Agilent Technologies and Cramer Systems Partner to Help Communications Service Providers Reduce Costs, Increase Revenues.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Global 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. Summit ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2002 Cramer Applications and Agilent OSS Software Will Automate Tedious and Costly Manual Processes Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) and Cramer Systems today announced an agreement that will allow Agilent to resell and develop solutions using Cramer's line of inventory and 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 applications. Agilent will resell these applications as part of its OSS portfolio of service assurance and delivery management solutions. The comprehensive solution is expected to give service providers an expandable foundation to reduce operational costs, eliminate and defer capital expenditures, and quickly roll out new services. Cramer's award-winning software presents and maintains an accurate inventory of network assets and capacity, matching incoming customer orders to available network resources and automatically selecting the best assets required to fulfill the order. Cramer's proven applications are expected to work with Agilent's OSS software to automate tedious and costly manual processes. "Cramer's leadership in inventory management and provisioning is already helping service providers reduce operational costs and offer innovative services," said Giorgio Dina, vice president and general manager of Agilent's OSS Division. "The combined Cramer and Agilent solution will give customers an automated system that is expected to activate services in hours rather than weeks or months, which is critical to ensuring customer satisfaction." "Inventory management is key to unlocking new and hidden value from networks and services," said Kimber Lewis, president of Cramer Systems Inc. "Agilent's family of OSS solutions complements the Cramer suite of products to help service providers better serve their customers and shareholders. We're excited about partnering with one of the industry's leading innovators." Agilent is now selling Cramer's suite as a complement to its OSS portfolio. Additional information on Cramer Systems is available at Global OSS Summit, stand no. 317, or online at www.cramer.com. More information about Agilent in OSS is available at www.agilent.com/comms/oss. Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies that span the entire communications life cycle. About Cramer Systems Cramer Systems is the leading provider of inventory management and provisioning automation solutions for the global telecommunications industry. Cramer's products help service providers lower costs and reduce time to market by automating processes that rely on a detailed knowledge of network inventory, capacity and service configuration information. In February 2002, Cramer was awarded the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. OSS Excellence Award for "Best Inventory Management System" by Billing World and OSS Today, and the European Technology Forum named Cramer the UK's "Hottest Technology Prospect" in March 2002. Cramer's nearly 30 customers include leading fixed and wireless operators, such as BT, Cable & Wireless, FLAG Telecom, KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) Telecom and Vodafone Ireland Vodafone Ireland Limited, part of the Vodafone Group, is presently the largest mobile phone company in the Ireland, and was previously called Eircell. The mobile phone system in use is a digital GSM 900 system, and also a third-generation UMTS system (the first such 3G . Cramer's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters are in Vienna, VA. For more information, visit www.cramer.com. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 39,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2001. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. This news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. (including, without limitation, statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc Agilent's ability to resell and develop solutions using Cramer's line of inventory and automated provisioning applications; Agilent's ability to incorporate these applications as core components into its OSS portfolio; and the ability of the comprehensive solution to give service providers an expandable foundation to reduce operational costs, eliminate and defer capital expenditures, and quickly roll out new services) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results of Agilent Technologies to differ materially from management's current expectations. These risks are detailed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Agilent's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed Feb. 1, 2002, and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. filed March 6, 2002. |
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