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Fair Isaac's RoamEx Solution to Help Mexico's Unefon Reduce Roaming Fraud MINNEAPOLIS --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 21, 2004 -- Leading International Roamer Visibility Network Provides Wireless Operator with Enhanced Roamer Management and Fraud Detection CapabilitiesFair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC), the leading provider of analytics and decision technology, announced today that Mexican wireless operator Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: UNEFON) selected Fair Isaac's RoamEx(R) roamer data exchanger. RoamEx will help Unefon grant roaming privileges to more customers, increase service levels and minimize fraud risk and losses. Wireless roaming fraud occurs when a subscriber who does not intend to pay moves from the home operator network to another operator network and runs up charges until the credit limit is reached. RoamEx sends completed voice, message and data call records from the serving operator to the home operator, offering wider visibility of calls while Unefon's subscribers are roaming. Roaming data delivered via RoamEx will reach the home operator within seconds of its arrival on the RoamEx network, allowing Unefon to recognize and respond almost immediately to a potential fraud threat. Mobile phone services in Mexico have maintained a constant growth in the last several years, reaching 30 million users nationwide. Unefon offers mobile communications services to nearly two million customers in 20 urban centers of Mexico. "Fair Isaac's RoamEx solution will help us achieve our goal of offering consumers an affordable alternative to using other operators," said Omar Flores Carrillo, Roaming Director at Unefon. "As demand from the middle-income population in Mexico for wireless services grows, we will be well positioned to provide subscribers with a wide array of roaming options and the best quality service at competitive prices, while increasing revenues by better controlling risk." Fair Isaac's RoamEx is the recognized market leader for providing near real-time roaming data between wireless operators. It currently handles 95 percent of all roaming call records for the wireless industry in the U.S., Canada and Mexico and covers major markets in the Caribbean and South America. It also has been deployed in Asia and Africa. "As global communication becomes increasingly efficient, fraudsters continue to migrate from committing fraud on the home network to using roaming networks where it is harder to detect," said Robert Duque-Ribeiro, vice president of International Sales at Fair Isaac. "RoamEx is a proven industry partner and has become an integral part of high-performing, reliable fraud defenses for more than 75 wireless operators worldwide. The system offers a cost-effective and efficient solution that helps Unefon provide its customers with the best value in the Mexican wireless market." Supporting interfaces with a wide variety of platforms and networks in the industry -- including digital networks such as GSM and CDMA -- RoamEx enables operators to offer a wide range of roaming options with substantially less risk by giving them an integrated suite of scalable, standards-based applications for fraud control, prepaid billing, account spending limit, usage monitoring, HUR reporting, roamer services, and data collection. RoamEx roamer data exchanger is part of Fair Isaac's advanced analytics and decision management solutions that bring greater speed and precision to all aspects of the telecom customer lifecycle, from acquisition to retention. The Fair Isaac Telecom Decision Analytics suite of solutions enables operators to automate and improve complex decisions, resulting in more valuable customer relationships and greater profitability. About Unefon, S.A. de C.V. Unefon, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: UNEFON) is a Mexican mobile telephony operator focused on offering high-quality basic telephony services at affordable prices to the mass market in the country's most important cities. Its main shareholders are Moises Saba and Unefon Holdings, S.A. de C.V. About Fair Isaac Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE:FIC) is the preeminent provider of creative analytics that unlock value for people, businesses and industries. The company's predictive modeling, decision analysis, intelligence management, decision management systems and consulting services power billions of mission-critical customer decisions a year. Founded in 1956, Fair Isaac helps thousands of companies in over 60 countries acquire customers more efficiently, increase customer value, reduce fraud and credit losses, lower operating expenses and enter new markets more profitably. Most leading banks and credit card issuers rely on Fair Isaac solutions, as do telecommunication providers, insurers, retailers, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Through the www.myfico.com Web site, consumers use the company's FICO(R) scores, the standard measure of credit risk, to manage their financial health. For more information, visit www.fairisaac.com. Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Information Except for historical information contained herein, the statements contained in this press release that relate to Fair Isaac, including statements regarding its RoamEx roamer data exchanger offering, and the benefits to be derived from this offering, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, including any unforeseen technical difficulties related to the implementation, use and functionality of the offering, the risks that customers will not perceive material benefits from the offering, failure of the product to deliver the expected results, the possibility of errors or defects in the offering, regulatory changes applicable to the use of consumer credit and other data, and other risks described from time to time in Fair Isaac's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2003, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004. Forward-looking statements should be considered with caution. If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect, Fair Isaac's results could differ materially from Fair Isaac's expectations in these statements. Fair Isaac disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Fair Isaac, RoamEx and FICO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fair Isaac Corporation, in the United States and/or in other countries. Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
