CommTech Joins the Cisco New World Ecosystem.Business Editors CRANBURY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 CommTech, which provides FastFlow(R) flow-through provisioning solutions to communications service providers (CSPs), announced it has joined the Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program as an OSS/BSS member. The Cisco New World Ecosystem is a community of technology and deployment partners enabling service providers to rapidly deploy innovative networking services. As a Cisco New World Ecosystem member, CommTech utilizes a common reference architecture for integration with other Ecosystem software members to create end-to-end service fulfillment and service management solutions. This includes Cisco New World Ecosystem companies in areas such as customer care and billing as well as fault, service level, and element management. With the ecosystem model Ecosystem models, or ecological models, are mathematical representations of ecosystems. Typically they simplify complex foodwebs down to their major components or trophic levels, and quantify these as either numbers of organisms, biomass or the inventory/concentration of , service providers gain efficiency, innovation and flexibility along with the power to choose from best-of-breed products and services based on open industry standards. Key categories of Cisco New World Ecosystem member focus include OSS/BSS, Voice Applications and 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. , Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. , and Solution Integration/Deployment. "Cisco's New World Ecosystem Partner Program empowers CSPs with end-to-end solutions based on our members' best-of-breed technologies," said Steve Hoch, director, Service Provider Marketing at Cisco. "Customers who deploy solutions provided by Cisco New World Ecosystem partners such as CommTech benefit from industry-leading technologies and innovative, integrated products, accelerating their time-to-market with New World services." "Joining the New World Ecosystem Partner Program brings our flow-through provisioning solutions into Cisco Powered Network environments," said Bob Bolen, director Strategic Alliances, CommTech. "Our ability to work with Cisco and its New World Ecosystem members in developing technology accelerates innovation and helps CSPs meet crucial market windows, earn revenue quickly, and enhance overall customer satisfaction." Added Frank Lauria, vice president Strategic Business Development at CommTech, "This membership enables us to work more closely on joint development and marketing opportunities to benefit our joint customers." FastFlow(R) Suite Helps CSPs Enter Markets Quickly and Compete Effectively CommTech's FastFlow(R) Suite, including modules such as Order Management, Order Tracker(TM), (x)DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Activation, and Cable Activation, provides flow-through provisioning via end-to-end order management and service activation functionality. FastFlow's Workflow Engine Workflow engine is a software application meant to manage and execute modeled business processes. It is a key component in workflow technology. It will typically make use of a database server. provides Java/CORBA/XML/SQL integration with CommTech and partner applications. FastFlow's Business Process Editor(TM) (BPE BPE abbr. Bachelor of Physical Education ) core technology enables the rapid customization of FastFlow solutions to match a CSP's business processes. FastFlow's multi-tier, thin-client architecture provides unparalleled flexibility to CSPs, business consultants/systems integrators, developers and users to support evolving networks, services and architectures. About CommTech Corp. and CommTech Europe Ltd.: CommTech enables end-to-end flow-through provisioning by providing best-of-breed order management and service activation for new generation DSL and cable communications service providers (CSPs). CommTech's FastFlow(R) Suite helps CSPs speed development and marketing of new service offerings, improve time-to-market to quickly generate revenue, and enhance customer service while building brand loyalty. CSPs can obtain FastFlow solutions two ways, either by traditional, outright purchase of a right-to-use license or by its market-leading FastFlow ASP(TM) offering. CommTech was first in the global market to announce an ASP-hosted 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. customer, in February 2000. CommTech's customers and partners include more than 60 PTTs and other incumbents, cable operators, pan-European operators, new entrants/alternative operators, network solutions providers, business consultants and systems integrators, other OSS independent software vendors and international operators. CommTech is a member of and active participant in the Association for Local Telecommunications Services (ALTS ALTS Association for Local Telecommunications Services ALTS Aarhus Lawn Tennis Selskab (Denmark) ALTS Annotated Labeled Transition System ALTS Analogue Line Terminating Subsystem ALTS Automatic Laser Tracking System ), ASP Industry Consortium (Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Wakefield, MA) A now disbanded trade organization founded in 1999 dedicated to research and standards in the application service provider (ASP) industry. , DSL Forum, National Cable Television Association (NTCA NTCA National Telecommunications Cooperative Association NTCA National Telephone Cooperative Association NTCA National Tile Contractors Association NTCA National Token Collectors Association NTCA Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association ), Telecommunications Industry Association See TIA. (body, standard) Telecommunications Industry Association - (TIA) An association that sets standards for communications cabling. Cables that TIA set standards for include: EIA/TIA-568A and EIA/TIA-568B category three, four and five cable. (TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ) and TeleManagement Forum. CommTech Corp. is headquartered in New Jersey, USA whilst CommTech Europe Ltd. is based in Reading (UK) with offices in Spain, Germany, and The Netherlands. For further information, visit our Web site: www.comm.com or call +44 (0) 925-3265. Note to Editors: FastFlow(R) is a registered trademark and FastFlow ASP(TM), Business Process Editor(TM), and Order Tracker(TM) are trademarks of CommTech Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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