UshaComm Completes Integration With Scientific Atlanta Digital Network Control System; Leading Customer Care and Billing System Tightly Integrated for Broadband Deployment.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 UshaComm, a leading provider of billing and customer care solutions for the converged telecommunications industry, today announced the successful completion of its integration with Scientific Atlanta's Digital Network Control System (DNCS DNCS Digital Network Control System DNCS Defense National Stockpile Center DNCS DAASC Network Control System DNCS Data Network Control Station DNCS Dolphin Nature Conservation Society (India) DNCS DynamicNull Content Server ). Unicorn, UshaComm's hallmark suite of billing and customer care applications, was interfaced with the premiere Scientific Atlanta digital headend system as part of the company's Knology project. Integration testing (testing) integration testing - A type of testing in which software and/or hardware components are combined and tested to confirm that they interact according to their requirements. Integration testing can continue progressively until the entire system has been integrated. between Unicorn and the Cable Modem Termination System A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. (CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. ) was successfully completed earlier this year. Knology is an integrated broadband communications provider headquartered in West Point, Ga. UshaComm was awarded a contract earlier to provide customer care, rating & billing, mediation, and service activation for voice, data, Pay-Per-View (PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation ) events, cable telephony See cable telephone. , and content-based broadband IP services. "This seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. between Unicorn and the Scientific Atlanta DNCS represents our commitment to Knology in particular and the broadband industry in general," said V. Ole Kilgore, chief executive of UshaComm. "Now, with 'digital head end' added to the long list of wireless, wireline and IP network elements already supported, this truly endorses our statement of Unicorn(TM) as the most convergent billing and customer care product in the world," he continued. "The results of the Unicorn -- Scientific Atlanta integration testing were impressive," stated Pat Barrett, Knology's vice president of information technology. "Both provisioning of basic & premium services as well as collection, rating and billing of Impulse PPV data was demonstrated during the tests," Barrett said. The test setup consisted of a DNCS, which had a series of Digital Home Communication Terminals (DHCT DHCT Digital Home Communication Terminal DHCT Digital Home Communications Terminal ) or digital set-top boxes in it. Each DHCT was connected to a television and they were set in the "brick mode." The media access control addresses of these DHCTs were provided to UshaComm for initiating the tests. The DNCS was pre-configured to present an environment of a live site. All statements other than historical facts included in the foregoing press release regarding the company's business strategy are "forward looking statements." These statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Usha Communications Technology (UshaComm) is a software solutions company offering a comprehensive product suite for next generation telecommunications service providers needing billing and customer care (BACC BACC Broadcast Advertising Clearance Centre (UK) BAcC British Acupuncture Council BACC British-American Chamber of Commerce BACC Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce BACC Billing And Customer Care BACC Bay Area Christian Church ) systems for the convergent market. UshaComm's technology is differentiated by a unique return on investment backed by a world-class customer service organization. In addition, UshaComm performs business process consulting, design and development services capable of rapid deployment of customized solutions. UshaComm's corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon, USA can be reached at 503/274-8777, or toll-free in North America at 877/567-5588, or www.ushacomm.com. |
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