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Azure Solutions’ Certo 2 Selected as New Product of the Year Finalist for Telestrategies’ 2006 Excellence Awards

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Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, today announced that its Certo 2 revenue-assurance platform has been selected by TeleStrategies, publisher of Billing World & OSS Today magazine, as a finalist in the Best New Product category for its Sixth Annual Excellence Awards. Certo 2 allows carriers to monitor and correct revenue-leakage problems in real time through advanced process automation. It provides end-to-end visibility and control of the entire revenue lifecycle faster, more cost-effectively and with greater accuracy and fewer resources than any other solution in the marketplace. [Read more…]

Fixed Mobile Convergence Will be Competitive Tool According to Dittberner Associates

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According to a new study by Dittberner, three categories of Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) services will be the most popular in the near future, potentially competing with “all mobile” solutions (Fixed mobile substitution). Services based on dual-mode terminals (3G and WLAN); Set or programmable automatic call forwarding (“follow-me”); Home-zone pricing schemes. [Read more…]

NeoMedia Completes Acquisition of BSD Software, Accelerating the Launch of its Telecom Services Business Unit

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NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NEOM) an innovator in market-driven technologies, said today that it has completed the acquisition of BSD Software Inc. (OTC BB: BSDS) and its operating entity, Triton Global Services, accelerating the launch of its NeoMedia Telecom Services business unit. The acquisition, the fifth closed by NeoMedia since February and its first in the telecom industry, was an all-stock transaction, with BSD shareholders receiving approximately $2.5 million in NeoMedia shares. NeoMedia and BSD/Triton had filed a joint registration/information statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the closing. [Read more…]

Convergys Named One of America’s Most Admired Companies for the Sixth Consecutive Year

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For the sixth consecutive year, Convergys (NYSE: CVG) has been rated one of “America’s Most Admired” companies according to Fortune Magazine. Fortune surveyed 10,000 executives, directors, and securities analysts to rate the companies in their own industry based on eight key attributes: Innovation, employee talent, use of financial assets, social responsibility, quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment value, and quality of products and services. In the latest rating, Convergys, a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, moved up to second overall nationally in the Diversified Outsourcing industry. [Read more…]

European Cable Operator Expands Use of Azure Interconnect and Fraud Bureau Services

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Azure Solutions, the revenue-assurance company, today announced that a leading European cable operator will be expanding its use of Azure’s Interconnect and Fraud Bureau services across three countries in Eastern Europe. The new implementations mean that the cable operator will be eventually using bureau services in seven European countries. [Read more…]

WAN Services in Asia Pacific – Trends and Outlook; Frost & Sullivan to Host Interactive Analyst Briefing

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The Information & Communications Technology Group at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its Exclusive 2006 Quarterly Webinar on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. CST / 11:00 a.m. EST. The WAN services market in Asia Pacific is increasingly competitive. Basic transport/carriage services have become commoditized and enterprise end-users are no longer willing to pay a premium for such services. This has pushed many service providers to seek alternative means of boosting revenues. [Read more…]

Convergys Joins “BPO Services Powered by SAP” Program; Convergys is largest holder of Outsourced SAP licenses

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Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in providing customer care, human resources, and billing services, today announced it has been accepted into the “BPO Services Powered by SAP” program. Convergys, the largest holder of outsourced SAP licenses in the world, is expanding its 10-year SAP relationship to help accelerate and increase the global growth of its Employee Care business. [Read more…]

Billing Services Group Limited Announces New CEO – Former Deutsche Telekom Executive, Roland Bopp, Will Join BSG To Lead In Dynamic Growth Period

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Billing Services Group Limited (AIM: BILL) today announced that Roland Josef Bopp will join the company, effective April 15, 2006, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and as a director on the board of directors. The company’s current CEO, Patrick J. Haynes III, will remain with the company, becoming Chairman of the board, with particular responsibility for group strategy. Patrick Heneghan, current Chairman, will continue on the board as vice-Chairman and senior independent non-executive director. The Bopp appointment is a strategic response to BSG’s dynamic growth and increased global expansion over the past year. [Read more…]

DataLinx Enters into Joint Marketing Agreement with Itronix to Integrate End-to-End Managed Solutions for Optimized Field Service Delivery

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At TelecomNEXT 2006, DataLinx, a leader in providing Billing and Operation Support Systems focused on Customer Relationship Management, Service Assurance, Provisioning and Mobile WorkForce Management software, announced that is has entered into a marketing agreement with Itronix, A General Dynamics Company and leading provider of rugged, wireless computing devices for mobile work forces. The two companies together will bring innovative Mobile Service Delivery solutions which address the competitive challenges faced by Telecom, Cable and Utility providers. DataLinx will give demonstrations of their Push2Test Service Assurance and MAST WorkForce Management software tools on Itronix rugged computing solutions at TelecomNEXT, March 21-22, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Convention Center in Las Vegas. [Read more…]

Syndesis Unveils Breakthrough in Emerging Application Delivery and Activation with Lunch of IMS Foundation

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Syndesis, the worldwide leader in Convergent Service Delivery Management (CSDM) solutions, today announced the Syndesis IMS Foundation, a solution bundle facilitating rapid service creation and seamless migration to next-generation service delivery architectures based on the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). Tens of millions of satisfied subscribers already receive their next-generation services thanks to Syndesis’ award-winning solutions. Now with IMS Foundation, Syndesis is setting the new standard for service delivery with the ability to activate services involving both applications and network connectivity with one simple-to-use platform. [Read more…]

Intec Honoured with Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership award – Recognized for M&A Strategy and BSS/OSS Market Share Growth

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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…]

Vibrant Solutions to Discuss Ways to Improve Carrier Profitability at Upcoming Conference – Susan McNeice to Speak at CCMI Event

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With the emergence of the triple play and fixed-wireline convergence, telecommunications carriers have an exciting opportunity to reduce churn and improve their margins. But to do so effectively, they will need to employ business intelligence solutions to gain insight into what combination of products are most profitable for their targeted customer base.

Driving profitability from every product offering and customer will be the focus of an upcoming speaking engagement featuring Susan McNeice, Vibrant Solutions’ director of marketing. McNeice who has an extensive background in telecom operations, including, billing, IT and program management has published several articles on telecom operations, including revenue assurance, business intelligence, carrier profitability, IT project management and corporate governance. [Read more…]

Corporate Phone Bills Now One-Third Cellular, Says Insight Research

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Spending by businesses on wireless telecommunications services accounted for nearly one-third the corporate bill for telecommunication services in 2005, says a new market research report from Insight Research. By the close of 2005, total US business spending on telecommunications services reached just over $132 billion, and by 2010 business spending is forecasted to grow to nearly $150 billion, according to the new research study. [Read more…]

BEA Systems Partners with IP Unity for SIP-Based Group Communications Services for Carriers

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BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS – News), a world leader in enterprise and communications infrastructure software, today announced it has expanded its partnership with IP Unity, a leader in carrier-grade media servers, application servers and real-time multimedia applications. The two companies have integrated IP Unity’s Mereon(TM) 6000 Media Server and media rich applications with BEA WebLogic SIP Server(TM), the industry’s first converged Java EE-SIP-IMS application server. The resulting joint solution will be designed to be a SIP- centric service delivery platform for media rich services such as Dynamic Group Communications. [Read more…]

Martin Group’s Software Organization Partners with Western Datapro

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Martin Group, the nationwide leader of Software, Business Services, and Telecom Engineering for communications providers, today announced a partnership between it’s software organization and Western Datapro. Western Datapro will offer OMNIAâ„¢ and OASIS, Martin Group’s BSS and OSS software solutions in an ASP environment to communications providers whose Return On Investment (ROI) analysis doesn’t justify an in-house solution. [Read more…]

VocalTec Presents Expanded NGN Solution Suite at Spring VON Conference & Expo; Essentra(TM) Trunking, Peering, Access Gateway, and Service Delivery Products Enable Flexible Deployment of Next-Generation Networks

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VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq:VOCL),a leading global provider of carrier-class multimedia and voice-over-IP solutions for communication service providers, announced today that its expanded suite of interoperable solutions will be highlighted at the Spring 2006 VON Conference & Expo in San Jose. Comprised of trunking, peering, access gateway, and service delivery solutions, the suite of best-of-breed network connectivity solutions enables the flexible deployment of next-generation networks (NGNs). [Read more…]

TeleManagement Forum Creates One-Stop Shop on Operational Innovation at TelecomNEXT Pavilion

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The TeleManagement Forum, the 500 member-company industry association dedicated to Operational Support Systems (OSS) and Business Support Systems (BSS), will be holding ongoing educational sessions and hosting five exhibitors at their pavilion in Booth 1727 on the TelecomNEXT exhibit floor. The TM Forum will highlight how operational innovation can be used as a key competitive differentiator in the converging market environment of today. [Read more…]