Press Release
International Engineering Consortium Names VPIsystems' OnePlan a 2007 InfoVision Award Finalist
Holmdel, New Jersey (September 18, 2007) - VPIsystems, a leading provider of network resource planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry, announced today that its OnePlanTM network resource planning solution has been chosen by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) as a finalist in the annual InfoVision Awards, to be announced at Broadband World Forum Europe 2007 in October. VPIsystems joins Alcatel-Lucent, Telcordia and Qosmos as finalists in the "Network and Services Management and Operations" category.
OnePlan gives telecommunications and multi-service providers an integrated approach to planning the financial, technical and marketing aspects of their network evolutions, for all current and future network types. It was judged to be "one of the technologies, applications, products, advances and services most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry."
Products eligible for the InfoVision Awards were required to be in deployment stage prior to Broadband World Forum Europe 2007. OnePlan is currently in deployment at leading carriers around the globe including BT, Telstra and BellCanada. The IEC received hundreds of entries, which were reviewed by a panel of industry experts according to the following criteria:
- Value of service or technology in solving recognized technology problems, meeting network requirements, optimizing service and performance, and/or enhancing customer service
- Overall quality of innovation and contribution to technology advancement
- Originality and vision
- Potential contribution towards positive industry growth and service
- Market success/acceptance (where applicable)
- Contribution to end-user quality-of-experience and service efficiency
"The IEC's InfoVision Awards recognize top contributions in the information and communications technologies (ICT) industry. We're pleased to recognize VPIsystems as an InfoVision finalist for its OnePlan solution," commented IEC President John Janowiak.
"This honor is a direct reflection of the value network resource planning brings to service providers who are enhancing existing networks or building next-gen networks," said Hank Firey, president and CEO of VPIsystems. "More service providers, systems integrators and equipment vendors are making VPIsystems the provider of choice for building tomorrow's networks, and this acknowledgement from the IEC further validates the importance and uniqueness of our solution."
Broadband World Forum 2007 will take place Oct. 9-11, 2007 in Berlin, Germany. The IEC will announce the InfoVision winners during an awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 11:30 a.m. CEST.
About OnePlan
OnePlan offers communications service providers a single, cross-domain (geography, technology, discipline and network domain) integrated capacity and network planning capability, OnePlan has become the system of choice for any carrier planning transition to a next-generation, IP-enabled network. Through its modular design, OnePlan provides a scalable solution that can start as a single technology module, and grow to a high-availability system spanning multiple network layers where OnePlan automates all network planning, engineering and decommissioning activities.
About VPIsystems, Inc.
VPIsystems is the only provider of integrated capacity and network planning software and services for the global telecommunications industry. The company's OnePlanTM software system gives telecommunications and multi-service providers the ability to cohesively plan the financial, technical and marketing aspects of their network evolution, for all current and future network types. Headquartered in Holmdel, NJ, and with offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia, VPIsystems' software is used by over 150 communications service providers and network equipment manufacturers to assess current and future capacity needs, and optimally plan their QoS-constrained service networks and underlying transport infrastructure. For further information, visit us at www.vpisystems.com.
About the IEC
A nonprofit organization, the IEC is dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students.
In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free, on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have a substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age.
More than 70 leading universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association and Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Please visit www.iec.org.