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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Amdocs Delivers a Multi-Play Mediation Solution to TV Cabo, the Largest Cable Provider in Portugal

Amdocs Delivers a Multi-Play Mediation Solution to TV Cabo, the Largest Cable Provider in Portugal

Amdocs Service Mediation Manager replaced TV Cabo's disparate mediation systems and will enable the introduction of new Internet protocol (IP)-based, wireless and cable offerings;

Amdocs was the prime systems integrator for the project, working with Portugal Telecom Systemas de Informacao

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amdocs (NYSE:DOX) , the leading provider of customer experience systems, today announced that TV Cabo, the largest cable provider in Portugal, has deployed Amdocs Service Mediation Manager as a convergent platform, replacing its disparate mediation systems. The Amdocs platform supports TV Cabo's existing cable TV and broadband Internet offerings, and will allow the provider to introduce multi-play bundles, including new IP-based voice services. TV Cabo had also selected Amdocs as the prime systems integrator for the project, which was carried out with Portugal Telecom Sistemas de Informacao ("PTSI"), the internal IT division of Portugal Telecom.

Mediation software is a connection between service providers' wireline, wireless, cable, satellite and next-generation networks to their customer- facing systems such as billing and customer relationship management (CRM). Products in the Amdocs mediation portfolio - which includes Amdocs Service Mediation Manager - translate customer usage into accurate, collectible revenue, regardless of service type (voice, including voice over IP or VoIP, data, content or video), payment plan (prepaid or postpaid, fixed or content- based billing) or processing mode (real-time or batch). As a result, providers can introduce new services rapidly, offer multiple payment models and reduce their total cost of ownership

"We found that Amdocs Service Mediation Manager can address most of our requirements with functionality that is easily extendable and configurable," said José Garcia, service director of product support systems at TV Cabo. "By providing the advanced flexibility required to support multi-play bundles with a single convergent platform, Amdocs Service Mediation Manager ensures that we have the business agility required to roll out new services and offers at minimum operational overhead costs."

TV Cabo had separate mediation systems to support its different lines of business. Teaming up with PTSI, Amdocs replaced these systems with Amdocs Service Mediation Manager. Having a single, consolidated mediation platform to support all of its current and future offerings, TV Cabo will be able to deliver a superior experience to its customers and transform to become a multi-play provider

"Service providers, including multiple systems operators, must secure customer loyalty by evolving to offer the services their customers demand - quickly and cost-effectively," said Michael Couture, vice president of marketing at Amdocs. "Amdocs Service Mediation Manager enables the implementation of any marketing plan quickly and efficiently, allowing service providers to capitalize on next generation services -- for maximum profitability."

Amdocs Service Mediation Manager is part of the Amdocs Convergent Mediation solution. In addition to Amdocs Service Mediation Manager, the solution also incorporates Amdocs Service Control Manager, which enables unique real-time service management capabilities (active mediation) to support next-generation network services with dynamic and flexible business logic. Both products are pre-integrated to ensure the most effective operational capabilities.

About Amdocs

Amdocs is the market leader in customer experience systems innovation, enabling world-leading service providers to deliver an integrated, innovative and the intentional customer experience(TM) - at every point of service. Amdocs provides solutions that deliver customer experience excellence, combining the software, service and expertise to help our customers execute their strategies and achieve service, operational & financial excellence. A global company with revenue of $2.48 billion in fiscal 2006, Amdocs has over 16,000 employees and serves customers in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information, visit Amdocs at www.amdocs.com.

About TV Cabo

TV Cabo, a subsidiary of PT Multimedia, was launched in 1994 and is the leader in the pay-TV market in Portugal with over 1.495 million customers. It is also the leading triple-play operator in Portugal and one of the major operators in Europe.

With a wide range of multimedia services, TV Cabo has three main business areas: pay-TV, broadband Internet and telephony.

Its pay-TV service, available nationwide through its cable network and satellite platform, consists of 65 channels, including general and thematic ones, as well as a wide range of premium content. Having completed the digitization of its network, TV Cabo offer the most advanced digital TV services, such as multi-games, radio, Video On Demand and Replay.

TV Cabo pioneered broadband Internet access in Portugal with the launch of Netcabo in 1999. Currently with 381,000 customers, Netcabo offers a wide range of residential and business solutions.

In January 2007, with the launch of telephony service, TV Cabo has established itself as the major integrated triple-play operator.

   www.tvcabo.pt    Amdocs Forward-Looking Statement  

This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs' growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs' ability to grow in the business segments it serves, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, however the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 and in our quarterly 6-K furnished on February 6, May 11 and August 6, 2007.

    Media Contacts:     Katie Pagliara    Access Communications for Amdocs    Tel:  1-917-522-3531    E-Mail:  kpagliara@AccessPR.com     Eleanor Giles    Text 100 Public Relations for Amdocs    Tel: 44-(0)20-8846-0739    eleanor.giles@text100.co.uk  

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: tmeehan@accesspr.com

Source: Amdocs

CONTACT: Katie Pagliara Access Communications for Amdocs,
+1-917-522-3531, kpagliara@AccessPR.com; or Eleanor Giles of Text 100 Public
Relations for Amdocs, 44-20-8846-0739, eleanor.giles@text100.co.uk

Web site: http://www.amdocs.com/
http://www.tvcabo.pt/


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