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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (69)	6/6/1998 11:33:00 AM
From: JBH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173

Frank, Thank for clarifying this for me. It sounds like SS7 will stay a hot sector for the co's who are involved and on the cutting edge. Here's an article you/or others might be interested in if you haven't already seen it, although it kind of pumps Tekelec. smartmoney.com I'll let you guys get back Sprint now :) regards, John

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (69)	6/6/1998 2:00:00 PM
From: MangoBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173

<< (and not surprisingly, both Sun and Microsoft, who several months ago announced a rash of new SS7 platform initiatives) >> MSFT has been working to push SS7 support into NT Server fora long time, since '94 at least. the argument is that the programmable (NT) server should have all the smarts, not the switching fabric, and that the economies of PC servers can push into and take over the "proprietary" closed-system PBX market. implementing predictive dialing, voice mail, call center, etc. apps on NT, with full access to databases, programming tools, and LAN/intranet integration... it's a pretty compelling story for PBX vendors who have to wrestle with obscure embedded operating systems and crappy dev tools, and it's a great way to broaden the server market for NT and push further into the corporate infrastructure. mark