Stratus Launches Fleet of Products From Deck of Newly Formed Intelligent Network Division; End-User Software Applications and Development Tools for Rapid Deployment of IN Services.ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 1995--Stratus Computer Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SRA SrA abbr. senior airman ) today introduced a series of end-user Intelligent Network (IN) solutions and development tools that allow telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. to bring IN services to market rapidly and at minimum cost. Stratus IN applications and tools include Signaling System 7 (SS7) solutions that are developed on workstations from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. Corp., and deployed on Stratus Continuous Processing Systems. Introducing the products at SUPERCOMM '95, Stratus also announced formation of an independent division focused exclusively on the rapid development and deployment of Intelligent Network (IN) applications for the worldwide telecommunications industry. The new Stratus IN Division dedicates the talents and attention of a hand-picked team of IN experts to address service providers' needs through the efficient development and deployment of IN solutions. The new Stratus IN division is managed as an independent entity within the corporation under the direction of Ron Staub, general manager of Intelligent Network solutions. "Stratus has the proven expertise to understand network integration and software issues in the development and deployment of IN solutions," noted Staub. "Our goal is to broaden and strengthen Stratus' portfolio of comprehensive turnkey IN solutions through software and communications facilities for a wide range of open operating environments, including HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. , Solaris, and AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . We will emphasize delivering new applications, particularly in those areas where none exist today. "Our IN division will also offer layered products with published interfaces to accommodate multiple database types and suppliers, communication protocols, and an expanded set of resource libraries. The ultimate benefit to customers will be very flexible applications that fit smoothly into legacy and standards-oriented environments alike," explained Staub. IN applications unveiled by Stratus at SUPERCOMM '95 include end-user solutions for rules-based call routing, voice and data integration tools for call centers, voice-activated services and dialing, N00 generic number translation services, and calling card validation. New Stratus development tools include Service Independent Building Blocks (SIBs) and a Service Creation Environment (SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland ). Stratus IN solutions are based on the Stratus Intelligent Network Applications Platform (SINAP) software development environment. Announced at SUPERCOMM '95 were: Navigator Intelligent Call Routing System The Stratus Navigator Intelligent Call Routing System is a turnkey solution that helps businesses provide individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. dynamic call treatment to customers or specific classes of customers. The Navigator application allows users to route incoming calls to the destination that best meets a caller's needs at a specific time based on rules specified in the application. Navigator features call-by-call rules-based routing capabilities that eliminate the hundreds of decision tree nodes and multiple daily adjustments required by other routing systems. This functionality gives users a new and simplified means to differentiate number translation-based services. By automatically reacting to variations in call volume and geographic distribution, Navigator selects the destination that can service a call with the least delay, achieving load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them without the time- and labor-intensive forecasting required by other call routing systems. VESP VESP Vesper Sparrow (bird species Pooecetes gramineus) VESP Voice Enhanced Service Provider VESP Video Enhanced Service Provider VESP Vivekanand Education Society Polytechnic (Mumbai, India) Call Center Integration and Management System The Stratus Voice Enhanced Services Platform (VESP) is a platform-independent call center integration and management system originally developed by the Nabnasset Corporation of Littleton, Mass., to integrate telephony and data management. VESP integrates such telephony features as Private Branch Exchanges, Automatic Call Distributors, and Voice Response Units with computer systems and applications, creating a flexible environment for continuously available service to customers. Enhanced N00 (E800) The Stratus Enhanced N00 application provides an Intelligent Network-resident capability for generic number translation. Conforming to Bellcore's E800 message set, Enhanced N00 is a prepackaged pre·pack·age tr.v. pre·pack·aged, pre·pack·ag·ing, pre·pack·ag·es To wrap or package (a product) before marketing. Adj. 1. application that allows service providers to offer basic number translation services to their installed customer bases. With the Stratus N00 application, service providers are relieved from handling every detail of network implementation for number translation services. As required, the application can be delivered with custom user interfaces, databases, service logic, or network interfaces to meet customers' network or interoperability standards. Calling Card Validation The Stratus Calling Card Validation application determines if calling card number and service feature privileges are valid. The turnkey application allows service providers to access easy-to-use tools for installation, configuration, downloading, validation, and maintenance of the calling card database. Service Independent Building Blocks (SIBs) The Stratus Service Independent Building Blocks (SIBs) are reusable software routines common to the development of a broad range of network services. SIBs can be used in various combinations to implement a wide range of Service Control Point-based applications. SIBs decouple the resulting IN network services from their underlying technologies, giving users open applications that transcend any IN environment while simplifying and shortening development cycles. SIBs delivered by Stratus include code for algorithm, comparison, distribution, log call info, screen, service data management, status notification, translation, user interaction, and verification. Stratus SIBs are compliant with definitions in the International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union (ITU), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. It was created in 1934 as a result of the merging of the International Telegraph Union (est. Telecommunications Standardization Sector (ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union , formerly CCITT See ITU. CCITT - Commite' Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique. (International consultative committee on telecommunications and Telegraphy). CCITT changed its name to ITU-T on 1 March 1993. ). SCEnic Service Creation Environment The Stratus SCEnic Service Creation Environment provides the means to create IN service logic in a manner that is both platform and network independent. The SCEnic service logic is constructed from a combination of standard and custom Service Independent Building Blocks (SIBs), also from Stratus. Developed in a Sun workstation environment to operate on a broad range of UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). environments, SCEnic allows the simplified creation, testing and deployment of any application, cutting development time and effort. Applied to such applications as Service Control Point, IN Service Node, Intelligent Peripheral, or 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 , SCEnic allows service providers and developers to build unique sets of characteristics into every application. SCEnic provides a modular approach to service creation, allowing SCEnic options to be combined in any sequence, and provides a complete service runtime environment A configuration of hardware and software. It includes the CPU type, operating system and any runtime engines or system software required by a particular category of applications. See runtime engine. , testing capabilities, and a SCEnic runtime environment to enable the application to be run on the target platform. The Underlying Foundation of SINAP The foundation for all Stratus-based Intelligent Network application solutions is the Stratus Intelligent Network Application Platform (SINAP) and its SS7 capabilities. A Stratus middleware offering since 1990, the SINAP platform allows telecommunications service providers around the world to meet network revenue objectives by serving as a base for building prepackaged IN applications and services. With direct access to SS7 functions, development tools layered on top of SINAP allow users to create customized applications and deploy new network services in the shortest time frame possible. About Stratus Based in Marlboro, Mass., Stratus Computer Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive computer solutions for critical online environments. Stratus and its subsidiaries offer a broad range of continuously available computer platforms, application software, middleware, and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . The company markets its systems and solutions to a range of industries in more than 60 countries. Stratus focuses on product development and marketing strategies designed to meet the worldwide telecommunications industry's special requirements. Stratus' customers in this industry include 26 of the world's 30 largest telecommunications companies. -0- Note to Editors: Stratus, the Stratus logo, FTX (Fault Tolerant UNIX) Stratus Computer's version of Unix System V for its XA/R fault tolerant computer systems. See also FTTx. (operating system) FTX - Stratus' Unix operating system. , and Continuous Processing are registered trademarks and Continuum is a trademark of Stratus Computer Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark 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. and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Stratus Computer Inc. Paul LaBelle, 508/460-2068 |
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