NetCracker to present at PTC '06 on Delivering the Future of Next Generation Networks

Waltham, Mass. – January 11, 2006 – NetCracker Technology, the global Solution Leader enabling service providers to deliver and manage converged services, today announced that Ian Roy, vice president of product management, will present at the Pacific Telecommunications Council's (PTC) 28th Annual Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday, January 17, at 3:30 p.m. Roy's session, "Challenges of Middleware in OSS in Next Generation Networks," will examine strategies Communications Service Providers (CSPs) need to ensure a robust OSS for their operations.

Roy's session will address the challenges that CSPs face from their attempts to use a strategy of "best of breed" systems "glued" together with middleware software to meet OSS objectives. CSPs need to re-examine these practices in light of IP networks and market demands for converged services and services based on a combination of network and IT domains. This session will highlight what CSPs can do to ensure a robust OSS for their operations.

"The focus of CSPs is changing from cost reduction to growth via convergent service offerings. For a CSP to be successful, it needs to be able to easily introduce products and services and launch them in the market faster than its competition," said Andrew Feinberg, president and CEO of NetCracker Technology. "As the industry's needs evolve, so should the CSPs' strategies to meet those changes. The glued-together architecture approach of the past is not the answer for the future. CSPs need to deploy a more robust OSS strategy, or risk losing in the competitive market."

About PTC

PTC is an international, nonprofit, non-governmental, membership organization, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. Its telecommunications conferences are the longest-running international telecommunications events of their type in the Pacific region, drawing some 3,000 telecommunications executives from more than 50 countries. PTC's mission is to promote the development and beneficial use of telecommunications in the Pacific region.

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

NEC Corporation is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of a diversified global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com.