Brix Networks and Portal Software Team to Automate SLA Violation Credits; Brix System SLA Verification Offering Supports Portal's Infranet Billing Software Platform.Business/Technology Editors CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2001 Brix Networks, an emerging provider of innovative solutions that verify Internet-based service level agreements (SLAs), today announced an alliance with Portal Software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. , Inc. (Nasdaq: PRSF PRSF Presidio of San Francisco (US National Park Service) PRSF Peoples Republic of San Francisco ), a leading provider of business infrastructure software for broadband, wireless Internet, and next-generation communications services. Within Portal's ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. (independent software vendor) program, Brix Networks' service performance management solution -- the Brix System -- combines with Portal's Infranet(R) customer management and billing software platform to automate the integration of SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. credits with Portal-based billing solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Brix and Portal Software will work together to provide a carrier-class Internet billing solution that automatically initiates billing actions in response to delivered services, as measured against a customer's SLA. This integration results in a dynamic monitoring and billing environment, enabling service providers of all types to offer the first truly proactive, end-to-end guarantees for advanced Internet Protocol- (IP-) based services. "Service level verification plays a very strategic role in the ongoing migration to Internet-driven services," said Vijay Iyer, vice president of market development at Portal. "As a result, Brix Networks is an important addition to our ISV program." "Portal's market-leading customer management and billing software, together with our acclaimed ac·claim v. ac·claimed, ac·claim·ing, ac·claims v.tr. 1. To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud. See Synonyms at praise. 2. SLA verification system, gives service providers a best-of-breed combination that helps them leverage their network infrastructures to generate greater revenue," said Jamie Warter, vice president of marketing and business development at Brix Networks. The award-winning Brix System is a seamlessly integrated hardware and software offering, and is the industry's first complete system built specially to address the IP performance management needs of carriers and service providers. It consists of a family of hardware verifiers, initially the Brix 100(TM) and the Brix 1000(TM), plus BrixWorx(TM), a scalable, central site software application. About Portal Software Portal Software provides software to manage next-generation communications and e-services. The Infranet software platform enables service providers to rapidly deploy new services, define optimal business models and price plans, and bill their users. Portal's software is licensed by more than three-quarters of the world's 30 largest communications services companies to support wireless, broadband Internet See broadband. , next-generation voice, and other e-service offerings. Customers include AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner, Vodafone, Reuters, Qwest Communications
NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform , Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. , Telenor Mobil AS, China Telecom, and France Telecom. Portal Software employs over 1,500 people at more than 40 offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.portal.com. About Brix Networks Founded in July 1999, Brix Networks develops and markets products and services that verify the quality and real-time performance of advanced, Internet-based services. The Chelmsford, Mass.-based company's solutions help carriers and service providers understand the overall performance of their networks, and establish strong, trusting relationships with their customers by providing proactive, end-to-end SLA verification. Additional information about Brix can be found on the company's Web site at www.brixnet.com, and by calling 978-367-5600, or 1-888-BRIXNET. Brix, Brix Networks, the Brix Networks logo, Brix 100, Brix 1000, BrixWorx, and Brixnet are trademarks of Brix Networks, Inc. Infranet is a U.S. registered trademark, and Portal is a trademark of Portal Software, Inc. |
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