Vertel and Clarify Form Strategic Partnership; Companies to Jointly Develop Solutions for Customer-Care and Service Assurance.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1998--Vertel Corp. (Nasdaq:VRTL), a leading supplier of telecommunications management network The Telecommunications Management Network is a protocol model defined by ITU-T for managing open systems in a communications network. It is part of the ITU-T Recommendation series M.3000 and is based on the OSI management specifications in ITU-T Recommendation series X.700. (TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) A set of international standards for network management from the ITU. It is used by large carriers such as Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. ) platforms and development environments, Monday announced a strategic partnership with Clarify Inc., a leading provider of front office solutions. Under the agreement, the companies will jointly develop solutions that address OSS-to-OSS (Operational Support System) interconnectivity using Vertel's Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) compliant platform products. "OSS-to-OSS interconnectivity is the hot topic with our customers today, whether it is trouble management, assignment or provisioning. We chose Vertel because they have the experience and products that our customers require," said Allan Alexopulos, Director of Telecom Solutions for Clarify. "Vertel took the time to understand our customers' requirements, and how Clarify could best leverage our respective strengths into a seamless solution for both small and large service providers struggling with the mandates forced by worldwide de-regulation." Alexopulos continued: "Their strong TMN experience made us comfortable that we would be able to deliver reliable products to market in a timely manner. Through this alliance, telecom customers using Clarify products will be able to collaborate seamlessly on a variety of customer-related issues with other service providers." "The industry is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. software and hardware vendors to consolidate on a standard for easy interoperability," said Cyrus Irani, Vice President of Marketing for Vertel. "Clarify and Vertel are combining strengths to provide the global solutions needed for CLECs, ILECs and equipment providers. Our joint development efforts are targeted for quick implementation of new services with plug-and-play capability." About Clarify Inc. Clarify is a global leader in front office solutions that unite companies and their partners around customers. The company's integrated front office suite provides organizations with an infrastructure that uniquely leverages every interaction with customers and partners, increasing customer loyalty and maximizing sales at significantly reduced costs. Clarify is the choice of industry leading corporations including Amoco Corp., Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Digital Equipment Corp., Ericsson, GE Medical Systems, Concert, British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. , Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft Corp., Proctor & Gamble, Sprint 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. , Toyota and Transamerica Corp. Founded in 1990, Clarify is based in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. Its products are sold through sales and service offices 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. , Europe and Asia. Clarify can be reached at 1-888-CLARIFY; or via e-mail at info@clarify.com; or via the World Wide Web at http://www.clarify.com. About Vertel Corp. Vertel (NASDAQ:VRTL) develops and markets software for the management and operations of telecommunications networks. The company provides advanced telecommunications management network (TMN) solutions including communications infrastructure products, network management platforms, and applications software for telecommunication carrier networks worldwide. In addition, Vertel serves telecommunications equipment manufacturers, computer systems OEMs and Internet access providers See ISP. (networking, company) Internet Access Provider - (IAP) A company or other origanisation which provides access to the Internet to businesses and/or consumers. . The company is based in Woodland Hills, California and has sales offices throughout the world. Contact Vertel on the World Wide Web at http://www.vertel.com. -0- "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Except for the historical information presented, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including timely development, introduction and success of new and enhanced products in existing and new markets, the acceptance of new technologies, the impact of competitive products, pricing, currency exchange risks, governmental and regulatory developments including Vertel, Clarify and their partners, and other risks detailed from time to time in public disclosure filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Vertel. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Vertel is a registered trademark of Vertel. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Vertel Corp., Woodland Hills, CA Vicki Vaughn, 818/227-1456 vicki-vaughn@vertel.com or Clarify Inc., San Jose, CA Allyson Husted, 408/573-3071 ahusted@clarify.com |
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