CableData Inc. announces formation of Integration Strategies Group; Jerry Johnson appointed to lead transaction management system provider's customer-specific software developments.

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1995--Mike McGrail, president and general manager of CableData Inc., a leading provider of transaction management and billing support systems for the cable, telecommunications, and convergence industries, Monday announced the formation of CableData's Integration Strategies Group.

Led by Jerry Johnson, vice president of Integration Strategies, the new group will plan, direct and manage the development of customer-specific software solutions for its customers.

Through the Integration Strategies Group, customers can request and fund specific enhancements to CableData's transaction management products. Integration Strategies will evaluate each request and determine the best method of response, which may include in-house development, working with software development partners, contracting with hardware suppliers, or any combination of these alternatives.

"The integrated systems approach will enable us to provide more complete solutions for our customers," said McGrail. "Utilizing our Integration Strategies Group, customers will receive accelerated release of specific software solutions, thus providing them with a strategic advantage in their increasingly competitive marketplace."

Johnson expressed enthusiasm about the new group. "I'm thrilled to accept this new position. It is an exciting time for CableData and the global communications industry," he said.

"As our customers continually assess their changing business requirements, their individual transaction management systems may call for time-critical functionality. As the market leader and as a full-service provider of transaction management and billing systems, we want to ensure that our solutions are capable of addressing those time-to-market needs."

The Integration Strategies Group already has projects underway across CableData's customer base including MSOs, U.S. telephone companies, international alliance partners and addressable vendor companies. It has also played a significant role in development supporting the BellSouth Interactive Media Trial.

Johnson was previously vice president of System Development for U.S. Computer Services (USCS), parent company to CableData. Before joining the USCS management team, Johnson served as a consultant to CableData throughout the inception and development of CableData's Intelecable, the world's first integrated cable and telephony transaction management solution.

Johnson was president of his own software development and consulting firm, OpenWorks, from 1991 until accepting the USCS post. He was also founder and president of Objective Systems Integrators, and has held management positions with Planning Research Corp., Mitre Corp. and MCI in Washington, D.C.

Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at the University of California, Davis, a master's degree in computer science and mathematics at California State University, San Jose, and did doctoral work in computer science at George Washington University.

With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, CableData commands 57 percent of the transaction management and billing market in the U.S. cable industry, and has installations in six other countries, with 10 more countries committed.

For decades, companies worldwide have relied on CableData's software and billing services to strategically manage growing subscriber bases, deliver accurate customer statements, and anticipate and respond to change. Today, CableData provides systems to 21 of the 25 largest MSOs in the U.S. cable industry, and serves more than 33 million cable subscribers in 890 cable systems worldwide.

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