Amdocs Announces Cloud-based Business Support System (BSS)

Designed for small to medium-sized service providers, MVNO/Es and MNOs, solution combines integrated BSS with cloud-based delivery for fast time to market and lower operational costs

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Apr 17, 2013, 06:00 ET

NEW ORLEANS, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Competitive Carriers Global Expo 2013, Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of customer experience systems and services, today announced Amdocs Compact Convergence on the Cloud, a complete business support system designed to meet the requirements of small to medium-size service providers, mobile virtual network operators/enablers (MVNO/Es) and mobile network operators (MNOs).  This integrated, end-to-end solution combines the full range of business support capabilities on the cloud with embedded business processes and operational support delivered by Amdocs Managed Services to reduce upfront and ongoing operational costs, while providing 24 x 7 hour support.

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Amdocs Compact Convergence on the Cloud requires minimum setup costs and is based on a pay-as-you-grow model, making it especially suitable for small to medium-sized carriers, including rural service providers, MVNO/Es and MNOs.  A fully convergent system spanning ordering, provisioning, service delivery, charging, billing and customer support, the solution includes real-time network interfaces that provides a single view of the customer from the device to the network and across all lines of business, and enables service providers to launch new offers, promotions and service plans in a matter of days with unlimited service bundling possibilities. The solution is powered by Amdocs Managed Services, providing smaller carriers with the assurance of operational success based on tier-1 proven methodologies, business processes and best practices.

"Amdocs is helping to level the playing field for smaller players like rural service providers, making it easier for them to realize the benefits of advanced integrated platforms to support their business requirements," said Rebecca Prudhomme, vice president of product and solutions marketing at Amdocs. 

Prudhomme added: "Amdocs Compact Convergence on the Cloud gives small to medium-sized service providers, MVNO/Es and MNOs the best of both worlds: access to Amdocs' proven Compact Convergence solution and industry-leading BSS expertise, combined with a cloud-based delivery platform for faster deployment and reduced costs. The solution is also supported by the same proven Amdocs managed services operation that supports leading global service providers."

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About Amdocs
For more than 30 years, Amdocs has ensured service providers' success and embraced their biggest challenges. To win in the connected world, service providers rely on Amdocs to simplify the customer experience, harness the data explosion, stay ahead with new services and improve operational efficiency. The global company uniquely combines a market-leading BSS, OSS and network control product portfolio with value-driven professional services and managed services operations. With revenue of $3.2 billion in fiscal 2012, Amdocs and its 20,000 employees serve customers in more than 60 countries.

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Amdocs' Forward-Looking Statement
This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs' growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs' ability to grow in the business markets that it serves, Amdocs' ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future; however, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 filed on December 11, 2012 and our Form 6-K furnished for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 on February 12, 2013.

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