J.D. Edwards and CPqD Partner to Deliver Billing and Management Solutions For the Telecommunications Industry
DENVER, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- J.D. Edwards & Company (Nasdaq: JDEC), a leading provider of agile, collaborative business solutions for the Internet economy, and CPqD, a leading solution and technology provider in the telecommunications industry, today announced a partnership to provide customers with a fully Web-enabled Operations Support System (OSS) for the telecommunications industry. CPqD is a live J.D. Edwards OneWorld(R) customer and is integrating its OSS with OneWorld.
"We look forward to the opportunity to expand our reach to the telecommunications industry through this agreement," said Dave Hill, vice president of industry sales and marketing of J.D. Edwards. "This partnership will provide the telecommunications industry with the first end-to-end solution addressing key operational business processes. The joint technology solution will enhance organizations' agility, competitive responsiveness and customer care."
Rural Telephone Service Company, Inc., based in Lenora, Kansas, is the first customer using the integrated solution.
"Our company is excited to be the first alpha site for the integration of J.D. Edwards OneWorld and CPqD's suite of telecommunications software in North America," said Rhonda Goddard, Rural Telephone Service Company's director of finance. "The partnership between these companies will enable telecommunications and utilities companies to better respond to our ever-changing environment."
The combined industry specific suite includes solutions for convergent billing, customer care, outside plant management/GIS and network resource management. The integrated solution will be available by the first quarter of next year.
About CPqD Technologies
CPqD Technologies is a privately held research and development center for the telecommunications industry located in Campinas, Brazil and San Jose, California. Founded in 1976, CPqD is the largest telecommunications research and solution center in Latin America, with more than 900 employees. The company's mission is to generate, exploit and propagate technology, which add value and competitive edge to the customer's business. For additional information about CPqD Technologies, call 510-543-5944, e-mail at cpqdtechnology@home.com or visit the company's Web site at www.cpqd-usa.com.
About J.D. Edwards
J.D. Edwards is a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy. The Company's integrated ActivEra(TM) Solutions deliver supply chain collaboration and fulfillment, and enable business-to-business trading communities in the consumer products, industrial and services industries. The Company's solutions are web-enabled and operate in multiple computing environments.
Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1999 revenues of $944.2 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company via the Internet at www.jdedwards.com or at 800-727-5333.
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