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7/29/2008

CMSI was proud to be a panelist for the NECA's Demand Assurance Conference held in Minneapolis, MN. The conference main focus was on Phantom Traffic and access avoidance. NECA brought together members, CABS and revenue assurance professionals and key industry players to discuss demand and revenue declines focusing on phantom traffic and access avoidance. CMSI had the opportunity to discuss our experiences and solutions that we have developed associated with these serious and costly problems. We were able to visit prospects in relation to how we have assisted in meeting our customer's needs in the area of phantom traffic and access avoidance software.

5/1/2008

"Join the Parade" was the theme for MetaSwitch Forum V which was held at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 22-24, 2008. NAMS once again had a unique opportunity to network with peer MetaSwitch customers and company executives as well as learn first-hand about the latest in technology and innovation from exciting and motivating guest speakers. CMSI is proud to be an Interoperability partner with MetaSwitch as both companies continue to raise the bar and find solutions that meet and exceed our customer's expectations.

About MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its MetaSphere service delivery platform and applications suite enables a broad set of hosted IP communications services, while its core session control and media/signaling gateway products support a full range of Class 4/5 softswitch capabilities. Customers include many of the world's leading operators of wireline, wireless and cable networks, with deployments that scale to millions of subscribers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.

3/7/2008

CMSI attended the NTCA Annual Expo in New Orleans, La. CMSI always has great success with being able to visit and mingle with existing clients and partners as well as potential clients and partners. CMSI has the total network management solution for the cooperatives. Again, thank you NTCA for another great convention and exhibit.

NTCA is the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. It is a non-profit organization representing more than 560 small, rural telephone cooperatives, and commercial companies. CMSI is an active member in NTCA.

2/15/2008

CMSI attended the 2008 National DCO/ EWSD ILEC Users Group held in Altamonte Springs, Florida with EIT, Inc. CMSI has developed the CODC replacement for the Siemens DCO switch that will allow the ILEC.s more time to decide when they want to migrate to the next generation switches. With all the uncertainty of what the future has in stored, CMSI wants all the NUG members to know that if one needs a CODC or BMC replacement we are just a phone call away at 1-800-588-9000.

4/24/2007

Thank you for joining us at the 2007 MetaSwitch Forum & Expo! CMSI has become an Interoperability partner with MetaSwitch to provide OSS solutions to legacy and next generation telephone companies. CMSI had a great time and would like to thank MetaSwitch for having such a wonderful venue where different partners can demonstrate their products to existing MetaSwitch customers. CMSI had numerous opportunities to demonstrate to MetaSwitch customers how NAMS can assist them as they integrate MetaSwitch’s into their existing network. CMSI looks forward to continued relations with MetaSwitch in the years to come.

About MetaSwitch

3/2/2007

CMSI attended the NTCA Annual Expo in Orlando, Florida. CMSI always has great success with being able to visit and mingle with existing clients and partners as well as potential clients and partners. CMSI has the total network management solution for the cooperatives. Again, thank you NTCA for another great convention and exhibit.

2/7/2007

CMSI attended the 2007 National DCO/ EWSD ILEC Users Group held in Altamonte Springs, Florida with EIT, Inc. CMSI has developed the CODC replacement for the Siemens DCO switch that will allow the ILEC.s more time to decide when they want to migrate to the next generation switches. With all the uncertainty of what the future has in stored, CMSI wants all the NUG members to know that if one needs a CODC or BMC replacement we are just a phone call away at 1-800-588-9000.

1/10/2007

CMSI has another very successful year and wants to thank all the NAMS customers, partners, consultants and distributors that assisted in making this happen. CMSI has provided OSS solutions for IXC.s, CLEC.s, ILEC.s RLEC for more than twenty years and is excited about what the future has in store for all that are in the telephony environment.

9/25/2007

CMSI was proud to be part of one of the largest exhibitor showcases that NECA has ever held during the NECA Expo 2006 Convention that took place at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nv.. CMSI stays on the cutting edge of technology and stays current with the issues that telephone companies face on a daily basis. CMSI ensures that we can assist in providing solutions for existing and potential customers that are focusing on the future in relation to issues such as Universal Service, Intercarrier Compensation, VoIP and recovering lost revenue such as Phantom Traffic. CMSI.s suite of hardware/software network management products can assist telephone companies in all these areas, as we move into the future. CMSI wants to thank all the NECA people that made this show such a success for the exhibitors and the telephone companies.

Formed in 1983 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), NECA is a not-for-profit corporation whose members are local telephone companies. NECA provides Company Codes, which are used to identify CLECs/Resellers; and helps administer the FCC access charge plan and other federal and state telecommunications programs.

4/14/2006

Being an a Alliance Partner with CopperCom, CMSI was invited to exhibit at the yearly CopperCom Users Group where CopperCom customers can visit with Alliance Partners selling all the value-added solutions that are available to them. CMSI and CopperCom have partnered to bring OSS solutions such as the Phantom Tracker to assist in identifying phantom traffic on telephone company.s network. CMSI wants to thank CopperCom for a very successful exhibit.

1/11/2006

Carrier Management Systems, Inc. to Deploy CODC Replacement Systems for Frontier

Abilene, Texas, January 11, 2006 : Carrier Management Systems, Inc. (CMSI) announces the successful deployment of the first BMX ( Billing Media eXchange) for Siemens DCO/CODC in Hannibal, N.Y. In July 2005, Siemens had announced that it would discontinue the CODC (Central Office Data Collector). "CMSI’s engineering and development staff made a commitment to Frontier that we would have a working, redundant replacement system for the CODC by the end of 2005," said Bilberry, President of CMSI.

“We have been replacing our existing BMC’s with the NAMS BMX solution across the United States for several years,” says Ron Carnright, Senior Network Planning Engineer for Frontier. “We have been very pleased with CMSI’s professionalism, expertise, and dedication. When Siemens announced the discontinuance of the DCO/CODC, we relied upon CMSI to develop, test and deliver a replacement solution for Frontier in a timely manner. We are glad to report that CMSI delivered what they said they would.”

Independent Carriers faced with similar CODC issues may now rely upon a highly reliable system that integrates with the Siemens DCO and provides modern communications protocols to get AMA records onto their billing systems. The CMSI NAMS BMX for Siemens CODC is now available to all Independent Telephone Companies. Contact CMSI's Sales Dept. for additional information at 1-800-588-9000.

About Frontier

Frontier is part of Citizens Communications Company (NYSE: CZN), a full-service communications provider and one of the largest local exchange telephone companies in the country. Frontier offers telephone, television and Internet services, as well as bundled offerings, ESPN360 streaming video, security solutions and specialized bundles for small businesses and home offices. Additional information about Frontier’s products and services is available at www.frontier.myway.com and www.frontieronline.com. For more information about Citizens Communications, visit www.czn.net.

About Carrier Management Systems, Inc. (CMSI)

Carrier Management Systems, Inc. (CMSI) has been developing network management software for telephone companies for more than 17 years. CMSI is a leader in the development of network management, revenue maximization and call collection systems. For more information about Carrier Management Systems, Inc. and their products, please visit www.nams.net or

call 1-800-588-9000.

09/25/2005

CMSI was part of one of the largest exhibitor showcases that NECA has ever held during the NECA Expo 2005 Convention that took place in Orlando, Florida. The theme was Focus on the Future. CMSI stays on the cutting edge of technology and stays current with the issues that telephone companies face on a daily basis to ensure that we can assist in providing solutions for existing and potential customers that are focusing on the future in relation to issues such as Universal Service, Intercarrier Compensation, VoIP and recovering lost revenue such as Phantom Traffic. CMSI’s suite of hardware/software network management products can assist telephone companies in all these areas, as we move into the future. CMSI wants to thank all the NECA people that made this show such a success for the exhibitors and the telephone companies.

07/29/2005

CMSI attended OPASTCO’s 42nd Annual Summer Convention and Tradeshow that was held in Boston, Massachusetts. It is always nice to attend this once a year event to be able to visit with our existing customers that are members of OPASTCO and to be to network with other owners, operators and mangers of small telecommunications companies. We receive many referrals from our existing customers during the show and are able to demonstrate our product during the exhibit time.

OPASTCO is the Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies that represent more than 560 small, independently owned, local telecommunications companies serving primarily rural areas of the United States and Canada. OPASTCO is a national trade association that provides a voice for its members to legislators, regulators, and courts.

CMSI is an active member in OPASTCO.

6/25/2005

CopperCom and NAMS team up- Using the NAMS System for the Competitive Edge

CMSI is proud to be a strategic alliance partner with CopperCom in providing network solutions targeted specifically for the IOC and CLEC telephone company. Upon successful completion of interop testing at the CopperCom labs, CMSI is providing revenue assurance in the form of the NAMS Phantom Tracker software that is tailored to the CopperCom CSX switch.

CMSI’s solutions are applicable to a wide range of legacy through next-generation networks including both wireline and wireless providers. The NAMS system comprises an entire suite of software products that assist in network management, capacity planning, and customer care and revenue assurance such as the AMA/CDR Call Collector & Mediation, AMA/CDR Search & Reporting, Traffic & Engineering, Net Plan, Operations and Network Alarming, Fraud Detection & Alarming, Tandem Transit Usage Statements & Reporting, and the Phantom Tracker ™ to identify “phantom traffic”.

About CopperCom
CopperCom, Inc. provides innovative, next-generation switching solutions for communications carriers. The company develops and delivers comprehensive solutions for carriers making the challenging transition to next-generation services or deploying leading-edge VoIP networks, from the ground up. The combination of CopperCom's technology and experienced team make it the ideal partner for service providers seeking to flourish and expand in a competitive environment.

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., CopperCom has been in the communications business for more than two decades. It is a subsidiary of The Heico Companies, a 2.5 billion dollar diversified organization specializing in the management of sector-leading companies. Heico offers the corporate strength, resources and leadership necessary to support CopperCom customers in their move to next-generation services. Additional information can be found at www.coppercom.com.

03/12/2005
CMSI attends the NTCA Annual Expo in San Antonio. Being a participant of the "Hot Technologies" section, CMSI would like to thank the staff at NTCA for creating an additional area to be able to display our Phantom Tracker™ software. We believe that one of the best types of selling is when actual customers bring potential clients to the booth to visit with our sales professionals about the NAMS system. We know who you are and we thank you for your loyalty. Again, thank you NTCA for another great convention and exhibit.

02/21/2005
CMSI would like to announce the development of "NAMS® on Demand" designed for the smaller telephone companies that have a tendency to out source their tele-management functions for cost effectiveness and time efficiency. Several consulting firms approached CMSI to create an outsourcing package that would be cost-effective for the smaller telephone companies to help identify phantom traffic within their smaller networks. "NAMS® on Demand" report categories include:

Common Toll Exceptions Reports both wire line / wireless w/ Jurisdiction
Intra/LATA Toll Exception Reports both wire line / wireless w/ Jurisdiction
EAS groups that are both wire line/wireless w/ Jurisdiction
Dedicated wireless transiting calls.

CMSI supports the “honor system” used within the inter-carrier compensation structure and is proud to help identify any call laundering that takes place.

10/15/04
CMSI announces release of Nortel SL-100 SMDR AFT collector. The traditional way of call collection is by serial communication which often resulted in loss of records in the event of system or operational failure. AFT provides a protocol within which call record transfer is repeated or restarted upon system or operational failure resulting in a more reliable collection system. As an exhibitor at the Emory University SL100 Users group held in Atlanta, Georgia, CMSI was the only company Nortel certified with an AFT collector for the SL100 switch.

10/14/2004
CMSI attended the Expo 2004 NECA Convention that was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was extremely beneficial to CMSI because one of the main topics discussed was Phantom Traffic. CMSI’s Phantom Tracker™™ software was demonstrated continuously throughout the Expo due to the overwhelming discussion of the issue. Our software has been able to help telephone companies claim lost revenue by having valid reports that are tangible to give to state regulators or to the carrier that misroutes the traffic. This software will save companies thousands of dollars each month.

07/22/2004
CMSI attended OPASTCO’s 41st Annual Summer Convention and Tradeshow that was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The general session highlights were very informative and the mixing between the attendees and the exhibitors was exceptional. The tradeshow hours were extended due to the input of both attendees and exhibitors. As a result of a well run Convention and Tradeshow, CMSI was able to demonstrate our products to new prospects and created many new relationships.

CMSI is an active member in OPASTCO.

05/03/2004
Carrier Management Systems new Phantom Tracker™™ software helps identify traffic being wrongfully terminated on common or toll groups. Reporting on EAS and Toll Group Phantom Usage, Phantom Tracker™™ breaks the usage down by LATA/MTA jurisdiction so that Intra-LATA toll groups, EAS groups and Common toll groups can be accurately analyzed. The rampant number of cases that have been filed with state regulatory agencies across the US in recent months exemplifies the serious problem of lost revenue caused by incorrect traffic terminations. CMSI’s software helps the telephone company accurately claim what has until now been unidentified phantom traffic. By helping telephone companies increase revenue by identifying unbilled calls, Phantom Tracker™™ provides a relatively short return on investment.

02/16/2004
CMSI attends the 50th Anniversary of the Annual NTCA Convention and Expo, which took place in Miami, Florida. CMSI launched the new EAS Exception Reporting software. During the Expo our sales team demonstrated and discussed our software with telephone companies or different sizes. As a result of the conference we have been able to install new NAMS® Centralized systems in several new sites across the United States.

NTCA is the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association. It is a non-profit organization representing more than 560 small, rural telephone cooperatives, and commercial companies.

CMSI is an active member in NTCA.

2/01/2004
Carrier Management Systems Inc. is proud to announce the development of the new EAS Exception Reporting software. Most local and long distance telephone companies operate on the honor system when paying each other to originate and terminate telephone calls within a specific Local Rate Center. Unfortunately, many local telephone companies are losing thousands of dollars per month in unbilled access charges due to the incumbents routing long-distance traffic over trunks that are only dedicated to carry EAS calls. Local telephone companies often do not have the ability to analyze this traffic. Even if studies by third party consulting companies are performed, it is over a specific period and at a significant cost. Most telephone companies realize that there’s always some amount of questionable traffic, but now this appears to be much more rampant than was ever expected.

Carrier Management Systems new EAS Exception Reporting software will help your company identify long-distance traffic that was terminated over trunks designated for only local traffic. Actually this software will work for all trunk groups, not just EAS and also will break down the traffic by jurisdiction.

11/17/2003
Carrier Management Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the successful participation in the 2003 Comtel/Ascent trade show in Dallas, Texas. The CompTel/ASCENT Alliance was formed in November 2003 by the merger of the two leading trade associations in the competitive telecommunications industry, the Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel) and the Association of Communications Enterprises (ASCENT). With 400 members, the Alliance is the largest association representing facilities-based carriers, providers using unbundled network elements, global integrated communications companies, and their supplier partners. The Alliance, which is based in Washington, D.C., includes companies of all sizes and profiles that provide voice, data and video services in the U.S. and around the world. Despite a wide variety of business models, Alliance members share a common objective: to create and sustain true competition in the telecommunications industry.

With the long distance business being the beginning and the basis of our business, CMSI has always supported this portion of the telecommunications industry. As a member of Comptel/Ascent, CMSI was pleased to meet with several of its long time customers at this trade show. We were happy to demonstrate our NAMS® Centralized system which allows companies with multiple switches to aggregate the CDR records and traffic reports into one single source of information.

07/15/2003
Carrier Management Systems Inc. is please to announce the successful participation in the 2003 OPASTCO annual trade show in Traverse City, Michigan. As a member of OPASTCO, CMSI met with several customers and potential customers to discuss the use of the NAMS® software to help manage their switched networks.

OPASTCO is a national trade association representing more than 500 small, independently owned local exchange carriers (LECs) and their affiliate telecommunications companies.

05/15/2003
Carrier Management Systems Inc. is please to announce the completion of their Traffic Separation Reporting software for the local telephone company market. The Traffic Separations software application automatically collects and archives reports that can provide information necessary for traffic studies for the Public Utilities Commission. These reports are based on data that has been collected from the switch, utilizing matrices and databases that have been established for registers in the NAMS® system.

02/15/2003
Carrier Management Systems Inc. is please to announce the successful participation in the 2003 NTCA annual trade show in Phoenix, Arizona. As a member of the NTCA, CMSI was pleased to meet with several long time customers and many potential customers to discuss the use of the NAMS® software to help manage their switched networks and identify terminating access traffic on their networks.

The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), “the voice of rural telecommunications,” is the premiere non-profit association representing more than 550 small and rural telephone cooperatives and commercial companies.

01/01/2003
Carrier Management Systems Inc. is please to announce the celebration of the 15th anniversary of NAMS® (Network Analysis Management System). In 1988 regional long distance carrier Action Telcom found a need to capture CDR records from their Siemens DCO switch. Paul Bilberry, Vice President of Operations and one of the founders of Action Telcom in 1983 developed the original version of the NAMS® system to solve that need.

Since the original development of NAMS® in 1988, Carrier Management Systems has enhanced the product to its current version as the leading Network Management software in the telecommunications industry.

06/12/2002
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. announced the completion of their CIC Oriented Usage Reporting for independent telephone companies. Using the existing usage reporting facilities within the NAMS® Centralized product, CIC code usage can now be looked at in a variety of ways to help insure that access tandem usage is being properly routed by the ILEC. Testing was completed June 7th and has been successfully deployed with several NAMS® Centralized and NAMS® BMX customers. The CIC Oriented Usage Reporting features will be updated in all existing NAMS® systems and become a generic tool included in all future sales.

06/01/2002
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. today announced the successful deployment of their NAMS® Centralized BMX for the Siemens IOC DCO switch. Working with Central Texas Telephone Coop. in Goldthwaite, Texas, CMSI installed and certified the system for use on June 8th. Jimmy Horton, CTTC Network Operations Manager said, "We have been a NAMS II® customer for almost ten years now, this new product gives us the ability to do instant call searches and will greatly enhance our ability to troubleshoot network and customer service problems. We are all very excited about the NAMS® BMX for the DCO."

05/26/2002
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. announced the completion of their NAMS® Centralized BMX for the Siemens IOC DCO switch. The NAMS® BMX delivers AMA on a near real-time basis to central office and customer service personnel. Product testing was completed May 10th and is scheduled to be deployed in June. The NAMS® BMX for DCO will be marketed to Independent Telephone Companies using the Siemens DCO switch.

With the sophisticated near real-time collection interface to the switch now completed, the collection module by itself or along with the full suite of NAMS® Centralized software is now supported on the IOC DCO.

The BMX interface to the DCO CODC used for AMA collection includes a card exclusively manufactured for Carrier Management Systems, Inc. and utilizes the latest FPGA (field programmable gate array) technology.

04/6/2002
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. today announced the successful deployment of their NAMS® Centralized BMX for Nortel DMS-10 switch. Working with Moapa Valley Telephone Coop., an independent telephone company in Overton, Nevada, CMSI installed and certified the system for use on March 14th. Cal Lyon, Moapa Valley Telephone Company’s President and General Manager said, "Frankly, we were worried about the loss of support on our BMC. The NAMS® BMX for our DMS-10 not only provides more redundancy than we had with our BMC and a much faster billing transfer, it also provides us with some great software applications not available to DMS-10 users before now. CMSI support personnel also coordinated a very smooth billing record transfer cut with our billing company that eased our concerns about making a transition of this nature".

03/01/2002
Carrier Management Systems, Inc. announced the completion of their NAMS® Centralized BMX product. Designed not only as a replacement for aging Nortel DMS–10 BMCs, the NAMS® BMX also delivers NAMS® network management features on the same platform. Utilizing NEBS compliant 48VDC powered servers and an exclusively manufactured interface, the NAMS® BMX provides a reliable and redundant tape emulation for near real-time AMA collection. After rigorous testing in Telcordia’s DMS-10 lab, the first NAMS 2000® BMX is now scheduled for deployment later this month in Nevada. NAMS® BMX will be marketed to Independent Telephone Companies using the Nortel DMS-10 switch.

The BMX interface to the DMS-10 used for AMA collection includes a card exclusively manufactured for Carrier Management Systems, Inc. and utilizes the latest FPGA (field programmable gate array) technology.