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Tier One Carrier Telstra Awards Large OSS Contract to NetCracker Technology
[May 17, 2004]

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]

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