Aricent To Acquire DataLinx.Service Providers to Benefit From Addition of World-Class Talent PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif. -- Aricent, a full-service, full-spectrum communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems company, today announced that DataLinx has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Aricent. DataLinx is a leader in consulting, system integration and software development based in Tarrytown, New York Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 11,090 at the 2000 census. The Village of Tarrytown is located in the northwest part of the Town of Greenburgh, New York. , USA. The combination of Aricent and DataLinx will benefit service providers worldwide. DataLinx, founded in 1992, adds a highly experienced team of 400 consultants and developers based in the USA to the Aricent organization. The DataLinx transaction is further evidence of Aricent's global expansion strategy to establish locations close to clients and relentlessly pursue the leading 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. talent in the world. "Aricent and DataLinx's combined offerings will help service providers drive revenue growth and profitability in a complex landscape of emerging technologies and heightened customer expectations," said Ash Bhardwaj, 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. , Aricent. Combined, Aricent and DataLinx will deliver full lifecycle solutions to wireless, wireline, cable and satellite service providers. In addition, the two companies will offer a combined line of service provider products that includes applications for network capacity planning, subscriber management, billing mediation, service activation, customer relationship management and workforce management. "The highly complementary combination of DataLinx and Aricent creates an unprecedented blend of expertise, scale and speed. Jointly, we have the unique ability to envision, define and deliver mission critical solutions to operators for their next generation networks and services," said Sanjay Jain, CEO of DataLinx. About Aricent With corporate offices in Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. , Aricent is a full-service, full-spectrum communications software company. Aricent offers software services and products that enable the world's leading communications equipment manufacturers, device manufacturers and service providers to improve time-to-revenue and maximize efficiency. Owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage leveraged buyouts. It was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. & Co., Sequoia Capital and Flextronics International Ltd., Aricent has more than 350 clients worldwide, including Airtel, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Inmarsat, Juniper, Motorola, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Texas Instruments, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone. For more information, visit www.aricent.com About DataLinx DataLinx delivers best in class consulting, technology and services that address critical business and operations challenges faced by service providers. DataLinx assists service providers in the planning, development, implementation and support of efficient and scalable 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. capabilities. DataLinx professional services enable service providers to rapidly deploy new broadband services, efficiently manage mobile work forces, minimize customer churn and maintenance costs, streamline back office systems, and achieve maximum ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on projects. DataLinx enables what's next with a focus on rapid delivery of innovative solutions leading to measurable business value for its customers. With corporate headquarters located in Tarrytown, NY, DataLinx has additional offices located in Florida, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and Canada. For further information visit DataLinx at www.datalinx.net. Aricent is a trademark of Aricent, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions |
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