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tekVizion, Leapstone Partner to Accelerate Multi-Vendor Converged Solutions
tekVizion� PVS, Inc. and Leapstone Systems, Inc. today announced a partnership agreement under which tekVizion will provide integration and service creation consulting services to help enable delivery of complete solutions to network operators supported by Leapstone�s convergence software. Under the terms of the agreement, tekVizion and Leapstone also will work together on joint sales and marketing activities.
Through its Communications Convergence Engine (CCE) product suite, Leapstone provides intelligent service delivery and content management software to network operators. Leapstone�s CCE serviceBROKER provides a premier foundation for VoIP service deployment, allowing subscribers to seamlessly access multiple services running on different platforms in an integrated manner. Its unique architectural approach optimizes service flexibility and speeds time to market, enabling network operators to select best-in-class vendor offerings and package them for rapid delivery to different market segments.
�The industry is embracing the need for a service brokering capability, as evidenced in architectures endorsed by the Multiservice Switching Forum, 3GPP and others�, said Lee Phillips, tekVizion�s CEO. �Leapstone provides not only the service brokering function, but also the ability to define and manage bundled services that span disparate networks. We have witnessed first hand the need for these capabilities in today�s complex networks. The combination of the CCE product suite and tekVizion�s capabilities provides a powerful solution to network operators� integration and interoperability issues.�
tekVizion offers professional services that include custom software development, multi-vendor interoperability, integration, testing and support. Specializing in developing solutions that unite next generation with legacy networks, tekVizion has the capability to develop custom protocol adapters to enable Leapstone products to interface with additional third-party applications. tekVizion also has extensive service creation expertise.
�tekVizion�s unique expertise will help speed time-to-revenue for our customers,� said Rick Orriss, Leapstone�s CEO. �Their experience developing customized protocol adapters will ensure timely availability of preferred applications, expand the universe of network systems to which the CCE products interface and accelerate the process for integrating the CCE products into multi-vendor environments. In addition, tekVizion�s ability to develop custom applications will give our customers a head start on the introduction of new, revenue-generating services.�
The CCE is currently deployed in tekVizion�s Centerfield Solution CenterSM and can be demonstrated in the tekVizion Executive Briefing Center.
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