Rapid Deployment of Metro OSS Services Now Available With Riverstone and Orchestream Integrated Solution.Business Editors & Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2002 RapidOS Metro Service Center Offers Immediate, Flexible Entry into Metro Services Market Orchestream (Nasdaq:OCHS) (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :OCH), a leading provider of software platforms for automating the configuration, activation and assurance of next generation services on broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , today announced it has partnered with Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, was a provider of networking switching hardware based in Santa Clara, California. Originally part of Cabletron Systems, and based on an early acquisition of YAGO, it was one of the many Gigabit Ethernet startups in the mid 1990's. (Nasdaq:RSTN RSTN Radio Solar Telescope Network RSTN Restricted Securities Trading Network RSTN Royals Sports Television Network (Kansas City Royals) RSTN Reflective Super Twisted Nematic ) to deliver an integrated operational support system (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. ) application solution for provisioning and managing metro services. The RapidOS Metro Service Center unveiled today by Riverstone, capitalizes on Orchestream's multi-vendor service activation and automated configuration support capabilities. By integrating critical OSS applications into one solution, RapidOS Metro Service Center eliminates the time consuming process of selecting, installing and integrating OSS applications, giving Service Providers immediate access to the benefits of offering metro Ethernet A metropolitan area network (MAN) that uses a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) backbone rather than SONET/SDH links. Ethernet offers a more economical alternative. In a Metro Ethernet network, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) may be deployed to provide quality of service (QoS). services. Enterprise customers with bandwidth-intensive data needs are seeking out these services including, bandwidth on demand, MPLS VPNs, Virtual private LAN services, and value-added services over Ethernet connections. The demand is predicted to grow steeply over the next four years, reaching over $4 billion by 2006. (Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. ) "The RapidOS Metro Service Centre speeds metro service delivery by incorporating critical OSS applications in a single turnkey solution," said Ed Chang, Riverstone's vice president of product marketing and management. "As the piece of the solution that enables carriers to rapidly turn on new services, Orchestream's Service Activator plays a crucial role in reducing the amount of time it takes for carriers to earn revenue from advanced metro services." The RapidOS Metro Service Center combines service creation, service level agreement monitoring, service fault management and billing, using the best-of-breed applications from Orchestream, MicroMuse, XACCT and InfoVista. Enterprise customers can access their own network services through a self-service Web portal, allowing them to securely monitor and control which services they have, track performance and review billing. Benedict Enweani, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Orchestream said, "The combination of Riverstone's strengths in metro area networking and Orchestream's powerful service activation platform means that network managers can take full advantage of the new features efficiently, effectively & easily; enabling the service provider to build a whole new service experience around the services being offered, from basic service delivery to customer self-provisioning & service level agreement reports in a way that delivers customers with services they really want & need." About Orchestream Orchestream delivers software platforms for automating the configuration, activation and assurance of next generation services on broadband networks. Orchestream's products provide network owners and operators with the tools they need to deliver value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services and manage network performance and customer satisfaction. Founded in 1996 and listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. and NASDAQ, Orchestream's customers include some of the world's most innovative telecom companies including AT&T, BT Ignite, Cable and Wireless, COLT, Energis, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , Sonera, Teleglobe, Telstra, Telewest and Worldcom. For more information visit www.orchestream.com, or call: Europe and Rest of World: +44 (0) 20 7348 1500; North America: 703/734-3706. About Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:RSTN) provides solutions for metropolitan area networks, enabling carriers to convert raw bandwidth into profitable services. In more than 50 countries, carriers operating the world's largest metropolitan area networks depend on Riverstone to create and reliably deliver profitable services over legacy and next-generation infrastructures. Worldwide, Riverstone routers are the trusted choice of telecommunications carriers. For more information, please visit Riverstone's web site at www.riverstonenet.com. |
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