MetaSolv Ranked #1 in Heavy Reading's 2005 OSS Market Perception Study
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- MetaSolv Leads Service Activation Category, and Is a Leader in Inventory Management, Service Provisioning, and Network Mediation
TELEMANAGEMENT WORLD -- MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in comprehensive service fulfillment solutions for next-generation communications service providers, today announced that a recent survey by independent market research firm Heavy Reading confirms MetaSolv's leadership in key segments of the Operational Support System (OSS) market. MetaSolv received the #1 ranking for Service Activation, #2 in Service Provisioning, #3 in Mediation, #4 in Resource and Inventory Management, and #4 in the category of overall OSS supplier.
Heavy Reading's 2005 OSS Market Perception Study measured global communications service provider perceptions of 190 OSS suppliers. This report is based solely upon OSS customer perceptions, not those of industry or market analysts.
"MetaSolv is seen as a leader in Service Fulfillment OSS and received solid rankings in each of their respective product segments, with a #1 position in Service Activation. These results mark a big improvement for MetaSolv," noted Heavy Reading Management Director, Dennis Mendyk, who was the lead consultant for the report. "These results indicate that the company is doing a better job of getting its message (value proposition and ROI) across to service provider buyers."
The report indicates that OSS specialists like MetaSolv are getting more attention and building mind share with carrier customers. The report further noted that "Micromuse, Agilent and MetaSolv all gained significant ground in the overall standings." Across all OSS market segments the report identified MetaSolv as #4 in overall market perception, surpassed only by Micromuse Inc., Agilent Technologies Inc., and Hewlett-Packard Co.
"We welcome this outstanding level of recognition from our customer base, the global operator community," noted David Sharpley, MetaSolv Senior Vice-President of Marketing and Product Management. "MetaSolv continues to execute and be seen as an OSS industry leader, providing compelling value to operators as they look to deploy next-generation services and optimize their operational cost structure."
About Heavy Reading
Heavy Reading is an independent market research organization offering quantitative analysis of telecom technology to service providers, vendors, and investors. Its mandate is to provide the comprehensive competitive analysis needed today for the deployment of profitable networks based on next-generation hardware and software. For more information go to http://www.heavyreading.com .
About MetaSolv
MetaSolv, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSLV) is a global leader in comprehensive service fulfillment software solutions for communications service providers. MetaSolv's multi-service order management, inventory management, and service activation capabilities automate the order-to-activate provisioning process for traditional and next-generation IP-based wireline and mobile service providers. More than 180 global service providers -- including Brasil Telecom, BT, Cable & Wireless, O2, T-Mobile, Vodafone, and others -- use MetaSolv's solutions to achieve increased revenues, reduced costs, and enhanced customer service. MetaSolv is a global company headquartered in Plano, Texas.
MetaSolv is a registered trademark. The MetaSolv logo and MetaSolv Solution are trademarks of MetaSolv Software, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Media Relations:
David Sharpley
SVP Marketing
MetaSolv Software, Inc.
+1-613-287-8200
dsharpley@metasolv.com
Web site: http://www.metasolv.com
http://www.heavyreading.comContact:
media relations, David Sharpley, SVP Marketing of MetaSolv Software,
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