Cramer Systems Names Kimber H. Lewis President.

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001

Former TelOSSource Publisher to Leverage Industry Insight and

Reputation to Establish Cramer Systems as North America's OSS Leader

Cramer Systems today announced the appointment of Kimber H. Lewis as President of its North American operations.

Lewis, who brings more than 20 years of communications experience and recognized leadership to the post, will direct Cramer Systems' move to become the premier provider of inventory-based network and service provisioning solutions in North America.

Cramer Systems, based in Bath, UK, launched its North American operations today. The company's flagship product - Cramer Dimension - is the world's first inventory solution to help communications service providers meet the twin objectives of maximum network optimization and rapid service provisioning, driving new efficiencies and revenue.

More than 25 network operators in Europe, from national wireline carriers to newer wireless providers, rely on Cramer's software to eliminate costly network and service provisioning bottlenecks and maximize their return on investment in network assets.

"Kimber Lewis is a proven OSS expert and a brand name in the industry who understands both the challenges and opportunities of accurate, fast and automated service provisioning," said Jon Craton, Chief Executive Officer of Cramer Systems. "Under her leadership, Cramer Dimension will win rapid recognition in North America as the most sought-after provisioning solution of communications companies."

Lewis joins Cramer Systems as one of the OSS industry's most recognizable figures. Most recently, Lewis was Vice President at TeleStrategies, a telecommunications trade organization that hosts industry conferences and trade shows, and Publisher of TelOSSource magazine.

Lewis concurrently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Internet Protocol Data Record Organization Inc., a standards-setting body for IP services, representing more than 130 member companies. Prior to these roles, Lewis was Vice President, Professional Services, for MetaSolv Software, an OSS company, from 1998 to 1999.

In 1996, Lewis founded an independent consulting practice called sidCOR, helping telecom companies operate more efficiently and profitably. Prior to founding sidCOR, from 1993 to 1996, Lewis was responsible for business development, product management, alliance management and systems development at GTE.

During this period, she also served as a Director for NMF (now TMF).

Lewis was assistant Vice President for BCS from 1991 to 1993. She started her career in 1981 with IBM as a Director overseeing various product management and development projects.

"Communications service providers operate diverse multi-network and multi-service environments whose complexity impedes service delivery," said Lewis. "Cramer Dimension gives operators a clear understanding of available network assets, their configurations and their capacity to optimize network efficiency and automate service delivery. I am excited to build on Cramer's success in Europe, and establish a new OSS powerhouse in North America."

Lewis has a B.A. in English and Journalism from the University of Colorado, and an M.S. (computer science) and MBA (marketing) from St. Louis University in Missouri.

About Cramer Systems

Cramer Systems is a global supplier of "provisioning" software for the telecom industry. Provisioning connects the supply and demand sides of a telco's business, converting raw bandwidth into revenue generating services - a market that is expected to grow to $3.9bn by 2003 (source: Dataquest).

By automating and speeding up this process, Cramer's products help telecom operators to launch new services more quickly, accelerate revenues and improve capital and operational efficiencies. Cramer's products are either embedded as part of an overall solution from major telecom equipment vendors, or delivered through the leading telecom systems integrators.

The company's European headquarters are in Bath, England. North American headquarters are in Washington, D.C., with further offices located in Denver.

Cramer customers cover leading mobile (including 3G), convergent and fixed operators, including BT Ignite, Cable and Wireless, KPN Telecom, BT Cellnet, KPN Mobile, Infostrada and Cegetel.

www.cramersystems.com