Telcordia Extends IBM Relationship for Next Generation OSS

Company's Award-Winning Fulfillment Products Available on IBM Hardware and Software Platforms; Pairs Trusted Technology Offerings to Reduce OPEX for Service Providers

PISCATAWAY, New Jersey, February 12 - Telcordia (www.telcordia.com/) today announced plans to make
Telcordia's next generation operations support system (OSS) solutions
available on IBM hardware and software platforms. The move extends an
existing global relationship that has seen the two companies collaborate on
numerous telecom transformation, OSS and service delivery deployments for
global operators during the past decade.

Under the new agreement, core components of Telcordia's Fulfillment
Suite, including Telcordia(R) Granite Inventory, Assign & Design and
Discovery & Reconciliation, will be offered on the IBM(R) AIX(R) operating
system and certified with IBM(R) WebSphere(R). Telcordia Fulfillment
automates the entire Order-to-Service process for broadband, mobile and
enterprise services, improving speed and efficiency in service planning;
reducing service order fallout; and maximizing asset utilization and
inventory data accuracy. The AIX operating system is designed to deliver
outstanding scalability, reliability and manageability. In SOA
(service-oriented architecture) environments, WebSphere enables dynamic,
interconnected business processes and delivers highly effective application
infrastructures.

The first Telcordia Fulfillment products running on IBM hardware and
software will be available in the second quarter of 2010.

Commenting for Telcordia, Graeme Verroken, Vice President, Worldwide
Alliances, said: "The development of our next generation OSS solutions on IBM
technology is a direct response to service providers who have been asking for
a compelling combination of technology, experience and service with Telcordia
software on the IBM platform. The expansion of our relationship with IBM
builds on a proven delivery capability, and gives service providers more
options in their choice of supported computing platforms for Next Gen OSS."

"Our work with Telcordia has been very successful in deploying
carrier-grade solutions in highly competitive growth markets where a premium
is placed on delivering innovative services faster while providing a
differentiated and superior customer experience," said Scott Stainken,
general manager for IBM's Telecommunication Industry. "By adding
next-generation OSS to our hardware and software, IBM will continue to drive
operational excellence and true value with our service provider customers."

Telcordia Next Gen OSS solutions will be showcased in IBM Innovation
Centers, providing an opportunity for service providers around the globe to
see Telcordia's solutions running on IBM platforms.

For more information on Telcordia, visit www.telcordia.com. For
more information on the Telcordia Fulfillment Suite, visit
www.telcordia.com/markets/fulfillment/index.html.

About Telcordia

Telcordia, a global leader in the development of fixed, mobile and
broadband communications software and services, enables Communications
Service Providers (CSPs), enterprises, suppliers and government entities to
successfully deploy innovative and advanced services that help our clients
realize operational efficiencies, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive
edge in the new era of services-dominated communications. Telcordia has
globally trusted expertise in software and services to meet the needs of
customers and partners, including, consulting
(www.telcordia.com/services/consulting_services.html), next-generation
OSS (www.telcordia.com/portfolios/next-generation-oss/index.html),
network and application interconnection
(www.telcordia.com/services/interconnection/interconnection.html),
service delivery and charging solutions
(www.telcordia.com/portfolios/service_delivery/index.html), industry
research (www.telcordia.com/innovation/index-research.html) and new
technology development (www.telcordia.com/innovation/index.html).
Telcordia is headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., with offices throughout North
America, Europe, Asia, Central and Latin America. (www.telcordia.com).

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Sharon Oddy, Telcordia Technologies, Inc., +1-732-699-4203, oddys at telcordia.com; or Daniel Rhodes or Yasmin Ezaby, GRC for Telcordia, +1-949-608-0276, telcordia at globalresultspr.com