Daleen Technologies to Provide Billing and Customer Care for the NAP of the Americas.Business Editors/Technology Writers 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)--April 16, 2001 Daleen Solution to Provide Scalability and Management of Complex Usage-based Billing Records to One of Only Five Tier-One Network Access Points in the World Daleen Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:DALN), a global provider of software that manages the revenue chain for next-generation service providers, today announced that Terremark Worldwide Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :TWW TWW The West Wing (TV show) TWW The Wind Waker (Nintendo Zelda video game) TWW Teaming with Wildlife TWW Two-Week Wait TWW The War Within (Transformers comics) ), a global leader in providing Internet infrastructure and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , has selected Daleen's RevChain(tm) software to provide the billing and customer care platform for the NAP of the Americas(sm), located in Miami. Terremark is the owner and operator of the NAP of Americas, which is the only tier-one Network Access Point (NAP) that is "carrier neutral" and the only one supported by a consortium of more than 100 telecommunications industry leaders. A NAP is a point of access into the Internet where telecommunications carriers interconnect networks to facilitate the global exchange of Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. . To date, there are only four other tier-one NAPs 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. located in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden and Chicago -- all initially constructed by the National Science Foundation. The NAP of the Americas in downtown Miami Downtown Miami is the central business district of Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Brickell Avenue/Biscayne Boulevard is the main north-south road in downtown, and Flagler Street is the main east-west road in the Central Business District. , the only one built without government aid, will support Internet traffic among 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. , the United States, the Caribbean and Europe. The NAP's customers will include regional and global carriers, Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Florida educational institutions. The Daleen RevChain solution will enable Terremark to automate and manage its revenue chain, incorporating convergent billing, electronic bill presentment and payment See EBPP. (EBPP (Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment) Sending invoices to customers over the Internet. When payment is due, an e-mail is sent with a link to a Web page that contains the billing information and the payment services that are supported. ), and customer and service management into one integrated process. The scalability derived from Daleen's pure Internet architecture will facilitate the universal access, customer management and billing capabilities necessary to support the NAP's multifaceted customers. "We are pleased to have selected Daleen, one of south Florida's technology leaders, to provide the billing and customer management solution for the NAP of the Americas," said Monty Bannerman, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Terremark. "We chose Daleen's RevChain software after an extensive search for a solution that would give us the ability to efficiently manage massive numbers of complex, usage-based billing records. As Internet traffic to Latin America and the Caribbean continues to escalate, the pure Internet architecture of Daleen's RevChain solution will enable us to effectively manage the needs of our growing customer base." "Terremark continues to set the standard for implementing Web-based initiatives that positively impact their customers' businesses," said James Daleen, chairman and chief executive officer for Daleen. "The NAP of the Americas, a global gateway to Latin America, Africa and Southern Europe Southern Europe or sometimes Mediterranean Europe is a region of the European continent. There is no clear definition of the term which can vary depending on whether geographic, cultural, linguistic or historical factors are taken into account. , will act as a catalyst for stimulating the Internet economy in South Florida. We look forward to working with Terremark to ensure that their tradition of making a measurable impact on the telecommunications industry continues." About NAP of the Americas The NAP of the Americas, a TerreNAP(SM) Data Center, will be the fifth Tier-1 Network Access Point (NAP) in the world. NAP of the Americas is the first carrier neutral Tier-1 NAP and it is the first one housed in a facility built specifically for a NAP. Located in Miami, Florida, the NAP of the Americas will be a premier facility providing interconnection between global carriers, ISPs and others as well as connecting fiber networks in Latin America, Europe and Africa to those in the U.S. Terremark Worldwide is the owner and operator of the NAP of the Americas; Telcordia Technologies will engineer it with its latest IP technology. More information on NAP of the Americas can be found on www.napoftheamericas.com. About Terremark Terremark Worldwide Inc. is a global leader in providing Internet infrastructure and managed services. Terremark is headquartered at 2601 S. Bayshore Drive, 9th Floor, Miami, Florida USA, (305) 856-3200, and has offices throughout the world including Latin America and Asia. More information can be found on Terremark Worldwide, Inc. at http://www.terremark.com. About Daleen Daleen Technologies Inc. is a global provider of software that manages the revenue chain for next-generation service providers. Daleen's industry-focused RevChain software suites automate and manage service providers' revenue chains -- including customers, services, activation, order fulfillment and billing -- internally in the back-office, customer-facing through the Web and with customer service representatives, as well as with partner relationships. Daleen enables service providers to use the Internet to maximize time-to-revenue and rapidly adapt to new opportunities, giving them a competitive advantage in today's economy. The company distributes its software worldwide via its Business Alliance Partners and Daleen Solution Providers. Additional information is available at www.daleen.com. Certain matters discussed in this release may be considered "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the company and its management as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include the effect of business and economic conditions; the company's ability to manage its capital and, if necessary raise additional capital; the impact of competitive products and pricing; variance of quarterly operating results; not yet achieving profitability; need to expand sales and distribution capabilities; growth and investment in international operations; lengthy sales cycles and timing of contract awards; our continued use of strategic relationships to implement and sell our products; meeting customer expectations; and quality of software delivered. These are set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for 2000 and in the company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results. Daleen and RevChain are registered trademarks or trademarks of Daleen Technologies Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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