Consumer VoIP Automated Provisioning Demonstration at the TeleManagement World Conference in Dallas, Texas

MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in
comprehensive operational support system solutions for next-generation
communications service providers, today announced that November's
TeleManagement World Conference in Dallas will showcase the Catalyst
work project being supported by BellSouth, EMBRATEL, BEA Systems,
MetaSolv Software, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Pantero, Juniper
Networks, and Sun Microsystems.
   This expert solution addresses the process for providing consumers
with Voice over IP (VoIP) services with immediate service activation.
The Catalyst solution scope is architected using the TMF's eTOM
process framework, including the Fulfillment processes. The TMF's
NGOSS Architecture was used as a conceptual systems framework.
   The Catalyst system demonstrates a layered, service-oriented
architecture (SOA) solution that enables consumer customers to order
Internet Protocol (IP) services such as VoIP over the web from the
comforts of home or a mobile laptop with Internet access. Through TMF
standards-driven integration and interoperability, as well as rapid
flow-through service fulfillment and resource provisioning processes,
consumers can establish new services modify existing services, or add
additional services through an easy to use web-based portal.
Supporting interoperability standards and technologies providing the
foundation of the solution include OSS/J, SIP, XML, and Java (J2EE).
   Additionally, simulated interfaces to external systems create both
a realistic set of legacy integration requirements and provide
extendable system architecture for building additional SOA-wrapped
integration layer in the future, including interfaces for SID-based
data transformation and validation, Telephone Number management
including LNP, E911, Billing, and Revenue Assurance.

   About MetaSolv

   MetaSolv, Inc. (Nasdaq:MSLV) is a global leader in comprehensive
service fulfillment software solutions for communications service
providers. MetaSolv's multi-service order management, inventory
management, and service activation capabilities automate the
order-to-activate provisioning process for traditional and
next-generation IP-based wireline and mobile service providers. More
than 180 global service providers - including Brasil Telecom, BT,
Cable & Wireless, O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, and others - use MetaSolv's
solutions to achieve increased revenues, reduced costs, and enhanced
customer service. MetaSolv is a global company, headquartered in
Plano, Texas. Visit http://www.metasolv.com/ for more information.

   About BellSouth Corporation

   BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 100 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40
percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless
voice and data provider with 52.3 million customers. Visit
http://www.bellsouth.com for more information.

   About Embratel

   Embratel offers complete telecommunications solutions to the
entire market in Brazil, including local, long distance domestic and
international calling, data transmission, television and Internet
services, and is available all over the country through its solutions
via satellite. Embratel's telephone, data or Internet services offer a
perfect mix of technology, quality, solidity and profitability, for
the corporate and the residential market, and for the public sector as
well. Visit http://www.embratel.com.br for more information.

   About BEA Systems in Telecommunications

   BEA Systems, Inc. is a leader in infrastructure software and
solutions for the telecommunications industry: 50 of the top 50 global
service providers rely on BEA Tuxedo(R) or BEA WebLogic(R) to run
portions of their operational support systems, and the majority of
leading billing, provisioning, customer care, and inventory management
application providers are built using BEA products.. BEA also provides
software and solutions designed to help communication service
providers take advantage of emerging service delivery opportunities
and accelerate the deployment of next-generation services based on IP
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). These offerings include: the BEA WebLogic
Service Delivery(TM) Solution, a combination of software and services
from BEA and its partners designed to help telecommunications
companies develop, integrate and deploy new services that can be
rapidly tied to their existing operational support systems; and the
BEA WebLogic Communications Platform(TM), a suite of products based on
Internet and telecom industry standards such as J2EE, SIP, Parlay X
and IMS focused on enabling the application layer of an IMS network
architecture.
   For more information on BEA products and solutions for the
telecommunications industry, please visit:
http://www.bea.com/framework.jsp?CNT=index.htm&FP=/content/solutions/i
ndustry/communications/ (Due to its length, this URL may need to be
copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the
extra space if one exists.)

   About Cognizant Technology Solutions

   Cognizant Technology Solutions (Nasdaq:CTSH) is the leading
provider of end-to-end information technology consulting services for
the Communications Industry. We help Communications Service Providers
rapidly adopt business transforming technology solutions that enable
them to deliver next generation communication services. Our
comprehensive industry knowledge and deep technology solution
expertise, couples with our global delivery capability to deliver
high-value business solutions. Visit http://www.cognizant.com/ for
more information.

   About Pantero

   Pantero delivers breakthrough technology for validating business
data in integration projects. Pantero's software is the first
metadata-driven solution to go beyond managing the format integrity of
data to address the far costlier challenge of managing the business
integrity of data shared between applications. By capturing business
rules about data and schema in one metadata repository, data
validation can be managed, audited, and reused to reduce the cost,
time and complexity of integrating systems by over 40%. Pantero's
technology is currently being deployed at pilot sites that include
some of the world's largest corporations. Visit http://ww.pantero.com
for more information.

   About Juniper

   Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured
communications over a single IP network. The company's purpose-built,
high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many
different services and applications at scale. Service providers,
enterprises, governments and research and education institutions
worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building
networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users,
services and applications. Juniper Networks' portfolio of proven
networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security
and performance requirements of the world's most demanding networks.
Additional information can be found at http://www.juniper.net.

   MetaSolv is a registered trademark. The MetaSolv logo and MetaSolv
Solution are trademarks of MetaSolv Software, Inc. All other
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