KDDI Selects Telarix to Provide an Interconnect Solution for Optimizing International Voice Traffic

    VIENNA, Va., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Telarix, Inc., the leading provider
 of Interconnect Business Optimization solutions, today announced that KDDI
 Corporation, one of Japan's largest telecommunications carriers, has chosen
 Telarix's platform to optimize and manage their international voice traffic.
 Telarix helps carriers manage complex, international agreements and automate
 the buying, routing and selling processes.  The implementation will enable
 KDDI to streamline its voice processes with other carriers, with a focus on
 international voice trading, real-time traffic analysis and interconnect
 settlements.
     Telarix was chosen after several months of in-depth assessment and
 evaluation of various software solution vendors.  KDDI's focus on using high-
 quality technology and excellent support services are part of their core
 values, which has enabled them to better serve their customers.  Telarix
 demonstrated a superior solution and infrastructure, which accommodated KDDI's
 business requirements.
     "The ability to quickly leverage interconnect data and flexibly adapt to a
 changing environment will improve our efficiency in interacting with other
 carriers," said Mr. Yasuyuki Koide, Director & General Manager, Carrier
 Business Department.  "We were very impressed with Telarix's iXTools solution.
 Telarix's track record with other global telecommunications carriers
 illustrated the depth and breadth of the solution's functionality.  We look
 forward to working with this team of seasoned telecommunications experts to
 improve our interconnect margins and achieve our business objectives."
     "We are honored to be selected and look forward to working with KDDI, one
 of Japan's leaders in the global telecommunications market," stated Amir
 Yazdanpanah, CEO for Telarix.  "Our work with KDDI is strategically important
 as we expand our presence in the Asian market."
 
     About Telarix
     Telarix, Inc. delivers the leading Interconnect Business Optimization
 (IBO) software solution, which gives telecommunications companies the ability
 to easily manage costs and drive profitability on their interconnect traffic.
 Telarix's innovative platform, iXTools, maximizes carrier profitability by
 leveraging operational intelligence to enable real-time business decisions.
 The company's web-based tools analyze and report on traffic, rates, and
 destinations almost as quickly as the calls move across the global network.
 The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.  Please
 visit http://www.telarix.com for more information.
 
     About KDDI Corporation
     KDDI Corporation (http://www.kddi.com/english) is the only single company
 in Japan that can provide full-service telecommunications and answer all
 customer needs from fixed-line to mobile telecommunications as well as
 comprehensive Internet services.  Taking full advantage of the integrated
 strengths, the company realizes the convergence of Mobile and the Internet to
 create a highly advanced telecommunications environment and provide customers
 with unsurpassed service. KDDI restarted with the merger of DDI, KDD and IDO
 on October 1, 2000 to combine the cumulative business resources of three
 companies that include not only extensive achievements in the fields of
 domestic, international and mobile communications, but also world-renowned R&D
 capabilities and a cutting-edge infrastructure realized by an optical-fiber
 network.
 
       CONTACTS:
       Lisa Throckmorton                    Sahar Javadi
       SheaHedges Group                     Telarix, Inc.
       703-287-7803                         703-564-9626
       lthrockmorton@sheahedges.com         sjavadi@telarix.com
 
 

SOURCE  Telarix, Inc.