T-Systems in Italy leverages Comverse converged IP communications to deliver hosted business services

Issued by Comverse
Wakefield, Massachusetts, 23 Apr 2008

Comverse, the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication and billing services, today announced that T-Systems in Italy, the business customer brand of Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), has deployed Comverse IPCentrex to deliver hosted business services to Interporto Campano, a major transportation hub in the Naples region of southern Italy.

As a major supplier of single-sourced integrated information and communication technology, T-Systems turned to Comverse's IP Communications to serve more than 1 000 SMEs (small and medium enterprises) at the Interporto Campano site.

"Our selection of Comverse was based on its extensive IP communications experience, and proven solutions supporting large VPN network deployments," said Federico Protto, Head of Telecommunication Services of T-Systems in Italy.

"The Comverse Converged IPCentrex solution has enabled us to gain a reputation as one of the most innovative providers of Class 5 telephony-over-IP (TOIP) and wireless services for large, medium and small enterprises in Italy. The Interporto deployment has been such a success that we plan on bringing this model to other business centres around the country using the same platform."

Converged IPCentrex enables service providers to offer a full range of fixed and mobile business communication services for enterprises of all types and sizes. The services can be tailored to different employee work styles, increasing enterprise productivity and cost-efficiency. By using Converged IPCentrex, service providers from different markets can tap into the higher ARPU business market and provide the full range of communication services, including mobility with dual-mode WiFi/cellular devices, voice, video, SMS, presence/IM and a network address book, at a fraction of the cost of legacy PBX systems.

"T-Systems leveraged the Comverse solution to develop a high-end, comprehensive all-over-IP solution for the whole Interporto Campano campus," commented Benny Einhorn, President of Comverse EMEA. "Technologically innovative and flexible, the solution enabled T-Systems to meet or exceed customer expectations. We are proud to play an important part in this transformation of the business communication landscape in Europe."

T-Systems in Italy

T-Systems, which is now working in Italy with over 700 employees in its offices in Assago (Milan), Milan, Mestre (Venice), Mirandola (Modena), Naples, Rome and Vicenza, recorded sales for EUR195 million in 2006 in Italy, of which EUR 172.2 were generated by T-Systems Italia and EUR 22.8 by T-Systems Spring Italia. Today T-Systems is well-known as one of the major global outsourcers in the Italian market, it can manage 26.000 MIPS of powerful calculation, 270TB of storage capacity, 3 000 servers, 13 000 clients and 50 000 SAP users. Able to combine different cutting-edge technological standards thanks to its deep knowledge of business processes in a variety of market segments, T-Systems offers its customers unique skills in the strategic sourcing field, combined with innovative measurement models for service level agreements. In order to successfully meet the new challenges from the current telecommunication market, the company also offers connectivity solutions and services characterised by top quality, both in Italy and internationally. Thanks to the proprietary TGN (Telekom Global Network) facilities, based on the most advanced technology in the world, T-Systems stands out as one of the leading players in Italy in VPN (virtual private network) offerings.

Comverse

Comverse is the world's leading provider of software and systems, enabling network-based messaging and content value-added services, prepaid, postpaid and converged billing and IP communications. Comverse solutions generate revenues, strengthen customer loyalty and improve operational efficiency for over 500 communication service providers in more than 130 countries. The company's Total Communication portfolio facilitates personalised lifestyles in an evolving connected world and is based on the InSight Open Services Environment. Comverse's solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, VOIP, IMS and converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.

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T-Systems in Italy leverages Comverse converged IP communications to deliver hosted business services

Comverse Converged IPCentrex delivers improved communications at reduced costs for SMEs at Interporto Campano in the Naples region