Cbeyond Communications Selects NightFire Platform to Automate Local Service Provisioning.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 NightFire, the provisioning automation company, today announced a three-year contract with Cbeyond Communications(TM). Atlanta-based Cbeyond Communications will use NightFire(R) Local via NightFire Hosted Services to automate ordering and provisioning of its integrated package of voice and data services for small businesses. Cbeyond Communications is a leader in the emerging local packet telephony Synonymous with IP telephony and voice over IP (VoIP), in which a digital voice stream is broken up into small chunks (packets) and transmitted over a packet-switched network. See IP telephony and packet switching. and broadband Internet See broadband. services market and one of the first service providers to build from the ground-up a pure IP, integrated voice and data network. Cbeyond Communications is among a growing list of communication service providers rolling out next-generation operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such (OSSs) that incorporate NightFire's award-winning intercarrier provisioning solutions to cut costs and best serve customers. "As a company that's leading the pack in reducing the time it takes to establish service for our customers, we have always relied heavily on automation. To further improve our installation process, we chose NightFire to be our comprehensive, automated solution for provisioning local services," said Bill Schellhardt, vice president, information systems, Cbeyond Communications. "NightFire's ability to quickly deploy a solution customized to our business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , along with their expertise and the flexibility and scalability of the NightFire Platform, will be an ideal fit with Cbeyond Communications' 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. strategy." NightFire Local is part of a family of products built on the rock-solid, scalable and extensible NightFire Platform. With the industry's leading partner interface management service, NightFire ensures ongoing compliance with all relevant industry standards and trading partner-specific interface specifications. All NightFire products eliminate errors and order fallout fallout, minute particles of radioactive material produced by nuclear explosions (see atomic bomb; hydrogen bomb; Chernobyl) or by discharge from nuclear-power or atomic installations and scattered throughout the earth's atmosphere by winds and convection currents. with comprehensive adherence to industry specifications and the ability to add carrier-specific business rules. About NightFire NightFire connects the telecommunications industry through its award-winning provisioning automation solutions. Top communication service providers depend on NightFire's software to streamline vital interactions with trading partners and suppliers. With products that span the communications spectrum -- from voice to broadband to wireless -- NightFire can help any communication service provider reduce service delivery costs, optimize existing operations support systems and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. new business opportunities. Headquartered in Oakland, Calif., NightFire is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . More information about NightFire is available at http://www.NightFire.com. About Cbeyond Communications Cbeyond Communications, a privately held, Atlanta-based Services Carrier, is the leader in the emerging local voice and broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. market, and one of the first service providers to build from the ground up an integrated, pure-IP network for local telephony. Using Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) architecture and a 100 percent Cisco network, Cbeyond delivers to small business customers an integrated package of high quality local and long distance telephony services, high-speed Internet See broadband. (broadband) access and Internet-based applications for prices significantly less than what they are paying now for voice alone. Cbeyond has a high-touch customer care approach that includes local market-based support personnel, and web-based account management tools. Cbeyond serves customers in Atlanta, Dallas and Denver. For more information on Cbeyond Communications, visit the website at www.cbeyond.net. Note to Editors: NightFire and the NightFire logo are registered trademarks, and "The provisioning automation company" is a service mark, of NightFire Software, Inc. All other company, brand, and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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