Aprisma Joins the Cisco New World Ecosystem.Business Editors DURHAM, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Aprisma Management Technologies Aprisma Management Technologies was created after Cabletron Systems was broken up into 5 smaller pieces, as the business unit to continue the highly successful SPECTRUM network management suite. It was acquired in early 2005 by Concord, which in turn was acquired by Computer Associates. , a pioneer in e-business infrastructure management software, today announced the company has joined the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program as an OSS/BSS member. Aprisma will work with Cisco to deliver infrastructure and service management solutions for reliable, high-performance New World networks for their joint customers. The Cisco New World Ecosystem 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 See broadband and wireless broadband. , and Solution Integration/Deployment. Aprisma's SPECTRUM suite of management software allows service providers to develop new revenue generating services, increase customer satisfaction and decrease the cost of running their business. With the rapid acceptance of broadband technologies broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. , service providers must be able to manage their infrastructure and services as the user base expands into the millions. SPECTRUM, with over 40 patents pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to artificial intelligence, service assurance and scalability, offers an intelligent, highly scalable and fault redundant architecture to meet the requirements of service providers. "Some of the largest service providers in the world use SPECTRUM and our entry into the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program is a significant milestone that will permit our mutual customers to better manage their growing infrastructure," said Mike Skubisz, president of Aprisma Management Technologies. "Through this membership we look forward to an extended opportunity to integrate our technologies and provide flexibility for today's dynamic e-business infrastructure environment." "The Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program delivers the power of choice to service providers with end-to-end solutions (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. comprised of our members' best-of-breed technologies," said Steve Hoch, director, Service Provider Marketing at Cisco. "Customers who deploy solutions provided by Cisco New World Ecosystem members such as Aprisma benefit from industry leading technologies and innovative, integrated products for greater flexibility and efficiency in deploying New World services." About Aprisma Aprisma Management Technologies is a leading provider of intelligent, multi-vendor management solutions that meet the service-level requirements of network, enterprise and service provider customers. Aprisma's SPECTRUM suite of management software offers automated, proactive service availability solutions that are integral components of today's mission-critical business and service provider infrastructures. Aprisma's many SPECTRUM customers include Sprint, Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI.A, TSX: RCI.B, NYSE: RCI) is one of Canada's largest communications companies, particularly in the field of wireless communications and cable television, with additional telecommunications and mass media assets. Edward S. , Genuity, Alcatel KE, General Motors, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , WorldCom, Compaq and Earthlink. Additional information on SPECTRUM and related solutions are available at http:www.aprisma.com or by contacting Aprisma sales at +1 (877) 437-0291, as well as contacting authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: SPECTRUM resellers worldwide. SPECTRUM is a registered trademark of Aprisma Management Technologies. All other products or services referenced herein are identified by the trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations. |
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