Wipro Tech, NetCracker form OSS alliance

Mumbai: Wipro Technologies, the global information technology services division of Wipro Ltd (www.wipro.com), and NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of end-to-end operational support system (OSS) and infrastructure management solutions, have announced that they have entered into an OSS alliance to provide their customers the combined benefit of Wipros value-added consulting services and NetCrackers OSS solutions.

The integrated offering will leverage on Wipros extensive expertise and experience in consulting, system integration, developing custom network management applications and Netcrackers suite of products that offers a perfect compliment to the telecom customers looking for OSS solutions.

We are very pleased to add NetCracker OSS solutions to our portfolio of leading OSS services, says Wipro Technologies CEO (telecom service provider division) T K Kurien. NetCrackers product suite meets the demands of our customers for scalable and cost-effective OSS solutions that enable them to obtain time-to-market advantage as well as significant cost-savings.

The NetCracker suite of products enables service providers to automate and streamline order management, inventory management and provisioning processes. Fully web-based and architecturally open, NetCracker solutions seamlessly integrate with other OSS components, including customer care, trouble ticketing and billing. NetCrackers intuitive interface and pre-built templates enable customers to modify the products to reflect their business demands and changes.

Wipros vast expertise and proven track-record in the telecom domain were key factors in our desire to partner with them, says NetCracker Technology vice-president Julie Wingerter. We share a common approach to the market which benefits our customers. This alliance allows us to focus on our core business of developing leading edge OSS products while ensuring our customers receive the best available professional consulting services and integration support.

Wipro possesses more than 20 years and over 20,000 man-years of experience in delivering world-class solutions to leading telecom companies across the globe.