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Technology Stocks : CrossKeys Systems Corp [CKEY and CKY/TSE] -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kendall harmon who wrote (675)	2/3/2000 10:28:00 AM
From: Francois Lavoie	Respond to of 792

The earnings report should be out in March ??. The quarter ends at the end of Feb. CrossKeys & Portal Deliver Integrated Solution for IP Billing and SLA Management Alliance with Portal Software enables service providers to have an integrated solution for IP performance management, provisioning, service assurance and billing KANATA, ONTARIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2000-- CrossKeys Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:CKEY - news; TSE:CKY. - news) today announced an alliance agreement with Portal Software (Nasdaq: PRSF - news), a leading provider of business infrastructure software for Internet and next-generation communications services. This alliance will enable CrossKeys to extend its reach further into the competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) marketplace. Under the terms of the agreement, CrossKeys will integrate its Resolve(r) performance management software with Infranet(r), Portal's customer management and billing solution. Performance management and billing are two key pieces of the operational support services (OSS) puzzle that service providers must solve to do business effectively. With this alliance, CrossKeys is actively targeting the data CLEC and new entrant market with a CrossKeys-Portal integrated solution. CrossKeys and Portal are providing an integrated OSS solution for the telecommunications ``last mile' issue--how to deliver reliable, high-speed Internet access service to home users, home offices and small businesses. The rise of the various digital subscriber line (DSL) and cable technologies is one answer to the last mile problem. CrossKeys recent acquisition of US-based Dyband Inc. enhances its performance management capabilities in DSL, cable, wireless and other broadband access technologies. ``CrossKeys products have successfully proven to be excellent for managing network and service performance. This alliance can develop a solution that facilitates the reconciliation of service level and performance agreements (SLA) with the billing process. The real-time capabilities of Infranet will change the SLA process from a potential liability to a marketing differentiator,' said Jill Kyte, Vice President Strategic Alliances at Portal Software. ``We are happy to be working with CrossKeys to meet the demands of emerging technologies and the needs of new service providers.' CrossKeys and Portal enable service providers to extend IP applications to the periphery of the network. The demand for high-speed data service (e.g., DSL, wireless or cable data service) is expected to grow from approximately two million subscribers this year to 13 million users in 2002--in the United States alone. For service providers in this marketplace, CrossKeys and Portal provide an effective OSS answer to issues around IP billing and service guarantees. ``Portal leads the way in IP billing and this alliance demonstrates our shared vision of the necessity to integrate operational support systems,' says Ian McLaren, President and Chief Executive Officer, CrossKeys. ``Portal's focus on the data and IP marketplace and the exploding markets for DSL services match CrossKeys strategy. It's a great fit.' About Portal Portal Software, Inc., is building business infrastructure for the Internet. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Portal is a leading provider of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging, next-generation communications services. The company's real-time solution enables service providers to manage customers, support services and collect money. Portal's customers include US WEST, Qwest, Covad, T-Online, Telenor Mobil AS, Juno Online, France Telecom and Demon. Information about Portal and its products can be found at portal.com. About CrossKeys CrossKeys Systems Corporation (www.crosskeys.com) develops and supports carrier-scale software that enables the world's largest and most demanding service providers to manage the equipment and traffic on their telecom networks. CrossKeys has demonstrated experience with multi-vendor and multi-technology networks, including IP, ATM, Frame Relay and broadband access technologies such as wireless, DSL and cable. This expertise enables service providers to offer business applications, such as eCommerce and VPNs, with the minimum of infrastructure investment and the competitive guarantees that enterprise end-customers require. CrossKeys Systems Corporation is a public company whose common shares are listed for trading on NASDAQ (CKEY) in the United States and on The Toronto Stock Exchange (CKY) in Canada. CrossKeys and logo are registered trademarks of CrossKeys Systems Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are acknowledged by CrossKeys Systems Corporation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: CrossKeys Systems Corporation John Blackmore, 613/599-2300 ext. 8936 Email: jblackmore@crosskeys.com Website: www.crosskeys.com or CrossKeys Systems Corporation Shelley Moorhead, 613/599-2300 ext. 8336 Email: moorhead@crosskeys.com