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Highdeal: Highdeal and Sofrecom Enable Orange Niger to Launch Convergent Services; Orange Group launches convergent payments for new mobile, Internet, and fixed services in Niger(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:06112008 Paris -- Highdeal, the world's leading provider of pricing & rating solutions, announced today that Orange Niger, a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group, has deployed Highdeal Transactive as part of its convergent billing platform. This solution has been selected and successfully integrated with other best-in-class solutions by Sofrecom, a leader in telecoms consultancy and information technologies and a subsidiary of the France Telecom - Orange Group. "Our central challenge is to deliver high quality services rapidly and at competitive prices. Holder of a global licence, we have decided to differentiate ourselves and innovate by offering our customers a single invoice. For this reason, and given the ambitious schedule for our commercial launch, we selected Highdeal Transactive for the platform and Sofrecom as integrator. The time-scale for the launch was met and the customer's view of an integrated operator was achieved. The final corrective touches and enhancements are being made in order to reach our target of convergence and the integration of all the application platforms and services so as to maximise productivity for our customers' benefit," says François Brunet, CEO of Orange Niger. With a population of approximately 13 million and a mobile penetration rate of less than 8 %, Nigeris planning for enormous growth. Recognising this potential, Orange Nigerwas looking for a billing platform that combined guaranteed extreme high performance and scalability with comprehensive pricing and packaging capabilities. Highdeal was an obvious choice. Orange Niger, 4th operator entering the Nigerian market, launched its mobile, internet and fixed networks in July 2008. Orange Nigeris differentiating its services by offering quad-play packages and real-time prepaid, postpaid and hybrid payment plans aimed at families and businesses. "Orange Nigerunderstands the positive impact that innovative pricing and time-to-market for new services can have on their business. We are extremely pleased that our solution was selected and deployed by such a forward thinking and pioneering telecommunications operator," says Eric Pillevesse, CEO of Highdeal. Both Highdeal and Sofrecom are exhibiting at the AfricaCom conference in Cape Town, 18-19November. Visit Highdeal at booth number D20 or Sofrecom at booth B09 to learn more. About Orange Orangeis the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. France Telecom serves close to 174 million customers in five continents as of June 30, 2008, of which two thirds are Orangecustomers. The Group had consolidated sales of 52.9 billion euros in 2007 (26.3 billion euros for the first half of 2008). As of June 30, 2008, the Group had 113.8 million mobile customers and 12.2 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers. Launched in June 2005, the NExT programme (New Experience in Telecommunications) will enable the Group to pursue its transformation as an integrated operator and make France Telecom the benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. In 2006, Orangebecame the Group's single brand for Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates, and Orange Business Services the banner for services offered to businesses worldwide. France Telecom is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband Internet services in Europeand one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies. France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Personal Communications Services Limited, Orange France or FranceTelecom. About Highdeal Highdeal is the world's leading provider of service Pricing & Rating solutions. We provide the necessary agility to ensure the profitability of fast-evolving business models with both customers and partners. Highdeal Transactive is a modular software solution that monetizes business transactions in real-time. Companies rely on Highdeal to solve their billing problems in service industries such as telecommunications, media and entertainment, technology, transportation and logistics, and financial services. For more information, visit www.highdeal.com. About Sofrecom Sofrecom's multidisciplinary and multicultural teams provide consultancy in strategy and marketing, network engineering and information systems. We support all types of telecoms players: fixed, mobile, ISPs and MVNOs throughout their development, from decision-making to rollout of operational solutions. Sofrecom has prestigious references in over one hundred countries, a genuine operator's culture and thorough knowledge of the challenges and opportunities of leading-edge information and communication technologies. Sofrecom is part of the France Telecom-Orange Group. An international company : Algeria, Algiers - Argentina, Buenos Aires - Indonesia, Jakarta - Jordan, Amman - Morocco, Rabat - Poland, Warsaw - United Arab Emirates, Dubai. CONTACT: Trista Schneberger, Open2Europe for Highdeal Tel: +33 1 55 02 27 93 e-mail: [email protected] ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright ? 2008 M2 Communications Ltd. |