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Kenan Systems' Arbor/BP Demonstrates the Fastest Performance of Any
UNIX-based Billing and Customer Care System in Benchmark Testing System
Processes Four Million Call Detail Records and 100,000 Invoices <>
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Date: Wednesday, April 30, 1997
Source: PR Newswire
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29 /PRNewswire/ via Individual Inc. -- Kenan(R)
Systems Corporation today announced significant new benchmark test results
of Arbor(R)/BP, the leading UNIX-based billing and customer care system for
single and multi- service communications providers worldwide. The tests
were carefully designed to measure Arbor/BP's performance in a simulated
production environment using actual data and bill formats. Arbor/BP has
been licensed by large multi- service communications organizations that
offer wireline, wireless, online, Internet and electronic commerce, and
cable TV services, including AT&T, British Telecom, MFS, Optus and Siris.
Using a multi-server configuration, and testing for throughput, the system
successfully processed four million call detail records (CDRs) per hour,
while invoice preparation was measured at 100,000 per hour. These results
represent by far the fastest level of performance announced to date for any
telecommunications or on-line services billing and customer care system.
The latest benchmark tests prove conclusively that Arbor/BP can satisfy the
speed requirements of the most demanding service providers for both
specialized and enterprise-wide applications.
Scalability is a critical issue for communications providers, and
benchmarks are the best way to disseminate the most accurate and current
information on system performance. Kenan Systems Corporation was the first
communications billing system provider to announce documented benchmark
results in June 1996. Those tests demonstrated the capability to support 10
million residential subscribers. A subsequent benchmark, conducted in
November 1996, showed that Arbor/BP can linearly support 15 million
residential subscribers in a production environment.
The latest throughput benchmarks were conducted at Digital Equipment
Corporation's Benchmark facility in Salem, N.H. in January 1997. One
AlphaServer 8400 and one AlphaServer 4100 were used, along with Sybase's
SQL Server version 11.0.2.1, and Database Excellerators from DES, Inc.
"When raw performance such as that demonstrated by Digital's Alpha UNIX can
be translated into high-performance scalable business solutions such as
Kenan's Arbor/BP billing and customer care and system, this is of
tremendous value to our customers," said Pascal Coutier, Digital's
Worldwide Communications Industry Leader. "We are delighted that the
benchmark results prove that the combination of Kenan's application
software and Digital's technology validates our recognized leadership in
this highly competitive market."
"The results of these latest benchmark tests demonstrate Arbor/BP's ability
to support the most complex and demanding billing applications," said Kenan
Sahin, president and founder of Kenan Systems. "Today's competitive
environment requires that service providers introduce new services to gain
new market share, while defending their existing customer base. Arbor/BP
can perform as required in support of service providers' diverse business
requirements, whether that means rapidly launching a new business
initiative, or replacing an existing legacy system. Arbor/BP can be
configured to bill for multiple services individually or collectively,
depending on the needs of the service provider."
Arbor/BP
Arbor/BP is available on Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett-Packard,
IBM, NCR and Sun Microsystems UNIX hardware platforms and supports Windows
'95 and NT 4.0 clients. Kenan Systems provides a full complement of
integration, training and maintenance services to support Arbor/BP
deployments. In addition, Kenan has forged worldwide partnerships with
major corporations, such as Siemens AG and Price Waterhouse, to integrate
and support Arbor/BP within their product and service offerings.
Kenan Systems Corporation
Kenan Systems Corporation is the leading provider of billing, customer care
and customer analysis software products and services to the communications,
on-line and cable TV services industries worldwide. Kenan products and
services allow convergence providers to grow and enhance relationships with
their customers, promoting customer satisfaction and retention. With
offices throughout the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific, Kenan delivers powerful
software solutions that satisfy the operations and decision- support needs
of key telecommunications and information services organizations.
Additional information on Kenan Systems' products and services may be
obtained by visiting Kenan's World Wide Web site at http://www.kenan.com or
via e-mail to [email protected].
NOTE: Kenan, and Arbor are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kenan
Systems Corporation. Digital, the Digital logo and AlphaServer are all
trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
SOURCE Kenan Systems Corporation
/CONTACT: Harry Merkin of Kenan Systems, 617-225-2200 or [email protected]
or Theresa Parenteau of FitzGerald Communications Inc., 617-494-9500 or
[email protected] or Paul Collins of Digital Equipment Corporation,
508-467-2251 or [email protected]/ (DEC)
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