NightFire Software Joins Alcatel Connected Partner Program.Business/Technology Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000 Extending Alcatel's Interoperable Solutions With NightFire Software Offers the Fastest Route to Revenue 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 Service Providers At TeleManagement World today, Alcatel (Paris: CGEP CGEP Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (Virginia) CGEP Center for Gifted Education Policy .PA and NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) announced the addition of leading e-Infrastructure software provider, NightFire Software Inc., to its selective and solution-focused "Alcatel Connected" Partner program. Fuelled by the Internet explosion The period of tremendous growth of the Internet in the latter half of the 1990s. In the 1994-1996 time frame, it changed from a scientific and governmental research network to a commercial and consumer marketplace. , service providers face unprecedented demand for highspeed, always-on access. As service providers strive to meet stringent customer expectations, loop availability, as well as quick and accurate service order qualification and activation, becomes critical. NightFire complements Alcatel's DSL offering by drastically diminishing the massive challenges service providers face in deploying DSL. "NightFire is widely recognized in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. DSL market as the leading supplier of e-infrastructure software for automated service fulfillment," said Jerry Rudisin, NightFire's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president. "Alcatel has a 54 per cent worldwide DSL market share and an extensive global presence. We are excited at the possibilities of working with such a significant telecommunications supplier as Alcatel to solve mission-critical challenges for existing and new customers." With over 1,000 deployments of its industry leading network and service management products, including 350 of the world's largest service providers, Alcatel sets the standard for true carrier scale solutions, including best-in-class provisioning. NightFire's powerful service fulfillment solution automates the critical steps in completing orders for DSL access and services, from pre-qualification to trading partner service management for faster time-to-market, increased margins, and higher customer satisfaction. Through this alliance, the two companies will enable an interoperable solution that brings these functions together in an automated flow through fashion to meet service provider requirements. "With its software processing more than 40 per cent of all 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) DSL loop orders in the first half of 2000, NightFire's automation of the supply chain between CLECs and ILECs is widely recognized as being an integral part of a comprehensive DSL 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. solution," said Jim Ghadbane, vice president, network and service management, Alcatel CID Cid or Cid Campeador (sĭd, Span. thēth kämpāäthōr`) [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. . "NightFire not only pioneered the development of the loop supply chain automation, but has extended its offering to other high value functions, such as ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Using voice recognition to replace keypad entry for telephone voice menus. Typically used to speak the digits 0 through 9 insted of keying them, ASR systems may be able to recognize a limited vocabulary. See voice recognition and AVSR. and loop qualification. Our joint customers will have more effective and efficient OSS deployments thanks to this collaboration." About Alcatel Connected Alcatel Connected is a partner program with best-of-breed application developers who want to interoperate with Alcatel network and service management products. A distinguishing feature of the program is signed agreements certifying that partner software applications interoperate with Alcatel NSM (Network and System Management) Running and controlling the networks and computer systems in an enterprise. See network management. products. Alcatel Connected enables service providers to immediately benefit from interoperable applications that provide faster delivery of services, and more comprehensive monitoring, testing and management capabilities for both Alcatel and third party devices. In addition, the fact that these vendors certify their software in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with Alcatel ensures that their customers continue to reap the benefits of full interoperability. About NightFire NightFire is a leading e-infrastructure software provider for broadband service fulfillment. NightFire enables companies in the broadband value chain to bring high-speed, always-on Internet access and services to consumers and businesses faster, more reliably and more efficiently. The NightFire(R) Suite and the NightFire(R) Network automate critical steps in the service fulfillment process, from pre-qualification to trading partner service management. NightFire customers include industry leaders across the entire broadband ecosystem. Headquartered in Oakland, Calif., NightFire is a privately funded company. Primary investors include U.S. Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, The Roda Group and New Enterprise Associates. For more information, visit NightFire on the Internet: http://www.nightfire.com About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. Alcatel network and service management products are deployed in over 1000 customer sites, including 350 of the world's largest service providers. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com |
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