Telcordia and HP Form Strategic Alliance Targeting Communications Service Providers; Both Companies Will Enable Service Providers Worldwide To Build Next Generation Networks.MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1999-- Telcordia Technologies Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is a telecommunications research and development (R&D) company based in the United States and created on January 1 1984 as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up , Inc. (formerly Bellcore) and Hewlett-Packard Company today announced a strategic alliance to provide worldwide services and technology solutions to enable communications service providers to develop and implement Next Generation Networks. Leveraging each company's R&D, marketing, sales and support organizations, Telcordia and HP will focus on the development of new network architectures by integrating the Telcordia next-generation 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 (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. ) and call-agent software. These products are based on open systems and standards, with HP's technology platforms, middleware and worldwide professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . Because the Telcordia and HP technology and service portfolios are broadly complementary, service providers worldwide can take advantage of both companies' global presence, breadth of industry-leading technology and experienced consulting organizations. "HP and Telcordia are aligned to provide the global services and industry-leading solutions for a heightened competitive advantage for our customers," said Bernard Guidon gui·don n. 1. A small flag or pennant carried as a standard by a military unit. 2. A soldier bearing such a flag or pennant. , vice president and general manager of HP's Communications Industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. Business Unit. "Customers worldwide will benefit from converged voice, data and video to better manage network changes, decrease operational costs and increase revenue opportunities with the delivery of new communications services." "Telcordia and HP share a vision of Next Generation Networks in which communication networks are driving and accelerating the convergence of voice and data," said Sanjiv Ahuja, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Telcordia Technologies. "I believe Telcordia and HP will together deliver confidence to communications service providers to build end-to-end solutions based on the most innovative technology, allowing them to realize the inherent economic and business benefits converged networks represent." Reinforcing both companies' industry leadership, Telkom South Africa (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ) recently selected Telcordia and HP to modernize its entire flow-through-provisioning process. Moving from a mechanical to automated architecture, TSA will utilize both companies' flexible infrastructure solutions to allow its subscriber base to continue to grow over the next few years. Also, Sprint has announced that it is basing its Integrated On-Demand Network (ION) call-agent technology on both companies' infrastructure solutions. Sprint will consolidate its local- and long-distance voice, video and data traffic on one integrated ATM network. Additionally, Telcordia will integrate HP OpenView with the Telcordia Surveillance Manager software, which provides root-cause analysis of network and service alarms for clients with growing packet- and cell-switched networks. By integrating HP OpenView event correlation services (ECS See eComStation. ), one of the most intelligent correlation engines to date, with Telcordia software, Telcordia will leverage HP OpenView ECS as a strong building block without the burden of technology reinvention. About HP's Communications Industry Business Unit HP supplies communications IT infrastructure to every Fortune 500 telecommunications company in the world today. HP and its partners deliver management, network intelligence, billing and customer-care solutions for 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). and Windows NT system Telcordia and HP Form Strategic Alliance, p. 3 platforms, enabling service providers to migrate from network- to customer-focused business models as the Internet and telephony worlds converge. More information is available on the Web at www.hp.com/go/telecom. About HP Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home -- is focused on capitalizing on the opportunities of the Internet and the proliferation of electronic services. HP had computer-related revenue of $39.5 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. HP plans to launch a new company consisting of its industry-leading test-and-measurement, semiconductor products, chemical-analysis and medical businesses. These businesses represented $7.6 billion of HP's total revenue in fiscal 1998. With leading positions in multiple market segments, this technology-based company will focus on opportunities such as communications and life sciences. HP has 123,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP, its products and the company's Year 2000 program can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.hp.com. About Telcordia Technologies Telcordia Technologies Inc. (formerly Bellcore), an SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. company, is the world's largest provider of operations support systems, network software and consulting and engineering services to the telecommunications industry. As the leader in the development of next generation network architectures, the Telcordia software organization has earned CMM (Capability Maturity Model) A process developed by SEI in 1986 to help improve, over time, the application of an organization's supporting software technologies. Level Five from the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , the highest software quality recognition available. Telcordia employs more than 6,000 professionals, and has revenues of more than $1.2 billion. Telcordia (www.Telcordia.com) is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 18,544. Its estimated population in 2004 was 18,842. It is the county seat of Morris CountyGR6. , with offices throughout the United States, Europe, Central and South America and Asia Pacific. |
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