MetaSolv Participates in Demonstration of VoIP Over SONET and Interconnection Between CLECs and ILECs for Local Number Portability at TeleManagement World 1998
October 13, 1998 PLANO, Texas, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation
-- MetaSolv Software, Inc., a provider of OSS solutions for the
telecommunications industry, announced today MetaSolv's
participation in Phase II of the Catalyst Projects SMART TMN
Demonstration at TeleManagement World, October 13-15, 1998
in Dallas.
Plug and Play Service Fulfillment/SONET over VoIP
MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution(TM) (TBS(TM)) software
will be linked to different suppliers using existing technology to
effect automated activation of a premium-class SONET/SDH
service along with SLA notification. In addition, the automated
flow-through of information from ordering through testing for a
Voice over IP service will be demonstrated. MetaSolv's Telecom
Business Solution (TBS) software will be handling the ordering
and service provisioning for voice over IP.
Common Interconnect Gateway Platform for open OSS
Interconnection
For the local ordering scenario, MetaSolv and DSET will jointly
demonstrate the integrated OSS interconnection solution,
utilizing MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution (TBS) software
and DSET's OSSInterconnect(TM). The solution facilitates the
exchange of Local Service Requests (LSRs) for Local Loops with
Number Portability between and among competitive local
exchange carriers (CLECs), incumbent local exchange carriers
(ILECs), and the US Number Portability Administration Center
(NAPC) enabling them to act as trading partners in the ordering
of local services.
Phase II follows Phase I of MetaSolv's participation in the
Catalyst Projects that took place at the TeleManagement World
in Paris, France in April. The most significant progression in
Phase II, is the use of CORBA to exchange information between
vendors. Phase III of the Catalyst projects will be in Hamburg,
Germany in April of 1999. The goal is to integrate the various
Catalyst projects together for a super demo at Telecom 99 in
Geneva, Switzerland in October 1999. MetaSolv will be one of
several companies that will perform live product demonstrations
highlighting key areas of TeleManagement Forum's SMART TMN
project.
MetaSolv's TBS software is an object-oriented client/server
solution utilizing a Windows(TM)/95 or Windows/NT client
workstation, coupled with Oracle(R) database server technology.
Pricing for TBS software is dependent upon functionality
configuration and the number of users. MetaSolv's TBS software
is currently available through MetaSolv Software, Inc. at
800-747-0791.
About The TeleManagement Forum
The TeleManagement Forum, which began a decade ago, is a
non-profit global organization that sponsors a broad range of
business agreements and technical specifications to automate
the management and operation of public communications
services. TeleManagement Forum currently has over 250
members in 30 countries including incumbent and new-entrant
service providers, computing and network equipment suppliers,
and software vendors. The TeleManagement Forum's web site is
tmforum.org.
About MetaSolv Software, Inc.
MetaSolv Software, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas was
founded in 1992 to develop and market integrated
client/server-based software solutions for the
telecommunications industry. MetaSolv's Telecom Business
Solution(TM) software enables service providers to automatically
manage and synchronize their entire order processing,
provisioning and service assurance cycle from telephony to
enhanced services in the local exchange, long distance and
wireless markets. MetaSolv Software is an active participant of
the Ordering & Billing Forum (OBF) and of the TeleManagement
Forum (TMF). MetaSolv has regional offices in Chicago, Denver,
and McLean VA. MetaSolv's web site is www.metasolv.com, or
contact MetaSolv directly at 800-747-0791.
MetaSolv is a registered trademark, and MetaSolv Software, the
MetaSolv logo, Telecom Business Solution and TBS are
trademarks of MetaSolv Software, Inc. All other trademarks are
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE MetaSolv Software, Inc.
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