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BILLING WORLD, Baltimore, MD June 18, 2002 - Atreus Systems", a service fulfillment leader for next-generation networks, and xwave, one of Canada's largest and fastest-growing IT-services companies, have joined forces to help carriers and service providers automate and streamline the complex processes used to create and deliver managed IP services.

The agreement combines xwave's IT services with Atreus' xAuthority" service fulfillment software. Encompassing operational, business and marketing-support functions, the joint solution will address the OSS integration, interoperability and flexibility challenges faced by service providers in delivering advanced IP services. Service providers can reduce operational costs by automating complex business and technical processes inherent in network operations, including order management, service provisioning and service activation.

"Our alliance with Atreus enables xwave to provide complete subscriber management and activation of IP services," said Mike Morris, vice president of telecom services at xwave. "This agreement is complementary to our capabilities and focus on the integration of corporate and operational systems, and our ability to deliver services based on the industry-recognized telecom operations map. With Atreus xAuthority, we can now offer clients a service fulfillment solution that gets them to market more quickly-with demand-driven service offerings."

The two companies recently collaborated on a solution for Aliant Telecom, delivering a common, converged infrastructure for authenticating, ordering, activating, consuming and billing IP-application services across multiple lines of business. Aliant Telecom customers can now order and use a variety of applications, services and content in a tightly integrated self-service environment using various access methods and devices.

"This strategic relationship offers telecommunications providers the tools and expertise necessary to deploy next-generation, managed IP services," said Ken Workun, director of business development at Atreus Systems. "xwave's leadership in the delivery of telecommunications OSS systems and Atreus' proven service fulfillment platform enable service providers to leverage existing OSS and network investments through the delivery of subscription-based IP services."

Enabling telecom billing and back-office systems to deliver next-generation IP networks is a major opportunity. Canadian telecommunications service providers devote about 10 per cent of their annual capital spending budgets - or almost C$600 million a year - on their back-office and OSS systems, according to IDC Canada.

"Alliances such as this combination between xwave and Atreus are important because billing is no longer viewed as ancillary to a telecom provider's business, and instead, has moved to the centre of every process, tactic and strategy of the enterprise," said Lawrence Surtees, director of telecom research at IDC Canada.

"Telecom service providers who embrace Web-based customer care and billing options now will have a head start to prepare for the delivery of the next generation of advanced applications, including interactive CRM. Those IP-based OSS services will herald both efficiency savings and new revenue opportunities for carriers by enabling customer self-provisioning and real-time data mining," said Mr. Surtees.

Atreus xAuthority" - Accelerate Service Introduction and Delivery
Atreus xAuthority is a powerful, directory-driven software platform that gives service providers enhanced control over the creation, provisioning, and management of differentiated IP services and applications. With its extensive automated provisioning capabilities, Atreus xAuthority accelerates service delivery by reducing touch points within a service provider's operations - eliminating error-prone manual tasks and the duplication of effort and cost. Using LDAP directory technology and standards-based XML interfaces, Atreus xAuthority offers service providers a scalable and extensible platform with which to deliver new services.

About xwave
xwave delivers complete IT services to clients through three service lines: systems integration and software engineering, infrastructure services, and product fulfillment. These areas offer clients a broad delivery capability: xwave plans, designs, builds and operates IT solutions that span both corporate and operational systems and fulfill all infrastructure needs. As the sole IT service provider for the four primary telecommunications providers in Atlantic Canada, xwave has more than 30 years experience in a full-service telecommunications environment covering wireline, wireless, data, broadband and internet services. With more than $374 million in revenues and 2,800 people, xwave is one of the largest IT services companies in Canada, with offices in St. John's, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Texas, New England and Ireland. More information can be found at www.xwave.com.

About Atreus Systems
Atreus Systems" is a service fulfillment leader for next-generation networks. Atreus xAuthority" Service Fulfillment Solution is a powerful, directory-driven software platform that helps carriers and service providers improve ROI, decrease operating expenses and improve capital efficiency by leveraging existing network investments through the delivery of IP services and applications. Atreus Systems, headquartered in Cupertino, California, is a privately held company financed by leading telecom venture capital firms Mobius Venture Capital (formerly SOFTBANK), Blueprint Ventures, Skypoint Capital Corporation, BDC Venture Capital and Aliant, Inc. For more information, visit the company's web site at atreus-systems.com or call (North America).