The Amdocs Next-Generation Billing solution â€“ an end-to-end mediation, rating and billing platform â€“ is recognized for its innovative architecture
MILAN, ITALY – March 28, 2007 – Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the intentional customer experienceâ„¢, today announced that the Amdocs Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution has won the 2007 â€œBest Converged Billing Productâ€ award from Convergence World magazine and the International Engineering Consortium (IEC). The Amdocs solution supports all aspects of convergence, from customer payment method (pre- and postpaid) to services (e.g. voice-data-content) and lines of business, including fixed-line/mobile and telephony-satellite-cable. The award finalists also included Comverse, Highdeal and Martin Dawes. The Convergence World Awards were presented yesterday at a reception on the exhibition floor of the C5 World Forum event that is taking place in Milan.
The Amdocs Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution is an end-to-end mediation, rating and billing platform. The solution leverages the revenue management products of the Amdocs 7 suite which was introduced in January, 2007. Based on an innovative architecture that is comprised of a single customer data management facility, invoicing engine, comprehensive product catalog, and a powerful rating engine, the Amdocs Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution speeds time to market for innovative service bundles while increasing operational efficiencies and savings. With built-in 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) compliance support for next-generation networks such as IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) capabilities, the Amdocs solution makes integrating with third party software easier, helping to lower providersâ€™ total cost of ownership.
Only recently, Amdocs 7 was selected by PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk.( XL), a leading mobile communications service provider in Indonesia and part of the TM group Malaysia, for convergent prepaid-postpaid billing across XLâ€™s wireless, broadband Internet and Internet Protocol (IP) based voice as well as offerings for next generation networks such as IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem).
â€œThe Amdocs Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution gives us advanced tools to ensure we can offer a unique customer experience, attract millions of new customers and profit from the evolution to next generation networks and services,â€ said Joy Wahyudi, director of commerce at XL. â€œAs we transform into a multi-play provider, Amdocs is also helping us minimize costs and risks along the way.â€
â€œAmdocs demonstrated, through its customer testimonials, the high quality of its converged billing product,â€ said Stuart Willet, publisher of Convergence World Magazine. â€œIts solution helps providers improve service levels and offer an innovative and intentional customer experience.â€
â€œWith the recent launch of the Amdocs 7 suite, we now offer the first industry-specific software suite that enables service providers to achieve and profit from convergence — offering customers access to any service, over any network, at any time and on any device,â€ said Michael Matthews, chief marketing officer at Amdocs. â€œWithin the revenue management offering of Amdocs 7, the Next-Generation Convergent Billing Solution now boasts enhanced functionality to support cable and multi-play.â€