Axiom Systems, a leader in Service Fulfilment software for telecommunications, today announced that its AXIOSS® for IP Services solution is now integrated with the Alcatel 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM). This integration will allow Alcatel and Axiom Systems customers to automate the service fulfilment of mass volume orders whilst reducing the cost of ownership of those new service products and their variants from component design to rapid service creation and product launch. All of these benefits occur whilst service revenues increase.

As an Alcatel Connected Partner, Axiom Systems participates in a rigorous certification process to ensure that its products are integrated with Alcatel’s IP service routing portfolio in order to simplify introduction of the solution within customer networks, and thus speed implementation of carrier-grade service provisioning.

With this milestone, service providers have an integrated best-of-breed solution that will enable them to:
– Process IP/Ethernet service orders across Alcatel-based IP networks faster and more efficiently than ever before.
– Increase throughput for such orders through improved automation of the end to end order management process, including interfacing to multi-vendor networks where appropriate.
– Minimize capital expenditure through optimized use of existing multi-vendor network resources.
– Reduce time and cost of rollout of multi-site Ethernet and IP services.
– Increase customer satisfaction through improved quality of service delivery

“The Alcatel 5620 SAM and AXIOSS integration makes it easy for providers to take a service-driven approach to activation and provisioning,” said Andrew McDonald, vice president and general manager of Alcatel’s IP service management activities. “This further demonstrates the commitment from both organizations to ensuring our service provider customers receive the best technical solutions and support in designing, creating and delivering dynamic and new revenue-generating services.”

“This solidifies the strong working relationship between Axiom Systems and Alcatel,” said Nik Soheili, VP Alliances at Axiom Systems. “The open nature of the SAM XML open interface and the ‘Connected Partner’ principles of pre-integration, ongoing interoperability and enhanced time-to-market advantages accelerate the delivery of integrated solutions to customers.”

Axiom Systems and Alcatel will present a joint demonstration of their product portfolio at TeleManagement World Forum in Nice May 16. The demonstration will show the integration of the certified AXIOSS 5620 SAM Service Aware Manager. Visit us at Booth # 102.

About Alcatel 5620 SAM
The Alcatel 5620 SAM has already been selected by more than 70 service providers around the world, and is particularly popular in Europe where Alcatel shared the leading position in IP Edge Aggregation in Q4 2005, according to Synergy Research Group. New features include enhanced CLI script management used in conjunction with service templating, which accelerates provisioning of IP services; Generic Node Element support which provides visibility of third party routers; and Customer Network Management enhancements that speed creation of OSS portals.

About Axiom Systems
Axiom Systems is the leader in software for the design and delivery of wireline and wireless services for communications providers. The company’s AXIOSS® Suite which incorporates modules for Order Management, Service Inventory, Service Activation and a Designer Tool, provides customers with advanced solutions for new services that include IPTV, VoIP, IP VPN and Triple Play. More Communications Providers in Europe use AXIOSS for IP and broadband service fulfilment than from any other vendor. Global customers include – Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, TeliaSonera, Wanadoo, AOL, Telekom Austria, TDC, Telecom New Zealand, NTL, Telecom Italia and TelMex. The company is headquartered in the UK, with regional offices in Rome, Munich, Paris, Madrid, Budapest, Seattle USA, Sydney and Singapore. Axiom Systems was selected by Red Herring for inclusion into its annual list of Top 100 Private Companies.