CrossKeys &Portal Deliver Integrated Solution for IP Billing and SLA Management.Business Editors KANATA, ONTARIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000 Alliance with Portal Software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. enables service providers to have an integrated solution for IP performance management, provisioning, service assurance and billing CrossKeys Systems Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CKEY)(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CKY CKY Camp Kill Yourself (band) CKY Conakry, Guinea - Conakry (Airport Code) .) today announced an alliance agreement with Portal Software (Nasdaq: PRSF PRSF Presidio of San Francisco (US National Park Service) PRSF Peoples Republic of San Francisco ), a leading provider of business infrastructure software for Internet and next-generation communications services. This alliance will enable CrossKeys to extend its reach further into the competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) marketplace. Under the terms of the agreement, CrossKeys will integrate its Resolve(r) performance management software with Infranet(r), Portal's customer management and billing solution. Performance management and billing are two key pieces of the operational support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services (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. ) puzzle that service providers must solve to do business effectively. With this alliance, CrossKeys is actively targeting the data CLEC and new entrant market with a CrossKeys-Portal integrated solution. CrossKeys and Portal are providing an integrated OSS solution for the telecommunications &uot;last mile&uot; issue--how to deliver reliable, high-speed Internet access service to home users, home offices and small businesses. The rise of the various digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (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 ) and cable technologies is one answer to the last mile problem. CrossKeys recent acquisition of US-based Dyband Inc. enhances its performance management capabilities in DSL, cable, wireless and other broadband access technologies. &uot;CrossKeys products have successfully proven to be excellent for managing network and service performance. This alliance can develop a solution that facilitates the reconciliation of service level and performance agreements (SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing. (2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term. ) with the billing process. The real-time capabilities of Infranet will change the SLA process from a potential liability to a marketing differentiator,&uot; said Jill Kyte, Vice President Strategic Alliances at Portal Software. &uot;We are happy to be working with CrossKeys to meet the demands of emerging technologies and the needs of new service providers.&uot; CrossKeys and Portal enable service providers to extend IP applications to the periphery of the network. The demand for high-speed data service (e.g., DSL, wireless or cable data service) is expected to grow from approximately two million subscribers this year to 13 million users in 2002--in the United States alone. For service providers in this marketplace, CrossKeys and Portal provide an effective OSS answer to issues around IP billing and service guarantees. &uot;Portal leads the way in IP billing and this alliance demonstrates our shared vision of the necessity to integrate operational support systems,&uot; says Ian McLaren, President and Chief Executive Officer, CrossKeys. &uot;Portal's focus on the data and IP marketplace and the exploding markets for DSL services match CrossKeys strategy. It's a great fit.&uot; About Portal Portal Software, Inc., is building business infrastructure for the Internet. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Portal is a leading provider of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging, next-generation communications services. The company's real-time solution enables service providers to manage customers, support services and collect money. Portal's customers include US WEST, Qwest, Covad, T-Online, Telenor Mobil AS, Juno Online, France Telecom and Demon. Information about Portal and its products can be found at http://www.portal.com. About CrossKeys CrossKeys Systems Corporation (www.crosskeys.com) develops and supports carrier-scale software that enables the world's largest and most demanding service providers to manage the equipment and traffic on their telecom networks. CrossKeys has demonstrated experience with multi-vendor and multi-technology networks, including IP, ATM, Frame Relay and broadband access technologies such as wireless, DSL and cable. This expertise enables service providers to offer business applications, such as eCommerce and VPNs, with the minimum of infrastructure investment and the competitive guarantees that enterprise end-customers require. CrossKeys Systems Corporation is a public company whose common shares are listed for trading on NASDAQ (CKEY) in the United States and on The Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (CKY) in Canada. CrossKeys and logo are registered trademarks of CrossKeys Systems Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are acknowledged by CrossKeys Systems Corporation. |
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