Vertel and Atlantech Form Alliance to Deliver Element Management Solutions for Convergent Network Services

Agreement Expands Vertel's Solutions Portfolio for Broadband Network Equipment Manufacturers and Service Providers

Atlanta, GA,  June 8, 1999 – Vertel® Corporation (NASDAQ:VRTL), a leading provider of multi-management solutions for telecommunications networks, today announced at SuperComm ’99 an agreement with Atlantech Technologies to deliver element management solutions to broadband access network equipment manufacturers and service providers. Vertel will sell, service and support Atlantech Technologies AccessVision family of products to build next generation Element Management Systems (EMS) for Vertel’s and Atlantech’s growing list of convergent network customers around the world.

Vertel will also provide a full range of custom development and integration services for carriers and network equipment providers in the access market.  The partnership will allow Vertel to address the broadest market with the most extensible suite of access management applications in the industry.

“Service providers and network equipment manufacturers around the globe use Vertel products and services to enhance their OSS solutions.  Adding AccessVision to our product and professional services portfolio places Vertel in a leadership position in the access management niche -- one of the fastest growing segments of the OSS market,” said Bruce Brown, president and CEO of Vertel.  “As customer demands become increasingly complex, the ability to leverage industry leading platform technology which provides carrier-grade performance, scalability and extensibility is critical.”

“Vertel’s international presence, impressive list of clients, and highly skilled professional services organization will make Atlantech’s products accessible to network equipment manufacturers and service providers across all continents,” said David Sibbald, president of Atlantech Technologies. “Vertel provides more than a channel to new markets. Their value-add in engineering and professional services makes it possible to deliver a broader range of element management applications to both our customer bases.”
Vertel is demonstrating AccessVision at Supercomm ’99, booth 1741.

About AccessVision

AccessVision Management Framework is a set of element management building blocks that allow integration with a carrier network using open, standardized network management interfaces.  Once integrated into a network, the solution provides provisioning, fault and performance management functions for network elements and provides framework which integrates with higher order operations support systems.

AccessVision delivers the scalability and performance required to deliver integrated network management functionality across multi-vendor, heterogeneous broadband access networks.  It also offers the flexibility required for rapidly integrating network and servicing applications.

The AccessVision Management Toolkit dramatically reduces time required to develop new service applications.  The result is lower deployment costs and faster time to market with new management solutions.

About Vertel Corporation

Vertel is a leading provider of telecom network management software and solutions that support multiple management technologies. These solutions provide public and IP network operations support systems (OSS) infrastructures the key components required for end-to-end network and service management with carrier-grade quality of service. Vertel delivers telecom management solutions worldwide to service providers, network operators, telecom equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors and systems integrators. Vertel also delivers turnkey management applications that fit individual customer requirements through their Professional Services Organization. The Company is based in Woodland Hills, California and has sales offices throughout the world.

About Atlantech Technologies

Atlantech Technologies Ltd. is a UK-based company focused on developing and delivering carrier-grade network management products to support next-generation service provider and PTT networks and services.

CONTACT VERTEL:

For corporate information:

Sandy Christopher
(818) 227-5735
email: sandy-christopher@vertel.com

For product information:

Darrin Stone
(818) 227-1451
email: darrin-stone@vertel.com

Contact Ketchum:

Greg Winter
(310) 444-1363
emial: greg.winter@ketchum.com

Vertel is a registered trademark of Vertel. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.



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