Daleen, XACCT and Prolan Join Forces to Deliver End-to-End IP Billing in Brazil.Business & High Tech Editors BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2000 Alliance will provide an integrated billing and customer management solution to the IP data market Daleen Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DALN), a leading provider of solutions that bond businesses and customers in the digital economy, XACCT, a leading provider of intelligent business infrastructure solutions for IP networks, and Prolan pro·lan n. 1. Human chorionic gonadotropin. No longer in scientific use. 2. Either of two hormones of the pituitary gland, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. No longer in scientific use. , a Brazilian systems integrator, today announced they have formed an alliance to offer a robust, fully integrated solution for billing and customer management for Brazilian IP data market. The alliance fills a critical need in the IP services market because of the complexities involved in applying value-based billing models for IP services. By combining the resources of the three companies into a comprehensive solution, IP data providers can accurately identify the types of multimedia applications being used by their clients and offer all-inclusive billing across the broadest range of services at different rates. "The IP data market requires one of the most complex business models in the telecommunications industry today," said Manuel Andrade, vice president of international business development for Daleen. "XACCT provides the interface between the multi-service network infrastructure and our flagship BillPlex(R) software, which in turn, processes the information and applies the complex rating models." "We are constantly striving to simplify the operations of our clients by developing innovative solutions to the most complex integration challenges," said George Zelenjuk, telecom solutions manager for Prolan. "The IP data model inherently requires a powerful system that can precisely distinguish a very broad variety of user activities and then bundle records to produce accurate rating and billing. The combination of XACCT's technology platform with Daleen's billing and customer management gives us the tools with which to offer an unequaled solution to our customers." Daleen and XACCT will exhibit an integrated demonstration of the new offering at Telexpo in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 28 through March 30 in Prolan's booth (green pavilion, No. B-56). The demo illustrates XACCTusage's ability to capture streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. or other data and convert it to a standard format that is captured, processed and rated by Daleen's BillPlex. Daleen and XACCT are charter members of the Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. Detail Records (IPDR IPDR Internet Protocol Detail Record Organization IPDR Internet Protocol Detail Record IPDR International Project Development Roadmap (Canada) IPDR Internal Preliminary Design Review IPDR Individual Program Data Records ) initiative. The two companies contribute to defining standards for IP data exchange between network elements, operational support systems and business support systems. The IPDR comprises a working group of leading Internet system integrators, network providers, and billing, and equipment vendors that are working to define the IPDR format. IPDR will submit the prototype to the appropriate accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. standards body (or bodies) for acceptance by summer of 2000. Prolan is a Daleen Certified Business Alliance partner providing systems integration services for communication providers in the Brazilian marketplace. XACCT is a Daleen Solutions Partner, working with Daleen to develop seamless, integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. solutions for the IP data market. Daleen is a long-time XACCTready partner. "This is an important step forward in the evolution of convergent solutions 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. ," said Claude-Philippe van den Broeck, Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → for Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. at XACCT. "The combined XACCT-Daleen product coupled with Prolan's integration expertise and resources delivers a total, end-to-end solution enabling service providers to develop and deploy innovative value-based business models for IP services, quickly and cost effectively." About Daleen Technologies Founded in 1989, Daleen (Nasdaq: DALN) is a leading provider of solutions that bond businesses and customers in the digital economy. Daleen's software solutions provide mission critical support to businesses who offer voice, data, web and applications hosting services over packet and circuit-switched networks. The company distributes its eBusiness, 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. gateway, service activation and BillPlex(R) products throughout the world via Business Alliance Partners and other leading certified systems integrators including AMS AMS - Andrew Message System , Business Edge, Cap Gemini, Danet, Ernst & Young and Unisys. Daleen is an active participant and provides leadership in industry forums such as the Ordering and Billing Forum (OBF OBF Ordering and Billing Forum OBF Oregon Bach Festival OBF Oregon Brewers Festival (Portland, Oregon) OBF Open Bioinformatics Foundation OBF Out of Box Failure OBF Office of Budget and Finance OBF Ohio Bible Fellowship ), Internet Protocol Data Record (IPDR) working group and the Application Service Provider (ASP) Consortium. In addition to its Boca Raton, FL headquarters, Daleen has regional offices located throughout the United States, and in Toronto and London. For additional information regarding Daleen's products and services, visit the company web site at http://www.daleen.com About XACCT Technologies Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., XACCT Technologies, Inc., develops a new class of intelligent software solutions that enable Service Providers to design and deploy innovative, revenue-generating programs and services. XACCT markets its software directly and through network systems integrators to Service Providers and Fortune 1000 companies. A privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , XACCT is funded by venture capital investors. More information is available at http://www.xacct.com About Prolan Founded in 1989, PROLAN has created some of the most successful integrated information and communication corporate network solutions for large companies in Brazil. In the highly competitive systems integration market, PROLAN's strategy for setting itself apart from its competitors is based on its technical excellence, market vision, and project management experience. PROLAN has designed and deployed innovative solutions that provide high availability for services offered by both telecommunications and information service companies. In addition to its main office in Sao Paulo and regional branches in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r and Brasilia, PROLAN has a nationwide network of more than 900 locations that guarantee immediate response and local support to customers' calls. PROLAN has formed several partnerships with leading global companies in the fields of telecommunication and information systems. For more information, visit the company's web site at http://www.prolan.com.br
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