[May 25, 1999]

Hewlett-Packard Unveils New HP OpenCall SS7 And IN Platforms

Strengthening its Intelligent Network (IN) computing leadership, Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced a new line of HP OpenCall products designed to provide customers with an unparalleled range of prices, performance levels and service continuity.

The new products, the HP OpenCall SS7 2.0 signaling platform and HP OpenCall IN 4.0   enable ISVs, equipment providers and service providers to create the lowest-cost solutions for emerging services such as network-based call centers and signaling gateways to alleviate IP congestion. For demanding, large-scale applications such as mobile pre-paid and virtual private networks (VPN), HP OpenCall, configured as a Service Control Point (SCP), produces up to 2,000 transactions per second (TPS) with 99.999 percent availability.

HP OpenCall SS7 2.0 Signaling Platform
The HP OpenCall SS7 2.0 signaling platform is designed for application developers that build entire network elements, such as SCPs, Short Messaging Service Centers, wireless application protocol (WAP) servers, network-based call centers and
SS7/IP signaling gateways for converged networks.

Running on the HP 9000 A-Class Enterprise Server, the HP OpenCall SS7 2.0 signaling platform reduces entry-level platform costs by about half. The platform is based on HP's new, high-density SS7 signaling hardware.

For the most stringent requirements, the platform is available on Ascend Communications, Inc.'s DNCP (Distributed Network Computing Platform) fault-tolerant HP-UX systems. The combination of HP's and Ascend's products is a major commitment from both companies to provide more choices to engineer service uptime across HP OpenCall fault-resilient software and Ascend's fault-tolerant hardware.

Features include the following:

HP 9000 A-, D-, R- and K-Class configurations are expected to ship June 1. Ascend DNCP and HP 9000 N-Class configurations are expected to ship in the third and fourth calendar quarters of 1999, respectively.

HP OpenCall IN 4.0 Service Platform
HP OpenCall IN 4.0 service platform, with its service-creation environment, service management and execution platforms, is targeted for companies that focus on the development and deployment of IN services such as mobile pre-paid, VPN and
free phone for fixed, mobile and converged networks. It provides an optimal combination of fast development, user customization and service continuity.

Ranging from 10 TPS to 2,000 TPS and with a fourfold increase in database propagation, HP OpenCall IN 4.0 service platform includes the performance enhancements necessary to enable real-time execution, management and distribution of large amounts of subscriber data across geographical locations. HP OpenCall is the only IN platform to offer this level of real-time database distribution, which is required to support the explosion of such services as mobile pre-paid.

A virtual-machine architecture, open APIs and a protocol plug-in architecture make HP OpenCall IN 4.0 service platform one of the most cost-effective platforms to operate and adapt to changes in service and network requirements. The HP OpenCall IN 4.0 service platform is expected to ship Aug. 1. HP 9000 K-Class and N-Class Enterprise Server configurations are expected to ship in the third and fourth calendar quarters of 1999, respectively.

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