Axiom Systems Completes Integration With Alcatel 5620 Service Management

Axiom Systems Completes Integration With Alcatel 5620 Service Management

May 16, 2006

    NICE, France, May 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Telemanagement World -- Axiom Systems the leader in Service
Fulfilment software for telecommunications, today announced
that its AXIOSS(R) for IP Services solution is now
integrated with the Alcatel 5620 Service Aware Manager
(SAM). 

    This integration will allow Alcatel and Axiom Systems
customers to automate the service fulfilment of mass volume
orders whilst reducing the cost of ownership of those new
service products and their variants from component design
to rapid service creation and product launch. All of these
benefits occur whilst service revenues increase.

    As an Alcatel Connected Partner, Axiom Systems
participates in a rigorous certification process to ensure
that its products are integrated with Alcatel's IP service
routing portfolio in order to simplify introduction of the
solution within customer networks, and thus speed
implementation of carrier-grade service provisioning. 

    With this milestone, service providers have an
integrated best-of-breed solution that will enable them
to:

    * Process IP/Ethernet service orders across
Alcatel-based IP networks 
      faster and more efficiently than ever before.

    * Increase throughput for such orders through improved
automation of the 
      end to end order management process, including
interfacing to multi-
      vendor networks where appropriate.

    * Minimize capital expenditure through optimized use of
existing multi-
      vendor network resources.

    * Reduce time and cost of rollout of multi-site
Ethernet and IP services.

    * Increase customer satisfaction through improved
quality of service 
      delivery

    "The Alcatel 5620 SAM and AXIOSS integration makes
it easy for providers to take a service-driven approach to
activation and provisioning," said Andrew McDonald,
vice president and general manager of Alcatel's IP service
management activities. "This further demonstrates the
commitment from both organizations to ensuring our service
provider customers receive the best technical solutions and
support in designing, creating and delivering dynamic and
new revenue-generating services."

    "This solidifies the strong working relationship
between Axiom Systems and Alcatel," said Nik Soheili,
VP Alliances at Axiom Systems. "The open nature of the
SAM XML open interface and the 'Connected Partner'
principles of pre-integration, ongoing interoperability and
enhanced time-to-market advantages accelerate the delivery
of integrated solutions to customers."

    Axiom Systems and Alcatel will present a joint
demonstration of their product portfolio at TeleManagement
World Forum in Nice May 16. The demonstration will show the
integration of the certified AXIOSS 5620 SAM Service Aware
Manager.  Visit us at Booth #102.

    About Alcatel 5620 SAM

    The Alcatel 5620 SAM has already been selected by more
than 70 service providers around the world, and is
particularly popular in Europe where Alcatel shared the
leading position in IP Edge Aggregation in Q4 2005,
according to Synergy Research Group. New features include
enhanced CLI script management used in conjunction with
service templating, which accelerates provisioning of IP
services; Generic Node Element support which provides
visibility of third party routers; and Customer Network
Management enhancements that speed creation of OSS portals.


    About Axiom Systems

    Axiom Systems is the leader in software for the design
and delivery of wireline and wireless services for
communications providers. The company's AXIOSS(R) Suite
which incorporates modules for Order Management, Service
Inventory, Service Activation and a Designer Tool, provides
customers with advanced solutions for new services that
include IPTV, VoIP, IP VPN and Triple Play. More
Communications Providers in Europe use AXIOSS for IP and
broadband service fulfilment than from any other vendor.
Global customers include -- Cable & Wireless, Deutsche
Telekom, TeliaSonera, Wanadoo, AOL, Telekom Austria, TDC,
Telecom New Zealand, NTL, Telecom Italia and TelMex. The
company is headquartered in the UK, with regional offices
in Rome, Munich, Paris, Madrid, Budapest, Seattle USA,
Sydney and Singapore.

    Axiom Systems was selected by Red Herring for inclusion
into its annual list of Top 100 Private Companies.

    For more information, please contact:

     Martine Parsons, 
     Marketing Director,
     Axiom Systems
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Axiom Systems; Alcatel