• MSFDC ANNOUNCES PROGRAM FOR E-BILLING
    MSFDC, a joint venture of Microsoft Corp. and First Data Corp. (FDC), launched its Systems Integrator Program for third-party companies to help implement its electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) system, which is designed to link banks, billers and consumers. The ...More
    March 1, 1998
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  • SATURN SIGNS JCS AND KENAN
    New Zealand telecom provider Saturn Communications Ltd. licensed Kenan Systems Corporation's Arbor BP billing engine and Jones Cyber Solutions' Intelligent Customer Support System (ICSS) customer management software. Wellington-based Saturn is New Zealand's largest cable ...More
    March 1, 1998
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  • ARCHITEL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH TOJ
    Architel Systems Corporation announced that Ericsson Telecom, a distribution partner, has entered into an agreement with Telecommunications of Jamaica, Ltd., (TOJ) to sublicense Architel's Automatic Service Activation Program (ASAP). Under this license, TOJ will be entitled ...More
    March 1, 1998
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  • CBIS ELECTS NEW COO; LHS APPOINTS CTO
    Cincinnati Bell Inc., announced that Brian C. Henry was elected chief operating officer of Cincinnati Bell Information Systems (CBIS). Henry will have day-to-day responsibility for CBIS' business units and will continue as chief financial officer with Cincinnati Bell until ...More
    March 1, 1998
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  • Performance Measurement for the Billing Organization
    Many carriers have reengineered their billing organizations into process-focused operations. The billing function has been a prime candidate for process management because of the cross-organizational flow of activities. In creating process-centric organizations, use of ...More
    March 1, 1998
    Posted in Articles, Billing
  • INTEGRETEL AND SECUREBILL JOIN FORCES
    Integretel, Inc., a telecom billing and collection company, formed a strategic alliance with SecureBill, Inc., an Internet billing company. The alliance is designed to enable the companies to capitalize on opportunities in the Internet commerce market. Integretel plans to ...More
    March 1, 1998
    Posted in News, Billing
  • AMDOCS ANNOUNCES FRAUD CONTROL PRODUCT
    Amdocs announced the availability of its fraud management system for wireless and wireline companies. The system is designed to use artificial intelligence capabilities to detect abnormal usage behavior that could indicate fraud is occurring. The system first creates a ...More
    March 1, 1998
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  • Billing World Publisher's Letter Predicting Future Carrier Billing Opportunities
    Since the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, our industry has undergone a revolution. Predicting how the billing system requirements and products of carriers will evolve has never been more challenging. This article identifies ten changes in the ...More
    March 1, 1998
    Posted in Articles, Billing
  • DIGITAL SELECTS CLARIFY
    Clarify Inc., announced that Digital Worldwide Services, the $6 billion services division of Digital Equipment Corporation, purchased Clarify's ClearSupport call handling system for its operations worldwide. Clarify will support installation in multiple locations worldwide ...More
    March 1, 1998
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  • AUSTAR, SIRTI SPA SIGN WITH CABLEDATA
    CableData, Inc. announced that Austar, Australia's second largest cable TV operator, signed a multiyear contract to use CableData's Intelecable customer management and billing system. Austar, which is owned by Denver-based United International Holdings (UIH), offers cable ...More
    March 1, 1998
    Posted in News, Billing