British Telecom's MANX Telecom Deploys XACCTmobile for Voice, Data, and Wireless Services; XACCTmobile Part of World's First 3G Deployment by Manx Telecom.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2001 XACCT Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of business infrastructure software solutions for IP networks, and MANX Telecom Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of British Telecom (BT), today announced that MANX has selected XACCTmobile for deployment throughout its network. XACCT's platform will capture network and application usage data for all of MANX's services -- including traditional voice telephony, Global System for Mobile Communications (communications) Global System for Mobile Communications - (GSM, originally "Groupe de travail Sp?ciale pour les services Mobiles") One of the major standards for digital cellular communications, in use in over 60 countries and serving over one billion subscribers. (GSM) cellular telephony, Internet access, video, interactive games, and Universal Mobile Telephone Service (UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. ). XACCTmobile will deliver the data to a wide range of Operations and Business Support (OSS/BSS) applications, including Manx's Cerillion customer care, billing, and Web front-end applications. Credited with having deployed the world's first commercial UMTS service, MANX's deployment of XACCT's platform will mark the first network-wide deployment of the company's Network-to-Business solution in a multi-service mobile network. "We evaluated solutions from 18 different companies, and XACCT was the most flexible in terms of versatility and what we call `drivability,'" said Mark Briers, BT's director for the MANX UMTS Project. "XACCT is a real partner for us because they can accommodate necessary last-minute changes in requirements. This allows us to bill for UMTS services, including streaming video, even though international UMTS standards are still evolving." "The explosion in demand for new mobile services such as streaming media and m-Commerce makes time-to-market a top priority for the operators," said Eric Gries, president and chief executive officer at XACCT. "The MANX installation demonstrates that XACCT not only has a robust solution for today's services, but also that it is flexible enough to evolve with the emerging standards, quickly and cost effectively. In addition, we are delighted that this project provides us with the opportunity to work with other market-leading vendors like 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. , Siemens, and Cerillion Technologies." MANX will install XACCTmobile on the Isle of Man Noun 1. Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Man British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic , where it provides fixed-line PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. , GSM mobile, Wireless Access Protocol (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. ), ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , and Web/e-commerce services. In addition to breaking new ground as the first commercial launch of UMTS in the world, this installation is the first deployment of the XACCT platform that interfaces with voice switches from Ericsson and with 3G switches from NEC and Siemens, offering a truly convergent, multi-service back-office infrastructure. About Manx Telecom Ltd Manx Telecom was formed in 1987 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT. Through its relationship with its parent, Manx Telecom has access to the expertise of BT, enabling its many customers, both business and residential, to benefit from a modern telecommunications service. Under the terms of its licence granted by the Isle of Man's Government in 1986, the company is responsible for providing network services on the Island. During the first 10 years of its existence, the company invested (pound)40 million in a major overhaul of the Island's communications infrastructure. Customers can now dial direct to more than 99 percent of the world's phones, and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. (Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. ) is available throughout the Island. About XACCT Technologies XACCT Technologies is the market and technology leader in intelligent business infrastructure software for Internet carriers and network service providers. XACCT's award-winning, carrier-class "Network-to-Business" (N2BTM BTM See: Book to market. ) platform speeds time to market and time to revenue for new Internet services while lowering service provider costs. XACCT offers the industry's first and only platform that enables real-time data capture and enhancement, seamless integration with any upstream business or operations application, and instantaneous, flow-through service provisioning. With offices around the globe, XACCT has more than 60 customers, including Bell Canada, Broadwing, Cable & Wireless, Digital Island, Global One, Genuity (formerly GTE), Mannesman Ipulsys, WorldCom, Siemens, TV Cabo, and Verio. Note to Editors: XACCTusage, XDR (1) (EXternal Data Representation) A data format developed by Sun that is part of its networking standards. It deals with integer size, byte ordering, data representation, etc. and is used as an interchange format. , XIS, N2B, and XACCTmobile are trademarks of XACCT Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Americas Headquarters: EMEA/APAC Headquarters: XACCT Technologies XACCT Technologies 2900 Lakeside Drive 12 Hachilazon Street Santa Clara, CA 95054 Ramat Gan 52522, Israel Tel: 408-654-9900 Tel: +972 3 5764111 |
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