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Intec launches Mobile Business Solution for new operators and MVNOs

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Intec, a leading supplier of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) to the global telecoms industry, today launched its new mobile charging, customer management and revenue management solution. The Intec Mobile Business Solution meets the evolving needs of mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide for a single, scalable OSS/BSS platform, capable of evolving from simple voice and messaging services through to fully converged, circuit-switched and IP-based next-generation mobile services.
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Intec launches Wholesale Business Management solution

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Intec, a leading supplier of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) to the global telecoms industry, has launched its latest convergent offering, a Wholesale Business Management solution covering the complete span of functionality from Trading and Routing, Wholesale Billing & Settlement, to Pre-processing and Mediation. Intec Wholesale Business Management is a pre-integrated, single vendor solution based on world-leading products that helps carriers to maximize margins through reduced interconnect costs, differentiated offerings, and more professional trading in the capacity market. It will also enable carriesr with wholesale business to improve operational efficiency through automation of key processes and more accurate and timely management decisions. The solution provides enhanced decision support by consolidating business intelligence with real-time (or near real-time) traffic monitoring, reporting and alerting.
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Polycom Integrates Desktop and Group Video Into IBM Collaboration Solutions in Technology Demo at Lotusphere

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Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), a world leader in providing unified collaborative communications solutions, today announced a technology demonstration at Lotusphere(R) in which Polycom’s market leading desktop and group video systems and bridges are integrated with IBM(R) Workplace(TM) Collaboration Services, IBM Lotus(R) Sametime(R), and IBM Lotus Notes(R). The joint Polycom and IBM demonstration can be seen at Booth # 418 at Lotusphere.
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AOL to Open up Local Telephone Network in the UK to New Competition

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AOL today announced its decision to make a substantial investment in a new telecoms infrastructure in the UK, which will open up the local telephone network and related services to increased competition and innovation.

The investment will be made in ‘Local Loop Unbundling’ (LLU), which is the process that allows telecoms and Internet companies to replace BT as the provider of services over the telephone line from the local exchange to the phone socket in the home, known as the ‘local loop’. This will enable AOL to deliver Internet, telephony and other broadband related services, such as Video on demand, television over broadband and advanced gaming services, directly to these consumers.
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MaxBill Wins Deloitte Technology EMEA Fast 500 Award

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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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Amdocs Limited Reports Record Revenue of $587 Million for First Quarter of Fiscal 2006

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Amdocs Limited (NYSE: DOX) today reported that for the first quarter ended December 31, 2005, revenue was $587.0 million, an increase of 25.0% from last year’s first quarter. Excluding acquisition-related costs and equity-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects, of $14.7 million, net income was $90.0 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to net income, excluding $3.0 million of acquisition-related costs net of related tax effects, of $72.4 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. The Company’s net income was $75.3 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, compared to net income of $69.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2005. Free cash flow, defined as cash flow from operations less net capital expenditures and principal payments on capital leases, was $69.3 million in the quarter.
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Wisor Telecom Corporation Launches Outsourced Provisioning Capabilities to Carriers

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Wisor Telecom Corporation, a leading OSS solutions vendor, announced expanded availability of its industry leading OSS solutions for retail and wholesale Voice over IP, number portability order and access circuit management available to carriers who are not existing Wisor customers. Wisor offers carriers proven provisioning support for all aspects of an order process from order entry to resolving fallout with partners.
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IntraISP Selected by Three Wireless Internet Service Providers for OSS CRM and Billing Platform

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IntraISP, LLC (http://www.intraisp.com) a premier business management software developer, announced today it has entered into a License Agreement with three separate Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) for its’ flagship IntraISP release 6.1, a comprehensive billing & business management portal and software platform. Amigo.Net ( http://www.amigo.net ), Bay Broadband Communications (http://www.baybroadband.net ) and Transcend Broadband (http://www.transcendbroadband.com) are also engaging IntraISP to integrate this new software system with their wireless broadband networks and services platforms to enhance billing processes, general customer services and back office controls.
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Sigma Systems Announces General Market Availability Of Its Voice Client Services Center

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Sigma Systems, www.sigma-systems.com, a premier provider and leader in the design, development and deployment of OSS service management solutions, today announced the availability of the Sigma Voice Client Services Centre (CSC), which provides VoIP users with an easy online alternative to speaking on the phone with contact centre representatives.
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Level 3 Selects Atreus Systems for (3)VoIP(SM) Technology Alliance Program

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Atreus Systems(TM), the premier supplier of provisioning software for VoIP and advanced IP services, today announced that it has been selected by Level 3 Communications (Nasdaq: LVLT) to participate in its (3)VoIP Technology Alliance Program (TAP). The (3)VoIP TAP program unites Level 3 with a select group of technology vendors to help service providers quickly deploy services interconnecting with the Level 3 network. Participation in this alliance validates that Atreus’ software is interoperable with Level 3’s current application programming interfaces for its (3)VoIP services.
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ACE*COMM’S NetPlus Wins ”Product of the Year” from Internet Telephony Magazine

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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

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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.

Telarix Marks 2005 with Continued High Growth and Product Innovation; Three of the World’s Five Largest Telecom Providers Depend on Telarix

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Telarix, Inc., the leading innovator in Interconnect Business Optimization (IBO) software, today announced that it achieved 2005 sales growth of 35 percent over 2004 while introducing new products, expanding its operations globally and adding to its growing global client list.

Telarix attributes its 2005 success to the innovative and powerful suite of software modules iXTools(TM), that enable carriers to reduce costs and increase profitability across their interconnect networks. By analyzing both revenue and cost information associated with telecom traffic in near real-time, carriers can optimize network routing and identify capacity opportunities while ensuring that every call is captured, rated and billed accurately. Three of the world’s five largest telecom providers (MCI, Sprint and Deutsche Telekom) depend on iXTools to optimize their interconnect business.
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Cable & Wireless Expands Use of cVidya’s MoneyMap® with New Services and Global Reach

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cVidya Networks, a leading provider of next generation revenue assurance solutions, announced today that Cable & Wireless, a leading international telecommunications service provider will expand upon its initial agreement with cVidya and has selected cVidya to provide additional revenue assurance solutions. These solutions will enable more robust and efficient control over its switched voice revenue streams. In accordance with the initial four-year framework, cVidya already deployed its MoneyMap® configuration based revenue assurance solution for C&W’s data and mobile services. Now cVidya will also provide usage based revenue assurance solutions for C&W’s main network operations in the UK and its 34 subsidiaries around the globe.
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MIND CTI Announces Preliminary Results for Q4 2005 on February 20

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MIND CTI Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNDO), a leading provider of convergent end-to-end billing and customer care solutions for VoIP, Mobile, 3G and Triple-play carriers worldwide, will release financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005 on Monday, February 20, 2006, after the market close. Based upon preliminary information, MIND expects to report revenue for the fourth quarter of approximately $4.6 million and operating income close to 20%.
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CellStar Corporation To Release Fourth Quarter and Year-end Financial Results

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CellStar Corporation (OTC Pink Sheets: CLST – News) today announced that it plans to release to the wire services its fourth quarter and year-end financial results after the market closes on Monday, February 13, 2006, followed by a conference call on the morning of February 14, 2006. The full text of the press release will be available over First Call and on the Company’s web site, http://www.cellstar.com , after the wire services have published the press release. After the release has been issued, CellStar Investor Relations will not be able to return phone calls until the conclusion of the conference call on February 14th.
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