Cramer Announces North American Expansion; Leading OSS Company Bucks Telecom Downturn with Recruitment Drive and New Offices.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers VIENNA, Va. & BATH, U.K.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2002 Cramer Systems today unveiled a major expansion of its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. presence by announcing a significant recruitment drive and plans to open a new office in Toronto, Canada. Cramer's expansion reflects the company's continuing success in a highly competitive market despite the current telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. industry downturn. It also confirms Cramer's strategic commitment to 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. . Cramer is actively seeking qualified personnel for a range of sales, marketing, technical and administrative positions, including a senior executive to manage global marketing from North American headquarters located in Vienna, VA. The Toronto office, expected to open in 2003, will help support Cramer's growth and expanding base of customers. Reflecting a worldwide trend for the company, Cramer ranked 30th in the recent Europe 500 listing, awarded each October. "Cramer's increased investment in North America is supported by customer wins, a strong pipeline of opportunity, and industry recognition that we offer the best way for carriers to reach profitable, sustainable operations," said Jerry Crook, Cramer 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. . "Carriers today want to work with 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. companies with a future, not those that can only point to better times in the past. In that respect, Cramer's market momentum, together with this fresh investment in North America, make us attractive to carriers," said David Canellos, Vice President of Sales for North America. Cramer's expansion follows a series of new contract awards in global markets. Recent North American contract wins include an agreement with TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc to provide OSS solutions for the mmo2 Airwave public safety wireless network in the United Kingdom, and with GuideComm to support Monet Mobile Systems, the first 3G wireless services provider in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Worldwide in the third quarter Cramer won contracts with Netcom (Norway - 3G) and Slovenske telekomunikacie, a.s. (Slovakia - fixed wireline), and in mid-October announced an agreement with THUS plc, (UK - broadband data). About Cramer Systems Cramer Systems is the leading provider of inventory management and provisioning automation solutions for the global telecommunications industry. Cramer's products help service providers lower costs and reduce time to market by automating processes that rely on a detailed knowledge of network inventory, capacity and service configuration information. In February 2002, Cramer was awarded the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. OSS Excellence Award for "Best Inventory Management System" by Billing World and OSS Today, and the European Technology Forum named Cramer the UK's "Hottest Technology Prospect" in March 2002. Cramer's nearly 40 customers include leading European fixed and wireless operators, such as BT, O2, Cable and Wireless, KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) Telecom and KPN Mobile. Cramer is located in Bath, UK. North American headquarters are in Vienna, VA. For more information, visit www.cramer.com. Cramer and the Cramer logo, whether or not appearing with the trademark symbol, are trademarks of Cramer Systems Limited. |
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