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Tier One Carrier Telstra Awards Large OSS Contract to NetCracker Technology WALTHAM, Massachusetts, May 17 /PRNewswire/ --NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of OSS and IT Infrastructure Management solutions, announced today that Telstra (ASX: TLS), Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, will be implementing NetCracker OSS for its service delivery needs. The delivery on the contract will commence immediately. Telstra's Managing Director of Data & Online, Andrew Johnson, said "the NetCracker solution will be implemented to provide one single view and understanding of the client's whole end to end network design, detailing client business requirements and business critical elements. NetCracker's comprehensive, scalable product will assist us in delivering complex IP VPN solutions more rapidly and cost-effectively," he said. Telstra has purchased NetCracker's Network Inventory, Auto Design & Assign and Order Management applications. The company plans a phased implementation which will kick off with NetCracker's BAM! (Business Analysis & Mapping) process-- a joint NetCracker-Telstra exercise designed to map business requirements and processes and identify any areas which require further discussion. "We are thrilled that after an extensive due diligence process which focused on product depth and scalability, Telstra has selected NetCracker," stated Andrew Feinberg, President and CEO of NetCracker. "We are looking forward to developing a deep mutually-beneficial long term partnership with Telstra and continuing to build out our Asia Pac presence." NetCracker solutions enable service providers to automate and streamline inventory management and provisioning processes and manage telecommunications assets efficiently throughout their entire life-cycle. NetCracker's suite of OSS solutions includes Network Inventory Management, Auto Design & Assign, Network Discovery and Reconciliation, Order Management, Asset Management and its unique Outside Plant module. At the core of the NetCracker application is the 100% Web-based NetCracker OSS Engine, which includes NetCracker's workflow and facilitates information-sharing among NetCracker products and third party applications. Architecturally open, NetCracker solutions can seamlessly integrate with any OSS component including commercial-off-the-shelf software as well as home-grown applications. About NetCracker Technology NetCracker Technology is a leading provider of inventory-based OSS and IT Infrastructure Management solutions for telecommunications service providers and telecom-intensive enterprises. Built on an architecturally open, 100% web- based J2EE platform, NetCracker's pre-integrated modular solutions manage telecom assets and telecom service delivery from start to finish. NetCracker provides customers with an intuitive GUI and the flexibility to implement out of the box or custom tailored solutions. NetCracker's OSS modules include Network Inventory Management, Auto Design & Assign, Network Discovery & Reconciliation, Outside Plant, Order Management, Asset Management and Telecom Cost Management. Founded in 1993, NetCracker Technology is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and can be reached at +1-781-736-0860 or www.netcracker.com. NetCracker is a registered trademark of NetCracker Technology Corporation. All other company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies of which they are associated. Web site: http://www.netcracker.com Press/analyst contact: Kimberly Maxwell NetPR +1-850-835-2694 [email protected] Company contact: Margie Livingston NetCracker Technology +1-781-736-0860 [email protected] NetCracker Technology Kimberly Maxwell, NetPR, +1-850-835-2694, [email protected]; or Margie Livingston, NetCracker Technology, +1-781-736-0860, [email protected] |