WatchMark and Comnitel Complete Merger

WatchMark Corp. and Comnitel Technologies have announced that the companies have merged. The new company, WatchMark-Comnitel, brings together a unique concentration of wireless systems & operations support systems (OSS) expertise, strong customer and partner relationships, and proven, best-of-breed technology for managing next-generation wireless services from pre-launch throughout the service lifecycle. The company plans to continue expansion of its deep relationships with multiple global wireless operators including Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and 3 as well as network equipment providers including Ericsson, Lucent, Nortel, Nokia and Siemens.

"This merger is a decisive move to strengthen our position and deliver greater value to customers and partners," said WatchMark-Comnitel Chief Operating Officer Richard Kateley. "By combining two highly complementary organizations and leveraging our joint wireless expertise, we are able to access new growth opportunities with our current and new customers. We believe WatchMark-Comnitel, with our commitment to customer success, world-class engineering and best-of-breed products and services, will demonstrate rapid momentum in the marketplace as we partner with our customers to deliver unsurpassed solutions for performance and service management."

Traditionally, wireless service providers have relied on performance management applications to manage the performance of their network. However, with the proliferation of value-added services and the mainstream uptake of diverse mobile applications, service providers are looking to migrate from legacy network-centric to customer-centric service assurance solutions, which can provide greater visibility into the subscriber experience. By selecting and implementing best-of-breed solutions that leverage the important linkages between network performance and the business processes that support service delivery, service providers are able to deliver higher quality of service while gaining key operational and business process advantages.

"We are extremely pleased to merge with WatchMark at a time when wireless operators are seeking service assurance solutions that help them understand their network performance and the service- and customer-related metrics that impact the health of their business," Kieran Moynihan, WatchMark-Comnitel Chief Technology Officer said. "We have worked closely with WatchMark in customer environments over the past several months and are very confident that Prospect

Posted to the site on 5th November 2003