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BSCS Migrations Completed for Eight Operators in Europe and Africa
Total of over 2 million subscribers served by new version of BSCS
ATLANTA/FRANKFURT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999-- LHS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: LHSG - news; Neuer Markt: LHI) announced today that eight operators in Europe and Africa have successfully completed migration from their existing versions of LHS' customer care and billing software, BSCS, to a newer release of BSCS. The migrations were for a combined total of over 2 million subscribers. LHS' global partners Cap Gemini, Logica, and Alcatel acted individually as the system integrators for six of the operators.
The eight operators who have successfully upgraded their client/server-based solution are: MaxMobil, GSM operator, Austria, 750,000 subscribers; Mobistar, convergent operator, Belgium, 250,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini); Mobilix, convergent operator, Denmark, 200,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini); RDM, GSM operator, Czech Republic, 300,000 subscribers, joint project with Logica; MobiNil; GSM operator, Egypt, 450,000 subscribers (joint project with Alcatel); 9 Telekom, ISDN operator and Internet Service Provider, France, 100,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini); MTC, GSM operator, Namibia, 30,000 subscribers; and Mobitel; GSM operator, Slovenia, 170,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini).
``The high number of successful migrations in the EMEA region proves that BSCS customers follow the LHS product approach and project path to newer versions,'' stated Wolfgang Kroh, LHS senior vice president, sales and integrations Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). ``Our customer loyalty is based on BSCS' excellent record in responding and adapting to the needs of this rapidly changing and emerging market. Because of its extended wireless, wireline and convergent billing features, BSCS is a well-rounded system that supports a broad number of services, a perfect answer for the diverse needs of these customers. The EMEA operators' choice to migrate to new versions, mostly to the latest BSCS release reinforces LHS' leadership in the EMEA wireless and wireline migration markets.''
About LHS
LHS is a leading global provider of convergent client/server customer care, billing and customer acquisition software and services to the telecommunications industry. Its over 150 systems are licensed to customers in more than 70 countries, operating in 13 languages. LHS has 18 partners worldwide (system integrators, international operators and equipment manufacturers) representing one of the largest implementation and support networks in the global customer care and billing market. In addition to its Atlanta headquarters, LHS has major offices in Frankfurt, Germany; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Boston, USA; and Zurich, Switzerland. LHS is listed with NASDAQ (LHSG) and on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt Exchange (LHI). For more information, visit LHS' web site at www.lhsgroup.com.
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Contact:
Media Contacts:
LHS Group Inc.
Klaus Kleber, 770/280-3461 (USA)
kkleber@us.lhsgroup.com
or
Fleishman-Hillard Germany
Peter Tasch, +49 (0) 69-405 702 16
TaschP@fleishman.com
or
Investor Relations Contacts:
Rainer Westermann, 770/290-6360 (USA)
rwestermann@us.lhsgroup.com
or
Nikolas Stackelberg +49 (0) 6103-482-456 (Europe)
nstackelberg@de.lhsgroup.com
BSCS Migrations Completed for Eight Operators in Europe and Africa
Total of over 2 million subscribers served by new version of BSCS
ATLANTA/FRANKFURT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1999-- LHS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: LHSG - news; Neuer Markt: LHI) announced today that eight operators in Europe and Africa have successfully completed migration from their existing versions of LHS' customer care and billing software, BSCS, to a newer release of BSCS. The migrations were for a combined total of over 2 million subscribers. LHS' global partners Cap Gemini, Logica, and Alcatel acted individually as the system integrators for six of the operators.
The eight operators who have successfully upgraded their client/server-based solution are: MaxMobil, GSM operator, Austria, 750,000 subscribers; Mobistar, convergent operator, Belgium, 250,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini); Mobilix, convergent operator, Denmark, 200,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini); RDM, GSM operator, Czech Republic, 300,000 subscribers, joint project with Logica; MobiNil; GSM operator, Egypt, 450,000 subscribers (joint project with Alcatel); 9 Telekom, ISDN operator and Internet Service Provider, France, 100,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini); MTC, GSM operator, Namibia, 30,000 subscribers; and Mobitel; GSM operator, Slovenia, 170,000 subscribers (joint project with Cap Gemini).
``The high number of successful migrations in the EMEA region proves that BSCS customers follow the LHS product approach and project path to newer versions,'' stated Wolfgang Kroh, LHS senior vice president, sales and integrations Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). ``Our customer loyalty is based on BSCS' excellent record in responding and adapting to the needs of this rapidly changing and emerging market. Because of its extended wireless, wireline and convergent billing features, BSCS is a well-rounded system that supports a broad number of services, a perfect answer for the diverse needs of these customers. The EMEA operators' choice to migrate to new versions, mostly to the latest BSCS release reinforces LHS' leadership in the EMEA wireless and wireline migration markets.''
About LHS
LHS is a leading global provider of convergent client/server customer care, billing and customer acquisition software and services to the telecommunications industry. Its over 150 systems are licensed to customers in more than 70 countries, operating in 13 languages. LHS has 18 partners worldwide (system integrators, international operators and equipment manufacturers) representing one of the largest implementation and support networks in the global customer care and billing market. In addition to its Atlanta headquarters, LHS has major offices in Frankfurt, Germany; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Boston, USA; and Zurich, Switzerland. LHS is listed with NASDAQ (LHSG) and on the Frankfurt Neuer Markt Exchange (LHI). For more information, visit LHS' web site at www.lhsgroup.com.
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Contact:
Media Contacts:
LHS Group Inc.
Klaus Kleber, 770/280-3461 (USA)
kkleber@us.lhsgroup.com
or
Fleishman-Hillard Germany
Peter Tasch, +49 (0) 69-405 702 16
TaschP@fleishman.com
or
Investor Relations Contacts:
Rainer Westermann, 770/290-6360 (USA)
rwestermann@us.lhsgroup.com
or
Nikolas Stackelberg +49 (0) 6103-482-456 (Europe)
nstackelberg@de.lhsgroup.com
