ACE*COMM Reports Signing of Two Contracts Totaling $700,000.Expects to begin deployment of US Air Force telecom management systems by year-end GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- ACE*COMM Corporation (ACEC ACEC American Council of Engineering Companies (formerly American Consulting Engineers Council) ACEC American Consulting Engineers Council (now American Council of Engineering Companies) .PK), a leading supplier of advanced operations and business support systems (OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. - BSS See 802.11. BSS - Block Started by Symbol ) for commercial and government communications organizations, today announced the signing of two new one-year contracts to provide continued support at multiple Department of Defense locations in Europe, Asia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The initial value of the two contracts totals approximately $700,000. Installation of these systems began approximately six years ago and all have been supported by the Company and remained in continuous operation since installation. Many of these systems are a second generation of an earlier technology, also supplied by ACE*COMM. In these locations, NetPlus[R] is meeting an essential requirement in the military for communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. systems management. The Company expects that other support contracts will be added over time as new systems come on line. Jim Greenwell, ACE*COMM's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , commented, "NetPlus[R] has been a core product of ACE*COMM for many years and these new contracts continue to demonstrate the value this product represents for us and our customers." "In addition, we are starting to see more activity under our telecom management systems (TMS TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (alternative medicine for depression) TMS Test Match Special (sports - cricket) TMS Texas Motor Speedway TMS Transportation Management System TMS Toyota Motor Sales ) contract for a substantial portion of all the US Air Force locations, worldwide. This major contract was obtained in August, 2005, in partnership with one of our prime contractors. Although deployment of these systems has been delayed for over a year due to higher priority Air Force mission demands, we now expect that deployments will commence within the next two to three months. With these new deployments alone, many more advanced systems will go into the field, sustaining ACE*COMM's position as a leading provider of TMS in this market." About NetPlus[R] NetPlus[R] is an advanced enterprise operations support system (EOSS EOSS Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (US Air Force) EOSS Engineering Operational Sequencing System EOSS Edge of Space Sciences, Inc (Denver, Colorado) EOSS Electro-Optic Sensor System ) designed for enterprise-level voice and data networks. Using a platform-independent architecture and a single-entry, single-image Oracle[R] database, NetPlus[R] reduces costs while enabling smooth operation. NetPlus[R] can replace several disparate products with one fully integrated system, saving money and improving long-term stability. About ACE*COMM ACE*COMM is a global provider of advanced operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such (OSS) and service delivery solutions for telecommunications service providers and enterprises. ACE*COMM's advanced OSS solutions are applicable to a range of legacy through next-generation networks that include wired, wireless, voice, data, multimedia and Internet communications networks. Network operators use them for revenue management, cost reduction, improved operational efficiency, acceleration of time-to-market for new services, and more effective customer care. ACE*COMM's service delivery solutions provide mobile service providers with award-winning, in-demand consumer-oriented services to help them achieve and sustain market share, generate new revenue and position themselves as market innovators. For more than 20 years, ACE*COMM technology has been effectively deployed for more than 300 customers, spanning more than 4,000 installations in 70 countries worldwide. ACE*COMM-installed products are currently enabling the success of customers and partners such as Alcatel-Lucent, AT&T, Bell Aliant, Cincinnati Bell, Cisco, General Dynamics, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Motorola, Northrop Grumman, Siemens, and VeriSign. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, ACE*COMM has corporate offices in Australia, Canada and the UK. ACE*COMM is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 quality standard compliant company. For more information, visit www.acecomm.com. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to: the failure of anticipated demand to materialize, delays or cancellations of orders due to various factors, including business and economic conditions in the U.S. and foreign countries; industry-wide slowdowns, any limitations on customers' financial resources, the continued convergence of voice and data networks, the continuing success of the Company's strategic alliances for product development and marketing, customer purchasing and budgetary patterns or lack thereof; pricing pressures and the impact of competitive products; the timely development and acceptance of new products; the Company's ability to adequately support its operations, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and other reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. |
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