AP Engines, Inc. Announces Breakthrough Solution for Operational Support Systems Integration.Business/Technology Editors The Western Show 2000 MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000 ...AP InterLink INTERLINK - A commercial product comprising hardware and software for file transfer between IBM and VAX computers. (TM) uniquely combines automated service creation with usage mediation in single software platform... AP Engines, the best provider of integrated service creation and usage mediation software Software that gathers and consolidates users' transmission usage from the network. It converts that data into a billing format for accounting and creates usage and marketing reports. solutions for telephony and broadband service providers An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. , today introduced the industry's most modular and scalable Operational Support System (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. ) integration platform designed to facilitate faster deployment of next-generation services and provide greater revenue potential. Based on a flexible architecture, the AP InterLink software solution addresses the two key challenges service providers face: deploying new services quickly and cost-effectively, and analyzing usage data to appropriately bill for services delivered. To address these market needs, AP InterLink is composed of two integrated products, AP InterLink Service Creation and AP InterLink Usage Mediation. "The market for enhanced data and telephony services is exploding, and as a result, network service providers are scrambling to not only keep up with raw demand, but to reduce the churn in their customer bases," said Deb Mielke, president of Treillage Network Strategies, Inc. "AP Engines recognizes the challenges carriers are facing and has designed AP InterLink to address the critical issues of provisioning and billing mediation in a flexible and scalable way." AP InterLink Service Creation enables automated provisioning The ability to set up new communications services for customers automatically. Carriers use automated provisioning to set up their network based on customers' requirements. Such systems control all network devices from a central console and greatly speed up deployment time from days to of voice, video and data services through existing OSS systems, including functions such as remotely configuring devices and initiating and terminating broadband services. AP InterLink Service Creation accommodates customer specific workflow with configurable business rules, routing subscriber and service data to multiple operational support systems, thereby automating the service creation environment. New service and subscriber information is immediately available to the billing and other pertinent OSS systems. This allows providers to deploy services more quickly while minimizing administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. - enhancing profitability. For cable operators looking to provide open access to multiple ISPs via their networks, AP InterLink provides the necessary data transport mechanisms and database interfaces which allow shared subscriber account information among many systems. AP InterLink facilitates settlement, serviceability and registration data by communicating with new network elements and existing back-office infrastructure. Through its sophisticated usage monitoring and data collection engine, AP InterLink Usage Mediation provides the comprehensive network information to allow service providers to bill appropriately for service offerings through their existing OSS systems. AP InterLink Usage Mediation offers separate models that provide either Record Keeping Server (RKS RKS Rochester Kink Society RKS Record Keeping Server RKS Record Keeping System RKS Roskilde Katedralskole (Denmark school) RKS Rich Kid Syndrome RKS Rock Springs, WY, USA - Rock Springs Sweetwater County Airport ) functionality for distributed networks or Billing Mediation Processor (BMP (1) (BitMaP) Also known as a "bump" file, it is the native, bitmapped graphics format in Windows. A BMP can be saved in several color options: 1-, 4-, 8- and 24-bit color provide 2, 16, 256 and 16,000,000 colors respectively. BMP files use the .BMP or . ) functionality for centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. networks. The flexible software suite collects and analyzes usage information from a variety of network elements including softswitches, and cable modem termination systems A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. (CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. ), then correlates, formats and routes the data to one or more OSS for rating and invoicing. AP Interlink Usage Mediation reduces time-to-market for new services, and provides communications provider with the flexibility to bill based on appropriate usage parameters. This new functionality is provided as an extension to incumbent OSS systems. AP InterLink scales to meet service providers' needs to offer unlimited additional services, and to route provisioning and usage information to more than one OSS which allows providers to keep data synchronized across multiple systems. In addition, AP InterLink utilizes the AP Engines Financial Grade Mediation Fabric to provide revenue assurance capabilities. This includes auditing, event logging and reporting that guarantee the reliability and validity of service and usage data. "As the competition among carriers heats up, the ones that are able to deliver enhanced data and telephony services quickly -- and bill for them appropriately - will win valuable customer loyalty," said Jon Sieg, AP Engines' 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. . "AP InterLink provides the foundation for competitive success by dramatically reducing time-to-market for new services and by bridging the gap between well-established billing systems and network elements." AP Engines will demonstrate the integrated functionality of AP InterLink in booth 4208 at the Western Cable Show in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA, November 29 - December 1. (See related release news release "AP Engines, Inc. Unveils New OSS Solution at Western Cable Show.") About AP Engines, Inc. AP Engines enables service providers to turn technology into business revenue by bridging the gap between new services and current infrastructure. Our integrated product suite, AP InterLink, is the unique solution to the complex problem of connecting multiple OSS systems, enabling service creation, and usage mediation to appropriately bill for services delivered. For additional information on AP Engines, please visit http://www.apengines.com or call 978-461-5000. AP Engines, Inc, and AP InterLink are trademarks of AP Engines, Inc. |
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