OptiGlobe Selects Visionael for Network Resource Management: GMSI and Visionael Join Forces to Rapidly Deploy the Visionael Solution

Visionael, a leading provider of service creation and inventory-based network resource management software solutions, today announced that OptiGlobe, Latin Americas premier provider of mission-critical IT outsourcing and data center services, has deployed Visionael to manage the network assets of its state-of-the-art Latin American facilities. Visionael Service Affiliate, Global Management Systems Incorporation (GMSI), a solutions provider of network services, systems design and integration, has implemented the Visionael NRM solution for OptiGlobe.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- April 15, 2002 -- Visionael, a leading provider of service creation and inventory-based network resource management (NRM) software solutions, today announced that OptiGlobe, Latin America's premier provider of mission-critical IT outsourcing and data center services, has deployed Visionael to manage the network assets of its state-of-the-art, fifth-generation facilities in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Visionael Service Affiliate, Global Management Systems Incorporation (GMSI), a solutions provider of network services, systems design and integration, has implemented the Visionael NRM solution for OptiGlobe.

The Visionael solution helps develop and maintain a centralized repository of network inventory, configuration and change management information, giving network engineers a complete, real time view of all physical network elements, the circuits which overlay them and the services which are provisioned over them. OptiGlobe will use this centralized data for design and configuration change management, fault management and trouble management, ultimately increasing the level of service to its customers.

"OptiGlobe gives its customers a choice of up to 20 local access and long-haul telecommunications providers. Thus, we were in need of an NRM solution that could provide our network architects with up-to-the-minute network inventory data to facilitate better network control and enhanced capacity for growth -- and we needed it implemented fast. GMSI had our solution up and running in less than three months, much faster than expected in the industry," said Manuel Mencia, president of Engineering and Operations at OptiGlobe. "Visionael and GMSI make for a great team -- they have armed us with the tools and support to help make network operations more efficient for our customers, while planning for future growth."

Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, OptiGlobe offers business customers in Latin America a comprehensive portfolio of services with world-class performance, reliability, security and scalability. OptiGlobe currently has 200
customers, including Acindar, the Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange, Coca-Cola, Deutsche Bank, Ford, Globo and Itochu. OptiGlobe's facilities are all carrier-neutral, enabling its customers to design connectivity solutions that best suit their unique needs. The Visionael NRM solution supports this process by enhancing accuracy and control of the planning process.

"There is a critical need for service providers to control their networks centrally, while offering the flexibility to meet individual customer requirements for service," said Richard Zambuni, vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Visionael. "We are pleased that OptiGlobe, a company whose IDCs are revolutionizing the way Latin American businesses are using telecommunications and e-business infrastructure, has selected our technology to increase levels of service by supporting their network lifecycle management needs."

About Visionael
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Visionael transforms the economics of creating, delivering and managing network services. Visionael is a leading provider of service creation and inventory-based network resource management (NRM) software solutions, comprising a key component of any operations support system (OSS). Visionael 6 is recognized as a leading inventory/NRM solution that combines autodiscovery, data collection, reconciliation, change management, circuit management, and engineering design tools to deliver an accurate, real-time view of network resources. Visionael ServiceBase works seamlessly with Visionael 6 to deliver the market's first open, automated multi-service creation engine, empowering service providers and large enterprises to rapidly and cost-effectively deliver high-demand services to their subscribers and users. Visionael has more than 50 service provider, outsourcer, enterprise, and government customers including AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Fidelity, IBM Global Services, Ionex, LDCom (Kaptech), Omnitel, OptiGlobe and Verizon. For more about Visionael, please visit www.visionael.com or call 650.470.8920. In Europe, please contact Visionael SARL in Paris at +33 140.71.28.28 or emea@visionael.com.
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