Micromuse Inc, the leading provider of ultra-scalable, real-time business and service assurance software, and Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd, one of the world`s leading networking and telecommunications equipment suppliers, today announced that Huawei Technologies has joined the Micromuse Alliance Programme and will immediately provide pre-integration between its data communications equipment, fixed network equipment, optical transmission equipment, and network element management systems and Micromuse`s Netcool solutions.
Liu Bo, Vice-President of Huawei Technologies` Network Product Line, said: "The combination of Huawei Technologies` advanced technology with Micromuse`s Netcool platform provides organisations with customised solutions with excellent service. We are delighted to be working with Micromuse to offer our joint customers pre-integrated solutions that will allow them to manage their telecommunications services more efficiently and enrich communications for end-users."
As a member of the Micromuse Alliance Programme, Huawei Technologies will deliver pre-integration for its network equipment and network element management system devices, enabling seamless interoperability with any Netcool-managed network for real-time, end-to-end fault and performance management. The combination will enable network operators to deploy new services, technologies and equipment quickly to maximise investments. Together, Huawei Technologies and Micromuse provide value to wireline operators who want to leverage their investment in existing IT infrastructure and who are seeking a complete solution for the end-to-end management of their network infrastructure to support new services.
"We are excited to be working in combination with Huawei Technologies to deliver innovative and customised network solutions for service providers via Netcool solutions for event management and service assurance," said John Sien, Vice-President of OEMs and Alliances at Micromuse. "Huawei Technologies` impressive customer list includes 300 telecommunications carriers worldwide, including 22 of the world`s top 50 operators. Micromuse and Huawei Technologies are working together on several joint opportunities throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. Moving forward, the relationship between Micromuse and Huawei Technologies will enable us to create business opportunities and leverage both companies` best-in-class technologies to win new business."
Through Micromuse`s Alliance Programme, Huawei Technologies and Micromuse will cooperatively pursue business, technical and marketing opportunities. The goals of the programme are to provide flexibility, choice and quick time-to-market for our customers through the development of integrated, viable solutions. Since its launch in 2000, the Micromuse Alliance Programme has welcomed over 100 software and hardware vendors who offer best-of-breed solutions that are complementary to Netcool solutions.
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Micromuse`s Netcool software solutions provide businesses with the assurance that their applications and services are up and operating. By allowing our customers to see what`s happening throughout the infrastructure in real-time, Netcool applications enable them to respond to problems before revenue-supporting services are affected.
Netcool applications install out-of-the-box, deploy rapidly and scale to the largest environments. Micromuse`s flagship, Netcool/OMNIbus application, includes a library of off-the-shelf software modules that allow our customers to collect and consolidate information from more than 1 000 environments spanning applications, systems, voice and IP, cable/broadband, switches and routers, and enterprise management systems.
Huawei Technologies
Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd is one of the world`s leading networking and telecommunications equipment suppliers, delivering long-term value and potential growth to customers. The company is dedicated to providing innovative and customised equipment, services and solutions to meet the different needs and requirements of customers worldwide.
Huawei Technologies` product portfolio comprises wireless products (eg UMTS, CDMA2000, GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE and WiMAX); network products (eg NGN, xDSL, optical network and data communications products); value-added services (eg intelligent network, CDN/ SAN and wireless data) as well as mobile and fixed terminals.
Established in 1988, Huawei Technologies is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The company serves over 300 telecommunications operators including 22 of the world`s top 50 operators. Huawei Technologies` products and solutions have been deployed in more than 90 countries worldwide. Its contracted sales in 2004 amounted to US$5.58 billion. As of June 2005, Huawei Technologies has around 30 000 employees worldwide. For more information, please visit Huawei Technologies` Web site at http://www.huawei.com.
Micromuse
Micromuse Inc (Nasdaq: MUSE) is the leading provider of ultra-scalable, real-time business and service assurance software solutions. The Netcool software suite provides organisations with the assurance that their IT systems are supporting and driving profits 24 hours a day. Unlike traditional infrastructure management systems, Netcool solutions provide real-time end-to-end visibility and accurate troubleshooting from a business perspective. Such business intelligence allows organisations to respond to problems quickly, streamline workflow processes and improve business uptime. Micromuse customers include BT, Cable & Wireless, Deutsche Telekom, EarthLink, ITC^DeltaCom, JPMorgan Chase, MCI, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Headquarters are located at 139 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107; (415) 538-9090. The Web site is at www.micromuse.com.
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