Amdocs Delivers Enhanced Real-Time Prepaid and Postpaid Performance with TimesTen's In-Memory Database.Business & Technology Editors 3GSM World Congress 2002 Booth #B24 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 (3GSM World Congress, Booth #B24) -- Amdocs (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DOX DOX Design of Experiments DOX Direct Operational Exchange ), the world's leading provider of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , billing and order management systems to 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. , and TimesTen Performance Software, announced today that Amdocs has integrated the TimesTen(R) in-memory database A database that keeps all active records in main memory rather than on disk. Accessing in-memory records is considerably faster than retrieving them from the disk. into its real-time, convergent prepaid and postpaid billing solutions. Amdocs scalable real-time solutions allow communications providers to reduce infrastructure costs, by deploying advanced prepaid and postpaid services utilizing a single rating engine. The combined solution enables communications providers to leverage existing infrastructure and add support for real-time prepaid and postpaid event billing. TimesTen's efficient in-memory database architecture enhances Amdocs' ability to handle massive throughput on cost-effective hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. , lowering a communication providers' cost of ownership and strengthening its competitive advantage. Amdocs and TimesTen offer communications providers additional flexibility and operational efficiencies with support of industry standards and built-in high-availability features. TimesTen in-memory database has been integrated into existing Amdocs Billing systems such as Amdocs Mobile and Amdocs Enabler and under the agreement could be integrated into additional systems. "Communication providers require flexible billing solutions that can support the high volume capacity of today's expanding marketplace, ensuring the rapid integration and delivery of advanced prepaid and postpaid real-time functionality," said Shlomo Baleli, Chief Technology Officer at Amdocs. "Together, Amdocs and TimesTen are breaking performance barriers, providing operators with advanced real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. management capabilities on a single scalable platform, ensuring maximum return on investment." "Clearly a key leader in billing and customer care solutions, Amdocs is among those who are finding ways to innovate and provide enhanced throughput capabilities," said James R. Groff, 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. of TimesTen Performance Software. "TimesTen's unique combination of real-time performance, standards-based interfaces and low-maintenance architecture translates into faster time to market--while requiring fewer development resources, and utilizing cost-effective hardware. These advantages can only be good for the industry and communications providers worldwide." About TimesTen Performance Software TimesTen helps companies quickly gain market-leading distinction. Our real-time data management software, industry expertise, and intense commitment to customer success have made it easy for companies to turn breakaway performance and scalability into a competitive advantage. Customers like Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance , Ericsson, Lucent Technologies and Sprint depend on TimesTen's products, which manage time-critical data in telecom and networking, financial services and e-business applications. For more information, see www.timesten.com About Amdocs Amdocs is the world's leading provider of CRM, billing and order management systems to the communications industry. Amdocs has an unparalleled success record in project delivery of its mission-critical products. With human resources of more than 9,050 information systems professionals, Amdocs supports a global customer base. In November 2001, Amdocs completed the acquisition of all the assets of the Clarify business, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software to communications companies and other enterprise sectors. For more information visit our Web site at www.amdocs.com TimesTen and the TimesTen icon are registered trademarks, and TimesTen Front-Tier is a trademark of TimesTen Performance Software. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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