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Syndesis Eases the Complexity of IP-VPN Service Delivery to Ensure Tier 1 Carrier Success

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Enhancements to IP-VPN Solution Suite Help Curtail Competitive
   Pressures and Boost Bottom Line
Syndesis has released enhancements to its IP-VPN solution suite
that further shield the world's leading telecommunications companies
from the complexity of VPN services, the IP applications they enable,
and the still-maturing networks and technologies that enable them.
The carrier-proven, multi-vendor offering fulfills the service
provider need to marry traditional network reliability with the
flexibility, speed and security IP applications demand, both in the
network and the back office. Additionally, by empowering service
providers to convert network functionality and application
capabilities into services and automatically translating carrier
marketing specifications into detailed network configurations, the
Syndesis solution enables providers to define and deliver
differentiated VPN-based services rapidly and cost-effectively.
With a fierce focus on the bottom line, service providers are
looking to quickly bring IP-VPN and VPN-based services to market in
order to address demands from both competitors and customers. The
hurdle lies between defining new services and getting them onto the
network at a time when volumes are growing steadily and new
technologies are increasing the complexity of service delivery,
making it impossible for providers to continue relying on cumbersome
manual or script-based processes to provision VPNs.
"Traditional provisioning systems are not practical for IP-VPN
delivery because they were built to manage point-to-point pipes.
Provisioning IP-VPNs is much more complex, requiring control of IP
address management, routing protocol configuration, subscriber
management, security and -- in some carrier environments --
provisioning of the underlying Layer 2 or Layer 1 infrastructure. At
the same time, the system must enable the management of both
standardized and custom VPN services, and it must be able to
accommodate vendor-specific implementations of still-evolving
technologies," said Sanjay Mewada, Vice President, Communications
Infrastructure and Software for the Yankee Group. "To combat these
and other provisioning complexities, and to enable the profitable
delivery of VPN-based services, providers must look to automation,
and that means turning to a new breed of intelligent provisioning and
activation solutions."
The Syndesis Solution
The Syndesis IP-VPN solution suite is engineered to manage VPN
complexity and, at the same time, provide the flexibility necessary
to respond to technology that is still maturing and service catalogs
that are continually expanding. Management of new and existing VPN
services is centralized, integration with other BSS/OSS systems is
simplified, deployment is guaranteed and costs are minimized.
"Our software empowers service providers to make optimal use of
skilled personnel and implement substantial cost-saving measures,
resulting in an immediately apparent and positive impact on their
bottom line," said Mark Nicholson, Chief Technology Officer and Vice
President of Product Development for Syndesis. "Typically, routine
provisioning of VPNs is being carried out by highly-trained
personnel. Syndesis makes it possible for these scarce resources to
be reassigned to areas -- because they cannot be significantly
automated -- that truly need this expertise, such as troubleshooting,
network planning or network design. We are also starting to see a
shift from all-custom VPNs to more standardized models, which service
providers would only customize for key customers. This will enable
providers to fully leverage their IP provisioning solutions and allow
for greater fulfillment automation, which will ultimately increase
margins and curtail customer attrition through consistent offerings
and lower cost for service."
With the latest enhancements to its IP-VPN solution suite,
Syndesis is proud to offer:
--  A fully integrated multi-service offering that weds network   
       reliability and IP flexibility and that consolidates  
       provisioning, reconciliation, and network optimization  
       functions across multiple network layers. The Syndesis 
       solution enables service providers to reduce operations and 
       maintenance costs, speed service delivery, break down the  
       silos across the telco, and reduce errors associated with 
       handoffs between systems and separate databases;
--  An accurate, network-synchronized cache of customer, service 
       and infrastructure data that spans multiple service offerings,
       network layers, and vendors' equipment. This dramatically 
       improves fulfillment success rates and reduces rework;
--  Extensive, flexible support for modular QoS, making it 
       possible for providers to define and rapidly modify various 
       QoS levels to support multiple applications - such as voice, 
       video and data - running over a common VPN;
--  In-field equipment interface extensibility, enabling 
       providers, for example, to take immediate advantage of new IOS
       commands and configurations;
--  A flexible and extensible provisioning platform. The Syndesis 
       IP-VPN solution can be used as a stand-alone Layer 3
       provisioning tool or as a fully integrated multi-layer 
       solution;
--  Centralized management of new and existing VPNs. Carriers can
       easily migrate from an unmanaged environment to managed 
       service offerings using Syndesis' service import and network 
       synchronization capabilities;
--  Multi-vendor, off-the-shelf support for leading IP routers, 
       MSE platforms, Ethernet switches, Layer 2 access and transport
       equipment and Layer 1 transport devices.  Syndesis' portfolio 
       of Equipment Modules features support for approximately 200
       types and models of network equipment from leading vendors,  
       including Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, Alcatel, Lucent, Marconi, 
       Extreme, Ciena, Sycamore, and others;
--  Scalable, fault-tolerant, carrier-proven platform.  Syndesis 
       solutions are designed and proven to work with, and scale to,
       a large number of transactions in large carrier environments; 
       and,
--  Fully integrated IP address management and Layer 2 address    
       management.
"By simplifying VPN service definition and provisioning, Syndesis
is empowering service providers to manage their existing services and
accelerate the introduction of new, differentiated service offerings
from a single, robust, carrier-class platform," said Nicholson. "At
the same time, these providers are delivering the financial results
that are necessary to thrive in today's telecommunications
marketplace, where competition is stiff and returns are now measured
in months instead of years."
Availability
Currently available, the Syndesis IP-VPN solution suite has been
successfully deployed in numerous Tier 1 production environments in
the United States, Canada and Europe.
About Syndesis
Syndesis (www.Syndesis.com) empowers the world's largest
telecommunications companies to provide new network experiences for
their customers by enabling rapid and reliable delivery of profitable
next generation data services. Renowned for customer responsiveness,
in-depth network expertise and off-the-shelf support for more
technologies and equipment than any other OSS software developer,
Syndesis is the vendor of choice in deployments at more than 20 major
service providers worldwide. Well-funded and privately held, Syndesis
is backed by leading venture capital firms including Greylock, Helix,
Pequot, Sequoia and VenGrowth. Cisco Systems, Convergys Corporation
and Nortel Networks recommend and sell Syndesis software to their
customers.
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Press Contact: 
Christine Payne
Public Relations Manager 
Syndesis 
+1-416-526-4878  
payne@syndesis.com

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