TelecomIQ, a division of IQPC (International Quality & Productivity Center) have recently announced their upcoming Next Generation OSS Integration Summit titled “People, Process and Systems in the Migration to IP-Based Services”, which will be held on September 25-27, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts.

“Today, an increasing number of IT executives in the telecom OSS space are recognizing the value of process-oriented thinking and a service orientation in dealing with the migration to IP based services. The OSS Summit in September will provide case studies from the Service Providers on dealing with implementing SOA, Web Services, business process management, and Quality of Service initiatives for improving the efficiency, quality and flexibility of the organization’s Operational Support Systems.”

At the summit, you can learn about defining the right approaches and tools for this service orientation using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). You can also learn about the key factors for successful integration of the SOA into Enterprise Architecture and obtaining organizational buy-in (demonstrating the value and ROI of SOA to management). Other topics include “How OSS business case can aid or hinder production of new services”.

Featured Speakers include:
– Massimo Albani, Vice President, IT Governance-IT Scouting and Benchmarking, TELECOM ITALIA
– David Croslin, Chief IT Product Architect, VERIZON BUSINESS
– Grant Schofield, Head of (Integration and Automation) Business Management, BT
– Dan Druta, Senior OSS Systems Integration Architect, NIS, CINGULAR WIRELESS

Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to join colleagues from Verizon, Sprint, Belgacom, Yankee Group, Dittberner Associates, Incode Wireless, and more for THE Event on Next Generation OSS Integration. Telemanagement Forum is a supporting organization, and sponsors include Cramer, JacobsRimmel, Axiom Systems, Amdocs, Info Directions, HP. For more information or to register please call 1-800-882-8684 or visit http://www.ngossintegration.com.