CBIS Provides New Management System for Swisscom's Transmission Network.BERN Bern or Berne (bĕrn), canton (1990 pop. 937,365), 2,658 sq mi (6,883 sq km), W central Switzerland. The second most populous and second largest canton of the country, Bern comprises three sections—the Bernese Alps, or , Switzerland and CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 1998--Swisscom announces the commissioning of its new, central information management system for its transmission network. In a highly-comprehensive, multi-step, IT project, CBIS CBIS Computer Based Information System CBIS Christian Brothers Investment Services CBIS Cincinnati Bell Information Systems CBIS Chinese Biodiversity Information System CBIS Certified Brain Injury Specialist , an American-based company and leader in the provision and management of billing and customer support solutions for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , implemented a solution enabling Swisscom to more quickly process customer orders and ensure uniform cable, equipment, and circuit management. The now-completed project contributes instrumentally to the optimal deployment of network resources and thus to the quality of the services offered by Swisscom. The new BASKAL system (BASKAL standing for Bewirtschaftungs- und Auskunftsssystem fur Kabel, Ausrustungen und Leitungen or Cable, Equipment and Circuit Management and Information System) administers the entire resources of Swisscom's transmission network. It replaces the decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. systems of the former local administration offices of the ex-Telecom PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration . This was enabled by CBIS in several steps, an undertaking completed on schedule and on budget. BASKAL is based on CBIS's TecNet(TM) solution. Implementation -- for which CBIS was responsible in its capacity of general contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. -- required transferring the data on the existing 430,000 circuits, programming interfaces to other IT systems for the seamless flow of data, and training 2,000 of Swisscom's workforce. Shorter Provisioning Times for New Circuits BASKAL controls the circuit provisioning process via workflow management. The processing status of any order can be tracked nationwide throughout Switzerland. Actual circuit design can be automated using BASKAL, thus enabling the circuit provisioning time to be reduced by an average of two thirds. BASKAL provides the complete picture on Swisscom's transmission network; thus, up-to-the-minute information is always present on the resources currently available, enabling Swisscom to optimize its reserves and the investments made in systems and equipment. ABOUT CBIS CBIS(R) is a leader in the provisioning and management of billing and customer support solutions for the communications industry. CBIS solutions perform mission-critical activities, enabling companies to compete and differentiate themselves more effectively in the broad range of wireless, wireline, cable TV, Internet, and emerging communications services. CBIS has a workforce of more than 2,800. Its sales in 1997 amounted to USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 548 million, thus topping its showing for 1996 by 14 percent. ABOUT CINCINNATI BELL Cincinnati Bell is the dominant telephone company for Cincinnati, Ohio and its nearby suburbs in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. The parent company is named Cincinnati Bell Inc. , INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . Cincinnati Bell (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CSN CSN Crosby, Stills, and Nash (band) CSN Centrala studiestödsnämnden (Swedish: state education grant and loan program) CSN Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux (French) ) is the leader in helping communications companies and marketing-intensive businesses worldwide compete more effectively through advanced billing, customer information and marketing solutions. Its principal subsidiary (in addition to CBIS and MATRIXX) is Cincinnati Bell Telephone, the leading provider of telecommunications services to the Cincinnati, Ohio, metropolitan area. In 1997, Cincinnati Bell Inc. had annual revenues of approximately $1.7 billion and over 30,000 employees worldwide. Cincinnati Bell is on the web at http://www.cinbellinc.com NOTE - CONVERGYS CORPORATION On 27 April, Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced that it had formed a new subsidiary, Convergys Corporation, to hold its billing and customer management businesses, CBIS and MATRIXX Marketing. CBIS is a registered servicemark and TecNet is a trademark of Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc.
CONTACT: Cincinnati Bell Public Relations
John Pratt, 513/397-7777 or 800/327-3900
In the UK, freephone 0800-895-185
e-mail: jpratt@cinbell.com
or
Swisscom
Jacques Bettex, +41 (31)342 2945
e-mail: jacques.bettex@swisscom.com
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