BellSouth Selects Cramer; OSS Solution to Play Leading Role in Operator's Broadband Transformation Journey.DALLAS & LONDON -- Enterprise 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. software leader Cramer today announced it has signed a multi-year contract with BellSouth. Under terms of the agreement, Cramer will become a strategic component of BellSouth's broadband transformation journey, with Cramer's solution to be deployed across and within all of BellSouth's network domains. "We are on our transformation journey to stay ahead of the changing landscape of communications. With competition increasing, the converged, on-demand world requires us to change how we do business," said Don Hallacy, BellSouth Chief Information Officer- Communications Group. "We are transitioning from our legacy systems to solutions that are flexible enough to support rapid change and reliable enough to reduce operating expenditures and revenue leakage. Cramer delivers on both counts." The first domain targeted for migration to Cramer is BellSouth's IP Domain, which today provides IP-VPN and direct Internet access See how to access the Internet. services to enterprise customers. Cramer will replace a series of legacy systems and databases, maximizing data accuracy between the inventory and the network. When the Cramer solution becomes operational, BellSouth will have an automated solution to order, design and assign, and fulfill a range of IP services - quickly and accurately. The first phase of deployment is on schedule for Spring 2006. "Controlled migration to a next-generation OSS is an important first step toward next-generation network transformation," said Guy Dubois, President and 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. , Cramer. "Cramer's functionality, agility, and scalability will enable BellSouth to manage the complexity associated with next-generation service portfolios, while reducing the time-to-market for innovative new services." About BellSouth Corporation BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40 percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice and data provider with 54.1 million customers. Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R) Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also offers print and online directory advertising through The Real Yellow Pages(R) and YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth. BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive environment are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's global marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at http://www.bellsouth.com (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. . About Cramer Cramer is the leading provider of operational support system (OSS) software that is changing the economics of telecom. Cramer offers the industry's only complete, end-to-end service fulfillment solution, enabling providers to introduce and deliver new products and services quickly and cost effectively. Leading service providers continue to deploy Cramer's solutions and include BellSouth, Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for , KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) , TDC TDC Top Dead Center TDC Time-to-Digital Converter TDC Tabular Data Control TDC Total Development Cost TDC Texas Department of Corrections TDC The Discovery Channel TDC Torpedo Data Computer TDC Theater Deployable Communications , Telefonica, TeliaSonera and Vodafone. Cramer has partnerships with industry leaders including Accenture, Alcatel, Ericsson, HP, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle and SAP. Customers can also take advantage of Cramer's world class consulting, support and education capabilities delivered by Cramer Global Services. Cramer is headquartered in the United Kingdom with offices throughout Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. For more information, please go to www.cramer.com . |
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