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2007 Award Highlights



Video Highlights

Winners

Press Release

Press Release

Platinum Sponsor 2007

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 “There is a lot of innovation going on in this industry that needs to be recognized. It is a fantastic idea for TM Forum to take the lead in acknowledging the up and coming leaders and we enjoyed being a part of the 2007 Excellence Awards.  As Platinum Sponsor, SAP had the opportunity to put our brand in front of these leaders and innovators and we made valuable connections at the awards ceremony and gala dinner.“

 Anandan Jayaraman, Head of Marketing and Strategy, Communications Industries, SAP





2007 Testimonials

“Highdeal was thrilled to have been among the award winners honored by the TM Forum at their splendid awards ceremony and dinner. The TM Forum has led the industry in terms of BSS/OSS product interoperability. Recognition as an innovative supplier by TM Forum validates the importance of our commitment to bridging the gap between prepaid and postpaid and between BSS/OSS.”
- Eric Pillevesse, CEO, Highdeal

"HP has always considered TeleManagement World to be the highlight on the OSS calendar. This year, with the Excellence Award from the TM Forum, HP is especially proud to be a part of TeleManagement World. I think the award recognizes HP's long support of the TM Forum and its emphasis on standards. In our implementations, we analyze the business problem, apply the appropriate Prosspero standards and HP technology, and deliver a positive business result."
- Norman Kincl, Solution Manager, Communications, Media and Entertainment, HP

"Today innovation occurs everywhere and it is essential for BT to leverage outside organisations to increase its internal innovation capability... it is central to ... the value of the 21st century network and enabling BT to deliver a converged, broadband multimedia world where customers can access any communications service from any device anywhere. Standardisation work is crucial in the converged world because it helps telcos reduce cost and time-to-market while increasing market
segmentation and customer satisfaction."
-BT Group's Chief Technology Officer Matt Bross and Dave Milham, OSS
Architecture & Innovation

 

“Nakina would like to extend our congratulations to all the winners, finalists, sponsors and the TM Forum on the first-ever Excellence Awards. It was a fantastic event that has set the bar very high for everything from the black-tie, red-carpet atmosphere; to the excellent food and entertainment, and the overall organization and proceedings. Not only were we honored to be recognized as one of the award category winners; but it also proved to be an invaluable networking opportunity that attracted top industry executives. Nakina definitely plans to participate again in the future.”
- Nakina Systems

“We are delighted and very proud to have been selected for this prestigious TM Forum Excellence Award. Our transformational CEM proposition is changing how communications providers are running their businesses and this change is now becoming a standard in our industry. . . Through the use of touchpoint, the experience of end customers and customer groups can be determined, in real time, all the time. We are extremely excited that the TM Forum has recognized our vision and the importance of CEM with this a ward for touchpoint.”
- Brendan McDonagh, CEO, Arantech

“Recognition by the TM Forum for Best Practices in the Supplier category validates the hard work Progress put forth this past year to make the SID more accessible through our software, DataXtend SI. We will proudly promote our award to the industry for quite some time to come. It was a great event and we look forward to next year.” 
- John Petrie, VP, Progress Software