Cygent Announces General Availability of LaunchPad for DSLAdvantage; Cygent's LaunchPad Program Deploys Online DSL Pre-Qualification and Ordering in Just Five Weeks.Business/Technology Editors WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000 Billing 2000--Cygent, Inc., the only Internet software company to offer a comprehensive eBusiness solution for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. , today announced general availability of LaunchPad for DSLAdvantage(TM). Cygent's LaunchPad program is a bundle of software and services that enables retail service providers to rapidly deploy online ordering for 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 . In as little as five weeks, the LaunchPad program delivers a Cygent-powered website where customers can check availability of DSL services in their area, order high-bandwidth DSL services online, and monitor activation status. LaunchPad addresses the explosion of customer demand for DSL services by enabling resellers to accelerate availability of online DSL ordering. DSLAdvantage enables service providers to reduce DSL service fulfillment times, cut activation costs, and simplify the ordering experience, thereby improving customer satisfaction. LaunchPad is pre-integrated with Vitria's BusinessWare 3.0, creating a comprehensive solution for ordering broadband services from DSL network providers. Resellers can easily upgrade to a full implementation of Cygent's eBusiness Support System (eBSS) software to support one-to-one marketing, online shopping and ordering, electronic bill presentment and payment See EBPP. , and customer self-care across entire product portfolios. "LaunchPad is Cygent's answer to the reseller community's demand for speed to market," said Steven Bamberger, Cygent's director of marketing. "LaunchPad for DSLAdvantage is the ideal solution for CLECs and ISPs that want to quickly incorporate DSL into product and service bundles." About Cygent Cygent is the only Internet software company to offer a comprehensive eBusiness solution for the communications industry, linking wholesalers and retailers of communications services to each other and to their customers via the Internet. Cygent creates a speed-to-market advantage for communications service providers by accelerating their move to online business and enabling rapid deployment of new products and services. Cygent eBusiness Support Systems (eBSS) streamline each step in the customer-retailer-wholesaler demand chain through an integrated Internet storefront that supports (1) one-to-one marketing, (2) online shopping and ordering, (3) bill presentment and payment See EBPP. , and (4) customer self-care. Cygent enables end-to-end solutions through alliances with communications and eBusiness leaders including BEA Systems BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS) is one of the major companies developing enterprise infrastructure software. BEA makes middleware, products that help software run on top of databases. , Deloitte Consulting, Ernst & Young, 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. , Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , and Vitria Technology. Cygent is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with headquarters in San Francisco and offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.cygent.com. |
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