Swisscom Broadcast Ltd. Live with NetCracker

Swisscom Broadcast Ltd. Live with NetCracker

NetCracker helping company to streamline operations

WALTHAM, Mass., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of OSS and IT Infrastructure Management solutions, today announced that Swisscom Broadcast Ltd. has been in production with the NetCracker OSS solution for a number of months and is realizing positive results.

Swisscom Broadcast Ltd. purchased NetCracker's OSS solution in early 2004 for its service delivery needs. Swisscom Broadcast is using NetCracker to track all of the assets in its network--including equipment information, circuit and bandwidth availability details, network information and related customer information. In addition, Swisscom Broadcast AG uses NetCracker to plan radio, TV and wireless services for its base of business customers.

"Using NetCracker we have consolidated several databases and streamlined our systems and processes," said Markus Grossenbacher, CIO, Swisscom Broadcast, "NetCracker is now the cornerstone of our OSS and a strategic and critical part of our service delivery platform."

NetCracker CEO Andrew Feinberg commented, "We are thrilled that Swisscom Broadcast has joined the ranks of our production customers and that they are realizing the positive results that we all anticipated. We look forward to continuing to partner with them and playing a strategic role in their go-to- market strategy."

NetCracker's OSS solutions combine software, services and expertise to help telecommunications companies realize greater revenues and reduce costs by deploying more efficient and effective operations support systems. NetCracker recently announced that it had signed an enterprise-wide contract with TELUS, one of the largest service providers in North America, to be a key component of TELUS' next-generation network inventory and fulfillment systems. NetCracker also is a strong supporter of open systems, and unveiled a comprehensive SOA (services oriented architecture strategy) earlier this month.

About Swisscom Broadcast Ltd

Swisscom Broadcast is Switzerland's leading infrastructure provider for broadcast services and is running the nationwide transmission of radio and television programs. Swisscom Broadcast has been an independent subsidiary of Swisscom Ltd since January 1st 2002. A large number of customers from a range of fields including (cable) television, radio, mobile telephony and private mobile radio benefit from its nationwide, state-of-the-art infrastructure (over 550 broadcast towers throughout Switzerland) and comprehensive range of services. Swisscom Broadcast provides services including consulting, planning, implementation and operation of broadcast networks. More information is available at http://www.swisscom.com/broadcast.

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology is a leading provider of OSS solutions for telecommunications service providers, government agencies and cable operators. The NetCracker OSS solution combines software, services and expertise to help customers address their most pressing OSS challenges so that they can deliver products to the market more rapidly and profitability. NetCracker solutions help customers deploy new products, reduce service delivery costs, manage network inventory, and track telecom assets. NetCracker's pre-integrated product modules include Network Inventory Management, Auto Design & Assign, Network Discovery & Reconciliation, Outside Plant, Order Management, Asset Management and Telecom Cost Management. Founded in 1993, NetCracker Technology is headquartered in Waltham, MA, and can be reached at 1 (781) 419-3300 or http://www.netcracker.com/.

NetCracker is a trademark of NetCracker Technology Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Press/Analyst Contact: Company Contact: Kimberly Maxwell Julie Wingerter NetPR NetCracker Technology 1 (850) 835-2694 1 (781) 419-3300 kimberly@netpr.netjulie.wingerter@netcracker.com

Source: NetCracker Technology

CONTACT: Kimberly Maxwell of NetPR, +1-850-835-2694, kimberly@netpr.net; or Julie Wingerter of NetCracker Technology, +1-781-419-3300, julie.wingerter@netcracker.com

Web site: http://www.netcracker.com/ http://www.swisscom.com/broadcast

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