Cramer Announces General Availability of Cramer5 Release 3; New Functionality enables Improved Integration, Enhanced Usability and Rapid Deployment for Customers Worldwide.PRAGUE, Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. -- At its annual user conference held in Prague, Enterprise 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. software leader Cramer announced the general availability of Cramer5 Release 3. Building on the success of the award-winning Cramer5 product suite, Cramer5 Release 3 includes new adapters, and product related components--such as a new catalogue of network technology models, the introduction of language localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. packs and extended support for IBM's WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2. The combination of new functionality will enable telecommunications providers worldwide to improve integration of business processes, accelerate deployment and increase productivity. "Successful next generation transformation requires telcos to reduce time to market, to increase operational efficiency and to lower cost. Our customers demand that OSS meets these requirements," said Guy Dubois, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Cramer. "With Cramer5 Release 3, we continue to provide products to further reduce deployment time, automate business processes and deliver productivity enhancements." Improved Integration for Enhanced Process Efficiency Faster, lower cost delivery can be achieved if the cost and time inefficiencies created by disintegrated systems, commonly referred to as "the integration tax", are removed from business processes. Cramer5 Release 3 continues to deliver on its productized adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. approach with the Synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. Adapter for Micromuse Netcool/Precision, developed jointly with Micromuse. The new Synchronization Adapter makes Cramer the only OSS vendor to deliver productized integration of autodiscovery and inventory. The solution's ability to integrate inventory and external applications automates the dataload, on-going synchronization and process audits required to ensure inventory accuracy for the automation of processes such as fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. and assurance. As a result, companies can reduce risk by gaining a precise view of inventory and achieve a lower cost of ownership. Enhanced Usability with Cramer SyncEngine Cramer SyncEngine provides Data Integrity Management that automatically synchronizes and reconciles other network-held or system-held data sources to ensure that inventory accuracy is maintained. Cramer5 Release 3 introduces enhancements to SyncEngine to improve usability and simplify deployment. These enhancements include a new Synchronization Difference WebReport with more extensive filtering, grouping and sorting capabilities, and improved process statistics to show how closely aligned a customer's inventory is with external systems. In addition, Cramer5 Release 3 provides a new streamlined architecture, attribute-only comparison and simplified configuration for SyncEngine. New Technology Models for Rapid deployment Cramer5 Release 3 introduces Technology Models to accelerate deployment and reduce risk. The new Technology Models consist of documentation and optional metadata that describe how technologies, such as SONET or ATM, are modeled in the Cramer solution. As a result, project teams can save time and ensure implementation consistency by re-using well-documented models based on Cramer's in-depth industry knowledge derived from work with leading telecommunications companies See telecom company. around the globe. Language Localization Packs This new release of Cramer5 Release 3 introduces the first in a series of language localization packs. Building on the globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation capabilities available in Cramer5, the first of these productized localization packs is designed for the Japanese market and provides a full Japanese product suite and local configurations such as date and time initiated to support Japanese formats. These language localization packs increase user acceptance, enable rapid deployment and improve productivity. Wider Choice with Expanded Support for 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) WebSphere Cramer5 Release 3 provides extended support for IBM WebSphere 6.0.2 Application Server. Cramer continues to build solutions that support this proven, scalable technology and enables customers to gain access to a wider choice of platforms. Cramer is involved with a number of IBM's key telecom initiatives including Network Lifecycle Management. About Cramer Cramer is the global leader in enterprise software that changes the economics of telecommunications. With more than 300 staff and more than 70 customers on five continents, Cramer's inventory-powered process automation solutions empower telecommunications carriers to lower costs, reduce time to market and enhance customer service. Cramer's customers include Bell Canada Bell Canada Enterprises (TSX: BCE, NYSE: BCE), legally BCE Inc., is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Through its subsidiaries including Bell Canada, Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for , Cablecom, KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) and Vodafone. |
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