NetCracker Enhances OSS Market Offering

NetCracker to support IBM products

Waltham, MA – October 5, 2004 –NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of OSS and IT Infrastructure Management solutions, today announced participation in IBM's PartnerWorld Industry Networks for ISVs.

"By teaming up with IBM we combine our world class OSS products and services with IBM's industry tested hardware, software and services," said Andrew Feinberg, President & CEO of NetCracker, "We are confident that this will deliver real value to our tier one and tier two service provider customers around the world as well as to our many Fortune 500 customers."

The NetCracker suite of products and services are designed with telecommunications companies and telecom-intensive enterprises in mind. NetCracker enables providers of wireless, broadband, voice, IP and other services to increase revenues and reduce costs by automating and streamlining the inventory management and provisioning processes and efficiently managing all of their telecommunications assets throughout their life-cycle.

The IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks provide ISVs with comprehensive go-to-market programs that are specifically tailored to their industry requirements. As part of the PartnerWorld Industry Networks, ISVs can team with IBM and bring joint solutions out to market faster and industry-by-industry.

NetCracker's suite of OSS solutions includes Network Inventory Management, Auto Design & Assign, Network Discovery and Reconciliation, Order Management, Asset Management and its unique Outside Plant module. At the core of the NetCracker application is the 100% Web-based NetCracker OSS Engine, which includes NetCracker's workflow and facilitates information-sharing among NetCracker products and third party applications. Architecturally open, NetCracker solutions can seamlessly integrate with any OSS component including commercial-off-the-shelf software as well as homegrown applications.

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.

NetCracker is a registered trademark of NetCracker Technology Corp. All other company or product names mentioned in this media alert may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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.