Energis Places Order for Inet's Geoprobe Network Monitoring Solution and Newest IT:seven Application.Business Editors RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001 Carrier Aims to Protect & Increase Revenue with Consistent Interconnect QoS Inet Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:INTI), a leading global provider of communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems solutions for next-generation networks, today announced that it has been awarded a million dollar contract from Energis Carrier Services, a subsidiary of Energis plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :EGS EGS European Geophysical Society EGS European Graduate School EGS El Goonish Shive (webcomic) EGS Environmental Goods and Services EGS Employment Guarantee Scheme (UK) EGS EOS Ground System ) (Nasdaq:ENGSY.O). Inet will provide Energis with the GeoProbe(TM) network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. solution and its newest IT:seven(TM) business intelligence application, GeoConnect's(TM) Destination Quality Verifier(TM). Energis Carrier Services will use Inet's Destination Quality Verifier to address Quality of Service (QoS) of interconnection calls. This new IT:seven application will provide Energis with the data and analyses it needs to protect and increase revenue streams by ensuring consistent QoS for interconnect calls, enforcing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with interconnect partners, and optimizing interconnect call routing for successful call completions and dependable service quality. Destination Quality Verifier will allow Energis to monitor calls that run through multiple operators and countries, as well as track the QoS provided by its interconnection partners. Inet's Destination Quality Verifier is fueled by the GeoProbe's real-time, network-wide monitoring capabilities, which provide end-to-end visibility of network activity. "Using Inet's Destination Quality Verifier and GeoProbe solutions, we can optimize our network operations, making them more efficient and ensuring the high levels of service that our customers have come to expect," said Rob Snijder, marketing director of Energis Carrier Services. "Not only will we have greater visibility of our own network traffic, but we'll also see the end result of complex multi-carrier calls, allowing us to ensure dependable network service for our customers." "We work diligently to partner with each of our customers in understanding their individual business needs and developing comprehensive solutions, tailored to address their daily challenges," said Elie Akilian, Inet's president and chief executive officer. "Destination Quality Verifier is just one result of this intense customer focus. The market's quick and affirmative response to this new solution illustrates the value that our IT:seven applications bring to the carrier's business." About GeoProbe Inet's GeoProbe system provides real-time, network-wide monitoring of a carrier's signaling network and serves as an open platform for business applications developed by Inet, its customers or third parties. GeoProbe's monitoring applications enable early warning of network faults, collection of statistics for performance evaluations, real-time call tracing In telecommunication, call tracing is a procedure that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection, identifying the entire route from the origin to the destination. There are two types of call tracing. and troubleshooting. The GeoProbe, which also serves as a sophisticated data forwarding engine for Inet's IT:seven business intelligence applications, is a powerful end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for traditional, converging and next-generation networks. About IT:seven Inet's IT:seven suite of applications (GeoBill(TM), GeoCare(TM), GeoConnect and GeoRoam(TM)) provides carriers with business intelligence about the inner-workings of their network, as well as the performance of interconnecting networks at interconnection points. Utilizing SS7 data, which provides a fingerprint of telecommunications, IT:seven applications extract key calling and signaling information to construct operational and management views of network activity. The IT:seven suite has both historical and real-time applications and alarms. Multiple business functions are supported, including interconnection QoS and SLAs; revenue assurance operations; traffic management; customer and service QoS; and mobile communications QoS and Short Message Service (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ). IT:seven leverages the signaling network to enable better business planning and management. About Energis A fully-owned division of UK telecommunications company See telecom company. Energis plc, Energis Carrier Services is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Energis plc was founded in 1993 and is focused on the telecom marketplace. Energis Carrier Services is a pan-European network wholesaler offering a full range of services to carriers and 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), including Internet Transit Internet transit consists of two bundled services: the advertisement by an Internet service provider (ISP) of routes to a customer's Internet Protocol addresses to the other ISPs who constitute the rest of the Internet, thereby soliciting inbound traffic from them on behalf of the , Managed Bandwidth and Global Voice Termination. About Inet Technologies, Inc. Founded in 1989, Inet provides solutions that enable telecommunications carriers to more effectively design, deploy, visualize and manage communications networks that carry signaling information used to manage telephone calls. Inet's products also address the fundamental business needs of telecommunications carriers, such as improved billing, targeted sales and marketing, fraud prevention and enhanced call routing. Inet is headquartered in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. and has approximately 650 employees worldwide. Inet is an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 registered company. For more information, visit Inet on the Internet at www.inet.com. Inet Technologies, GeoProbe, IT:seven, GeoConnect, Destination Quality Verifier, GeoBill, GeoCare and GeoRoam are trademarks of Inet Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are significant fluctuations in Inet's operating results, the effects of a general economic slowdown, any slowdown in the growth of the telecommunications industry, any reversal or slowdown in the pace of privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned and deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. of telecommunications markets worldwide, deferred or lost sales resulting from Inet's lengthy sales cycle, any downturn in the demand for Inet's products and solutions, increased competitive pressures, Inet's ability to manage rapid and significant growth, the loss of key personnel, rapid technological change within the telecommunications industry, special risks associated with international operations and other factors detailed in Inet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including 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 the year ended December 31, 1999 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended September 30, 2000. |
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