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Strategic Alliance Between American Management Systems and MetaSolv Software Enriches Operational Support System Solutions

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American Management Systems (AMS) and MetaSolv Software, Inc. have announced a strategic alliance to offer jointly AMS's system integration services and MetaSolv's Telecom Business Solution(TM) (TBS(TM)) software and services to emerging carriers. This partnership aims to provide optimal operational support system solutions to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and other emerging providers.

Key Takeaways:

  • The alliance enables AMS to deploy MetaSolv's order management, provisioning, and service assurance software as part of a comprehensive OSS, customer care, and billing portfolio.
  • AMS brings more than 20 years of telecommunications consulting and system integration experience to the table, complementing MetaSolv's best-in-class OSS software.
  • MetaSolv's TBS software features a suite of subsystems designed for today's converging telecommunications market, enabling providers to automate and manage their entire ordering, provisioning, and service assurance cycle.
  • The software allows rapid delivery of a broad spectrum of services through simple circuit assignments and/or complex circuit designs and configurations.
  • AMS has developed customer care and billing solutions for leading telecommunications providers worldwide, including recently being named one of the leading OM solutions in an extensive vendor Order Management study.
  • The partnership has a significant positive impact on a provider's time to market, flexibility to meet changing customer demands, and profitability.

Statistics:

  • AMS has over 8,000 employees worldwide, with 57 offices globally.
  • AMS had 1998 revenues of $1.06 billion, with eCommerce revenues representing 20%.
  • MetaSolv was founded in 1992 and has regional offices in Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and McLean, VA.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, May 3
  • American Management Systems (AMS) Press Release
  • MetaSolv Software, Inc. Press Release, May 3
  • MetaSolv Software, Inc. Web Site: www.metasolv.com
  • AMS Web Site: www.amsinc.com

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