ADVISORY/Telecom Service Provider Survival Series 200Expands to Dallas.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Thurs. (Nov. 8)

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Seminar Featuring RHK Analyst Insights, Sponsored by Cisco,

HarmonyCOM and Quintessent Communications

WHAT: Leveraging positive response to the Washington D.C. Service Provider
Survival Series scheduled for October 18th, the sponsors, Cisco, HarmonyCOM and
Quintessent, have scheduled a second seminar to be held on November 8th, in
Dallas. Thus far, the D.C. event has attracted customers, vendors and the
financial community including analysts and investors. The sponsors scheduled
the Dallas event to accommodate interest from Southern, and Mid-West business.
The seminars will speak to the business, economic, and operational benefits of
implementing Operational Support Systems (OSS) solutions and is intended for
senior executives of selected US Telecom Service Providers Content of the
seminars will include valuable information immediately usable by these
executives on the following subjects: - Business drivers for success, found in
recently completed RHK research, evident in surviving telecom service Providers
- Components of OSS solutions, broken down into the key elements, such as Order
Entry, Order Management, Billing, Provisioning, etc. - Economic benefits of
installing an OSS    - Evaluating the need for each step of the OSS solution
set WHO: The seminars will feature the insights of the telecom industry's
leading analyst group, RHK. As Director for the Telecom OSS Fulfillment Service
at RHK, Larry Goldman's primary focus is on the Service Fulfillment market in
North America. Mr. Goldman has more than 20 years of communications industry
experience, with over 15 years in network management. As Director of Packet
Networks & Services at RHK, Stephanie Boyles mission is to provide RHK clients
with research and analysis that assists them in profitably transitioning from
the circuit switched world of telephony to a data centric era of IP-enabled
communications. Ms. Boyles has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications
industry, serving in both marketing and technical roles.    RHK Inc. is a
leading global industry market research and consulting firm specializing in the
analysis of advanced technologies for the public telecommunications network.
SPONSORS: Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the
Internet HarmonyCOM Inc. is an innovator in software for the design, activation
and monitoring of broadband services Quintessent Communications, Inc. enables
the on-going integrated services revolution in telecommunications through its
business-to-business e-commerce solutions

WHEN & WHERE: Dallas, Texas

Thursday, November 8th

Hotel Crescent Court

400 Crescent Court