Tuesday March 6, 8:05 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Portal Software and Nokia Networks Announce OEM Agreement on Rating Systems to Support WAP, GPRS, and 3G-Based New Services
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001--
PORTAL CONFERENCE 2001
Portal Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRSF - news), a leading provider of business
infrastructure software for next-generation communications services, and Nokia Networks, the infrastructure arm of Nokia, today announced an OEM agreement on rating systems to support WAP, GPRS, and 3G-based new services.
Nokia Networks has selected Portal's Infranet® platform to be an integral component of the Nokia Charging Center (NCC), a rating and service management solution for GPRS, WAP, and UMTS mobile services. The joint solution relies on the Nokia Charging Center integrated with 'off-the-shelf' Portal Infranet® for flexible multi-service charging for GPRS and WAP.
``For Portal Software this OEM agreement is significant because our Infranet software now becomes an integral part of the Nokia Charging Center, and Nokia is clearly a key company to work with in the wireless market,'' said John Little, Portal Software founder and chief executive officer. ``The agreement combines technology from two industry-leading companies to benefit mobile wireless operators deploying highly profitable next-generation services.''
``We believe that the Nokia Charging Center will give our customers a competitive advantage in the new services for mobile Internet. Our goal is to provide best time-to-market for the customers with pre-integrated solutions to Nokia network infrastructure and leading applications,'' commented Ilkka Toivola, Director of Charging and Billing Solutions Group, Nokia Networks.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
About Portal Software
Portal Software provides software to manage next-generation communications and e-services. The Infranet software platform enables service providers to rapidly deploy new services, define optimal business models and price plans, and bill their users. Portal's software is licensed by more than three-quarters of the world's 25 largest communications services companies to support wireless, broadband Internet, next-generation voice, and other e-service offerings. Customers include AOL Time Warner, Reuters, Qwest Communications, Sprint, NTT, Deutsche Telekom, Telenor Mobil AS, China Telecom, and France Telecom. Portal Software employs over 1,500 people at more than 40 offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.portal.com.
Note to Editors: Copyright (c) 2001 Portal Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Infranet is a U.S. registered trademark, and Portal and the Portal logo are trademarks of Portal Software, Inc. All statements made in this press release are made only as of the date set forth at the beginning of this release. Portal undertakes no obligation to update the information in the event facts or circumstances subsequently change.
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