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Andreas Schenck Joins ProfitLine as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing

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ProfitLine, the premier provider of outsourced telecom lifecycle management, has appointed Andreas Schenck senior vice president of sales and marketing. In this new position, Mr. Schenck is responsible for guiding the sales force and the development of marketing strategies that drive growth for ProfitLine. ProfitLine provides enterprises and federal agencies with a complete, outsourced solution for managing the entire telecom lifecycle.
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Micromuse Selected By EyakTek To Provide Net-Centric Service Management In $15 Million Navy Contract

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Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) today announced that Eyak Technology (EyakTek) has selected Netcool® solutions to provide realtime service management and assurance for next generation infrastructures as part of a defense contract that was recently awarded to EyakTek by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego. As part of the contract, Micromuse, the leading provider of ultra-scalable, realtime business and service assurance software, will provide its Netcool solutions to support the transport communications backbone layer and provide a foundation for Net-Centric Operations and Warfare. The contract includes options which, if exercised, will bring the cumulative value of the contract to approximately $15 Million for Micromuse over this period.
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Azure Solutions Launches Certo 2 With Resounding Tier-One Carrier Support

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Azure Solutions, the global revenue-assurance company, today announced the availability of Certo 2, the latest version of its automated revenue-assurance solution designed to help operators analyze, detect and correct revenue-leakage problems in real time. Certo 2 is designed to meet the demands of high-volume, next-generation tier-one networks while, at the same time, lowering the time and effort needed to deploy and manage an enterprise-grade revenue-assurance program. Azure also announced that two new global tier-one operators, a wireline provider and a wireless carrier, have purchased Certo 2.
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Cramer to Play Essential Role in IBM Off-the-Shelf Triple-Play OSS Solution; Solution to Enable Carriers to Efficiently Roll Out Triple Play Offering

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Enterprise OSS software leader Cramer today announced its Enterprise Inventory Management solution will be integrated into the IBM Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for Triple Play, a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) OSS product that will enable telecom operators to quickly and efficiently deliver voice, data and video service bundles.
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Amdocs Signs New Services Contract of Billing Transformation Program for Operators Held by Svyazinvest

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Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the intentional customer experience(TM), and Svyazintek, the IT competence center of Svyazinvest, Russia’s largest wireline telecommunications provider, announced today that following the successful completion of Phase I of the Billing Transformation Program (BTP) Amdocs was awarded a contract to start the implementation of Phase II of the project.
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Intec demonstrates comprehensive new IPTV OSS / BSS solution

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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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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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