Apogee Networks and Computer Sciences Corporation Announce Global Strategic Marketing Alliance.Business Editors ROCHELLE PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 CSC (Card Security Code) A three- or four-digit number printed on the back of credit cards for security purposes. Called "Card Verification Value" (CVV) by Visa, "Card Validation Code" (CVC) by MasterCard and "Card Identification (CID) by American Express and Discover, Will Market Apogee apogee (ăp`əjē), point farthest from the earth in the orbit of a body about the earth. See apsis. The farthest point. Networks' NetCountant(TM) Platform and Services to Enterprise Customers CSC Chooses NetCountant Billing Solution for Internal Use Apogee Networks, Inc., recognized as the industry's leader in providing IP, Content and Usage-Based Billing Solutions, today announced that it has formed a strategic marketing alliance with Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CSC). CSC will market and sell Apogee Networks' NetCountant(TM) product, an advanced usage-based IP billing system to enterprise customers. CSC has also purchased Apogee Networks' NetCountant platform for its own internal billing requirements. CSC undertook an extensive industry search and evaluation in its search for a billing solution platform before choosing Apogee Networks to meet the dynamic needs of its network and those of its customers. CSC will provide NetCountant as an outsourced service to its global enterprise customer base. "By partnering with Apogee Networks, CSC can provide our corporate customers with the tools that they require to better manage their global IP networks," said Debra Rice, CSC's director, - Network Business Management. "Together our two companies will help our respective customers manage bandwidth expenditures by providing them with billing and departmental charge-back capabilities." "Our alliance with CSC represents another major milestone for Apogee Networks," said Tom Goldman, President and COO at Apogee Networks, Inc. "With this alliance, we will be able to significantly expand our market presence. CSC's decision to purchase NetCountant for its internal use also represents the company's confidence in Apogee Networks' technological capabilities." Apogee Billing and Rating Solutions NetCountant is a unique solution that provides Enterprise network customers with the capability of capturing, identifying and allocating all usage on their IP networks. By using NetCountant, corporate users can bill their departments, business units, and subsidiaries for actual IP usage on their backbone networks A backbone network provides a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. . This capability translates into significant bandwidth cost reductions as the network is used more efficiently. Customers currently using NetCountant include those in financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , banking, government, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and media. About CSC Computer Sciences Corporation, one of the world's leading consulting and information technology (IT) services firms, helps clients in industry and government achieve strategic and operational objectives through the use of technology. Having guided clients through every major wave of change in IT for more than 40 years, CSC today is well positioned to develop and apply IT strategies and technologies, particularly in the e-business area, based on its full range of capabilities in management and IT consulting; systems design and integration; applications software; Web and application hosting; and IT and business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in . Since its formation in 1959, CSC has been known for its flexibility and customer-centric culture. Through numerous agreements with hardware and software firms, the company develops and manages solutions specifically tailored to each client's needs. With more than 58,000 employees in locations worldwide, CSC had revenues of $9.4 billion for the twelve months ended March 31, 2000. It is headquartered in El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census. . For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com. About Apogee Networks Headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey Rochelle Park is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,528. Rochelle Park was formed as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 5, 1929, replacing Midland Township, , Apogee Networks, Inc. is the recognized leader in developing and deploying advanced IP Content Rating/Settlement and IP Billing solutions for IP Content Distributors, ASPs, ISPs, and Enterprise customers. Apogee Networks' NetCountant/SP product provides full end-to-end billing capabilities for ASPs and ISPs. Uniquely, NetCountant/SP provides real-time billing, flexibility service creation and is highly scalable to meet the challenges of rapid customer growth. Apogee Networks' ContentFlow(TM) platform provides advanced IP Content aggregation and processing enabling Content billing for Content Distributors. NetCountant Enterprise provides Global 2000 Enterprise customers with the capability to better manage and allocate IP usage thereby realizing significant bandwidth cost savings. The company's product recently was awarded Networld+Interop's Best-of-Show Award. Apogee Networks is a Charter member of the Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching 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 Fidelity Ventures is the venture capital arm of Fidelity Investments. Based in Boston and London, Fidelity Ventures invests in emerging technology companies in North America and Europe. Limited, H&Q Venture Associates, Oak Investment Partners, INTEL, BBVA BBVA Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (First Bank of Spain) , NetOne Systems Company Limited, CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center , and several private investors. For additional information about Apogee Networks, please call 1-888-APOGEE (276-4333) or email info@apogeenetworks.com or visit us at http://www.apogeenetworks.com. |
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