Computer Buying Spree at Telephone Cos, Says Insight Research.LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 1996--Telephone companies are preparing for competition by depreciating de·pre·ci·ate v. de·pre·ci·at·ed, de·pre·ci·at·ing, de·pre·ci·ates v.tr. 1. To lessen the price or value of. 2. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle. billions in old computer systems, says a new report from Insight Research. Over the past two years, billions of dollars in mainframe-based systems have been replaced by client/server open-systems computers based on international standards. As change comes to a market long dominated by telecom equipment manufacturers like AT&T and computer vendors like IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , new opportunities are emerging for independent software vendors and computer companies, the report says. New management and operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. tools for telecom networks--also known as 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 (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. )--will provide a lucrative marketplace for these vendors. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. "Operations Support Systems in the Intelligent Network," OSSes are the information technology systems that enable telecom service providers to create, deploy, manage, and maintain network-based services. Telecom service providers are experiencing tremendous competition, due to regulatory changes and technological advances. To gear up for the next century, telecom carriers must introduce new services faster plus increase operating margins and revenue in these competitive markets. OSSes enable easy implementation of new services and are essential to all telecommunications back office operations, from billing and customer service to network troubleshooting. "Right now the telecom carriers are being forced to re-engineer their businesses," explains Insight's president Robert Rosenberg. "Customers want videoconferecing, mobile access, ATM, PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. -- you name it. The successful carrier will not only offer these services, but they'll install them quickly, send the customer one consolidated bill, and provide superior customer service. The new OSSes can make it happen; the legacy systems currently in place won't," Rosenberg added. The report forecasts global OSS revenue for wireless and wireline networks. Already a $500 million market in 1995, the wireless OSS business 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. will grow at a compound annual growth rate of just over 26.2 percent through the end of the decade. The reason: the meteoric me·te·or·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or formed by a meteoroid. 2. Of or relating to the earth's atmosphere. 3. ascent of cellular and the introduction of PCS players who require a whole new suite of business and network operations support systems. Further projections and analyses are published in Operations Support Systems in the Intelligent Network, now available from Insight Research for $3,495. Insight Research, based in Livingston, NJ, is a leading provider of telecommunications market research and analysis. Insight can be reached via the World Wide Web at htttp://www.wcom.com/Insight/insight.html. For more information on this study, please contact: CONTACT: The Insight Research Corporation Tara D. Mahon, Director of Marketing 201/605-1400 fax: 201/605-1440 e-mail: tara@insight-corp.com |
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