Brasil Telecom Selects Agilent Technologies and Cerebrus Solutions' Revenue Assurance System to Protect Networks Against Fraud.RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil -- System to Provide Advanced, Proactive Fraud-Management Solution for New Revenue Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that Brasil Telecom Brasil Telecom S.A. (BrT) is a major Brazilian telecommunications company headquartered in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia. The company is one of three land line telephone companies in Brazil that emerged from the break-up of Telebrás. , one of Brazil's largest telecommunications operators, has selected Agilent and Cerebrus' revenue-assurance solution to protect its new cellular and international networks, as well as existing local and long-distance networks, against fraud attacks. Brasil Telecom's Revenue Operations Center personnel will use the system to ensure that suspicious activities are discovered in real time, analyzed and shut down quickly, minimizing fraud and maximizing revenue. Brasil Telecom uses Agilent's robust data-collection capabilities to gather call detail records from approximately 3,000 SS7 signaling links, combined with Cerebrus (RE), a unique fraud-detection and prevention solution based on patented advanced technologies, including neural networks. This powerful solution not only incorporates alarms to immediately notify operators of fraudulent activity of existing subscribers, but also identifies potential fraudsters before fraud is activated on the network. "To most effectively control losses from fraudulent activities, we must have a real-time view of network data," said Waldeck Araujo Junior, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. at Brasil Telecom. "The combined solution from Agilent and Cerebrus will enable us to be both reactive and, perhaps more importantly, proactive." "Unfortunately, fraud is alive and well in the telecom industry," said Carlos Arthur Barros, vice president of Customers Operations for Agilent's Communications Solutions, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. Region. "Leading service providers such as Brasil Telecom have the most to gain when they put revenue assurance systems and personnel in place to combat fraud attacks, particularly when deploying new networks. We are pleased to work with Brasil Telecom to help make its new Revenue Operations Center a success by providing a clear, consolidated view of unscrupulous network activity that they can act upon quickly." Since 2002, Agilent has been a key Cerebrus Solutions investor, as well as a worldwide value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. and support organization for the Cerebrus(RE) product. Cerebrus Solutions Limited is a leading provider of fraud solutions based on innovative advanced technology. More information about Cerebrus and the Agilent partnership is available at www.cerebrussolutions.com. For local sales information, please contact Agilent's Brazil office at +55 11 4197 3600. About Brasil Telecom Brasil Telecom provides local and national long distance services as a concessionary in region II, which includes the Brazilian states of Acre, Rondonia, Mato Grosso Mato Grosso (mä`t grô`s) [Port.,=thick forest], state (1996 pop. , Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul (pron. IPA: ['ma.tu 'gɾo.su du suw] [1]) is one of the states of Brazil. Neighbouring states are (from north clockwise) Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. , Tocantins, Goias, Santa Catarina, Parana, and Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (rē` grän`dĭ th s , as well as the Federal District. The company also has authorization to provide those services in the remaining Brazilian regions (regions I and III), as well as international long distance services all over the country. Brasil Telecom also provides network, data communication and other value-added services in region II. The company has received authorization to start its mobile operation in the states of region II and will offer its clients complete and convergent solutions. Brasil Telecom provides data center services through its Cyber Data Centers located in Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Porto Alegre and Curitiba, offering telecommunications and information technology solutions with high performance and infrastructure availability. Brasil Telecom has 10.7 million lines installed and 296,000 public phones. Today, Brasil Telecom is the second largest broadband operator in Latin America. More information is available at www.brasiltelecom.com.br. Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry. Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies that span the entire communications life cycle. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2003. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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