Bull and MaxBill Partner to Pursue Joint Opportunities in the Telecommunications Market.Business/Technology Editors BILLERICA, Mass., and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Bull, through its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. telecommunications business unit, BullComm, and MaxBill Inc, an innovative provider of cost-effective 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. customer care and billing (CC&B) solutions for the converging telecommunications and utilities industries; announced today that they will jointly pursue opportunities in the telecommunications industry in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Under the agreement, Bull will use MaxBill as one of its preferred CC&B providers for its OSS/BSS projects. BullComm, in North America, focuses on CLECs, ICPs (integrated communications providers) and other new operators in the converging voice and data markets. "We are very excited to have MaxBill as a solution partner," said Jean-Marie Lalanne, director of BullComm. "MaxBill's ease of implementation, low total cost of ownership, along with Internet enabled and rule based See rules based. functionality are strong benefits to fast-growing competitive carriers." "This relationship holds tremendous potential for both MaxBill and BullComm," said Yuval Brisker, managing director of MaxBill in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "Bull's experience in the telecommunications industry together with MaxBill's innovative CC&B solution creates a unique synergy that will effectively address the needs of the rapidly expanding CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) market." About BullComm BullComm, Bull's North American telecommunications business unit, provides integrated solutions targeted primarily at CLECs (competitive local exchange carriers) as well as ISPs (Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. ) and ASPs (application service providers). BullComm focuses on delivering consulting and system integration services to strengthen the business performance of competitive telecommunications companies, particularly addressing the key issues of personnel, business processes and systems. More information is available at http://www.bullcomm.com. About MaxBill Ltd. MaxBill is an innovative provider of cost-effective OSS Customer Care and Billing (CC&B) solutions for the converging telecommunications and utilities industries. MaxBill's CC&B system gives Service Providers customer-centric functionality to attract and expand profitable customer and business relationships. MaxBill provides pro-active functionality and integrated tools to support the processes of customer initiation, customer activation, customer care, order management, service provisioning, usage rating, invoicing, accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying , collection and reporting, with Internet enabled functionality options. For current product and company information, please visit MaxBill's web site at www.maxbill.com. About Bull Bull is an international IT group that delivers secure solutions for the enterprise and its customers. Bull's business portfolio is focused in three key domains: enterprise-class servers, IT services and new technologies (smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. and software for systems management and Internet security). In 1999, Bull earned revenues of $4.3 billion with over 65% outside of France, its country of origin. Bull can be found in 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.bull.com. All trademarks, service marks and company names are the property of their respective owners. |
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