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October 25, 1999 15:18
Bridgewater Launches Scalable, Policy-driven Software Solution for Wholesale Access Service Provider Market
KANATA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1999--
Advanced WideSpan solution helps network and service providers
tap into the lucrative managed wholesale business
Bridgewater Systems Corporation, a pioneer in policy-based IP service provisioning and control software, today announced a breakthrough solution set for its award winning WideSpan product line.
This carrier-class, policy-driven software solution helps wholesale service providers attract and retain customers with premium quality service offerings and generate new revenue streams by accelerating the delivery of innovative value-added wholesale services.
It gives service providers the network-wide intelligence and policy management they need to bundle new, differentiated service packages for the wholesaling of broadband and dial-up Internet access services, including VPNs for ISPs and corporations, as well as premium value-added services for Virtual ISPs and application service providers (ASPs).
Today's ISPs and corporations want to outsource all or part of their access infrastructure to progressive wholesale providers in return for guaranteed service quality, availability, and the flexibility to quickly enter new markets and seize lucrative business opportunities.
The WideSpan solution arms wholesale service providers with the tools they need to capitalize on the escalating demand for these outsourced services. Its unprecedented scalability of up to one million ports, and full vendor compatibility ensure support for the largest, most complex service delivery environments.
Release 3.0 of the WideSpan solution builds on the impressive policy-based IP service provisioning and control capabilities of the WideSpan system, incorporating integrated, wholesale-focused enhancements, including policy-based, real-time quota management; advanced, high performance authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) services; centralized tracking of network-wide resources and comprehensive DHCP services. Service providers also benefit from the solution's accounting and billing capabilities, partitioned administration, and integrated hosting and virtual private network (VPN) services.
The net result is an offering that supports wholesale service providers with the end-to-end network control needed to package innovative, sophisticated service offerings, in conjunction with guaranteed levels of service, providing a foundation to ultimately sustain long-term revenue growth.
"An ISP wholesaler that can offer creative services above and beyond basic connectivity management will have a market advantage," said Tracey Vanik, Director of Edge Switching and Routing at RHK. "For successful growth, these services need to be centrally administered from a policy platform that has the capability to track available resources dynamically. Coupling central administration with dynamic `rules' delivers the control needed by subscription services and application wholesaling." Bridgewater meets this challenge head on by providing the tools wholesale providers need to seize this golden business opportunity - today.
The WideSpan solution enables wholesale service providers to offer the following additional value-added services:
-- Policy-based service level guarantees for maximum reliability;
-- Overflow call management to flexibly and reliably meet customer
needs during peak periods;
-- Value-added options for complete virtual ISP services, from
hosted authentication and applications through to billing;
-- ISP self-administration tools, offering ISPs the control they
need to manage users, track real-time usage, capture critical
business intelligence, and accurately bill for their services;
and
-- Migration to new converged services that span the IP (PSTN)
boundary.
"Wholesale service providers need to quickly come up with new ways to differentiate themselves from the other players. Ideally, they should be scalable, open solutions that build on existing network infrastructure without the need to turn networks upside down," said Doug Somers, president and CEO, Bridgewater Systems. "Being a true pioneer in the IP services and policy management arena, we provide a unique blend of integrated wholesale features including industry leading AAA services, network-wide allocation and control of ports, VPN management and the ability to provide application hosting, all from the same platform. It's a solution that helps wholesale service providers get a slice of a market that has the potential to become very big, very fast".
Bridgewater will be demonstrating the enhanced capabilities of its WideSpan solution at the ISPCON Fall `99, being held from October 26th to October 28th, 1999 in San Jose, California in booth No.638.
Bridgewater Systems works with progressive service providers to deliver integrated policy-driven software systems for IP service networks. Its mission is to be the leader and catalyst for a new class of IP services - those which are customer-focused and tailored to meet the diverse needs of individual users and businesses alike.
Bridgewater's Internet business solution enables network, service and application providers to build, manage and capitalize on the explosive growth of IP services, from retail and wholesale Internet access through to VPNs, hosting, multimedia applications, and converged IP/PSTN services.
Recognized as an innovator in IP technology, Bridgewater has been named one of the "Top 25 Hot Startups of 1998" by Data Communications Magazine and has been honored with a SUPERQuest Award for Most Promising IP Technology in 1999.
In addition, Bridgewater plays an active role in key standards at forums such as the ITESF (Internet Traffic Engineering Solutions Forum) and IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). Bridgewater has offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
Please visit the Bridgewater website: www.bridgewatersys.com
Bridgewater, its logo and WideSpan are trademarks of Bridgewater Systems Corporation.
CONTACT: Bridgewater
Interprose PR
Kristin Duskin-Gadd, 703/359-0305
kduskin-gadd@interprosepr.com
or
Bridgewater Systems
Mildred Lynn McDonald, 613/591-6655 ext. 2855
mildredm@bridgewatersys.com |
