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Bouygues Telecom Will Use Kabira Technologies' Provisioning System for Activating New Services

Posted on: Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

Kabira Technologies Inc., the leader in high-speed Switching Software and Service Gateways for real-time telecommunications services networks and applications, today announced that Bouygues Telecom, France's third-largest mobile operator with more than 6.5 million subscribers, has successfully deployed the Kabira Technologies provisioning solution, to ensure the activation of all new innovative services.

This project was implemented by Accenture, systems integrator to Bouygues Telecom. By 2003, the new system had already enabled the operator to successfully conform to the new regulations linked to subscribers' number portability.

Kabira's platform was selected after a series of tests to replace the existing activation system. The test required the new system to respond to all real-time transactions emanating from client requests for service activation, for prepaid, postpaid or corporate use.

Because integration of new services requires systems to handle 20 to 30 real-time transactions per second, particular emphasis was given to high volume performance and scalability. This new network and service platform processes hundreds of thousands of daily operations sent by the operator.

Bouygues Telecom selected the Kabira platform for its flexibility and robustness in order to manage increases in production rates linked to frequent changes in network equipment and new service offerings.

Kabira's modular architecture allows easy integration into Bouygues Telecom's new restructured information system. Kabira also enables Bouygues to adapt more rapidly to changing market conditions while maintaining the robustness and performance of an industrial-grade system.

Bouygues Telecom is now in a position to concentrate on developing key differentiating functions, while benefiting from the full range of standard elements of the Kabira Provisioning and Service Activation solution.

"We were seeking a carrier-grade provisioning solution that would allow us to handle high volume real-time transactions. Kabira offered us the functional and operational solution that met our expectations," says Yves Casey, CIO, Bouygues Telecom. "The efficiency of the Kabira and Accenture teams coupled with the quality of the Kabira solution enabled us to complete the implementation while ensuring our aggressive launch deadlines."

"Through this recent implementation, Kabira Technologies solidifies its leadership position in the French OSS market, both in the mobile and fixed networks sectors. The quality and performance of our platform will enable Bouygues Telecom to absorb all sudden increases in traffic while maintaining quality of service -- crucial in the uptake of real-time services," comments Serge Dugas, Vice President of Central and Southern Europe, Kabira Technologies.

About Kabira Technologies Inc.

Kabira is the leader in high-speed Switching Software and Service Platforms for telecommunications and real-time financial services. Our customers require unique speed, scalability transactionality and business model flexibility. Kabira has been installed and widely adopted by leaders in telecommunications and credit cards in more than 30 countries.

Mobile communications now combines voice, messaging and multi-media. Real-time financial transactions are increasing in volume and complexity. Because of the instantaneous response needed for these systems, existing batch processes and offline settlements will become obsolete. As providers of financial and telecommunications services move to 'Real-Time Everything', they hit a wall -- their systems and software are not fast enough, robust enough or flexible enough to keep up with customers. Kabira breaks down the wall with the world's fastest switching software for zero-latency business transactions and services. Phone +1 415-446-5000 (USA); +44 (0) 1753 787 200 (International); http://www.kabira.com/ email: info@kabira.com.

Kabira, Kabira Infrastructure Switch and Transaction Switch are trademarks of Kabira Technologies Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

 Press Contacts: Europe Véronique Marquet Marketing Communications Director Tel: +33 6 7281 2715 Email: veronique.marquet@kabira.com  USA Scott Patterson Marketing Director Tel: +1 415 446 5000 Email: scott.patterson@kabira.com

SOURCE: Kabira Technologies

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