Oracle Announces Oracle(R) Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4 New Features and Pre-Built Integrations Help Service Providers Deliver Differentiated Customer Experiences

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News Facts

• Oracle announced the general availability of Oracle Communications Billing
  and Revenue Management Release 7.4 : http://www.oracle.com/industries/communications/pdfs/oracle-communications-billing-revenue-7-4-ds.pdf .


• This latest release helps communications service providers, media
  companies and other service providers enhance customer service, respond
  faster to market demands and reduce operational costs.


• Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management Release 7.4 helps
  improve customer management capabilities; offer expanded pricing, billing
  and invoicing functionality; and enhance data accessibility to help the
  customer service representative (CSR) deliver better service.


• The new release supports Oracle Application Integration Architecture
  for Communications, delivering to service providers using Oracle's Siebel
  CRM new capabilities for managing high-value offers and streamlining
  collections processes.


• New out-of-the-box integrations with Oracle Business Intelligence
  Publisher, Oracle Communications Services
  Gatekeeper : http://www.oracle.com/industries/communications/oracle-communications-services-gatekeeper.html and Oracle
  Enterprise Manager : http://www.oracle.com/enterprise_manager/index.html for increased flexibility and lower total cost of
  ownership are also available in this release.


• The software also enhances overall performance and expands support for
  current technology standards, including Transferred Account Procedure
  (TAP), Returned Account Procedure (RAP), Diameter, Remote Authentication
  Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX).


• Consistent with its goal to continuously simplify the upgrade process,
  Oracle provides new upgrade scripts for customers to help reduce the time,
  effort and cost associated with upgrading to the new release.

Supporting Quotes

• "We're pleased to team with Oracle as the new release of Oracle
  Communications Billing and Revenue Management provides the new value-added
  features our clients seek, including enhancements to Oracle Application
  Integration Architecture for Communications. This new release demonstrates
  that Oracle and Capgemini can succeed together in meeting the demands of
  today's competitive industry," said Alain Gerset, vice president of
  offerings and alliances for Capgemini Telecom, Media and Entertainment
  Sector.


• "Many of the world's largest and most innovative communications and
  media companies rely on Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue
  Management to accelerate time to market for new products and services,
  build stronger brands and reduce operational costs. This new version
  provides pre-built integrations and further simplifies industry-specific
  business processes to help companies deliver unique customer experiences
  while lowering total cost of ownership," said Liam Maxwell, vice president
  of products, Oracle Communications.

Supporting Resources

• Oracle
  Communications : http://www.oracle.com/us/industries/communications/index.htm


• Oracle Communications Billing
  and Revenue Management 7.4 Data Sheet : http://www.oracle.com/industries/communications/pdfs/oracle-communications-billing-revenue-7-4-ds.pdf


• Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Management Pack for
  Billing and Revenue Management : http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/pdf/ds_apps-mgmt-oc-brm.pdf


• Oracle
  Communications on YouTube : http://www.youtube.com/oraclecommunications


• Oracle
  Communications on Delicious : http://delicious.com/OracleCommunications


• Oracle Communications on
  Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/

About Oracle Communications
Oracle is #1 in Communications globally with 20 of the world's top
20 communications companies running Oracle applications. Oracle
Communications integrates industry-specific BSS and OSS solutions with a
standards-based service delivery portfolio, as well as the capabilities of
Oracle's industry-leading enterprise applications, business intelligence
tools, and carrier-grade middleware and database technologies. Oracle
Communications enables service providers to deliver next-generation
convergent services rapidly, increase customer satisfaction and loyalty,
and reduce costs in the business and the network. For more information,
visit http://www.oracle.com/Communications : http://www.oracle.com/Communications .



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