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To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1480)	10/12/1998 3:09:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 3178

Aristacom's Computer Telephone Integration Solution Selected by the Internal Revenue Service October 12, 1998 ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge Corporation -- Aristacom International Inc., a premier provider of Computer Telephone Integration software and services, announced today the receipt of orders valued at $1.1 million from Aspect Telecommunications for the modernization of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Computer Telephone Integration system. The IRS selected Aristacom's new Platinum version software that supports multiple switches and platforms and is fully Year 2000 compliant. This new capability will require the installation this year of Aristacom's CTI servers running Windows NT. All 20 call centers and associated data centers will benefit from the enhanced software and CTI servers. "With the number of call and data centers supported by Aristacom CTI software, they are one of our largest. We are pleased that the IRS chose our technology for their Computer Telephone Integration needs," stated Jack Iacobucci, chairman and CEO of Aristacom. Founded in 1988, Aristacom International Inc. provides products and services that link companies' existing computer, telephone and Internet resources to bring increased efficiency and cost savings to their call centers and to help them provide exceptional service to their customers. Aristacom's customers include leading financial institutions, health care providers, major manufacturers, federal government agencies and other large firms. Aristacom headquarters are located at 1320 Harbor Bay Parkway, Suite 180, Alameda, CA 94502. Telephone: 510/748-1500 or visit our web site at aristacomintl.com.

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1480)	10/13/1998 8:29:00 AM
From: Stephen B. Temple	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3178

Goal is reference designs for products based on Super-H MPU, Cisco software -- Cisco, Hitachi team on IP telephony October 13, 1998 ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TIMES via NewsEdge Corporation : Brisbane, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc. and Hitachi America Ltd. have teamed up to seed the market for consumer-level Internet Protoco l (IP) telephony devices. By the end of the year, the companies hope to complete reference designs for a swath of products based on Hitachi's Super-H micropro cessor and Cisco's software. The designs will be shopped around to OEMs, including Hitachi Ltd. The deal gets Cisco into this market without having to build the lower-margin consumer devices or forge connections with distributor s and retailers. Hitachi, for its part, gets to further establish the Super-H family in consumer markets. The alliance falls under Cisco's year-old NetWorks Program, a branding campaign intended to accelerate the development of networking applications for consumers. The program licenses Cisco software, usually incorporating a TCP/IP stack and some device-specific tech nology. Cisco has little expertise with selling to consumers, and while the company might descend into that space eventually, it plans to mo ve through partnerships at first. "We don't have the channel that Sony has. We don't have the expertise in building low-cost devices that a Hitachi or a Samsung would have," said Steve Sneddon, director of global alliances for Cisco's software group. " We don't have a strong retail channel; what we have is a small and medium business channel." Thus, said Sneddon, "Our long-term planning in the consumer space is through partnering." Cisco plans more forays into the consumer area, in keeping with a single-provider philosophy that would have Cisco software or equip ment involved in every link of a network. "The only way for us to have an end-to-end story is for us to have our software, our genet ic material, embedded in part of the consumer devices," Sneddon said. Integrated DSPs Hitachi, meanwhile, also hopes to use its Super-H devices with integrated DSPs-already in use in cellular phones-to sell into this m arket. And parent firm Hitachi Ltd. is likely to get involved by building the actual consumer boxes. "Hitachi proper obviously wants to get more into this marketplace," said Phil Thomas, a director of strategic marketing with Hitachi America, here. "They're looking to be an important OEM in this space." Both companies hope their efforts will accelerate the development of IP telephony for consumers, a market they think is inevitable d ue to interest from the telephone companies. "[AT&T's] long-distance business is being cannibalized by people making calls over the Internet" and by local-service carriers, Thomas said. In addition, Internet access has become an obvious burden on the network, one that's worsening as voice and video services become av ailable. "So really, the core networks are beginning to drive some of this," Thomas said. "If you want to be a part of the appliance s coming in 1999, it's very important."

To: Stephen B. Temple who wrote (1480)	10/13/1998 8:35:00 AM
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MetaSolv Participates in Demonstration of VoIP Over SONET and Interconnection Between CLECs and ILECs for Local Number Portability at TeleManagement World 1998 October 13, 1998 PLANO, Texas, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ via NewsEdge Corporation -- MetaSolv Software, Inc., a provider of OSS solutions for the telecommunications industry, announced today MetaSolv's participation in Phase II of the Catalyst Projects SMART TMN Demonstration at TeleManagement World, October 13-15, 1998 in Dallas. Plug and Play Service Fulfillment/SONET over VoIP MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution(TM) (TBS(TM)) software will be linked to different suppliers using existing technology to effect automated activation of a premium-class SONET/SDH service along with SLA notification. In addition, the automated flow-through of information from ordering through testing for a Voice over IP service will be demonstrated. MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution (TBS) software will be handling the ordering and service provisioning for voice over IP. Common Interconnect Gateway Platform for open OSS Interconnection For the local ordering scenario, MetaSolv and DSET will jointly demonstrate the integrated OSS interconnection solution, utilizing MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution (TBS) software and DSET's OSSInterconnect(TM). The solution facilitates the exchange of Local Service Requests (LSRs) for Local Loops with Number Portability between and among competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), and the US Number Portability Administration Center (NAPC) enabling them to act as trading partners in the ordering of local services. Phase II follows Phase I of MetaSolv's participation in the Catalyst Projects that took place at the TeleManagement World in Paris, France in April. The most significant progression in Phase II, is the use of CORBA to exchange information between vendors. Phase III of the Catalyst projects will be in Hamburg, Germany in April of 1999. The goal is to integrate the various Catalyst projects together for a super demo at Telecom 99 in Geneva, Switzerland in October 1999. MetaSolv will be one of several companies that will perform live product demonstrations highlighting key areas of TeleManagement Forum's SMART TMN project. MetaSolv's TBS software is an object-oriented client/server solution utilizing a Windows(TM)/95 or Windows/NT client workstation, coupled with Oracle(R) database server technology. Pricing for TBS software is dependent upon functionality configuration and the number of users. MetaSolv's TBS software is currently available through MetaSolv Software, Inc. at 800-747-0791. About The TeleManagement Forum The TeleManagement Forum, which began a decade ago, is a non-profit global organization that sponsors a broad range of business agreements and technical specifications to automate the management and operation of public communications services. TeleManagement Forum currently has over 250 members in 30 countries including incumbent and new-entrant service providers, computing and network equipment suppliers, and software vendors. The TeleManagement Forum's web site is tmforum.org. About MetaSolv Software, Inc. MetaSolv Software, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas was founded in 1992 to develop and market integrated client/server-based software solutions for the telecommunications industry. MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution(TM) software enables service providers to automatically manage and synchronize their entire order processing, provisioning and service assurance cycle from telephony to enhanced services in the local exchange, long distance and wireless markets. MetaSolv Software is an active participant of the Ordering & Billing Forum (OBF) and of the TeleManagement Forum (TMF). MetaSolv has regional offices in Chicago, Denver, and McLean VA. MetaSolv's web site is www.metasolv.com, or contact MetaSolv directly at 800-747-0791. MetaSolv is a registered trademark, and MetaSolv Software, the MetaSolv logo, Telecom Business Solution and TBS are trademarks of MetaSolv Software, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. SOURCE MetaSolv Software, Inc.