Clear Communications Teams With Fujitsu Network Services to Deliver Outsourced Network Management Solutions.Business Editors, High Tech Writers LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 Clear Communications Clear Communications was a telecommunications company based in New Zealand. Until merging into Telstra's operations in 2001, it was the biggest rival to Telecom New Zealand. Corporation, a leading developer and supplier of service assurance software for the telecommunications industry, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Fujitsu Network Services whereby Fujitsu will use the Clearview Application Suite to provide Fault Management, Performance Management, Graphical Circuit Layout, and Web access to small and mid-sized service providers on an outsourced basis. "Our relationship with Fujitsu marks an important step in the expansion of our partnership strategy," said Tom Richards Tom Richards may refer to:
Fujitsu Network Services, a division of Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., will use Clear's Early Warning, CircuitView and ReportCard in its Network Operating Centers (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) solutions for Tier II and Tier III service providers. Fujitsu Network Services provides a complete portfolio of network services for local exchange carriers, long distance carriers, competitive access providers, 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 original equipment manufacturers 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. and overseas. "The Clearview application suite along with the host of professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. provided by Fujitsu Network Services positions emerging service providers to expand their business rapidly while delivering quality service to their customers," said Richards. The Fujitsu family of NOC solutions, which Fujitsu Network Services announced separately today, will use Clearview to: - Monitor alarms from multi-vendor networks - Provide customers with reporting that tracks network performance against Service Level Agreements - Provide unique, predictive alarms allowing Fujitsu to take action on the network before an actual failure occurs "By partnering with Fujitsu Network Services, a start-up service provider is able to take advantage of state-of-the-art technology without incurring the prohibitive costs of establishing these capabilities on their own," said Richards. Dale Booth, senior vice president of Fujitsu Network Services, noted that "We looked for the products that best fit our strategy as we enter this high-growth market segment. We chose Clear Communications for their experience with carriers and for their proven service assurance software. Their functionality combined with our network integration expertise allows us to provide a superior service to our customers." About Clear Communications Clear Communications Corporation develops and supplies service assurance software solutions that ensure network reliability, peak performance and improved efficiency for telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. . The company's solutions help telecom customers identify and correct problems before they escalate es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. into major outages. Clear's customer base includes many of the local exchange, interexchange, competitive local exchange and wireless carriers. Clear's headquarters are located in the Chicago metropolitan area “Chicagoland” redirects here. For for the racing venue, see Chicagoland Speedway. The Chicago metropolitan area is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago in the United States. in Lincolnshire, Ill. In addition, the company has network offices nationwide. For more information on Clear and its products and solutions, call 847-317-2500, or access the company via the Internet at http://www.clear.com. About Fujitsu Network Services Fujitsu Network Services, a division of Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., provides a full range of enhanced and professional network services, including engineering, project management, network design, network operations, and systems integration, as well as installation and maintenance of any manufacturer's telecommunications equipment. Its customers include local exchange carriers, long-distance carriers, competitive access providers, Internet service providers, and original equipment manufacturers in North America and overseas. Fujitsu Network Communications is part of Fujitsu Limited (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). 6702), a $50 billion global technology leader in computers, communications and microelectronics. Information is available by calling 800-777-FAST. Fujitsu Network Services' World Wide Web site is www.fns.fujitsu.com. |
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