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HSS announces Mediation System availability on Intel ® Itanium ® 2 processor based platform

New Delhi, March 23, 2004 : – Hughes Software Systems (HSS), a premier global provider of end-to-end communications software solutions has announced the availability of HSS Mediation System on Intel ® Itanium ® 2 processor based platform.

The HSS Mediation System comprises Billing Mediation System (BMS ) which collects, processes and dispatches data records and the Service Provisioning Platform (SPP) which performs near real time Service Provisioning on integrated, hybrid networks.

The HSS Mediation System Ver 4.X has been successfully ported to HP-UX on Itanium 2 Processor based servers to attain outstanding performance from the EPIC architecture technology. Technical teams from Intel, India have been working closely with HSS' product development team to ensure optimum performance of the HSS Mediation System on the new platform. The availability of the HSS Mediation System on Itanium ® 2 processor based servers, brings improved scalability, headroom for growth and unparalleled cost advantages.

The HSS Mediation System, which can handle Billing Mediation & Service Provisioning needs of Convergent Next-Generation Networks, is currently deployed with some of the leading Communication Service Providers in APAC, MEA and USA.

Commenting on the successful completion of the joint exercise, Mr. Manoranjan Mohapatra, Chief Operating Officer of Hughes Software Systems, said, “ HSS is working with Intel on many fronts, and with the Itanium 2 processor-based carrier class computing platform's widespread commercial availability, our Mediation product support is another significant step in our cooperation. We feel that the use of Intel Itanium 2 processor based platform for the HSS Mediation system, will provide our customers with greater price-performance value than ever before”.

“Technology is a key driver of growth for India's telecommunications industry in the current environment, where leading players in this space are turning to their IT infrastructure to enhance their business operations and customer service and gain an edge under very competitive conditions,” said Shrikant Patil, Director-Solutions, Intel Technology (I) Pvt. Ltd.

“Working with leading solutions providers like HSS, Intel is able to deliver winning combinations of hardware platform and software solutions to telecommunications companies. The Itanium 2 based platform offers HSS the performance, flexibility and scalability required for mission-critical applications”

The HSS Mediation System can currently process over 1.8 Billion usage records per day on a 24 CPU server. HSS plans to release the next major version of the Mediation System in August 2004. The new version 5.0 of the HSS Mediation System will provide higher levels of scalability and availability. BMS performance will increase by 20% through use of advanced optimization techniques and bringing in more linearity in the performance of the Service Provisioning Platform with respect to CPUs. Enhanced load balancing strategies will provide better sizing and help in further improving the price-performance.

About Hughes Software Systems (HSS)

Hughes Software Systems (HSS), a Hughes Electronics Corporation subsidiary, is an end-to-end communication solutions provider for more than 200 customers worldwide, in the Telecom Infrastructure, Communication Service Provider, and Business Process Outsourcing sectors. A specialist in convergent network solutions, HSS offers Products (Licensable Technologies) and Strategic Outsourcing Services to its customers for Mobile, Fixed or IP networks. A global leader in protocol signaling solutions, HSS products and services help build comprehensive solutions for Voice over Packet and Broadband Wireless data . Its outsourcing services span the entire software lifecycle, from maintaining and enhancing legacy systems to product design, development, and testing services. HSS provides Business and Operational Support Systems (BSS and OSS) in integration and legacy application maintenance services to telecom service providers. In the communication applications space, HSS provides the full spectrum of services to Independent Software Vendors (ISV), OEMs, and Telecom companies. HSS addresses the BPO space through its dedicated division, Hughes BPO Services (HughesBPO), which provides 24 X 7 X 365 Contact Center and, transaction and back-office processing services. HughesBPO contact centers provide online customer care services using voice, chat, and e-mail across multiple industry segments such as IT and Networking, Telecom, Automotive, Insurance, Banking, and Financial Services. Assessed at SEI-CMMI Level 5, HSS has been an ISO 9001 company since 1996. One of the Best Employers in India, (BT- Hewitt study), HSS has development centers at Gurgaon, and Bangalore , in India, and at Nuremberg in Germany. HSS has sales and support operations in 10 international locations and has more than 2300 employees worldwide.

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Last updated : September 8, 2006