ADC Greatly Enhances Integration Capabilities for Convergent Billing Platform Component of its Singularit.e OSS Product Suite.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000 CBP CBP competitive protein binding. Provides Integrated Communications Providers Easy Integration With Other 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. Systems, Configured Bundles of Products and Services and More Billing Detail ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber , network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multiservice networks, today unveiled a new version of its Convergent Billing Platform (CBP(R)) that vastly improves its integration into a greater number of complex operational support systems (OSSs). CBP version 3.7 for DB2/400 also enables ICPs to create more enticing bundles of products and services and while complying with new Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ) billing regulations by providing more detailed billing information. To remain competitive, integrated communications providers (ICPs) must deploy increasingly complex technologies to support a broader range of voice and Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) data services. ADC, keeping pace with this market shift, asked its large CBP customer base what enhancements they wanted to ensure that CBP provides ICPs with more flexible billing options, easier integration and compliance with FCC "truth-in-billing" guidelines. ADC responded to their needs by enhancing CBP's application programming interfaces (APIs) so that they tie more efficiently into other OSS applications. This streamlined integration makes it easier for ICPs to more quickly provide the products and services their customers demand. CBP 3.7 also allows service providers to group all types of products services together -- rate plans, equipment (such as cell phones and pagers) and discounts -- and bill for one rate for the entire package. ICPs can use CBP 3.7 to create more enticing bundles of products and services. Service representatives handling customer requests will be able to tailor these bundles to suit individual customers' needs and boost revenue. CBP 3.7 also gives ICPs the flexibility to configure bills to show bundled package pricing in any format they want, rather than the fixed, one-line display from earlier CBP releases. "Our relationship with ADC has positioned Birch to succeed in providing the products and services necessary to be a leader in the competitive local exchange carrier market," said Robert Segat, vice president of revenue assurance at Missouri-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) Birch Telecom. "With our aggressive expansion plans and roll out of new products, we feel ADC's CBP 3.7 provides us with additional functionality that will contribute to our success." ADC also added features that enable ICPs to adhere to federal "truth-in-billing" guidelines. The FCC established these guidelines to help consumers understand the telecommunications charges they see on their bills. With CBP 3.7, ICPs can comply with the "truth-in-billing" guidelines by generating easy-to-read bills that clearly delineate what each carrier's charge means. "Telecommunications is a constantly evolving market," said Larry Barker, president of ADC's Software Systems Division. "This new version of CBP is our response to our customer's needs for more marketing flexibility, greater billing detail and enhanced integration with other OSS applications." CBP is an integral part of Singularit.e, ADC's new suite of products, services and enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) connectors that allows ICPs to build open operational support systems (OSSs) to compete more effectively in the broadband era. Singularit.e automates key OSS processes by combining real-time convergent billing, advanced customer management and service assurance technology with integration services from leading consulting companies. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC's fiber optics, network equipment, software and integration services make broadband communications a reality worldwide by enabling communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has annual sales of over $2.8 billion and employs more than 20,900 people worldwide. ADC's stock is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq-100 Index. Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. Cautionary statement under the Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995 Any forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current expectations or beliefs. ADC Telecommunications cautions readers that future actual results could differ materially from those in forward-looking statements depending on the outcome of certain factors, including the risks and uncertainties identified in Exhibit 99-a to ADC's Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1999. |
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