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Charging and Mobility Within the IMS
Today, successful service strategies require collaboration and alignment among subscribers, service providers, and technology suppliers. With control shifting more into the hands of the users, the way in which services must be delivered is dictated as much by the users' changing needs as by the service providers' business goals and...
Tags: Mobility, Service Provider, IBM IMS, Business Services
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Lucent Meets the Tight Timeframes of a Large North American Service Provider
A large North American service provider recognized that many of its newly acquired offices were not adequately maintained and had extensive power and alarm problems, including under- and oversized power plants, equipment that was not connected to office alarms, and alarms that failed when tested. The service provider lacked the...
Tags: Lucent Technologies Inc., Service Provider, Business Services
Case studies
A Cost-Effective Solution for Managing the Broadband Subscriber Lifecycle
Consumer demand for broadband Internet services is growing, with demand in some markets exceeding the industry's ability to provision it by over 70 percent. Yet, many broadband service providers continue to struggle for profitability, because their expenditures exceed economic yield. To help reduce expenses and increase ROI, service providers are...
Tags: Broadband, Fine Point Technologies Inc., Service Provider, Business Services, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Networking
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BEA and HP Create Flexible, Resilient O2 Active Portal
mmO2 is a leading mobile service provider with nearly 21 million customers throughout Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The challenges faced by mmO2 included optimising image presentation, having to utilise both the WAP and Short Message Service SMS protocols to deliver content and ensuring reliable access to multimedia features,...
Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., O2 Plc., Service Provider, Wireless Application, mmO2, WAP, Business Services, Portals, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Web Technology, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
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Internet Service Provider Validates System With Avaya Interactive Response and IQ Services Load Testing
An Internet Service Provider ISP was formed 19 years ago from one man's effort to make the power of the Internet available to the average consumer. The ISP wanted to test its Avaya Interactive Response by sending a controlled amount of traffic to a target system. In this way, it...
Tags: Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Avaya Inc., Internet Service, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Business Services
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Tier 1 CDMA2000 Service Provider Replaces Existing System With Bridgewater Systems AAA Solution
Bridgewater Systems recently helped a major North American CDMA2000 Service Provider by replacing their existing Authentication, Authorization and Accounting AAA system; in order to create a solution that would take them into the future, giving them a system that can scale to accommodate new services, and the resulting increase in...
Tags: Service Provider, Bridgewater Systems, Business Services, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications
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Operations Support Systems (OSSs)
The term operations support system OSS generally refers to the system or systems that perform management, inventory, engineering, planning, and repair functions for communications service providers and their networks. Originally, OSSs were mainframe-based, stand-alone systems designed to support telephone company staff members in their daily jobs. Essentially, these systems...
Tags: Operations Support System, Service Provider, Business Services
White papers
Data Centers: Cisco Best Practices for Security and Performance
Network service providers seeking Cisco® Powered Network Program membership must meet rigorous application requirements that, among other things, include network performance, network security, and customer support. Designation also requires an annual program compliance review that guides the Cisco Powered Network Program member toward best practices in the area of overall...
Tags: Security, Data Center, Performance, Network, Service Provider, Cisco Systems Inc., Best Practice, Data Centers, Business Services, Storage, Networking, Hardware, Data Management
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The Coming Internet Revolution: IPv6 and its Implications for the Service Provider Marketplace
This white paper examines how North American service providers can capitalize on Internet protocol version 6, or IPv6. This next-generation protocol is predicated to coexist and eventually replace today’s current IP standard, IPv4. The paper discusses how service providers stand to benefit from the technical capabilities and business models enabled...
Tags: IPv6, Internet, Service Provider, Business Services, Telecommunications, Networking
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Virtualization of Service Gateways in Multi-Provider Environments
Nowadays it seen that more and more services are being brought to connected homes, such as entertainment or home automation. These services are published and operated by a variety of service providers. Currently, each provider sells his own box, providing both connectivity and a closed service environment. The open service...
Tags: Virtualization, Environment, Gateway, Service Provider, Business Services
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Stealth Communications Uses ZebOS SRS to Build Its High-Speed Service Provider Backbone
Stealth Communications, an Internet service provider located in New York City, provides ultra high-speed Internet and data services to customers in the tri-state area and in Illinois. Since Stealth expected to be the largest Internet gateway in New York, their routing hardware had to supply fast packet forwarding speeds. Stealth's...
Tags: Team, Backbone, Performance, Network, IP, Service Provider, Stealth Communications, Performance Management, Internet, Business Services, Team Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management
Case studies
The "Service" Aspect of an ASP
The Internet and ever-increasing bandwidth have spawned a new method of delivering software functionality -- the application service provider ASP model. An ASP creatively combines aspects of software packages, outsourcing and Internet delivery, allowing customers to receive all of the benefits of using a software application without the associated burdens...
Tags: Software, Microsoft ASP, Application Service Provider, Service Provider, Application Service Providers (ASPs), Tools & Techniques, Web Hosting, Business Services, Internet, Management
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Implema AB and mySAP Service Providers
For Implema AB, a Swedish provider of SAP professional services, the future is set to bring expansion and change - which is why the Stockholm-based company opted for mySAP Service Providers. In addition to supporting all existing business processes at Implema, this powerful, end-to-end IT solution will keep pace with...
Tags: mySAP, SAP AG, Service Provider, Business Services, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Software
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QOS, QOE and Total Customer Experience
Business success requires productively and simply leveraging an increasingly rich menu of IP network-based Multimedia, Internet, Communications and Entertainment MICE capabilities. Due to the sophistication required to provide, support and manage MICE capabilities they are often purchased as services from a service provider. Because MICE services are critical to business...
Tags: QoS, Mouse, Service Provider, Business Success, Mice, Business Services, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals
White papers
Set Up Your Internet E-mail Account to Work With Outlook
If a person has set up an e-mail account with an Internet Service Provider ISP and now wants to start using Outlook to send and receive messages, where to start? It's a snap. The ISP gave all the information needed to specify the details of the account. As long as...
Tags: Internet E-mail, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Microsoft Outlook, Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Online Communications
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Expert Strategies for Reducing the Risks of an SaaS Relationship
With promises of strong return on investment, low overhead and rapid application deployment, Software as a Service SaaS and Application Service Provider ASP solutions have begun to skyrocket in popularity. Solutions for customer relationship management, payroll, human resources, and many more are now available on-demand. But as compelling as...
Tags: Software, Strategy, Software-as-a-service, Iron Mountain Inc., On-demand, Application Service Provider, Service Provider, Software As A Service (SaaS), Application Service Providers (ASPs), Web Hosting, Business Services, Emerging Technologies, Internet
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Optimizing Data Center Operations for Greater Service Availability and Higher Customer Satisfaction
While data centers are often seen as cost centers, they can also be optimized so that they can actually serve as revenue drivers. For example, in service provider organizations data centers serve as critical revenue drivers by providing the platforms for service offerings. In order to improve contribution margins from...
Tags: Data Center, BladeLogic, Service Provider, Customer Satisfaction, Data Centers, Business Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
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ANMsoft Technologies Case Study: Human Resource Application Service Provider
The objective was to build a J2EE based 360 degree feedback Application development for a Human resource application service provider in the US. The Data models and design documents were prepared and sent for approval to the client. The development was done under the guidance of the Team Lead who...
Tags: Human Resources, Application Service Provider, Service Provider, Application Service Providers (ASPs), Web Hosting, Business Services, Middleware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
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Service Provider Infrastructure Security Techniques
As the Internet becomes more of a place for doing business and not just exchanging information, it becomes a greater target for people who aim to use it in a criminal manner. As the framework of the global network, Internet service providers are often involved in security incidents, either as...
Tags: Network, Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Business Services, Networking, Security
White papers
ANMsoft Technologies Case Study: India's Leading Mail Service Provider
India's leading mail service provider was looking for a mission critical messaging solution for its flagship portal, as its earlier solution could not deliver value to its users. The solution was not only slow in speed as compared to other competitor products; it also provided very few features. ANM resources...
Tags: India, Solution, Service Provider, Messaging, Business Services, Portals, Groupware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
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