Wataniya Telecom and Connectiva win "Best Revenue Assurance Project" Runner-up Award

World BSS Award 2007 recognizes Connectiva’s contribution to increasing profits

September 10, 2007
New York City, USA
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Wataniya Telecom and Connectiva Systems, a leading provider of revenue assurance solutions to the telecom industry worldwide have been named Runners-Up at the World BSS Awards 2007 for "Best Revenue Assurance/ Management Project" -- awarded by the Institute for International Research (IIR). IIR is a global information provider and the world's largest conference company with a global network of offices in more than 35 countries. Wataniya Telecom was selected as the winner of the award, because of their holistic approach to the revenue management function. Connectiva Systems, the vendor, was acknowledged for the effectiveness of ONEREViEW™, its revenue assurance solution in improving profits at Wataniya Telecom. Wataniya Telecom is a leading provider of mobile telecommunications services with headquarters in Kuwait, serving over seven million customers.

The World BSS Awards reward best practices and help raise awareness of the significance of the billing, charging and information management processes to the communications industry. They are widely regarded as the highest industry recognition of excellence. Launched in 1997, this will be the 11th year that these important Awards have been announced. The award presentation was at IIR’s Billing Systems 2007 forum in London, UK, on June 8, 2007.

"We are delighted to be the only revenue management vendor to be recognized as a Runner-up at the World BSS Awards 2007," said Avi Basu, CEO of Connectiva Systems. "This showcases our approach of partnering with customers to improve their financial results tangibly."

Sriram Chandran, Chief Financial Officer, Wataniya Telecom said, "We are proud to be recognized by our peers and the BSS/OSS industry for our revenue management efforts. We are continually striving to enhance value for all our shareholders, and this honour reflects our strong commitment to this effort.

About Wataniya Telecom

Commercially launched in December 1999, Wataniya Telecom is part of Qatar Telecom, and has been a driving force in increasing the mobile communications market in Kuwait to more than 80 per cent penetration level. Wataniya Telecom is actively expanding its presence in the region serving more than 7.4 million customers in countries with a combined total population exceeding 92 million.

Wataniya Telecom has operations in Kuwait, Tunisia, Algeria, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Palestine. The company provides a wide range of leading-edge wireless voice and data services, delivered with high quality, designed to cater to the demand of today's discerning customer.

Wataniya Telecom Contact:
AbdulAziz Abdullah Al Balool
PR Manager,
Wataniya Telecom (NMTC)
PO Box 613, Safat 13007, Kuwait
abalool@wataniya.com

About Connectiva Systems

Connectiva Systems makes software that allows telecom operators get more performance and productivity from their existing infrastructure (IT systems & BSS/OSS assets).

Connectiva is a global leader in implementing revenue management solutions for the telecom industry and has been recognized as one of the fastest growing software companies in the world today. Connectiva's award-winning flagship product is ONEREViEW™ - whose unique process-driven approach helps service providers improve their business and financial performance dramatically. Operators who have partnered with Connectiva to identify and recover over $200 million in revenue leakage include Bharti Televentures, the MTC Group of Companies, Wataniya Telecom, Tunisiana, Etisalat and Cable & Wireless.

Contact:
Connectiva Systems
Mr. Kaustav Ghosh
kghosh@connectivasystems.com
+919831182442