [Read more…]
OSS Observer puts Telcordia #1 in Fulfillment, Inventory, Order Management; Telcordia Demonstrates Unparalleled Capabilities in the Service Fulfillment and Assurance Sector According To OSS Observer
Telcordia is the clear market leader in Inventory, Network Resource Management and Service Fulfillment according to a newly released report from OSS Observer, one of the leading market research firms analyzing the telecom software market. The results of this report continue to demonstrate Telcordia’s unique industry-leading position as the dominant global OSS market vendor with clear leadership positions in the Service Assurance and Fulfillment market segments. [Read more…]
Reliance Infocomm Looks to Performance of Intec BSS/OSS for Further Growth Beyond 16 Million Wireless Subscribers
Reliance Infocomm, the fastest growing mobile operator in India with one of the country’s largest subscriber bases at over 16 million customers, today affirmed the importance of its continued partnership with Intec, based on its successful use of Intec’s retail billing, interconnect billing and convergent mediation systems. The scalability and performance of Intec’s technology has allowed Reliance Infocomm to grow at very high rates within the competitive and fast-developing Indian market. [Read more…]
Vodafone to chair OSS/J Steering Committee
Jörg Frankenberger, head of OSS Engineering, Vodafone D2 GmbH, has been named chair of the OSS through Java™ Initiative Steering Committee. The Steering Committee establishes priorities and strategic directions for the telecommunications initiative, whose standards, guidelines, and technologies have been widely adopted by the industry. [Read more…]
Automation of International Dial Code Data Could Improve Profitability of Interconnect Agreements
As telecommunications competition has become more prevalent worldwide and numerous new mobile networks have entered the market, carriers are faced with a complex web of frequently changing dial code plans that can be difficult to monitor and update. Complicating the issue even more is that many carriers continue to use the same manual methods “such as extensive Excel spreadsheets” to verify costs for completing calls over other networks. [Read more…]
Cantv (CompañÃa Anónima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela) Joins OSS Through Java Initiative (OSS/J) Service Provider Advisory Council
Cantv (CompañÃa Anónima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela), a leading Venezuelan telecommunications provider of wireline, wireless, and broadband services, announced today that it has joined the OSS through Java™ Initiative to lead the Initiative’s Procurement Guidelines project. This project will consolidate and define OSS/J product specifications for carriers seeking to implement OSS/J-standards based solutions. [Read more…]
NetCracker Underscores the Importance of Wireless OSS at 3GSM; Leading OSS Vendor Encourages Mobile Operators to Transform the Service Layer for a Competitive Edge
NetCracker Technology, the global OSS solution leader, today announced that its goal at 3GSM was to present the importance of service layer transformation in creating, delivering and assuring new content-rich services.
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MetaSolv Ranked #1 in OSS Observer OSS Industry Report
MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in comprehensive operational support system solutions for next-generation communications service providers, today announced that the latest report from OSS Observer, a leading OSS market research firm, has named MetaSolv as the market leader in service activation. MetaSolv was ranked 2nd in service fulfillment and placed 3rd in inventory management.
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