Apogee Networks Joins The Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program; Company Provides Service Providers Advanced Content Delivery And Content Usage-Based Billing Capabilities.Business and Technology Editors SADDLE BROOK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2000 Apogee Networks, a leading global provider of advanced Content and IP Rating, Billing and Settlement platforms, today announced it has joined the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program. Apogee Networks will work with Cisco New World Ecosystem members to enable service providers with its innovative content usage-based billing technology. The Internet provides unique challenges for rating and billing. The vast amount of content data that flows daily over the Internet and the exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. in end-users provide significant processing and scalability hurdles. The requirements for real-time rating and rapid new service creation also represent significant challenges for billing providers. By addressing the technological challenges of scalability, real-time rating, content delivery and content usage-based billing as well as rapid service introduction, Apogee Networks' NetCountant(TM) product line enables members of the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program and their joint customers to rapidly develop and deploy new business and revenue models on a global scale. "The Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program delivers the power of choice to service providers with end-to-end solutions comprised of our members' best-of-breed technologies," said Steve Hoch, director, Service Provider Marketing at Cisco. "Content delivery and usage represent an exciting area of opportunity for differentiated service Differentiated Service is a design pattern for business services and software, in which the service varies automatically according to the identity of the consumer and/or the context in which the service is used. delivery and we are excited to see companies such as Apogee enhance our Ecosystem program offerings in this area." Apogee Networks 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. and Founder Pablo Tapia added, "We are delighted to be part of the Cisco New World Ecosystem community. This consortium of cutting-edge companies is bringing about exciting and innovative solutions for today's rapidly expanding Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. ." Apogee Networks' recently launched its NetCountant Billing and NetCountant Settlement platforms. Progressive Strategies based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of independently reviewed both solutions. Progressive Strategies' Senior Editor Craig Norris Craig Norris is a Canadian rock singer and radio personality. He is the lead singer for The Kramdens, and is also a host on CBC Radio 3, including the network's weekly record chart show The R3-30. External links
About the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program The Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program is a community of technology and deployment companies enabling service providers to seize revenue and service opportunities created by the transition from circuit to packet networks. With the ecosystem model Ecosystem models, or ecological models, are mathematical representations of ecosystems. Typically they simplify complex foodwebs down to their major components or trophic levels, and quantify these as either numbers of organisms, biomass or the inventory/concentration of , service providers gain efficiency, innovation, and flexibility along with the power to choose from best-of-breed products and services based on open industry standards. Key categories of member focus include OSS/BSS, Voice Applications and Packet Telephony Synonymous with IP telephony and voice over IP (VoIP), in which a digital voice stream is broken up into small chunks (packets) and transmitted over a packet-switched network. See IP telephony and packet switching. , Broadband Access, and Solution Integration/Deployment. Membership in the Cisco New World Ecosystem is offered to companies that demonstrate leading-edge capabilities and present mutual business opportunities. About Apogee Networks Headquartered in Saddle Brook, New Jersey Saddle Brook is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 13,155. Saddle Brook adopted its current name on November 8, 1955, replacing Saddle River Township. , Apogee Networks, Inc. is the recognized leader in developing and deploying advanced Content and IP Rating, Billing and Settlement solutions for IP Content Distributors, ASPs, ISPs, Carriers, Wireless Internet Providers and Enterprise customers. Apogee Networks' NetCountant(TM) product line provides full end-to-end content, revenue settlement and IP billing capabilities. Uniquely, NetCountant Billing provides real-time billing, flexible service creation and high scalability to meet the challenges of rapid customer growth. Apogee Networks' NetCountant Content Collection and NetCountant Settlement platforms provide advanced IP Content aggregation, processing, and revenue settlement capabilities for Content Distributors. NetCountant Accountability provides Global 2000 Enterprise and IP Network customers with the capability to better manage and allocate IP usage thereby realizing significant bandwidth cost savings. NetCountant Performance provides Global IP Networks with advanced measurement and diagnostic capabilities that increase overall network performance. The company's product recently was awarded Networld+Interop's Best-of-Show Award. Apogee Networks is a Charter member of the Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR IPDR Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization IPDR Internet Protocol Detail Record IPDR International Project Development Roadmap (Canada) IPDR Internal Preliminary Design Review IPDR Individual Program Data Records ) Association. Apogee Networks investors include Fidelity Ventures Limited, Granite Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, INTEL, BBVA BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (First Bank of Spain) , Net One Systems Co., Ltd., CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center , and several private investors. For additional information about Apogee Networks, please call 1-888-APOGEE3 (276-4333), 1-201-368-8800,or email info@apogeenetworks.com or visit us at http://www.apogeenetworks.com. |
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