MOSCOM Corporation Signs Six-Year OEM Agreement with Alcatel SEL AG

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MOSCOM Corporation, a leading provider of telecommunications management systems, has announced a significant partnership with Alcatel SEL AG, a global leader in telecommunications equipment. Under the six-year OEM agreement, Alcatel SEL AG will market several MOSCOM products worldwide, including the VerabillTM billing system, TeleVoiceTM, Emerald CAS for Windows, INFO/MDR family, and PSU. This agreement is a major milestone for MOSCOM, as it introduces the company's products to new markets and provides significant support and promotion through Alcatel's extensive sales force and dealer network.

Key Takeaways:

  • MOSCOM Corporation has signed a six-year OEM agreement with Alcatel SEL AG, a global leader in telecommunications equipment.
  • The agreement covers the marketing of several MOSCOM products worldwide, including VerabillTM billing system, TeleVoiceTM, Emerald CAS for Windows, INFO/MDR family, and PSU.
  • Alcatel SEL AG will market these products worldwide, with initial focus on the Verabill billing systems, which will also be included in Alcatel's worldwide product catalog as an Alcatel branded product.
  • The agreement was executed by Alcatel's German subsidiary, Alcatel SEL.
  • Albert J. Montevecchio, MOSCOM's President, stated that the agreement represents a major advance for MOSCOM, introducing the company's products to significant new markets and providing extensive support and promotion through Alcatel's sales force and dealer network.
  • Verabill is MOSCOM's Windows-based rating and billing software for wireline and wireless telephone companies with up to 30,000 subscribers.
  • Significant expansion of the product functionality and size is planned under the agreement with Alcatel.
  • TeleVoice, MOSCOM's voice-activated information system, is ideally suited for telecommunications networks that do not transmit touch tones and can recognize voice commands in any language.
  • Emerald CAS for Windows, MOSCOM's most powerful call accounting software, is used by organizations to manage and control central telephone expenses.
  • The PSU is a pollable storage unit device that can be used in conjunction with Verabill or Emerald CAS for Windows software to collect and store data from a central office switch or PABX.
  • MOSCOM Corporation is an industry leader in voice recognition technology and has sold its products on six continents, providing international sales and support through its headquarters in Pittsford, New York, and wholly-owned subsidiaries in Munich, Germany, and Basingstoke, England.

Statistics:

  • 6-year OEM agreement between MOSCOM Corporation and Alcatel SEL AG.
  • Expected shipments to commence early in 1995.
  • Verabill is MOSCOM's Windows-based rating and billing software for wireline and wireless telephone companies with up to 30,000 subscribers.
  • Significant expansion of the product functionality and size is planned under the agreement with Alcatel.
  • TeleVoice can recognize voice commands in any language.
  • Emerald CAS for Windows comes in model sizes suitable for business with 20 to 20,000 extensions.
  • PSU can collect and store data from a central office switch or PABX and can be polled by a computer at another location running MOSCOM's telemanagement software.
  • MOSCOM has sold its products on six continents.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "MOSCOM Corporation Signs Six-Year OEM Agreement with Alcatel SEL AG", November 4, 1994.
  • NASDAQ National Market, "MSCM - MOSCOM Corporation", November 4, 1994.
  • Alcatel SEL AG, "Partnership with MOSCOM Corporation", November 4, 1994.