Sprint Purchases Agilent Technologies' OSS Service Assurance Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2003 Agilent 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. Solutions to Enable Sprint to Consolidate Network and Service Management Systems and Decrease Total Cost of Ownership Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that Sprint (NYSE: FON Fon People of southern Benin and adjacent parts of Togo. They speak a dialect of Gbe, a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo language family. Numbering about 3 million, the Fon are mainly farmers. , PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ) has made a purchase of the full suite of Agilent OSS service assurance solutions for upgrading Sprint's existing Agilent OSS hardware and software. A long-time user of Agilent operations support systems Operations Support Systems (also called Operational Support Systems or OSS) are computer systems used by telecommunications service providers. The term OSS most frequently describes "network systems" dealing with the telecom network itself, supporting processes such (OSSs), Sprint selected Agilent to help consolidate its OSSs. The Agilent solutions enable Sprint to lower the company's total cost of ownership for OSS, including software, maintenance and training expenditures. "Our OneSprint initiative, which aims to simplify our OSS, is imperative to gain the efficiencies and reduced cost structure Sprint needs to effectively achieve its growth strategy," said Michael Rapken, Sprint vice president, Network Systems Development. "In addition to our existing use of Agilent OSS solutions, the company's stability, market leadership and breadth of unified OSS solutions were the compelling reasons we chose Agilent." Agilent's OSS strategy focuses on integrating solutions to give service providers the ability to manage not only networks, but also subscribers and services. True service management requires OSSs that share information across products, allowing users to determine the customer impact of network problems and can quickly determine the root cause. "This purchase from with Sprint strengthens Agilent's position as a long-term, strategic OSS supplier," said Giorgio Dina, vice president and general manager, Agilent OSS business unit. "As in the past, we are committed to Sprint's success and are confident that our unified OSS solutions and ongoing strategy lines up well with its OSS consolidation initiative." Agilent in Communications Agilent Technologies is a leading provider of components, test, measurement, monitoring and management solutions for the communications industry. Agilent enables designers, manufacturers and service providers to accelerate the delivery of next-generation devices, networks and services. Agilent's broad set of solutions and services includes optical, wireless, Internet and broadband technologies that span the entire communications life cycle. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 32,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, statements relating to Agilent's expectation that the OSS solutions purchased by Sprint will improve Sprint's service management capabilities by providing an integrated view of its customers and services, thereby lowering the company's total cost of ownership for OSS) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results of Agilent Technologies to differ materially from management's current expectations. These and other risks are detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its 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 Oct. 31, 2002, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2003 and its Current Report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed May 19, 2003. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release. Note to Editors: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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