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To: Helmut who wrote (733)	7/24/2000 9:46:03 AM
From: Francois Lavoie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 792

Let's add to the rage and add Sycamore Networks as a new partner ! Monday July 24, 9:27 am Eastern Time Company Press Release CrossKeys to Offer Carrier-class Service Assurance Capabilities for Intelligent Optical Networks: Powerful software will bring necessary tools to guarantee network performance to customers VIENNA, VA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2000-- CrossKeys Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:CKEY - news; TSE:CKY. - news) today announced that it is a member of the Sycamore SILVX(TM) Partner Program, enabling customers to harness carrier-class performance management capabilities across their optical network. CrossKeys Resolve® software will interface with the SILVX Optical Network Management System (ONMS), giving service providers the necessary tools to guarantee network performance to customers. This means that service providers are able to provide service assurance to their customers because they have a complete view of services being offered, and how the network is performing. CrossKeys Resolve brings these two views together to allow an integrated approach to performance management. ``Carriers and service providers need management solutions that are reliable and scalable in order to be able to offer differentiated services to their customers,'' says Mike Anderson, Director of Product Management, Sycamore. ``With the SILVX ONMS, and integrated performance management software from CrossKeys, together we can now offer customers a robust set of service solutions that will increase operational efficiencies and time to revenue.'' Data will be extracted from end-to-end sources, warehoused, and analyzed, so service providers can make better decisions about new services to offer, and where additional capacity needs to be added. The partnership will allow service providers to: * improve customer satisfaction by providing what the customer wants * rapidly deploy new competitive services to meet emerging needs * improve strategic relationships with customers * reduce opportunity for billing disputes, and * optimize network resources. ``Through the inclusion of the CrossKeys Resolve software in the SILVX Partner Program, service providers have the power to quickly deliver and manage new services without interrupting existing service levels,'' says Ian McLaren, President and CEO, CrossKeys. ``Service providers will be able to provide an enhanced level of performance that will allow them closer relationships with existing customers, and to attract new customers.'' CrossKeys Resolve integrates multi-vendor, multi-technology environments to present a seamless view of the network - from end-to-end. CrossKeys Resolve enables customers to proactively manage network inventory, and identify potential problems before they occur. Flexible reporting allows the provider to tailor reports to their business needs. With threshold and baseline reporting, the root of network problems is easily identified, reducing the time and cost of troubleshooting. The SILVX Partner Program focuses on providing best-of-breed managed service applications to carriers and service providers. This program enables carriers and service providers to deploy a comprehensive and integrated suite of manageable services from the optical domain to balance the demands of differentiation with the demands of rapid time to revenue. For more information about the SILVX Partner Program, go to www.sycamorenet.com. About CrossKeys Systems Corporation CrossKeys Systems Corporation (www.crosskeys.com) develops software that makes the Internet work for business. The world's largest and fastest growing service providers manage the equipment, traffic, and service on their telecom networks with CrossKeys. 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, its logo and CrossKeys Resolve are registered trademarks of CrossKeys Systems Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and are acknowledged by CrossKeys Systems Corporation. === From Sycamore's website, the other company name: Syndesis Press Releases Sycamore Networks Introduces SILVX Partner Program to Bring Best-of-Breed Integrated Service Solutions for Intelligent Optical Networks Focused on optical service management, the first program partners, Syndesis and CrossKeys offer integrated service provisioning and service assurance capabilities Mon, July 24 2000 Chelmsford, MA - Sycamore Networks (NASDAQ: SCMR), a leader in intelligent optical networking, today announced the SILVXTM Partner Program - a program that brings together best-of-breed integrated service solutions from a focused set of partners, enabling carriers and service providers to quickly deploy revenue generating services directly from the optical network. SILVXTM Optical Network Management System (ONMS) will now offer enhanced solutions with additional functionality from Syndesis, a leading provider of automated service provisioning software, and CrossKeys, a carrier-scale service assurance and network performance application provider. The SILVX Partner Program will enable carriers and service providers to provide differentiated services, operate more efficiently and generate additional revenue. ?Carriers and service providers require a comprehensive optical management and service delivery system that will both integrate easily into their existing Operations Support System (OSS), all while enabling them to set-up and tear down services quickly and cost effectively,? said Deb Mielke, Principal analyst with Treillage Network Strategies. ?With Sycamore?s SILVX ONMS and third-party applications, carriers and service providers can quickly create and implement differentiated services and generate revenue faster than ever before.? SILVX ONMS provides for the management of third party products and integrates easily with other OSS? when introduced into an existing network environment. SILVX ONMS offers a robust suite of service solutions when integrated with the NetProvisionTM software suite from Syndesis and CrossKeys Resolve®, the service assurance and network performance software from CrossKeys. The complimentary services are unmatched in the industry and offer a portfolio of optical service management tools for carriers who want service differentiation and rapid revenue generation without the need for labor- intensive custom development. SILVX Partner Program The power to keep a customer at a pre-defined service level without interrupting their service as a network, promotes the ultimate scalability as carriers or service providers expand their customer base and service offerings. Enhancing the current point-and- click provisioning competencies offered on the SN 8000TM transport and SN 16000TM switching platforms, SILVX ONMS with integrated automated provisioning software from Syndesis, offers additional levels of visibility and control into the service provisioning process. These combined applications offer a greater level of point-and-click provisioning in multi-technology hybrid architectures while providing a deeper view for network deployment and synchronization. Carriers and service providers wanting a performance view of both the network and services in and across their environment, can now get a superior level of performance management using SILVX ONMS and integrated software from CrossKeys. This application has an advanced service model that allows for a correlated view of the network with customer subscribed services, enabling service providers to map network and services performance management to end customers and integrate this information within a service provider?s larger OSS environment. Sycamore will continue to enhance SILVX ONMS through its strategic partnerships in the SILVX Partner Program and bring best-of-breed, carrier class solutions to meet the needs of our diverse customer base. The service provisioning and performance management applications will be available in Q4 2000 and pricing depends upon configuration of the network. For more information on the SILVX Partner Program, go to www.sycamorenet.com. About Sycamore Networks Sycamore Networks develops and markets intelligent optical networking products that transport voice and data traffic over wavelengths of light. The Company combines significant experience in data networking with expertise in optics to develop intelligent optical networking solutions for network service providers. Sycamore?s products are based on a common software foundation, enabling concentration on the delivery of services and end-to-end optical networking. Sycamore?s products and product plans include optical transport, access and switching systems and end-to-end optical network management solutions. Contact Sycamore Networks at www.sycamorenet.com.

To: Helmut who wrote (733)	8/1/2000 1:00:04 AM
From: Francois Lavoie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 792

Nobody seems to care about this recent 100% + surge in less than a month. (I do :) ) Volume is there more than ever before. Fans of TA: when is this considered a breakout ? How does it look from a TA perspective ? From a Fundamental point of view, this co.'s is still OK compared to others in Network Management. Company Price/Sales (Source: Yahoo) PRSF 55.57 MUSE 43.64 MSLV 16.09 DALN 8.48 OSII 6.30 Given CKEY has Sales (TTM) of CDN $45 M * 0,672 = 30 M $ US with 18.5 M shares * 13,50$ = 249.75 M $ US Market Cap CKEY 8.33 So the valuation is just getting closer to the similar companies in Network Management. Other things to consider, more coverage... News from the Citizen. Eftia OSS from Ottawa just got another round in financing. Eftia OSS lands $30M U.S. Kristin Goff The Ottawa Citizen Eftia OSS Solutions, an Ottawa software company with explosive growth in its first three years, today grabbed $30 million U.S. in venture capital. Coupled with recent management changes and the launch of new products, "it gives us the financials to fuel our growth," said Karna Gupta, chief marketing officer. In two previous financings, Eftia landed $37 million U.S. The latest injection comes from four companies which have participated since Eftia's start. They are APAX Partners & Co. Ventures Ltd. of London and three U.S. companies, Spectrum Equity Investors, Argo Global Capital Inc., and Insight Capital Partners. Eftia, which provides operations support system (OSS) software to telephone companies, started with 16 employees. It now has 430. The company's software allows telecommunication companies to automate their back office, orders and other services. Eftia is selling into a rapidly growing market undergoing deregulation. To access it, Eftia is launching a new product, Master.DSL, which, it says, is the first OSS "specifically designed" for digital subscriber line (DSL) systems. The new system and an upgraded version of Master. Scribe, are important to the company's growth, Mr. Gupta said. Eftia recently named Steven Parker, formerly in charge of IBM's global telecommunications software solutions business, president and chief operating officer. Clark Hering, a senior investment banker at J.P. Morgan, was named chief operating officer. Al Somji, who co-founded the company, is now chairman and chief executive officer. == CrossKeys and Eftia Deliver Broadband Solution Integrating Service Assurance and Provisioning Alliance targets high growth CLEC market with automated solutions Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (April 6, 2000) - CrossKeys Systems Corporation (Nasdaq: CKEY; TSE: CKY) and Eftia OSS Solutions Inc. today announced that they will be jointly co-marketing and co-selling a software solution that makes service assurance and provisioning easier to deliver and more valuable to telecom service providers. Under the terms of the agreement, CrossKeys Resolve® performance management software will interface with Eftia's Master.Scribe® Suite of provisioning software. Performance management and service provisioning are two key pieces of the operational support systems (OSS) puzzle critical to providing telecom services for businesses. Integrating these two systems means service providers can provision and assure services with one step, automate data flow between the two systems, and be more responsive to customer requests. These features enable service providers to free up staff from manual operations, and to improve revenue by offering superior services and customer experience with a faster time to market. In this alliance, CrossKeys and Eftia are especially targeting the new entrant service provider who is looking for a way to go to market quickly and compete against more established players. "Partnering with a dynamic company such as CrossKeys can only reap significant rewards for our end-customers," said Al Somji, President and CEO of Eftia. "This joint solution is customer-driven, enabling telecom service providers worldwide to manage and report on both end-to-end and top-to-bottom aspects of their network performance more effectively." Both companies have formed partnerships across the industry to complement their best-of-breed software and bring better value to their service provider customers. These partnerships link the various OSS services, meaning service providers can select the best vendor to set up telecom services (provisioning), ensure that the network can deliver them and that customers receive them (assurance), and then bill based on these services (billing). "Forming alliances with leading companies like Eftia is one way CrossKeys is driving its strategy to be a consolidator within the industry," said Ian McLaren, President and CEO of CrossKeys. "Through our work with other vendors, we bring CrossKeys customer service and network analysis to reinforce provisioning systems, demonstrate quality of service and show our customers how to increase revenue by offering new services." About Eftia Eftia OSS Solutions Inc. (www.eftia.com) is a world leader in developing, deploying and managing OSS solutions designed to meet the service management and delivery needs of traditional and next-generation service providers. The Eftia Master.Scribe Suite of telecom OSS products includes modules for order provisioning and fulfillment; problem management; telecom circuit and asset inventory management; telephone and IP number management. Eftia's interconnection gateway solution automates trading partner-specific interfaces. Eftia partners with industry leaders and is a member of key telecom standards organizations, including TeleManagement Forum (TMF) and the ASP Consortium. The company headquarters is located in Ottawa, Canada. About CrossKeys CrossKeys Systems Corporation (www.crosskeys.com) develops software that makes the Internet work for business. Over 200 of the world's largest and most competitive service providers manage the equipment and traffic on their telecom networks with CrossKeys. 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.