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Tex-Link Communications Selects Eftia's Master.Scribe Suite
Eftia's pre-integrated OSS solution outranks the competition
(July 9, 2002 Ottawa, Canada) Eftia, a leading provider of operational support
system (OSS) solutions for wireless and wireline service providers today announced that
Tex-Link Communications, a leading Texas-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC),
has chosen the full Eftia Master.Scribe® Suite as the foundation of its OSS solution.
Having performed a thorough competitive analysis, Tex-Link is confident that Eftia's
products and people are exactly what they require to bring new services to market, maximize
their productivity and grow their business.
Tex-Link will use Master.Scribe to provision a variety of communications services for its
customers, including local, long distance, PRI collocation, dedicated Internet, managed
modem and private network connectivity. Eftia will provide comprehensive order management,
trouble management, telecom circuit and asset inventory management; and IP address and
telephone number management. Additionally, Tex-Link will use Eftia's interconnection
gateway for ebonding with regional Bell operating companies (RBOC).
"Eftia is excited about the opportunity to work with a dynamic and growing company such as
Tex-Link," says Stephen Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer at Eftia. "Our
comprehensive out-of-the-box solution provides the robust functionality and flexibility
they require to continually optimize their critical business and network processes. We look
forward to helping Tex-Link meet the challenges of provisioning new services and expanding
into new markets."
"When we evaluated OSS products, we insisted on a solution that was adaptable,
user-friendly, proven and could be readily implemented with reasonable effort in a timely
basis," says Chuck Bowen, President and CEO of Tex-Link Communications. "Not only did
Eftia's Master.Scribe suite meet all our requirements, their people blew us away. True to
their reputation, Eftia proved to be the most customer-oriented company we encountered in
our search for a superior OSS provider. Their enthusiastic commitment, combined with their
expertise, makes us confident that Eftia will help us remain at the forefront of
next-generation technology and at the top of our competitive market space. We are truly
looking forward to our implementation, allowing us to reduce our costs while improving our
operational efficiencies."
About Tex-Link Communications
Tex-Link Communications is a privately held voice and data service provider currently servicing
four main markets: San Antonio, Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, and Austin, Texas. Tex-Link's
state-of-the-art network enables the company to enter dynamic markets rapidly. They offer
advanced products and services, including local, long distance, PRI collocation, dedicated
Internet, managed modem, private network connectivity and professional services. For more
information about Tex-Link and its services, visit www.texlinkcom.com.
About Eftia
Eftia is a leader in developing, deploying and managing OSS solutions
designed to meet the service management and delivery needs of tier
one, wireless and next-generation service providers.
Master.Scribe is an integrated suite of OSS solutions that enables
Eftia customers to master their mission-critical business and operations
processes, reduce the time to market of services, and lower overall
operational costs. The suite provides comprehensive order provisioning
and fulfillment; problem management; telecom circuit and asset inventory
management; and Internet protocol (IP) address and telephone number
management. Eftia also offers a configurable OSS interconnection
gateway.
Eftia is a significant contributor to the New Generation Operations
Systems and Software (NGOSS) led by the TeleManagement Forum, and
is a focus member of the OSS through JavaInitiative. Eftia
is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Eftia and Master.Scribe are trademarks of Eftia OSS Solutions Inc.
For more information, please contact:
Farrah Jinha
TechKnow Communications Inc.
Phone: (604) 980-2448
Email: farrah@techknowcommunications.com
Rob Griffin
Tex-Link Communications
VP Sales and Marketing
Phone: (210) 892-4145
Email: rob.griffin@texlinkcom.com
Vanessa Simmons
Eftia OSS Solutions Inc.
Manager, Marketing Programs & Communications
Phone: (613) 368-3845
Email: vsimmons@eftia.com
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