NetCracker Joins AFCEA as a Corporate Member

NetCracker Technology announced today that it has joined the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) as a corporate member. As an AFCEA member, NetCracker benefits from ongoing discussions, networking opportunities, relationship building, and idea and information exchange with key U.S. Government IT decision makers and advisors.

Waltham, MA -- December 10, 2002 -- NetCracker Technology, a leading provider of Operations Support Systems (OSS) and IT infrastructure management solutions, announced today that it has joined the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) as a corporate member. As an AFCEA member, NetCracker benefits from ongoing discussions, networking opportunities, relationship building, and idea and information exchange with key U.S. Government IT decision makers and advisors.

NetCracker has had a long standing relationship with the U.S. Armed Forces," said Audie Hittle, VP Business Development, Government Sector for NetCracker. Membership in the AFCEA reinforces our commitment to the government sector and increases our visibility within this sector and among the industries doing business with the U.S. government and military."

NetCracker OSS and IT Infrastructure Management Solutions address several key IT and communications asset utilization challenges facing todays IT intensive government agencies and the industries that serve them. These challenges include tracking active assets, redeploying idle assets, recovering missing assets, managing leases and contracts proactively, maximizing computer and network up-time, and managing workflow. NetCracker combines several pre-integrated yet stand alone modules to create a comprehensive and flexible Management System. In addition, these modules can be combined with NetCrackers powerful OSS solutions to provide end to end management of all aspects of a companys assets: from delivering services to calculating the true cost of an asset.

We are pleased to add an organization such as NetCracker Technology to our list of members. NetCrackers OSS and IT Infrastructure Management Solutions are of clear benefit to the Department of Defense and other national agencies and other IT intensive government agencies, and we look forward to NetCrackers active involvement in AFCEA," said Nino Amoroso, President AFCEA Lexington-Concord Chapter.

About NetCracker Technology

NetCracker Technology is a leading provider of inventory-based OSS and IT Infrastructure Management solutions for telecommunications service providers and IT intensive enterprises. Built on an architecturally open, 100% web-based J2EE platform, NetCrackers pre-integrated modular solutions manage IT assets and telecom service delivery from start to finish. NetCracker provides customers with an intuitive GUI and the flexibility to implement out of the box or custom tailored solutions. Some of NetCrackers end-to-end OSS modules include Network Inventory Management, Order Management and Resource Provisioning. Asset Management, Asset Purchasing and Lifecycle Financials are just three of the modules included in NetCrackers IT Infrastructure Management Solutions. Founded in 1993, NetCracker Technology is headquartered in Waltham, MA, and can be reached at 781-736-0860 or www.netcracker.com.

NetCracker is a registered trademark of NetCracker Technology Corporation. All other company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies of which they are associated.

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