Unisys and Belle Systems Join Forces to Deliver Integrated Management and Billing Solution for Communications Industry.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1999-- Unisys Corporation (company) Unisys Corporation - The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. today announced that it has signed an integration and sales agreement with Belle Systems, of Holbaek, Denmark, to offer and support convergent service solutions to communications service providers and corporate customers. The alliance will enable large ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. and Telecommunications operators to manage voice and IP services more efficiently and effectively by utilizing a single supplier. Under the terms of the alliance, the two companies will integrate Belle Systems Internet Management Solution (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ) platform for provisioning, managing and accounting of IP services with Unisys turnkey 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 for communications service providers. Unisys will offer Belle Systems IMS directly to its customer base and will provide total support packages via its Worldwide Communications professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. organization. "With the convergence of voice and data in this highly competitive market environment, service providers demand fully integrated, scaleable solutions," said Darrell Jennings, vice president and general manager, Unisys Worldwide Communications. "By combining Unisys systems integration expertise with Belle Systems' innovative, flexible network management tools, customers can cost-effectively access the best-in-class IP services ahead of their competitors." Belle Systems' Internet Management Service (IMS) Belle Systems' Internet Management System (IMS) is a comprehensive solution with the ability to manage and account for all aspects of IP services - from initial provisioning The process of determining the range and quantity of items (i.e., spares and repair parts, special tools, test equipment, and support equipment) required to support and maintain an item for an initial period of service. and deployment through to mediation, rating and billing -- within a single platform. With service support for all major Internet access See how to access the Internet. technologies, IMS allows service providers and telecommunications operators to integrate leading edge technologies and services such as Internet Virtual Private Networks (ISP-VNs) and Voice over IP - with traditional dial-up, ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , cable and leased-line offerings. Based on the Oracle platform and operating on leading Unix hardware systems, IMS is a fault-tolerant, distributed system See distributed computing. distributed system - A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. , consisting of a Master Database, Application Server and RADIUS Server(s). The product supports a variety of different accounting methods including time, block, manual, payment, access and volume charging, allowing users to deploy the most flexible solution for their businesses. About Belle Systems A/S Belle Systems A/S is a leading global software producer specializing in advanced IP service provisioning, management and billing systems for Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs), leased-line operators, Cable TV operators and corporate enterprises. The company has been providing management solutions for the on-line and telecommunications market since 1984, and has completed installations at a number of large telecommunications companies and Internet service providers, including Belgacom, United Telecom Austria, UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for South Africa and Qwest. Belle Systems is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with investment funding from internetworking market leader Cisco Systems, and IT venture capitalists, Index Ventures and Vertex Management. Headquartered in Holbaek, Denmark and with a further European office in High Wycombe, UK, the company employs nearly 100 people worldwide. Cisco has chosen Belle Systems as its primary eco partner for IP mediation and billing throughout all regions outside of North America. Belle also has strategic development and commercial relationships with IT industry leaders, such as Hewlett-Packard, Oracle and Sun Microsystems. About Unisys Unisys is more than 33,000 employees helping customers in 100 countries apply information technology to solve their business problems. Unisys solutions are based on a broad portfolio of global information services See Information Systems. including electronic business, systems integration including custom and "repeatable" application solutions, outsourcing, Microsoft Windows NT services, network services, and multivendor maintenance and support, coupled with enterprise-class servers and associated middleware, software and storage. Repeatable solutions are focused on key vertical markets including financial services, transportation, telecommunications, government, publishing, and other commercial markets. The company is headquartered in Blue Bell, in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor. Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation. 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