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New version of Inter-mediatE brings extra
usability, functionality and operational efficiency to wireless,
fixed, IP, 3G and content mediation
3GSM Congress - 23 February, 2004: Intec Telecom Systems
today announced the general availability of Inter-mediatETM
version 5, a new release of the world's leading collection,
convergent mediation, and distribution system. Over 130
wireless, fixed, IP/packet-switched and 3G service providers
benefit today from Inter-mediatE's carrier-grade performance,
unmatched reliability, and highly-configurable business
rules-based processing. With Inter-mediatETM version 5 Intec
has added substantial new capabilities including a state-of-the
art Java client interface, GUI-driven mediation configuration, a
new integrated development environment, simple plug-in interface
management and creation, and new system monitoring tools for
managers and operational staff. V5 also brings further
performance enhancements to Inter-mediatE's powerful,
distributed processing architecture to enable it to continue
offering best-in-class mediation performance in the most
demanding, service-rich, next-generation networks.
New functionality in Inter-mediatE V5
The Business Logic Manager - The new Java-based Business
Logic Manager within Inter-mediatE V5 provides brand new
capabilities to a service provider. First, it is a new tool to
create mediation logic without programming. Using "drag and
drop" techniques, a user of Inter-mediatE can create business
logic in an intuitive manner. The Java client allows a user to
select mediation processes from a list of pre-tested functions,
making it easy to put together a reliable, powerful processing
stream. Complex mediation processes such as Validation,
Correlation, Duplicate Detection, Enrichment, Transformation and
Filtering can be easily assembled using common components. This
intuitive design environment also allows for the most complex
logic to be implemented using drill-down methods to get to the
low levels of Business Logic scripting. Second, the Business
Logic Manager provides a graphical tool to allow a user to
monitor the critical details of the mediation process. By
navigating from the Business Logic Manager, a user can access
all key components of the Inter-mediatE core: Viewing raw or
processed data; Viewing and repairing Errored network events;
Viewing and maintaining referential data; Controlling the
collection and distribution of network usage.
Management Dashboard - The new Inter-mediatE V5 Dashboard
provides a convenient method of monitoring Key Performance
Indicators in the application. A quick glance allows an operator
to see the health and performance characteristics of the
Inter-mediatE installation so that out-of-band situations can be
intercepted before they become issues or recognized earlier for
fast resolution.
Integrated Development Environment - Current users of
Inter-mediatE know the unparalleled power of its Generalized
Data Conversion (GDC) system as a mediation tool for complex,
high-volume environments. GLIDE, or the GDC Language Integrated
Development Environment, is a new subsystem that provides the
user with a much enhanced capability to quickly and accurately
create the detailed GDC business rules from which mediation
processes function. GLIDE comes equipped with Wizards that make
the creation of detailed business rules simple and
straightforward. GLIDE makes it easy to access data formats from
the expansive Inter-mediatE data library and it also makes it
easy to create new data formats. After business rules have been
created GLIDE provides a convenient test environment so that the
user can be assured that mediation processing is correct and
robust.
Plug-in Management - In production today, Inter-mediatE
offers a library of more than 100 different network element
interfaces. The trend for network vendors is to reuse existing
interfaces when newer network elements are designed, to minimise
disruption for carrier customers. Inter-mediatE V5 parallels
this trend with a new Plug-In Management facility where the user
can, via point and click, use the interface library to combine
and create new plug-ins for usage data collection. From an
operator's perspective, this capability contributes to vendor
independence as it removes the historical burden af having to go
back to the mediation vendor for expensive new interfaces.
Real-time System Monitor - The new System Monitor
provides a real-time, high-level view of the mediation
environment. The System Monitor gives operators easy access to
complete activity information and also provides manual control
of the entire mediation system. Service delivery operational
staff and managers can obtain a rapid overview of operations in
real-time - for example, discovering the volume of usage data
being process, seeing how many network elements polls are
pending, and how many have failed to complete. .
About Intec
Intec’s billing and OSS telecom portfolio includes:
Inter-mediatE™ -
convergent billing mediation solution
InterconnecT™ -
carrier access billing including US CABS and ITU
Inter-activatE™ - flow-through provisioning and service
activation
Inter-contenT™ - end-to-end content revenue management
Intec Dynamic Charging Platform™ – a real-time pre/post-paid
charging interface between the network and the back office
Intec ASF™ - end-to-end
billing and management for advanced data
services
Intec’s customer base includes, among others, BellSouth,
BellSouth Peru, Brazil Telecom, Cable & Wireless, Cesky Telecom
(Czech Republic), China Unicom, COLT Telecommunications, EBT
(Taiwan), Eircom (Ireland), France Telecom, Hutchison 3G, Maxis
(Malaysia), Singtel Optus (Australia), Orange, Telecom
Argentina, Telecom Egypt, Telecom Italia, Tiscali, TPSA
(Poland), Swisscom, T-Mobile International, Telia (Sweden),
Telefonica, Telkom South Africa, Telstra, US Cellular, Westel
(Hungary), Vodafone, VimpelCom (Russia) and Verizon. For more
information on Intec Telecom Systems, visit the website at
http://www.intecbilling.com.
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