CMS Communications Releases Traffic Data Management System Version 4.3, Featuring Enhanced Softswitch and SS7 Support.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2003 CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. Communications, a provider of profit-enhancing network management operation support systems (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. ) software, has released Traffic Data Management System (TDMS (Technical Document Management System) A software suite from IBM designed to support the engineering requirements for technical documents. Aimed at the airline and aerospace industries, TDMS integrates a number of off-the-shelf applications to interface with a ) Version 4.3, the latest version of its software for network traffic monitoring, data collection, forecasting and performance management. The new release offers support for SS7 networks and enhanced support for softswitch network elements in addition to many improvements to existing features. CMS recently distributed Version 4.3 to installed TDMS sites. The first customers to complete the upgrade reported an effective transition with no system downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. . "Providing mission-critical applications to large service providers requires the highest quality software supported by a proven deployment methodology," said John Cullen John Cullen (born August 2, 1964 in Puslinch, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League between 1988-89 and 1998-99. , president and chief executive officer for CMS Communications. "TDMS has over 850 users who rely daily on the performance data it generates to make important network decisions. There's no good time for the application to be down, so we make upgrades as painless as possible." TDMS version 4.3 includes support for SS7 networks, an important next step in providing customers a means for centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. data collection and OSS consolidation. This added support offers greater flexibility for passing TDMS data downstream to other systems and improved reporting on related data. The new release also expands softswitch support, including new interfaces to some of the most widely deployed softswitches. With this enhanced support, service providers can store and analyze converged data from both traditional circuit switched network elements and newer softswitch elements in one TDMS system. TDMS currently monitors over half of the nation's access lines, providing customers with more efficient and optimized networks, maximization of equipment investments and enhanced quality of service and customer satisfaction. About CMS Communications, Inc. CMS Communications provides profit-enhancing Operation Support System (OSS) solutions to the telecommunications industry. Deployed on many of the largest networks in the U.S., the company's solutions are being used by Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the break up of AT&T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) also known as the "Baby Bells". (ILECs), Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (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) ) and Interexchange Carriers (IXCs) to improve network efficiency and service quality. With full support for circuit-switched equipment, CMS Communications is helping service providers extend the value of their assets and meet customer needs while supporting the migration to next generation technologies. For more information on CMS Communications, please visit www.cms-c.com. |
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