BroadJump and Portal Software to Create An Enhanced Broadband Service Delivery Solution.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 Event-based Billing Enables Service Providers to Efficiently and Cost-Effectively Manage Subscribers' Services BroadJump Inc., the leader in software solutions for intelligent deployment of broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. , 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 Internet and next generation communications services. BroadJump's Service Mediator mediator n. a person who conducts mediation. A mediator is usually a lawyer, or retired judge, but can be a non-attorney specialist in the subject matter (like child custody) who tries to bring people and their disputes to early resolution through a conference. (tm) platform will be integrated with Infranet(R), Portal's customer management and billing software to create a solution that enables service providers to deliver broadband services cost-effectively by providing event-based billing and auto provisioning functionality. The combination of Portal's real-time billing infrastructure with BroadJump's service control environment creates a robust and scalable foundation from which service providers can deploy enhanced broadband services. The flexibility of Infranet enables service providers to quickly tailor services, develop sophisticated business models for value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services on the fly and provide real-time billing on-demand. BroadJump's Service Mediator coupled with Infranet enables service providers to bill subscribers based on the duration of events versus the number of packets transmitted, presenting subscribers with a familiar and easily understood time-based billing model. "Deployment of value added services is imminent but the adoption of these services will ultimately be dependent upon the relationship between the service provider and the subscriber," said Kip kip 1 n. pl. kip See Table at currency. [Thai.] kip 2 n. 1. McClanahan, 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. of BroadJump. "By creating an environment for event-based billing, we are enabling service providers to more accurately track subscribers' services and generate more concise billing statements that will create a higher demand for enhanced services Enhanced service is service offered over commercial carrier transmission facilities used in interstate communications, that employs computer processing applications that act on the format, content, code, protocol, or similar aspects of the subscriber's transmitted information; ." "The ability to manage subscriber relationships efficiently is critical as service providers grow and acquire more subscribers," said John Janetos, Director of Strategic Alliances at Portal Software. "The agreement between Portal and BroadJump will enable service providers to offer their subscribers custom pricing plans based on the subscribers' requirements and thus support their subscribers more effectively." To enable subscription and event-based billing, as well as mediation to legacy billing systems, BroadJump's Service Mediator communicates the subscriber's information to Portal's Infranet software. By sharing subscriber data between BroadJump's Service Mediator and Portal's Infranet, broadband usage data is interpreted as session-based and can be tracked and billed accordingly. The service provider, for example, can now charge for watching a 90-minute movie as a 90-minute event instead of billing for the IP packets delivered during the movie. In addition to facilitating event-based billing, the integration of the two platforms offers premium service selection and auto provisioning functionality to service providers enabling them to rapidly introduce new value added services to subscribers. Portal's Infranet software creates the new service offerings, transfers them to BroadJump's Service Mediator, which then advertises the offerings to the subscriber. The subscriber can then select the service and the parameters, including bandwidth, speed and duration. About BroadJump BroadJump, Inc. (www.broadjump.com) creates software that enables residential broadband service providers An ISP, telephone company, cable company or other carrier that offers high-speed communications to homes and businesses, typically for Internet access. Cable modems, DSL and T1 lines are the common technologies. See broadband, cable modem, DSL and T1. -- cable, 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 and wireless -- to streamline installation, manage the connection and enable delivery of new services. With BroadJump 's service control environment, providers can enhance the subscriber experience through intelligent deployment of applications, content and valuable new services. Founded in November 1998 by broadband and software industry veterans, BroadJump is headquartered in Austin, Texas. About Portal Software Portal Software, Inc., is building business infrastructure for the Internet. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Portal is the leading provider of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging, next-generation communications services. The company's real-time solution enables service providers to manage customers, support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services and collect money. Portal's customers include US WEST, Qwest Communications
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