Throughout the incredible journey of the telecom OSS/BSS sector over
the last 10 years, VanillaPlus has remained a reliable source of both key
news but also informative, objective and thought-provoking assessments of
the key trends which have shaped our industry. I am looking forward to
VanillaPlus and their more recent Stream journal continuing to play a key
role in providing valuable insights as we enter one of the most exciting
phases of the telecoms OSS/BSS market evolutions.
Kieran Moynihan
Vice President & CTO Telecoms
IBM Tivoli Division
Roaming
'One-stop-shop' optimises Orga Systems' billing and CRM
The launch of a long-term, one-stop-shop initiative to optimise telecom operators' entire
billing and CRM processes has been announced by Orga Systems, a leading provider of convergent real-time billing. This end-to-end solution includes Orga Systems' billing system and
pre-integrated products from worldwide leaders in software for the
IT/billing field.
Pre-integrated for Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) is Selligent's solution. All bill handling requirements are
covered by Group 1 Software. Business Objects takes care of the
reporting demands. WeDo technologies complements the concept in
regards to TAP roaming, and Basset Labs completes the solution package
with interconnect billing. Additional partners will follow soon.
Through the
pre-integration of individual benchmark products, telecom
service providers benefit from an end-to-end solution. Professional services
for consulting, solution design and software integration round off the
package.
Rainer Neumann, CEO of Orga Systems GmbH, said:"With our one-stop-shop solution we offer telecommunication
providers the possibility of covering all areas of the billing chain
with us as a central partner. With the flexibility of the Orga Systems
Convergence Program, we are able to provide end-to-end solutions, or
offer modular solution packages that allow a step-by-step system
integration. With this program, we are taking an innovative approach
that is ready to meet the needs and requirements of the network
operators,"
The program provides network operators with a
complete IT and billing system with what is said to be a unique modular approach. At the heart
of the program is the fully convergent billing system OPSC Gold that is
currently inter alia in successful operation for the Ukrainian provider
"life:)".
Through the program, Orga Systems manages the whole project and thus
becomes the one-stop-shop for telecom providers who are
searching for efficient integration strategies and trying to minimise
the efforts of vendor co-ordination. The core element of the Orga
Systems Convergence Program is an initial requirements analysis, in
which all the requirements for the solution are determined and defined.
This ensures that future requirements are taken into account, but also
that the intended architecture is not over-designed.
This modular pre-integration of third party products, is designed says Orga
Systems to supply solutions that transcend the "one size fits all"
approach offered by some other providers.
Billing Dictionary launched by Billing College and Althos
A 600-page dictionary covering all areas of billing, including business and operations support systems (BSS & OSS), and customer care, has been published by The Billing College. The Billing Dictionary is edited by Avi Ofrane, the college's president and CEO, along with Lawrence Harte, the president of Althos, a provider of research, training and publishing services.
The dictionary contains over 8,000 of the latest billing terms, more than 2,000 acronyms, and 200 diagrams and pictures to illustrate complex terms. It also lists world currencies and the magazines (including VanillaPlus) that cover this sector. (ISBN: 1-932813-38-1) For more details visit: www.BillingDictionary.com
Comarch integrates LBS with instant messaging
MobiLoc is a new system from Poland's Comarch that integrates the instant communication of
mobile users with a mobile presence that they
can control. The
system can be used with all popular mobile platforms and devices including
mobile phones, PDAs, smartphones as well as PCs.
The user tailors and decides
whether he or she uses the complete version of the software together with
detailed maps on his mobile terminal or just a ‘lite’ version with
more detailed information obtained via a PC. This approach minimises the problem
of illegible information being displayed on a small mobile screen. The user
decides what information is crucial for him, what is to be accessed instantly and
what to check later in the office using a PC.
"Technologies like LBS, allowing a user to
precisely determine their position, have become popular due to their usage in
automotive navigation systems. Comarch MobiLoc adds more content to this
application integrating existing communication, social communities and
information services with localisation opportunities. When my friends are close,
I want to be notified. I would certainly call or IM them if I know they are 400
metres away. I want to search for new contacts, new places and new pubs just
around the corner," says Stanisław Zbroja, senior product manager, Comarch
SA.
The
solution creates new opportunity for location commerce enabling a mobile user to
obtain immediate information, not only about a location but also about nearby hotels, restaurants, ATMs, hospitals, pubs, offices and car parks.
The information can be obtained either as a query from a mobile terminal user or
it can be pushed as an advertisement, together with basic information, a map and
instructions how to get to the place.