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(BSNS WIRE) Vertel and Atlantech Form Alliance to Deliver Element Manage
Vertel and Atlantech Form Alliance to Deliver Element Management Solutions for
Convergent Network Services
Business Editors
SUPERCOMM 99
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999--
Agreement Expands Vertel's Solutions Portfolio for Broadband
Network Equipment Manufacturers and Service Providers
Vertel(R) (Nasdaq:VRTL), a leading provider of multimanagement
solutions for telecommunications networks, today announced at
SuperComm '99 an agreement with Atlantech Technologies to deliver
element management solutions to broadband access network equipment
manufacturers and service providers.
Vertel will sell, service and support Atlantech Technologies'
AccessVision family of products to build next generation Element
Management Systems (EMS) for Vertel's and Atlantech's growing list of
convergent network customers around the world.
Vertel will also provide a full range of custom development and
integration services for carriers and network equipment providers in
the access market. The partnership will allow Vertel to address the
broadest market with the most extensible suite of access management
applications in the industry.
"Service providers and network equipment manufacturers around the
globe use Vertel products and services to enhance their OSS solutions.
Adding AccessVision to our product and professional services portfolio
places Vertel in a leadership position in the access management niche
-- one of the fastest-growing segments of the OSS market," said Bruce
Brown, president and chief executive officer of Vertel.
"As customer demands become increasingly complex, the ability to
leverage industry-leading platform technology which provides
carrier-grade performance, scalability and extensibility is critical."
"Vertel's international presence, impressive list of clients and
highly skilled professional services organization will make
Atlantech's products accessible to network equipment manufacturers and
service providers across all continents," said David Sibbald,
president of Atlantech Technologies.
"Vertel provides more than a channel to new markets. Their
value-add in engineering and professional services makes it possible
to deliver a broader range of element management applications to both
our customer bases."
Vertel is demonstrating AccessVision at SuperComm '99, booth
1741.
About AccessVision
AccessVision Management Framework is a set of element management
building blocks that allow integration with a carrier network using
open, standardized network management interfaces. Once integrated into
a network, the solution provides provisioning, fault and performance
management functions for network elements and provides framework that
integrates with higher order operations support systems.
AccessVision delivers the scalability and performance required to
deliver integrated network management functionality across
multivendor, heterogeneous broadband access networks. It also offers
the flexibility required for rapidly integrating network and servicing
applications.
The AccessVision Management Toolkit dramatically reduces time
required to develop new service applications. The result is lower
deployment costs and faster time to market with new management
solutions.
About Vertel Corp.
Vertel develops and markets software for the management and
operations of telecommunications networks. The company provides
advanced telecommunications management network solutions (TMN)
including communications infrastructure products, network management
platforms and applications software for telecommunication carrier
networks worldwide.
In addition, Vertel serves telecommunications equipment
manufacturers, computer systems OEMs and Internet access providers.
The company is based in Woodland Hills, Calif., and has sales offices
throughout the world.
About Atlantech Technologies
Atlantech Technologies Ltd. (www.atlan-tech.com) is a U.K.-based
company focused on developing and delivering carrier-grade network
management products to support next-generation service provider and
PTT networks and services.
"Safe Harbor" Statements Under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Except for the historical information presented,
the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including timely and
successful completion of development of products and technologies;
successful introduction and customer acceptance of new and enhanced
products and technologies in existing and new markets; the possible
development and introduction of competitive products and new and
alternative technologies; pricing, currency and exchange risks;
governmental and regulatory developments affecting Vertel and its
customers; the ability to identify, conclude and integrate
acquisitions on a timely basis; the ability to retain and attract key
personnel; and other risks detailed from time to time in public
disclosure filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) by Vertel, including, but not limited to, the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 1998, and the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1999.
NOTE TO EDITORS: Vertel is a registered trademark of Vertel. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT: Vertel Corp.
Sandy Christopher, 818/227-5735
sandy-christopher@vertel.com (e-mail)
or
Ketchum
Greg Winter, 310/444-1363
greg.winter@ketchum.com (e-mail)
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