ADC Telecommunications and MIND CTI Join to Provide Operations Support Systems OSS for Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP Solutions.MINNEAPOLIS & YOQNEAM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very , Inc., (Nasdaq: ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.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. .com) and MIND CTI Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . Ltd., Yoqneam, Israel, have signed an agreement by which ADC will offer operational 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. ) for voice over 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. (VoIP) solutions for telephony providers and enterprises. ADC will supply MIND-iPhonEX(TM) IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. billing and customer care and associated professional services, which will complement ADC's ability to deliver full VoIP solutions to the marketplace. To remain competitive, it is critical that telecommunications providers are able to migrate to and offer VoIP to their customers. "This agreement is yet another positive step in the growing relationship between ADC and MIND," said Lior Salansky, vice president of business development for MIND CTI. "MIND is enthusiastic about working with ADC on VoIP billing. We are convinced that our position in the US market will be strengthened by this relationship and that our customers will benefit from the enhanced installation and integrated services ADC will supply nationwide." Jay Swearingen, president of ADC's Complex Solutions division within the Integrated Solutions Group, said "As a premier supplier of OSS solutions to telecommunications service providers, ADC is excited to add billing and customer care solutions built with the MIND-iPhonEX product to the ADC OSS offerings. Until now, a process to bill customers for making internet calls was not available. This solution will generate greater revenues for our customers through its ability to bill and keep records. By supplying solutions including the MIND-iPhonEX product we enable our customers to quickly enter the VoIP market." MIND-iPhonEX is a carrier grade, real time billing and customer care system for the emerging VoIP industry. With one of the largest installed bases worldwide, MIND-iPhonEX has rapidly become the billing and customer care system of choice for leading telecommunications companies like Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Telia Light of Sweden, Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) and Internet Telephony Service Providers (communications) Internet Telephony Service Providers - (ITSP) Companies providing IP Telephony. (ITSPs). MIND-iPhonEX is integrated and installed with leading gateway/gatekeeper vendors such as Ascend, Cisco, Lucent, Netspeak, Nokia, VocalTec, and others. The award winning MIND-iPhonEX (1998 Product of the Year in Computer Telephony, CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. and Internet Telepony magazines) provides a fully redundant solution including a fail-over mechanism, database replication and no single point of failure to insure highly reliable service to millions of customers. The system handles both prepaid and post-paid billing, creation and management of prepaid calling cards, real-time cut-off of calls, individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. customer rate tables, and flexible fax charge options. MIND-iPhonEX support systems provide call management reports, traffic analysis (monitoring the load on each gateway and line) and keeping track of excessive use, including fraud alarms. Web-based customer care and subscriber verification of real-time balance and call details are also available. ADC Telecommunications, Inc. is a leading global supplier of voice, video and data systems for telephone, cable television, Internet, broadcast, wireless and private communications networks. ADC's systems enable local access and high-speed transmission of communications services from providers to consumers and businesses over fiber-optic, copper, coaxial and wireless media. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ADC has approximately 8,900 employees around the world and annual sales of $1.5 billion. For additional information, visit our Web site at www.adc.com. Mind CTI Ltd., is a private company registered in Israel with an office in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Owned by key MIND personnel, founders and ADC Telecommunications Inc., MIND supplies the telecom industry with software for billing and management. MIND's call management and billing products are installed in 20 countries. For more information on MIND and its products, visit the company website www.mindcti.com. |
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