Submissions are closed for this category

This award will be given to a Service Provider and their Supplier/System Integrator for successful implementation of Prosspero Approved interface in a live environment. Award submissions are made jointly by a Service Provider/Supplier or System Integrator team to recognize their work in collaborating on Prosspero implementation.

Eligibility

This award is open to any Service Provider/Network Operator and Supplier/System Integrator team that have implemented a Prosspero Approved interface standard as part of any OSS or BSS project or other relevant area. 

The implementation must be deployed in a live environment no later than 31 December 2007 and based on a Prosspero Approved Solution Package.:

Judging Criteria

The judges will be looking for verification of the following:

• Which Prosspero Approved interface or interfaces were used in the implementation
• What Use Cases were supported through the implementation of this standard. To what extent was the standard implemented in relation to its intended application.
• How the Service Provider and its customers have benefited from using Prosspero standards in this manner
• Improvements in business and/or operational excellence as a result of standards implementation
• Recommendations for extending the standard.

Submission Requirements

The entrants must provide documentation that answers the following questions:

1. Name of the Prosspero interface adopted and implemented (i.e. Prosspero TT Interface, etc.), including version.
2. Indicate if it was implemented via a certified product, custom integration, etc.
3. Describe how this Prosspero interface standard was applied and the extent to which it is implemented.  Information such as what Use Cases were supported through this implementation, in how many sites or across how many systems, and for what length of time it has been deployed (1000 characters = 170 words)
4. Evidence that the adopted standards are in a live environment as opposed to a lab. (800 characters = approx 100 words)
5. How has the adoption of this Prosspero interface standard(s) benefited this particular application? Information can be of a qualitative and/or quantitative nature. (1000 characters = 170 words)
6. How has the adoption of this Prosspero standard(s) benefited the business as a whole? Information can be of a qualitative and/or quantitative nature. (1000 characters = 170 words)
7. What specific recommendations would you make for extending the standard? (1000 characters = 170 words)