NetCracker's Sanjay Mewada to Participate in Panel Discussion at FierceMarkets IMS Executive Summit in Washington, D.C.

Industry Expert, Sanjay Mewada, to Discuss IMS Deployment Strategies

Waltham, Mass. – August 23, 2006 – NetCracker Technology announced today that Sanjay Mewada, Vice President of Strategy, will be participating in a panel discussion on IMS Deployment Strategies at the FierceMarkets IMS Executive Summit in Washington, D.C. on August 29, 2006 from 1:30–2:15 p.m.

The panel will discuss the impact of IMS management on growth opportunities for operators — primarily through the addition of new services. The panel will explore various deployment strategies and scenarios that are appropriate for the different players in this market and will focus on aspects that currently require the most attention.

"There are several dozen IMS deployments, tests, and trials underway across the world. There is no doubt that IMS will be a common platform to create and deliver converged services," said Sanjay Mewada. "This is the right time to discuss and debate the different approaches and learning from the early stage deployments underway."

As Vice President of Strategy at NetCracker Technology Corp., Sanjay is responsible for providing strategic input into all aspects of NetCracker's business. In addition to assessing the future direction of OSS technologies and architectures, Sanjay advises on product development and innovation and also provides industry analyses and thought leadership. He is deeply involved in the OSS industry and serves on the Advisory Board at the TeleManagement Forum.

Other panel participants include Sprint, MetaSwitch, Sonim Technologies, and BusinessEdge Solutions.

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is the leading provider of Telecom Operations and Management Systems to Communications Service Providers worldwide. www.NetCracker.com.

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About NEC Corporation

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