BHMI Takes Illuminet's Roamer Online Support Service to Web Updated Application Helps Wireless Carriers Fight Fraud Right From Standard Browser.Business Editors OMAHA Omaha, city, United States Omaha (ō`məhä, –hô), city (1990 pop. 335,795), seat of Douglas co., E Nebr., on the west bank of the Missouri River; inc. 1857. , Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 Baldwin Hackett & Meeks, Inc. (BHMI) announced today that it has successfully adapted Illuminet Holdings, Inc.'s Roamer Online Support Service (ROSS(TM)) application for use through a standard Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . BHMI, a professional software services firm, utilized its WebConcourse program to Web-enable Illuminet's ROSS, a wireless roaming and fraud management application. Illuminet operates the largest unaffiliated Signaling System 7 (SS7) network in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and is a leading provider of complementary advanced signaling technology and applications to telecommunication carriers. The new graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to and Internet capability should dramatically improve usability and response times and eliminate long distance charges for dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. , Illuminet executives said. Illuminet's ROSS application monitors wireless roaming, detects probable calling fraud, and blocks roaming calls when fraud has been detected. Illuminet, seeking to make the application more user-friendly, efficient, and accessible, contracted BHMI to Web-enable the ROSS application. Now, ROSS customers will be able to control all functions, including setting thresholds and identifying potentially fraudulent roaming activity, from a standard Web browser. Access will be password-restricted to authorized users. Previously, wireless providers accessed ROSS via dial-in connections. The dial-in system required proprietary software and relied on character-mode screens. To Web-enable ROSS, BHMI custom-developed all necessary browser, bridging, and transaction server software. ROSS currently runs on a Compaq NonStop(TM) Himalaya(TM) K2000 system with Apache(TM) WebServer, running on a Linux(TM) platform, providing front-end Web server functions. BHMI bridging software on the Web server provides connectivity to BHMI transaction software on the application server. This latter software maps requests and responses between browser clients and the current ROSS application, thereby creating a new client look without impacting the underlying ROSS service logic. "As we built the client components of the Web interface, we wanted to give application users the same functionality they were used to with the old interface so it would be easy to use. But we also wanted to make it more intuitive and efficient," stated Cheryl Fitzgarrald, BHMI Senior Project Manager. "This Web interface not only gives the ROSS application a modern interface; it allows ROSS users universal access into the application," stated Patrick Wilcox, Product Manager for Illuminet Wireless Services. "Web-enabling the ROSS application has also streamlined Illuminet's software deployment Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use. The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. procedures. To add a new user or deploy a new release of software, we will simply have users access the application via their browsers," added Wilcox. "We are very pleased with the development and support capabilities offered by BHMI. They were easy to work with, and they completed the project on-time and on-budget," stated Paul Florack, Director of Illuminet Wireless Services. "Users of the ROSS application will greatly appreciate the familiar, easy-to-use Web interface and the universal access," added Florack. About Illuminet Founded in 1981, Illuminet operates the largest unaffiliated Signaling System 7 (SS7) network in the United States and is a leading provider of complementary advanced signaling technology and applications to telecommunications carriers. Connection to the Illuminet network gives carriers access to the system of signaling networks of nearly the entire U.S. public-switched telecommunications infrastructure through a single source. Illuminet specializes in signaling network services and intelligent network solutions for a variety of services such as Calling Name delivery, calling card validation, wireless roaming and fraud management, network usage measurement, number portability See NP. , and other specialized database access functions. Illuminet's headquarters are at 4501 Intelco Loop, SE, Lacey, WA 98503; 360/493-6000; www.illuminet.com. About Baldwin Hackett & Meeks, Inc. (BHMI) Founded in 1986, BHMI is a professional software services organization active in technical consulting, application design, custom software development, and project implementation. With extensive experience in creating applications on Compaq NonStop(TM) Himalaya(TM), Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R), and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) platforms, BHMI has the capability to create cohesive software systems across multiple disparate platforms. The organization has been successful at helping companies in a number of industries implement enterprise-class application solutions that have been essential to their success. WebConcourse is a new software service package offered by BHMI to provide Internet browser See Web browser. access for existing applications that run on Compaq NonStop platforms. Intended to both extend and improve user access to existing applications, WebConcourse -- Expands access to applications for current and potential users -- Expands access to applications for system managers, operators, and maintenance personnel -- Increases the level of sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of the user interface, and -- Minimizes the problems of deploying client software BHMI's headquarters are at 10855 West Dodge Road, Suite 220, Omaha, NE 68154; 402/333-3300; www.bhmi.com. Editors' Note: Illuminet is a registered service mark and ROSS is a registered trademark of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. in the United States and Canada. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Linus Benedict Torvalds (born December 28 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. . Apache is a registered trademark of The Apache Group Apache Group may refer to one of two computing organizations:
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