European Communications Magazine Showcases NetCracker’s Multi-Billion Dollar TOMS Expansion

Spring 2010 Cover Story Features Andrew Feinberg, NetCracker President and CEO

WALTHAM, MA — May 13, 2010 — NetCracker Technology announced today that the lead interview of the Spring 2010 issue of European Communications is an up-close and personal account of the company’s recent mega-expansion.

In the interview Andrew Feinberg, NetCracker’s President and CEO, explains that NetCracker’s parent company, NEC Corporation, has consolidated its Telecom Operations and Management Systems (TOMS) software and services business under NetCracker. These assets, worth over two billion dollars, are enabling the company to expand across all areas of Telecoms Operations and Management Solutions and Services (TOMS). With its greatly enhanced product and services footprint, NetCracker is now one of the largest providers of TOMS software and services in the world.

“To say we are excited about the expansion is an understatement,” states Mr. Feinberg. “Today NEC sees NetCracker as the best channel and executor for this type of solutions delivery — based on our relationships, track record, and in-house expertise. As the President and CEO of NetCracker, I can tell you that it is a very humbling experience to announce this level of growth so soon after our merger with NEC. It demonstrates our parent company’s confidence in us and also underscores our unmatched record of success.”

Mr. Feinberg goes on to say that “The expansion at NetCracker means we are able to help operators undergo transformation with less financial and technological risk than ever before — to enable transformation in a more conservative economy”.

In the article, Mr. Feinberg explains the impetus for NetCracker’s growth and expansion — indicating that it comes, in part, from the increasing demand among operators who are looking to buy solutions from one trusted partner in order to reduce integration costs and compatibility issues in transformation projects. As Mr. Feinberg puts it: “I believe that with NEC's background as a service enabler in the world's most innovative market, and as a pioneer in business transformation for the world’s leading carriers, we can provide an unparalleled level of expertise, scale, and scope to become the one partner that carriers really need”.

As detailed in the article, NetCracker’s portfolio now includes:

• Customer and Service Management: Including CRM and Billing, on-line care/self-service, subscriber and device management, and mediation
• Service Platforms: Service Delivery Platform (SDP), SaaS, and Applications for IM, M2M, Chat, Presence, Push to X, Video and content distribution, and security applications
• Network Management: Element and Network Management Systems, Network and Service Assurance including SQM and Monitoring, as well as device and equipment control
• Professional and Managed Services: NEC’s R&D, Delivery, Operations, Support, and Maintenance centers in Asia, the Americas, and Europe staffed with skilled professionals will complement NetCracker’s delivery expertise in transformation projects.

These new offerings are all added to NetCracker’s leading expertise and offerings in Service Fulfillment and Resource Management.

NetCracker has a global customer base that includes the world’s largest operators. Among its customers are Deutsche Telekom, DiGi, du, France Telecom group, Intelsat, Maxis, MTS, NTT Communications, NTT DoCoMo, Swisscom, Sprint, Telecom New Zealand, Telstra, TELUS, TW Telecom, UPC, and VimpelCom.

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.