(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 11, 2001 ) Maynard, MA ¡V¡V Ucentric Systems, the provider of the only complete home networking software platform, today announced strategic alliances with leading provisioning and billing vendors -- AP Engines and Ellacoya Networks -- to enable broadband service providers to realize new revenue streams from home networking services. By offering the benefits of integrating with legacy infrastructure and accurately tracking subscriber usage of offerings, broadband service providers are now well positioned to deploy such home networking services as digital jukeboxes, unified messaging and centralized personal video recording.

Through the alliances with AP Engines and Ellacoya Networks, Ucentric Systems offers its partner broadband service providers the opportunity to tap into a significant market. Revenues from home networking services are projected to reach $2.2 billion by 2005, according to Paul Kagan Associates.

¡§Home networking is in the formative stages with standards and value-added services still being defined,¡¨ said Kathie Hackler, vice president, Gartner Group. ¡§Strategic partnerships lower the barriers to entry for broadband service providers and original equipment manufacturers and, ultimately, speed the growth of the industry.¡¨

¡§As the broadband industry continues to become more competitive, service providers need to differentiate themselves,¡¨ said Rick Edson, chairman and CEO, Ucentric Systems. ¡§Ucentric has teamed with two industry leaders to ensure that service providers can effectively deliver new services using their current infrastructure and accurately track and bill for usage of these services.¡¨


About the Companies

Founded in June 1999, Ucentric Systems provides the only complete home networking software platform that delivers a full-range of IP-based entertainment and communication services to every corner of the home. The Massachusetts-based company licenses its software to equipment manufacturers, enabling them and partner broadband service providers to offer innovative, revenue-generating services that make the lives of consumers richer, simpler and more convenient. Ucentric technology is standards-neutral to promote the growth of the home networking industry and to readily adapt to future devices and applications.

For more information about Ucentric, please visit www.ucentric.com.
AP Engines provides the industry¡¦s only complete OSS integration platform for telephony and broadband service providers. Its workflow-based product suite, AP InterLink„§, enables service providers to turn technology into revenue by bridging the gap between new services and current infrastructure systems. AP InterLink„§ solves the complex problems of connecting multiple OSS systems. It facilitates open access standards, enables service creation, and provides network usage management to appropriately track and bill for services. For more information about AP Engines, please visit www.apengines.com
Ellacoya Networks is an innovative technology company building breakthrough broadband service platforms for service provider and carrier markets. Ellacoya Networks is enabling profitable and differentiable business models in the new premium internet. By bridging the gap between carriers, content providers, and consumers, Ellacoya empowers all segments to unlock the full promise of broadband. For more information about Ellacoya Networks, please visit www.ellacoya.com

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