SUPERCOMM, Atlanta, Georgia, June 3, 2003 - Nokia Broadband Systems, a member of the Micromuse Alliance(TM) program since 2001, will today show how its latest version of Nokia NetAct for Broadband has been certified as a Netcool® Ready(TM) solution. The Nokia NetAct for Broadband Integration Module for Micromuse's Netcool/OMNIbus(TM) provides real-time service quality management for the Nokia Broadband Media Solution.
The integration between Nokia NetAct for Broadband and the Micromuse Netcool solution allows broadband access network operators to rapidly isolate faults in the physical plant, prioritize service outages and assess the business impact of such service outages in a single dashboard.
"We are pleased to continue working with Nokia to provide our mutual customers with rapidly deployable service assurance solutions for the effective management of broadband networks and DSL services," said Darin Layman, Vice President, Micromuse Alliances & Solutions Marketing. "Micromuse and Nokia are committed to delivering product integration that helps broadband customers control their costs and streamline OSS functions as they continue to offer new services and strive for operational excellence."
The cooperation between vendors provides service providers with an off-the-shelf, pre-integrated service quality management solution that is second to none. The combined solution allows service providers to more effectively minimize customer churn while helping to drive down OPEX and CAPEX.
"In these economically challenging times, it is vitally important that leading companies work together to bring solutions to market that are targeted towards helping reduce operating and capital expenditures. Micromuse and Nokia, working with other companies such as Syndesis, are creating powerful OSS solutions that improve the broadband operator business case in the short and long term, " said Jean-Francois Chapuis, Director of OSS Product Management, Broadband Systems, Nokia Networks.
Nokia will also show today that its Nokia NetAct for Broadband has been integrated with Syndesis NetProvision to provide a highly scalable, automated provisioning and reconciliation solution that can activate thousands of DSL subscribers rapidly and error-free.
Nokia NetAct for Broadband provides broadband access network operators with a carrier-class management system that meets their scalability, reliability, performance and ease of use requirements. A complete, integrated element management system, Nokia NetAct for Broadband features topology, fault, inventory, configuration, performance and security management as well as cut-through command line interfaces for the Nokia D500 and D500 RAM. Its standards-based XML and CORBA northbound interfaces allow for fast integration with existing operations support systems.
About Netcool Solutions
Micromuse's Netcool® software solutions provide businesses with the assurance that their applications and services are up and operating. By allowing our customers to see what's happening throughout the infrastructure in realtime, Netcool applications enable them to respond to problems before revenue-supporting services are affected.
Netcool applications install out-of-the-box, deploy rapidly and scale to the largest environments. Micromuse's flagship, Netcool/OMNIbus(TM) application, includes a library of off-the-shelf software modules that allow our customers to collect and consolidate information from more than 1,000 environments spanning applications, systems, voice and IP, cable/broadband, switches and routers, and enterprise management systems.
Micromuse's Netcool® software solutions provide businesses with the assurance that their applications and services are up and operating. By allowing our customers to see what's happening throughout the infrastructure in realtime, Netcool applications enable them to respond to problems before revenue-supporting services are affected.
Netcool applications install out-of-the-box, deploy rapidly and scale to the largest environments. Micromuse's flagship, Netcool/OMNIbus(TM) application, includes a library of off-the-shelf software modules that allow our customers to collect and consolidate information from more than 1,000 environments spanning applications, systems, voice and IP, cable/broadband, switches and routers, and enterprise management systems.
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
About Micromuse
Micromuse Inc. (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of business and service assurance software solutions. The Netcool® software solution provides organizations with the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide realtime end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business intelligence allows organizations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse customers include AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Charles Schwab, Deutsche Telekom, Digex, EarthLink, GE Appliances, ITC^DeltaCom, J.P. Morgan Chase, T-Mobile and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, Calif. 94107. Tel: (415) 538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com
Micromuse and Netcool are registered trademarks of Micromuse Ltd. All other trademarks and registered trademarks in this document are the properties of their respective owners.
Contact information:
Communications Department, Nokia Networks
Tel. + 358 (0) 7180 38198
Email networks.communications@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
Corporate Communications, Americas
+ 1 972 894 4573 or
Riitta Mard (on site at SUPERCOMM 2003)
Tel. (Int.) + 1 469 878 5008