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Forumville provides business answers and technical direction with information about everything TM Forum in a one-stop shop. Forumville will feature seven themes showcasing live, multi-member Catalyst Demonstrations, as well as opportunities to learn how TM Forum best practices and standards and programs can improve your bottom line.
Seven Key Themes focus on key areas for customers, services and networks – all driving towards optimizing business performance:
| Cloud Services | Enabling the Business of Cloud Services
With “Cloud” as the industry’s hottest topic, this zone brings together buyers and sellers of cloud services, demonstrates key concepts for managing across multiple clouds, and provides education on how cloud services and cloud management will impact business across the value chain.
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Cloud Encounter – 4 Integrated Projects addressing key Cloud management scenarios
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| Business Transformation | Tuning your Business for the 21st Century
Learn how TM Forum Benchmarking, Frameworx/Solution Frameworks (NGOSS), Business Process Framework (eTOM) Service Delivery Framework, Interfaces and more can be applied in the wireline, 4G/wireless and cable industries to enable service oriented transformation.
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| Revenue Management and mCommerce | Addressing Revenue Management Challenges and new Business Models in a Complex and Changing Market
With frequent new services, converged offerings, mobile broadband and other rapid changes in the industry, Revenue Management challenges are larger than ever. Learn what TM Forum is doing to lead the way in addressing and creating industry solutions for increasing profitability through improved billing, revenue assurance, and benchmarking.
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| Customer Experience/Business Intelligence | Proactively Managing Customers and Revenue to Increase Satisfaction and the Bottom Line
In a competitive market, customer experience is a critical differentiator and can make or break a brand’s image. Find out the latest from the TM Forum’s Managing Customer Experience program, the new initiative on Business Intelligence, and see sophisticated demonstrations on how TM Forum best practices and standards can be used to create a unique approach to customer experience.
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| Digital Media | Profiting from Digital Media Services and New Business Models
With recent developments such as the rush to LTE and WiMax, TV Everywhere and DECE’s digital video initiative, 3 and 4 screen integrated experiences are going to become a reality very quickly. The operational aspects such as of this environment are significant hurdles that still need to be cleared. TM Forum has been investigating and creating best practices in this area for 3 years, beginning with Content Encounter. Come and see the latest demonstrations and learn about the TM Forum’s best practices in managing the end-to-end value chain that this environment necessitates.
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| Technology and Operations | Driving Operational and IT Excellence
Using TM Forum Best Practices and Standards is one of the keys to service provider operational and IT success. In this zone, you will see demonstration projects that are using the TM Forum frameworks, interfaces and guidebooks to streamline and improved the way they run their businesses, and you will learn about multiple TM Forum programs related to our important Managing Wireless-Wireline Next Generation Networks, using TM Forum interfaces in your software development, and more.
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| Defense | Applying TM Forum Best Practices and Standards to meet Defense Needs
Defense agencies run and manage the world’s largest networks. These organizations from around the world are increasingly using TM Forum frameworks, interfaces and guidebooks to standardize the way they operate, integrate and implement management strategies. In this zone you will see the TM Forum work come to life in an exciting disaster recovery rapid deployment scenario and learn about the next steps in the Defense Initiative including security management.
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Schedule and Location
| Forumville will be located on Level 3 in the Agora 3 Mezzanine.
May 18
| 12:30 – 19:00
| | May 19 | 10:00 – 19:00 | | May 20 | 10:00 – 14:30
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| Forumville Theaters |  Forumville contains 2 presentation theaters – each providing a different type of learning experience: Forumville Demonstration Theater and Forumville Best Practices and Standards Theater.
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 TM Forum’s efforts, specifically venues like Forumville; and vehicles like technical and process standards, are moving both the  carrier and vendor communities forward. | | – John Meyer, Subex |
| Catalyst Demonstrations |
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| Training | Get on hands on experience and knowledge from industry experts by enrolling in one of the many introductory and intermediate TM Forum Training Courses and Knowledge Certification Exams.
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