Atreus Systems Enables Service Providers to Accelerate Service Delivery with Market-Ready Services.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2002 CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2002 Providers Launch Market Responsive Secure Business Services for IP VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , Internet Service, Managed Firewall and Tiered Access Bandwidth Atreus Systems(TM), a service fulfillment leader for next-generation networks, today introduced its Service Descriptions: Volume 1, an initial suite of secure business services for the Atreus xAuthority(TM) Service Fulfillment Solution, a software platform that empowers providers to define and deploy new services without new network build out. The Service Descriptions are configurable, XML-based templates that incorporate best practices in business logic, workflow and configuration attributes for specific services, helping providers to rapidly launch new service offerings across multi-vendor networks. Atreus will be demonstrating the Atreus xAuthority Service Fulfillment Solution and Service Descriptions in Booth 23870 at SUPERCOMM 2002, June 2-6, at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. in Atlanta. "Preparing an infrastructure to create and deliver new and differentiated services Offerings that can be classified by type, or quality, of service. For example, a differentiated services network could prioritize real time traffic for a higher fee. is a non-trivial task. Fulfillment tools allow service providers to develop and launch the right set of business services that best address the market's needs quickly and effectively," said Liza Henderson, Vice President at TeleChoice, a strategy and marketing consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a for the telecom industry. "In short, service providers need a rapid process for service introduction and increased flexibility to align services with customer demands. Atreus' release of the Service Descriptions for the Atreus xAuthority Service Fulfillment Solution positions the company to help service providers address these issues." With Service Descriptions, service providers can launch services at the speed of demand by creating unique service offerings tailored to meet the changing needs of businesses and consumers. Service Descriptions enable the introduction and delivery of the following secure business services: -- VPN Site-to-Site and VPN Remote Access, which enable providers to offer cost-effective, secure WAN connectivity for main, branch, small or home offices, as well as traveling professionals; -- Internet Services, in which subscribers are given an Internet identity (DNS, DHCP, Radius); -- Managed Firewall, in which service providers apply configurable security criteria to all traffic entering or exiting an enterprise network to prevent unauthorized access; -- Tiered Access Bandwidth, in which Internet service is offered at variable access speeds; "With these Service Descriptions, providers are free to launch market responsive services," said Andrea Baptiste, founder, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition marketing and business development at Atreus Systems. "The modules are priced and sold separately from Atreus xAuthority so that providers can tailor service offerings at specific markets based on market demand. That's of critical importance in today's marketplace." Speed Service Introduction and Delivery The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Atreus xAuthority(TM), is a next-generation service fulfillment 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. solution that helps carriers and service providers to automate the creation, provisioning and activation of differentiated IP services and applications. Atreus xAuthority is built on an open, adaptable architecture that enables service providers to define and deploy new services within their existing network and OSS infrastructures. Using simplified configuration and workflow templates, Atreus xAuthority works in conjunction with Service Descriptions to remove the burden of translating customer service requirements into cumbersome, manual, device-by-device configuration commands. Atreus provides an extensive library of Service Descriptions for a wide range of network and application services See ASP and Web services. . These Service Descriptions can be used out of the box or can be easily tailored, using the xAuthority Administrator Interface, an intuitive service administration system. This simplified approach speeds service delivery, reduces activation errors and lowers the complexity of configuring and maintaining service offerings. During service creation, providers use Service Descriptions to create and configure a new service template and outline configuration attributes, business rules and workflow for single or bundled offerings. Once created, the service bundle is published through a self-service portal, based on an end user's profile, location and computing device. Service providers can increase customer retention by providing a unified method to view, purchase and consume tailored services and applications through Atreus xAuthority. About Atreus Systems Atreus Systems(TM) is a service fulfillment leader for next-generation networks. Atreus xAuthority(TM) Service Fulfillment Solution is a powerful, directory-driven software platform that helps carriers and service providers improve 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). , decrease operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. and improve capital efficiency by leveraging existing network investments through the delivery of IP services and applications. Atreus Systems, headquartered in Cupertino, California, is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. financed by leading telecom venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] Mobius Venture Capital (formerly SOFTBANK), Blueprint Ventures, Skypoint Capital Corporation, BDC (Backup Domain Controller) In a Windows NT server, a copy of the Primary Domain Controller (PDC). The BDC is periodically synchronized with the PDC. See PDC. BDC - Backup Domain Controller Venture Capital and Aliant, Inc. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.atreus-systems.com or call 800/764-5514 (North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ). Atreus Systems, the Atreus Systems logo, fill YOUR pipes, Atreus xAuthority and all Atreus Systems products are trademarks of Atreus Systems, Inc. or its subsidiaries and are used under license. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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