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XACCT Technologies Announces Partnership with Genuity to Enhance IP Service Pricing

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XACCT Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent business infrastructure solutions, has announced a partnership with Genuity, Inc., to integrate the XACCTusage solution and create innovative pricing models for Genuity's IP services. The collaboration enables Genuity to leverage Cisco's advanced capabilities in granular data generation, providing a competitive edge in the market.

Key Takeaways:

  • Genuity, a leading IP service provider, has licensed and integrated XACCT's XACCTusage solution to create usage-based pricing models for its IP services.
  • The partnership enables Genuity to leverage Cisco's advanced capabilities in granular data generation, allowing for the development of unique and differentiated pricing models.
  • XACCTusage provides Genuity with a carrier-class, scalable, reliable, manageable, and flexible system for gathering critical billing data needed for VoIP services.
  • The integration of XACCTusage with Genuity's existing Kenan Arbor Customer Care and Billing system enables the creation of customer bills based on accurate, meaningful billing records.
  • XACCTusage distills and enhances raw data to produce XDRs (eXtensible Detail Records), similar to Call Detail Records (CDRs) generated by telco switches, to feed billing systems.
  • Genuity's use of XACCTusage enables quick deployment of new services, such as Web-based conference calling and enterprise-based friends and family plans.

Statistics:

  • Genuity has integrated XACCTusage with its existing Kenan Arbor Customer Care and Billing system.
  • XACCTusage has enabled Genuity to create customer bills based on accurate, meaningful billing records.
  • XACCTusage has provided Genuity with a carrier-class, scalable, reliable, manageable, and flexible system for gathering critical billing data needed for VoIP services.

Sources:

  • Business Wire - "Santa Clara, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000"
  • XACCT Technologies press release
  • XACCT Technologies, Inc. - "About XACCT Technologies"
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. - "Cisco New World Ecosystem Partner Program"
  • Genuity, Inc. - "Genuity and XACCT Technologies Announce Partnership to Enhance IP Service Pricing"

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