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To: larry pollock who wrote (3542)	2/3/1998 12:40:00 PM
From: Paul Lee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4429

DSC's INfusion(TM) Intelligent Service Peripheral Supports Enhanced N00/888, Routing and Calling Card IN Services New System Capabilities Enable Cost-Effective Service Enhancements DALLAS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- DSC Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DIGI) announced today new enhanced services for its INfusion(TM) Intelligent Service Peripheral (ISP). Using DSC's advanced intelligent network (IN) platform, carriers will be able to deliver such services as Enhanced N00/888, Routing and Calling Card IN services. These advanced applications are in testing now with a major long-distance carrier, and general availability is scheduled for this spring. The INfusion ISP is a UNIX-based system which integrates the functions of a Service Control Point (SCP) and Intelligent Peripheral (IP) into one service delivery platform for use with DSC's tandem product family. By pooling these functions, the INfusion ISP can provide database look-up, digit collection and interactive voice response all on a single network node, thus providing for such enhanced applications as: -- Enhanced N00/888 (also known as Service Access Code [SAC]) Service, which allows subscribers to establish a single, toll-free telephone number that callers may use to reach them at multiple locations. -- Enhanced Routing, which enables carriers to screen and route incoming and outgoing calls according to pre-set criteria. -- Calling Card Services, which offer more customizable features over traditional calling card services. Subscribers can have calls billed to a calling card account rather than the number from which they place a call. This provides single billing for calls from different locations and can be a convenient asset for frequent travelers or business customers. "Our tandem customers who wish to differentiate themselves from the competition and offer the latest in advanced services will find the INfusion ISP to be a cost-effective match for their long-distance networks," said DSC's Bruce Hill, vice president, IN Division. "DSC's INfusion ISP combines network functions on one telco-grade platform, giving carriers a streamlined deployment process and a reduced capital investment." The INfusion ISP Enhanced N00/888 service provides number translation with multiple calling options for each subscriber. With this enhanced capability, a carrier can send a SAC call to a subscriber at more than one location (a "Find me" service that can be conducted either sequentially or simultaneously) or re-route or block calls as needed at certain times of the day, week or year. The INfusion ISP Enhanced Routing Service allows calls to be screened and routed to different carriers based on call origination, destination (including international calling points) and time of day, week or year. Similarly, the INfusion ISP Calling Card Service allows operators to customize and differentiate their services. For example, providers can "brand" played announcements with a business subscriber's company name and custom greeting for added name recognition. "These kinds of tailored services make a carrier's network extremely responsive to the individual needs of subscribers," said Hill. "They also give a competitive edge to those network operators who choose to offer them." All of these enhanced INfusion services were created using DSC's INfusion Service Creation Environment (SCE), which features reusable Service Independent Building Blocks (SIBBs). The flexibility of this SIBB-based design allows the provider to customize the pre-packaged ISP services to meet their individual subscriber and market requirements.