Billing & OSS World 2008
Excellence Awards Winners

Billing & OSS World magazine presented the Billing & OSS World 2008 Excellence Awards to six distinguished recipients at the Billing & OSS World 2008 Conference & Expo in Chicago. The awards recognize the leaders — vendors, service providers and integrators — in the development and deployment of billing and OSS technologies and solutions.

Nominations were open to participating exhibitors, sponsors, speakers and attendees of the Billing & OSS World 2008 Conference & Expo, April 29-May 1,
in Chicago. After receiving more than 90 submissions, an independent panel
of experts narrowed the field down to 24 finalists, ultimately selecting the six winners that excelled in eight different categories. 

Billing & OSS World Group Publisher Mike Saxby and Editor In Chief Tim McElligott announced the award winners and runners-up during a special ceremony on April 30. Award recipients will be featured in an upcoming issue of Billing & OSS World. 

The Billing & OSS World 2008 Excellence Awards selection panel included industry experts Ian Scales, independent OSS/BSS journalist and analyst; Jeffrey Cotrupe, CEO, MarketPOWER LLC; Shira Levine, senior research analyst, OSS and billing, IDC; Sheryl Kingstone, director, enterprise research-customer centric strategies, Yankee Group; Ed Shanahan, partner, Excelerate Partners Inc.; Paul Hughes, vice president, enabling technologies, Yankee Group; Dan Baker, research director, OSS/BSS KnowledgeBase, Dittberner Associates Inc.; Susan McNeice, senior analyst, Stratecast; and members of the Billing & OSS World editorial team.

For more information about the Billing & OSS World Conference & Expo, visit www.billingworldexpo.com.

Congratulations to the Billing & OSS World 2008 Excellence Awards finalists and winners …

BEST SERVICE ASSURANCE SOLUTION
Finalists:
Integrated Broadband Services BBX 4.4 and I-Focus
Telcordia Service Management Suite
Psytechnics Experience Manager 2.6

Runner-up:
Integrated Broadband Services BBX 4.4 and I-Focus

Runner-up:
Subex Syndesis Subscriber-Centric Fulfillment Solution

BEST CUSTOMER CARE SOLUTION
Finalists:
Canada Post Rogers eBill Solution
CSG Systems ACSR with Order Workflow
Integrated Broadband Services BBX 4.4 and I-Focus

Runner-up:
Canada Post Rogers eBill Solution

BEST REVENUE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Finalists:
Highdeal Transactive
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management
Tata Consultancy Services Kenan FX Upgrade

Runner-up:
Highdeal Transactive

BEST BILLING SOLUTION
Finalists:
Comverse Real-Time Billing Solution
Tech Mahindra Integration of the LHS BSCS iX with the Ericsson Charging System
Convergys Infinys Series 3 Solution

Runner-up:
Comverse Real-Time Billing Solution

BEST NEW PRODUCT
Finalists:
VPI Systems OnePlan
Oracle Communication and Mobility Server
NetCracker 7.0 Product Set

Runner-up:
VPI Systems OnePlan

BEST CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAM
WINNER:
OSG Billing Services Digital Phone Conversion Campaign for Inland Cellular